Ligulatus
/lig-yoo-LAH-tus/🏷️ Taxonomy●●● Advanced
Also known as: ligulata, ligulatum
A floral morphology epithet describing the ligulate condition of daisy-family ray flowers — the corolla drawn out into a long, flat, strap-like structure. Appears as ligulatus (masculine), ligulata (feminine), or ligulatum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin ligulatus, meaning "strap-shaped," from ligula (a small tongue), diminutive of lingua (tongue).
Example
“Chrysanthemum ligulatum and Leucanthemum selections with enlarged strap-petalled ray florets illustrate the ligulate ray condition the epithet describes.”