Hannonia, again
John Grimshaw (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:38:50 PDT)

A quick Google search suggest that Hannonius was a Roman geographer, who
with someone called Arrianus wrote a work called Periplus. A periplus was a
navigational guide for sailors. There is not much else on Google

You can buy a copy of a 1533 edition, together with works by other great
Roman geographers Ptolemy, Pluutarch and Strabo, for 16000 euros
PTOLOMAEUS, Claudius. De Geographia libri Octo (graece), summa con
vigilantia excusi. (Leg. con:) ARRIANUS & HANNONIUS: Periplus. PLUTARCUS. De
fluminibus & montibus. STRABONIS epitome. Basileae, (Hieronymus Froben et
Nicolaus Episcopius), 1533,

http://www.polybiblio.com/preliber/52.html

John Grimshaw

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Hannon" <othonna@gmail.com>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 3:50 AM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Hannonia, again

Alberto,

I read somewhere that the name comes from a Roman outpost somewhere in
its native range, called "Hannonius" or something similar.
Unfortunately I can't recall where I read this and the original
description of the genus gives no indication.

Dylan

On 8/28/07, Alberto Grossi <crinum@libero.it> wrote:

Hi all, I added further informations about Hannonia to the Hannonia page.
Does any of you know whre the name Hannonia comes from?
Thank you

Alberto
Italy

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