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PEUCEDANUM
(
G
)
Bergseldery (
Le
)
Family:
APIACEAE
peuce, peukina = the fir, of the fir;
edanos, = eatable.
peucedanon, = the herb, hogg’s fennel.
(Greek name for Ferula, the “hoggs fennel” a closely related genus)
(
LS
,
Ox
,
Le
)
Peucedanum polyactinum [Now Notobubon capense]
(
G
)
Location: (
K
)
polys, polle, poly, = (of number), many; (of size), heavy; (of value), much;
aktis, = (like Latin, radius, the spoke of a wheel)
(
LS
)