[Trinity] Plant identification in Trinity College MS O.2.48 Apuleii Herbarium

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Another possible explanation for these exotic sources is that the text relies on Arabic sources. For instance, Egerton 2020 (the Carrarese herbal) is a Latin translation of  Ibn Sarabi (Latinized as Serapio / Serapione).
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It mentions several different places of origin:
nascitur in Mauritania
nascitur similiter in Syria
nascitur in Babylonia
nascitur in Arabia
nascitur multum in terra qua dicitur Calcedonia
nascitur in Armenia
Nascitur in India
nascitur in Sicilia
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