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Genus:
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C
D
E
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PTERONIA
(
G
)
Gumbush (
Wf
) Gombos (
Le
)
Family:
ASTERACEAE
pteron, = a feather, wings;
-ius, = means ‘characteristic of’, hence indicates connection or resemblance.
(
LS
,
BL
)
Pteronia camphorata
(
Pe
,
G
,
La
)
Sandgombos (
PS
)
Location: (
K
)
kapur, = camphor;
caphoura = camphor;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(
Ox
,
BL
)
Pteronia tenuifolia
(
La
)
Location: (
F
,
P
)
tenuis, = thin, slight, slender, slim, meagre, lean; simple, plain, unadorned;
(thin, fine, slender)
folium, = a leaf.
(
ld
,
BL
)