Puniceus
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Also known as: punicea, puniceum
A colour epithet covering the crimson-to-purple band of red, deeper and bluer than scarlet. Botanists reach for it when a flower, stem or bract is red with an unmistakable purple cast. Appears as puniceus (masculine), punicea (feminine), or puniceum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin puniceus, meaning "reddish-purple."
Example
“Diplacus puniceus (red bush monkeyflower) and Symphyotrichum puniceum (swamp aster) both carry the epithet for their purple-tinged red colouring.”