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Namaspora = Namatospora (va/ua, va/iaro?, TO, stream) 



Nemacladus = Nematocladus (v^/xa, VT^UITOS, TO, thread) 



Nemastylis = Nematostylis 



Onygena = Onychogenes (ow, ow^os, 6, nail, claw) 



Oonopsis = Oopsis (wov, TO, egg) 



Ophispermum = Ophiosperma (o<f>i<>, o<ios, 6, snake) 



Pachysandra = Pachyandra (Tra^w, thick) 



Pachysanthus = Pachyanthus 



Peliosanthus = Pelianthus (TreAios, livid) 



Pholistoma = Pholidostoma (<o\is, <oA.t'Sos, 17, horny scale, 



spot 



Pyxipoma = Pyxidopoma (TTV&S, 7rv#8os, 17, a box of boxwood) 

 Raphiolepis = Rhaphidolepis (pact's, pa<i'8os, 77, needle) 

 Regmandra = Rhegmatandra (p^yp-a, pjyy/taTos, TO, fracture) 

 Rhexantha = Rhexianthe (pi^is, pj/^ews, ?;, rending, rent) 

 Salpianthus = Salpinganthus (o-aA.7riy, o-aA.7rtyyos, ?), war-trumpet) 

 Salpixanthus -= Salpinganthus 

 Schismoceras = Schismatoceras (o-^i'o-/ia, o-^io-pxiTos, TO, cleft; 



Cfr. crgta/M?, ij ) 

 Scolosanthus Scolanthus (a/cwXo?, 6, stake; better, Scolopan- 



thus from o-KoXoif/, 6) 



Spermacoce Spermatococe (o-Wpp-a, o-Wp/naTos, TO, seed) 

 Spermolepis Spermatolepis 



Stachysanthes = Stachyanthus (ora^us, o-Ta^uos, 6, spike) 

 Stemastrum = Stematastrum (o-T^/ta, or^/xaTos, TO, stamen) 

 Stigmanthus = Stigmatanthus (<rrcypa, o-Tty/naTos, TO, point; 



cfr. 0-Ttyp.i/, ij) 



Thisantha = Thinanthe (0, ^tvds, 6, J, sand) 

 Thrixspermum = Trichosperma (^pt^j Tpi^os, ij, hair) 

 Toxylon = Toxoxylum (TO'OV, TO, bow) 

 Tremanthus = Trematanthus (TP^P^X, Tp^fiaTo^, TO, hole) 

 Trichosanthes = Trichanthus (^ptf, rpixos, ^, hair) 



II. Compounds with improper connective. 



Acanthopphippium = Acanthephippium (a*av0a, y, thorn, 



e^tTTTrtov, TO, saddle) 



Actegiton = Actogiton (aKTrj, 17, headland, seacoast) 

 Actephila = Actophila 



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