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ASPIDOGLOSSUM
(
G
)
Family:
APOCYNACEAE
aspis, = a shield; -idion, = diminutive. glossa, = the tongue. (deeply lobed corolla resembling a forked tongue)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)
Aspidoglossum gracile
(
La
)
Location: (
P
)
gracilis, gracilus, = thin, slight, slender, slim, meagre, lean; simple, plain, unadorned; -ilis, = indicates capacity or ability. Hence a property or quality. (thin, slender)
(
ld
,
BL
)
Aspidoglossum heterophyllum
(
G
)
Location: (
F
)
(h)eteros, = other (than usual), different, of other kind; (different, other, uneven) phyllon, = a leaf.
(
LS
,
BL
)