Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

APODYTES (G)
White Pear (Le)
Family: ICACINACEAE

apoduo, = to strip off, undress.
(to strip, referring to the unprotected petals in bud)
(LS, Le)

Apodytes dimidiata subsp. dimidiata (La)
Bird's-eye Tree, Witpeer, Umdakane (PS)
Location: (K)

di, dis, = asunder, in pieces, apart, in two;
medius, = that is in the middle or midst, mid, middle.
dimidius, = half; divided into two equal parts, halved;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(dimidiate, with one part of an organ so much smaller than the other that only half of the whole organ seems present; divided through the middle; actually halved, with the outer wall of the perinthecium covering only the upper half)
(ld, BL)

Apodytes geldenhuysii
Dwarf White Pear, Kaapse Witpeer (PS)
Location: (F)

For Coert Johannes Geldenhuys (1946- ),** South African forest officer engaged in research on management of indigenous forests.
(Ch)