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  • Spellenberg Etymology: Greek, kyphos, bent, humped, and meris, part, in reference to the gibbous fruit Basionym: Lindenia M. Martens & Galeotti Bull. Acad
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  • Mark W. Etymology: Greek oncos, swelling, and - idium, diminutive, in reference to prominent lip callus Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on
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  • Johnson Common names: Pillwort Etymology: Latin pilula, a little ball, in reference to the spheric sporocarps Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2. Plants aquatic
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  • John W. Thieret Etymology: Greek trichos, hair, and stigma, stigma, in reference to the penicillate stigma Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • dikranos, twice-forked, and pteris, fern, derived from pteron, feather, in reference to the leaf architecture Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2. Stems long-creeping;
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  • names: Sand -puffs Etymology: Greek tri, three, pteron, wing, and calyx, in reference to the perianth Basionym: Tripterocalyx Torrey in J. C. Frémont, Rep. Exped
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  • Etymology: Greek aris, plant name used by Pliny, and haima, blood, in reference to the red-spotted leaves of some species Synonyms: Muricauda Small Treatment
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  • Everglades Etymology: Greek a-, without, coelo, hollow, and raphe, in reference to shape of the seed Synonyms: Paurotis O. F. Cook Treatment appears in
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  • from the Greek brachys, 'short', and elytron, 'husk' or 'involucre', a reference to the short glumes. Conn., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Wis., W.Va., Del., D.C, Mass
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  • orchid Etymology: Greek tri, 3-fold, and phoros, bearing, possibly in reference to the few-flowered inflorescence or the 3 crests on the lip of the type
    5 KB (385 words) - 22:12, 5 November 2020
  • Adder's-tongue Etymology: Latin ophis, snakelike, and glossa, tongue, in reference to the sporophore tip Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2. Plants terrestrial
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  • names: Cloak fern Etymology: Greek notho, false, and chlaena, coat, in reference to the reflexed leaf segment margins that form false indusia Treatment
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  • plate 985. 1826. James D. Ackerman Etymology: Greek pelex, helmet, in reference to dorsal sepal, which is united with petals to form narrow hood Treatment
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  • Nancy J. Vivrette Etymology: Greek a- , not, and pt enos, winged, in reference to the lack of wings on the capsules Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4
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  • fern dwarf staghorn Etymology: Greek cheir, hand, and glossa, tongue in reference to the palmately lobed trophophores and the linear sporophores Treatment
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  • Ackerman Etymology: Greek dendro, tree, and phylax, epiphyte or guardian, in reference to the epiphytic habit Synonyms: Polyradicion Garay Polyrrhiza Pfitzer
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  • Shielded-sorus ferns Etymology: Greek pleos, many, and pelte, shield, in reference to the peltate scales covering immature sori Treatment appears in FNA Volume
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  • Common names: Orchis Etymology: Greek dactylos, finger, and rhiza, root, in reference to the fingerlike tuberoids of the more primitive species Treatment appears
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  • palm parlor palm Etymology: Greek chamai, on the ground, and dorea, gift, in reference to small, low-growing palms of great beauty Treatment appears in FNA Volume
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  • Umbrella thoroughwort Etymology: Etymology unknown possibly an oblique reference to the leaves as a source of dye like indigo Treatment appears in FNA Volume
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