Is the typical botanical idiomatic problem.
Petiolate: Leaves join the stem by a narrow "tail".
oblong-elliptic: Shape of the leaf, self-explanatory, also indicates that the leaf is entire (blade shaped as one continuous structure)
acute on both ends: blade leaf starts and ends in a point (that is short in both cases).
glabrous above: upper surface smooth
slightly hairy below: surface below covered by tiny "bumps" or vesicles to protect from dry or chill conditions (feels hairy to the touch)
Peduncles thickened at the apex: Ambiguous, but that "tail" is more thick in one extreme (probably before to join the leaf blade).
Hemispherical capitula: Flowers "glued together" over a disk, and arranged as a half sphere. Is not exactly like a daisy, but you pick the idea.
involucre with lanceolate acuminate leaves subequal to the flowers:
That "disk" has also spear-shaped bracts (accessory small leaves) that are more or less as long as the flowers are.
Flowers subvillous-tomentose with yellowish pubescence
Flowers in this genus have a strange (and pleasant) plush texture. They are covered by a dense layer of short yellow (or red) hairs. Is very strange the first time that you see it, but also adds a lot of charm and coolness to the species.
That's easily fixable, for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTsAFpSXj7Y
> I dedicate this beautiful genus to Mr. M. P. Edgeworth, Esq., to whom we owe a valuable description of the vegetation and agriculture in the Sikh states in northwestern India (Hooker's Journal of Botany, II. p. 267), and I combine this with the wish to also pay tribute to his famous sister, Miss Maria Edgeworth, who has become dear to all educated people through her writings, which are marked by rare depth and fullness of mind and spirit, as a warm admirer of nature and the natural sciences, with a modest monument.
Now I'm curious about the reason behind its "gardneri" name.
> Edgeworthia Gardneri nob. Tab. I. E. with petiolate, oblong-elliptic leaves, acute on both ends, glabrous above, slightly hairy below, peduncles thickened at the apex, hemispherical capitula, involucre with lanceolate acuminate leaves subequal to the flowers, flowers subvillous-tomentose with yellowish pubescence. Hab. in Nepal, where it was discovered by Mr. Wallich in 1820.
There are too many high-level botanical terms here, I can't understand anything.
[1] : https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34664378#page/293/m...