The specific epithet "stipticus" refers to its purported value in stopping bleeding; "stypticus" comes from Ancient Greek στυπτικός ("styptikós "), itself derived from the verb στύφειν ("styphein "),"to contract".
The specific epithet "stipticus" refers to its purported value in stopping bleeding. Etymologically, it is a Greek equivalent to Latin "astringens", deriving from στυπτικός ("styptikós "), itself from the verb στύφειν ("styphein "),"to contract".