Langloisia

See also: langloisia

Translingual

Etymology

From French Langlois +‎ -ia. Coined by American botanist Edward Lee Greene (1843-1915) in 1896; named after Reverend Father Auguste Barthélémy Langlois (1832-1900), a botanist and Roman Catholic priest born in France who settled in Louisiana.

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Langloisia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Polemoniaceae – lilac sunbonnets, bristly-calico.; a monotypic genus of flowering plant.

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