| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| babatiensis | bah-bah-tee-EN-sis | Of or from Babati, in the Northern Province of Tanzania |
| cremnophila | krem-noh-FIL-uh | From the Greek kremnos (cliff, slope) and philos (friend); In reference to the cliff dwelling habitat |
| micracantha | myk-ruh-KAN-tha | From the Greek mikros (small) and anthos (flower) |
| pugniformis | pug-nee-FOR-mis | From the Latin pugnus (clenched) and formis (shaped); possibly for the shape of the branches |
| suppressa | soo-PRESS-uh | Suppressed; Possibly for the dwarf habit or very short branches |
| tulearensis | too-lee-ah-REN-sis | Of or from Toléar (Toliara) Madagascar |
| obrepanda | oh-bray-PAN-duh | Inverted wavy edges |
| ibitiensis | eye-bit-ee-EN-sis | Of or from Mt. Ibity in Madagascar. Sometimes spelled Ibityensis |
| ibityensis | eye-bit-ee-EN-sis | Of or from Mt. Ibity in Madagascar. Sometimes spelled Ibitiensis |
| wildii | WILD-ee-eye | For 20th century British botanist Professor Hiram Wild |
| Sonneratia | son-ner-AY-tee-uh | For 19th century French botanist Pierre Sonnerat |
| hendrickxii | hen-DRIKS-ee-eye | For 20th century Belgian agronomist in Africa, Fred L. Hendrickx |
| monvillei | mon-VIL-ee-eye | For Baron Hippolyte Boissel de Monville, 19th century French factory owner and plant collector |
| ragonesei | rag-oh-NEE-see-eye | For early 20th century Argentinian botanist, Arturo E. Ragonese |
| pflanzii | FLAN-zee-eye | For Dr. Karl Pflanz, 20th century German consul in Villa Montes Bolivia, who also shipped cacti to Berlin |
| riojense | ree-oh-HEN-see | Of or from La Rioja, Argentina |
| perezdelarosae | per-ez-del-ah-ROH-say | For Jorge A. Pérez de la Rosa, 20th century forestry engineer and secretary of the botanical institute of the University of Guadalajara |
| nogalesii | noh-ga-LES-ee-eye | Of or from Nogal, Somalia |
| nogalensis | noh-ga-LEN-sis | Of or from Nogal, Somalia |
