Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

CARPANTHEA (G)
Woolly Socks (Wf) Vetkousie (Le)
Family: AIZOACEAE

carpos, = fruit;
anthos, = flower.
(allusion rather vague)
(referring to the open fruit which looks like a star-shaped flower when open)
(BL, Le, Cl)

Carpanthea pomeridiana (La)
Clock Plants, Vetkousie (PS)
Location: (F, P)

po, post, = behind, back, backwards; afterwards, after; beneath;
meridies, = mid-day, noon;
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names;
meridianus, = of or belonging to mid-day, mid-day.
(opening in the afternoon)
(ld, BL)