Ipsea

Lindley ,Gen. and sp. Orch . Pl . (1831) , 124 .

Phajeae .VI .Lat. ipse (itself) ,Gr. ipsos (cork-oak) ,ips (wood-worn) . Origin and meaning obscure ,but suggesting perhaps the several characters which , according to Lindley , set this concept apart sharply (i.e. " by itself" or alluding to the corky network formed by the large roots or to their fibrous ,worm -like appearance .