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Re: amorphophallus campanulatus and arum campanulatum

From: Palaniappa at aol.com on 1997.07.24 at 15:33:24(990)
In a message dated 97-07-24 10:15:22 EDT, W.HETTER@pbga.agro.nl (NAME
"Wilbert Hetterscheid") writes:
> >7. the etymology of the names amorphophallus campanulatus and arum
+More
> >campanulatum
>
> "campanulatus" = bell-shaped, referring to the shape of the spathe.
> Paeoniifolius = "with a Paeonia like leaf"
>
Thanks very much for the information. Could you also explain the etymology of
the terms amorphophallus and arum?
Thanks in advance.
With regards
S. Palaniappan

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