Plants in Israel: Black chamoeleon

_{Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve}
Derivation of the botanical name:

corymbosum, corymbus, κορυμβοϛ, cluster of fruit or flowers; osus, plenitude or notable development; full of corymbs.

• The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
• The standard author abbreviation Pers. is used to indicate Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761–1836), a mycologist, born in South Africa

The roots of the Cardopatium corymbosum are used in Cyprus in topical applications on wounds and as a antiseptic.