Genera within a family

Family: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

COLLEMATACEAE (La)
A Family of Lichens ()

collis, = high ground, a hill; a chain of mountains;
collare, = a band or chain for the neck; a collar;
mater, = a mother; a producing cause, origin, source.
mattus, matus, = drunk, intoxicated.
(ld)

LEPTOGIUM (G)
Lichen ()

leptos, = peeled, cleaned of the husks: - hence, generally, thin, fine, slender, delicate: or thin, lean, meagre; slightly; subtly;
(slender, thin, narrow)
ge, gea, geo-, = earth, land;
-ium, = characteristic of, resemblance.
(LS, BL)