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
BRUNIA
Snowbush (Wf)
Family: BRUNIACEAE
For Dr. Alexander Brown (fl. 1692 - 1698).** A naval surgeon and plant collector for Leonard Plukenet who worked in the East Indies around 1690.
(Ch)
Brunia paleacea [Was Nebelia palleacea] (La)
Bergstompie (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)
palea, = = chaff, dross, straw;
-aceus, = indicates resemblance.
(chaffy, of chaff-like texture)
(covered with small, weak, erect, membranous scales, resembling the paleae of Grasses)
(ld, BL)