Mauritanicus
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Also known as: mauritanica, mauritanicum
A geographic epithet indicating the plant is native to the ancient Roman province of Mauritania — modern Morocco, Algeria, and western Tunisia. Plants with this epithet are typically sun-loving and drought-hardy. Appears as mauritanicus (masculine), mauritanica (feminine), or mauritanicum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin Mauritanicus, from Mauritania (the Roman province of northwest Africa).
Example
“Calendula suffruticosa subsp. mauritanica and Gladiolus mauritanicus both reflect the sun-loving North African character of the ancient Maghreb.”