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POLPODA
(
G
)
Family:
MOLLUGINACEAE
polus, = (of number) many;
pous,= a foot;
plupodos, polupus, = many -footed.
polypodes, = a fringe.
(stipules and perianth parts are fringed)
(
LS
,
Le
)
Polpoda capensis
(
La
)
Location: (
P
)
cape, = Cape of Good Hope;
-ensis, = indicates country or place of growth, or origin or else habitat.
(thus of the Cape Region)
(
BL
,
Co
)