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ERIOSPERMUM
(
G
)
Cottonseed (
Le
)
Family:
RUSCACEAE
erion, = wool;
sperma, = that which is sown, seed.
(seed covered with white hairs)
(
LS
,
Le
)
Eriospermum dielsianum subsp. dielsianum
Location: (
F
,
P
)
For Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels (1874-1945);**
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(
Ch
,
BL
)