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Sauroglossum
Lindley ,in Bot. Reg. 19 ( 1833) ,t. 1618.
Spirantheae . I, II, III, IV. Gr. saura (lizard), glossa (tongue). " .......... because many parts of this curious plant may be likened to the tongue of some reptile : the leaves may be compared to the tongue of antediluvian Saurians ,and the sepals to those of modern species."
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