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MYSTROPETALON
(
G
)
Kaapsewolwekos (
Le
)
Family:
BALANOPHORACEAE
mystron, = a spoon;
petalos, = spread out, unfolded, broad, flat.
petalon, = a leaf.
(in modern botany, petal)
(perianth segments are spoon-shaped)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)
Mystropetalon thomii
Location: (
F
,
K
)
For Dr George Thom (1789-1842).**
(
Ch
)