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rhodanthe|rəʊˈdænθiː|
[mod.L. (J. Lindley 1835, in Edwards's Bot. Reg. XX. 1703), f. Gr. ῥόδον rose + ἄνθος flower.]
An annual herb, Helipterum (formerly Rhodanthe) manglesii, belonging to the family Compositæ, native to Australia, and bearing pink everlasting flowers.
1835J. Lindley in Edwards's Bot. Reg. XX. 1703 (heading) Captain Mangles's Rhodanthe. 1927Jrnl. R. Hort. Soc. LII. 271 They [sc. everlasting flowers] were represented in the trial by three stocks of Acroclinium, three of Rhodanthe, [etc.]. 1959Times 17 Jan. 9/5 Helichrysums, acrocliniums, rhodanthes; all annuals and easy to raise in a greenhouse or warmed frame. 1962[see helipterum]. |