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[lojban] Re: leleshwa

On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 08:12:40PM -0500, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> On Wednesday 17 March 2004 20:04, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 07:57:21PM -0500, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 17 March 2004 19:38, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > > > > tarxonanto, from the genus name Tarchonanthus. Someone
> > > > > explained this as meaning "funeral flower", but he's not sure
> > > > > why.
> > > >
> > > > Can't use the species name?
> > >
> > > The species name is "camphoratus". ITIS doesn't list any
> > > camphoratus, but it does list species called camphorata,
> > > camphoratum, and camphora.
> >
> > I'd say use the shortest of those, then.
> 
> I meant it lists species *of other genera* - it doesn't list
> Tarchonanthus at all. I've read there are a few other species of
> Tarchonanthus.

Oh.  Umm, don't know what to tell you then.  If there are other species
of that genus, I'd still use the species name.

-Robin

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