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Geoffrey's plant names explained
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MYRSINACEAE
(
G
)
Cape Beech and Myrsine Family (
Le
)
myrsine, = the myrtle.
(
LS
)
MYRSINE
(
G
)
Cape Myrtle (
Le
)
myrsine, = the myrtle.
(Greek name for the common myrtle, Myrsine communis, which it resembles)
(
LS
,
Le
)
RAPANEA
Perhaps from the native Guinean name.
(
Le
)