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Re: Gorgonidium vermicidium
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From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2000.09.07 at 14:26:11(5351)
My guess: the name may be based on the type species G. mirabile, in which
the male flowers have free, long, multidirected filaments, creating a
mudusa-like picture of the male part of the spadix. Medusa was a Gorgon, and
you don't wanna meet with a Gorgon. The plant is from high altitude, Andean
parts of South America, notably Argentina, but also Bolivia, and who knows.
I guess Eduardo Goncalves will tell you.
Cheers,
Wilbert
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----- Original Message -----
To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
Sent: woensdag 6 september 2000 4:05
Subject: Gorgonidium vermicidium
> what's the origin for the name of this plant? does it kill worms? why
> gorgon? does anyone know? also, where is this plant from?
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> tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA
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