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ISOLEPIS
(
G
)
Family:
CYPERACEAE
isos, = equal to, the same as, like;
lepis, = a scale, husk, shell.
(scale (of fish, snake), flake)
(
LS
,
BL
)
Isolepis levynsiana
(
La
)
Location: (
P
)
Dr. Margaret Rutherford Bryan Levyns (née Michell) (1890-1975)**;
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(
Ch
,
BL
)