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ONIXOTIS
(
G
)
Water Phlox (
Le
)
Family:
COLCHICACEAE
onyx, = in plural, ‘the talons of a bird of prey’; in singular, of beasts of prey, ‘a claw’;
ous, otis, = an ear.
(clawed base of petals)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)
Onixotis punctata
Hanekammetjie (
Vo
)
Location: (
F
,
K
)
Now Wurmbea punctata.
(
ga
)