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LEBECKIA
Ganna (
Le
)
Family:
FABACEAE
For a Mr. H.J. Lebeck (1772 - 1800).**
(
Ch
)
Lebeckia carnosa [Now L. contaminata]
(
La
)
Location: (
F
,
K
)
caro, carnis, = flesh; the flesh, pulp, of fruits;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
carnosus, = abounding in flesh, fleshy.
(fleshy, succulent, soft but firm)
(
ld
,
BL
)
Lebeckia contaminata
(
La
)
Location: (
F
,
K
)
contamino, = to bring into union, to mingle, blend together, unite;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
contaminatus, = adulterated things.
(polluted, contaminated, impure)
(
ld
,
BL
)
Lebeckia grandiflora
(
La
)
Location: (
F
)
grandis, = full-grown, large, great, full, abundant;
(large, great, big, tall, lofty)
flos, floris, = a blossom, flower.
(
ld
,
BL
)
Lebeckia inflata
Location: (
F
)
Now Wiborgiella inflata.
(
PS
)
Lebeckia pauciflora
(
La
)
Location: (
P
)
paucus, pauci, = few, a few, little;
flos, floris, = a blossom, flower.
(few-flowered)
(
ld
,
BL
)
Lebeckia wrightii
Twisted Pea Flower (
Vo
)
Location: (
F
,
K
)
For Felix Binns Wright (1907- ).**
(
Ch
)