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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
)