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 virgata [Was Raspalia virgata] (La)

Location: (K)
vvirga, = a slender green branch, a twig, sprout, switch, rod;
(slender green branch, twig, scion, stripe)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness;
virgatus, = made of twigs or osiers.
(twiggy, long and slender, or streaked, rod-like)
(ld, BL)