| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| subsphaerocarpa | sub-sfay-ro-KAR-puh | Almost round fruit |
| sulfurea | sul-FER-ee-uh | Sulphur yellow (also spelled sulphurea) |
| taylorii | tay-LOR-ee-eye | Named for the English mesemb lover Edward Taylor (1848-1928) |
| taylorianus | tay-lor-ee-AY-nus | Named for the English mesemb lover Edward Taylor (1848-1928) |
| tehuacana | tey-wah-KAHN-uh | Of or from the Tehuacán Valley, a desert region in Puebla, Mexico |
| tehuacanus | tey-wah-KAHN-us | Of or from the Tehuacán Valley, a desert region in Puebla, Mexico |
| tehuacanum | tey-wah-KAHN-um | Of or from the Tehuacán Valley, a desert region in Puebla, Mexico |
| tehuantepecana | tuh-wahn-tuh-pek-AY-nuh | Of or from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico |
| tehuantepecanus | tuh-wahn-tuh-pek-AY-nus | Of or from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico |
| tuna | TOO-nuh | From the Arabic word for fig; fruits resemble figs |
| subsericea | sub-ser-ee-KEE-uh | Almost silky |
| subsericeus | sub-ser-ee-KEE-us | Almost silky |
| subsericeum | sub-ser-ee-KEE-um | Almost silky |
| viridirubra | vir-id-uh-ROO-bruh | Green with red markings |
| vitelliniflora | vy-tel-lin-uh-FLOR-uh | From the Latin vitellina (egg-yolk yellow) and flora (flower) |
| wetmorei | wet-MOR-ee-eye | Named for Alexander Wetmore, 20th century ornithologist who brought plants to American botanists from Argentina |
| adolfofriedrichii | uh-dol-foh-fried-RIK-ee-eye | For Adolfo Friedrich, 20th century German photographer and cactus collector |
| ancistrophora | an-kiss-troh-FOR-uh | From the Greek ankistron (hook, barb) and -phorus (suffix meaning carries) |
| ancistrophorus | an-kiss-troh-FOR-us | From the Greek ankistron (hook, barb) and -phorus (suffix meaning carries) |
| ancistrophorum | an-kiss-troh-FOR-um | From the Greek ankistron (hook, barb) and -phorus (suffix meaning carries) |
| antezanae | an-tez-AH-nay | Named for Lucio Antezana, 20th century Bolivian agronomist |
| arebaloi | ar-eh-BAL-oh-eye | For Francisco Arebalo, 20th century Bolivian plant collector |
