lipos, = grease, fat, lard, oil;
-alis, -aris, = belonging or pertaining to, resembling, provided with.
liparos, = oily, shining.
(refers to the smooth, glossy appearance of the flowers in many species) (LS, BL, Co)
Liparis capensis (La) Green Orchid (Vo) Location: (F, K, P)
cape, = Cape of Good Hope;
-ensis, = indicates country or place of growth, or origin or else habitat.
(of the Cape region) (BL, Co)