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CODONORHIZA
(
G
)
Lapeirousia, Cabong (
Le
)
Family:
IRIDACEAE
codon, = a bell;
rhiza, = root.
(
LS
)
Codonorhiza azurea [Was C. corymbosa]
(
La
)
Location: (
F
)
(l)azura,= an adaptation of Arabic (al-) lazward; the initial ‘l’ having been dropped with Arabic ‘al-’;
azureus, = azure, pure deep blue;
-eus, =indicates material or colour resemblance in quality.
(
Ox
,
BL
)
Codonorhiza corymbosa [Was Lapeirousia corymbosa] (Now C. azurea)
(
G
)
Location: (
F
)
corymbos, = a cluster of the ivy flower; generally, a cluster of fruit or flowers;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
(
LS
,
BL
)
Codonorhiza micrantha (= Lapeirousia micrantha]
(
G
)
Location: (
F
)
mikros, = little, small; petty, mean, trivial insignificant;
anthos, = a flower, the bloom of a flower.
(small-flowered)
(
LS
,
BL
)