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Gorgoglossum
F.C. Lehmann ,in Gard .Chron ., ser. 3 , 21 (1897) , 346 .
Gongoreae . II, III. Gr. Gorgo (" the grim one" ), glossa (tongue).Alluding to the excessively fimbriate margin of the lip and petals and the fancied resemblance or these parts to the snake-covered head of the Gorgon . (vide Frontispiece.)
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