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Genus:
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B
C
D
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BULBINELLA
(
La
)
Cat's Tail (
Wf
) Bulbinella,Katstert (
Le
)
Family:
ASPHODELACEAE
bulbus, = a bulb, bulbous root, an onion;
-inus, = indicates possession or resemblance;
-ella, -ellus, = diminutive.
(
ld
,
BL
)
Bulbinella trinervis
(
G
,
La
)
Katstert (
Sw
)
Location: (
F
,
P
)
tri-, = three times, thrice;
nervus, =a sinew, tendon, nerve.
(nerve (vein))
(three-veined)
(
LS
,
ld
,
BL
)
Bulbinella triquetra
(
La
)
Katstert (
PS
)
Location: (
K
)
triquetrus, = having three corners, three-cornered, triangular.
(three-edged, three-angled, the angles usually sharp)
(having three acute angles with convcave faces)
(
ld
,
BL
)