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Guezahs
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Guezahs

Deverra

In Roman mythology, Deverra (apparently from Latin deverro "to sweep away") was one of the three gods that protected midwives and women in labor, the other two being Pilumnus and Intercidona. Symbolised by a broom used to sweep away evil influences, she ruled over the brooms used to purify temples in preparation for various worship services, sacrifices and celebrations.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Deverra scoparia

speciesDeverra scoparia

Deverra tortuosa

speciesDeverra tortuosa

Broom Guezah

speciesDeverra aphylla

Nama Guezah

speciesDeverra burchellii

Deverra triradiata

speciesDeverra triradiata

Desert Guezah

speciesDeverra denudata

Deverra battandieri

speciesDeverra battandieri

Deverra rapaletsa

speciesDeverra rapaletsa

Deverra juncea

speciesDeverra juncea

Deverra reboudii

speciesDeverra reboudii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 575385.