Phrag. Latin meaning?

[Heather]

Anyone know what "phrag" means?

I'm finding it is in other generea...

phragmites

Jon's reef phrags...

What does the "Phrag" prefix mean?

 

[lienluu]

Jon's reef phrags...

Those are "Frags" short for fragments.

 

[lienluu]

From Phragweb:

ETYMOLOGY : Phragma = separation/demarcation, which points to the fact that the ovary is trilocular; pedium (or more correctly, pedilon) = slipper or sandal which of course points to the shape of the lip.

 

[Heather]

Those are "Frags" short for fragments.

ok, well that didn't explain the Phragmites tho....hmmm?

Edit - you're fast! thanks!

 

[Jason Fischer]

From Phragweb:

ETYMOLOGY : Phragma = separation/demarcation, which points to the fact that the ovary is trilocular

This means that the seedpod is seperated by three different chambers. If you were to cut a phrag. seedpod in half and observe the ovary chambers, it would look like a peace symbol. Subliminal message?

 

[Jon in SW Ohio]

Etymology: Phragmites from the Greek phragma = fence, describing its fence-like growth

At least this is what the reed page said....

Jon

 

[gonewild]

This means that the seedpod is seperated by three different chambers. If you were to cut a phrag. seedpod in half and observe the ovary chambers, it would look like a peace symbol. Subliminal message?

How does that compare to a paph or cyp seedpod if they were cut in half?

 

[Leo Schordje]

I believe Paph seed pod is uni-locular - single space or void, no divisions between the 3 lobes. A single ovary chamber.