Coronatus
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Also known as: coronata, coronatum
A morphological epithet for a plant carrying a crown, whether a ring of tissue within the flower or a circlet of bracts or teeth around the fruit. The feature is usually conspicuous enough to separate the species from its neighbours at a glance. Appears as coronatus (masculine), coronata (feminine), or coronatum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin coronatus, meaning "crowned," from corona (crown).
Example
“Ficus coronata (creek sandpaper fig) carries the epithet in its feminine ending, agreeing with the gender of the genus.”