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ACMADENIA
(
G
)
Buchu (
Le
)
Family:
RUTACEAE
acme, = the highest point of anything, the bloom, flower, prime of man’s age;
aden, adena, = an acorn, a gland.
(referring to the glands on the anthers)
(
LS
,
Ox
,
Le
)
Acmadenia obtusata
(
La
)
Location: (
F
)
obtundo, obtudi, obtusus, = to blunt, weaken, make dull, deprive of strength; blunted, blunt, dull, weak, faint, powerless;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(blunt, obtuse, rounded)
(
ld
,
BL
)