Species within a genus
asper, = as affecting the sense of touch: rough, uneven;
-um, = means ‘characteristic of’.
asperum, = an uneven, rough place.
(rough to the touch because of prickles, uneven, harsh, rugged)
albus, = white, properly dead white, not shining;
(white, particularly a dull rather than a glossy white)
albidus, = somewhat white, whitish.
-ulus, = diminutive.
(ld, BL)
-um, = means ‘characteristic of’.
asperum, = an uneven, rough place.
(rough to the touch because of prickles, uneven, harsh, rugged)
albus, = white, properly dead white, not shining;
(white, particularly a dull rather than a glossy white)
albidus, = somewhat white, whitish.
-ulus, = diminutive.
(ld, BL)
Helichrysum pandurifolium (La)
Fiddle-leaved Strawflower (Wf) Hottentotskooigoed (Vo)
Location: (F, K)
Fiddle-leaved Strawflower (Wf) Hottentotskooigoed (Vo)
Location: (F, K)
pandus, = bent, crooked, curved;
-urus, = -tailed, i.e. with an elongated or tail-like appendage;
pandura, = a musical instrument of three strings, invented by Pan;**
panduratus, = fiddle-shaped, i.e. broadest near the top, curving inwards in the lower part, then curving outwards again above the base;
folium, = a leaf.
(ld, BL)
-urus, = -tailed, i.e. with an elongated or tail-like appendage;
pandura, = a musical instrument of three strings, invented by Pan;**
panduratus, = fiddle-shaped, i.e. broadest near the top, curving inwards in the lower part, then curving outwards again above the base;
folium, = a leaf.
(ld, BL)
retorqueo, retortus, = to twist or bend back; to turn or cast back.
(ld)
(ld)
rosa, = a rose; the rose-bush, rose-tree.
(ld)
(ld)