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Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
Derives from the Latin prefix “bi” which means “bis, twice, two” and theLatin adjectives “costatus” meaning “ribbed” ( From the Latin word “costa” a rib) ”
( The specific name implies: "two ribbed").
(For example Astrophytum myriostigma bicostatum)