"La Puce" wrote in message
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Rupert wrote:
I have just received this plant,along with other weirdoes', as a belated
Christmas present from a friend . One of those "who can outdo the other"
presents.
None of my ref books have anything about this , although I can find
Francoa.
Over to the experts.

You're lucky. Never heard of Francoa, altrovulgaris doesn't exist and
chrysomelidae is an insect, a beetle, brown and yellow. Quite an
amasing plant indeed ...

Francoa is a fairly common plant. I think altro is used to give emphasis to
a plant characteristic.?
I guess your knowledge on these things is much greater than mine.