Hey plant detectives - win a prize!

Here's a sample of the list of ~400 plant names that are real "stumpers" - so far Baa and I haven't been able to come up with a definitive etymology for them (not just the common name translation, but the actual Latin or Greek meaning and/or history of each term):

Abobra
Achimenes
Achlys
acmella
Acnistus
Adlumia
Aegopodium
Aeonium
Aethionema
ajacis
Ajania
Amberboa
amboinicus
amellus
amherstiana
Amianthium
Ampelamus
andraeanum
andrewsii
Angelonia
Annona
Anoda
Antigonon
Apera
Aphelandra
Arisaema
Arisarum
Armoracia
Artocarpus
Aruncus
Asarina
Astrantia
ausensis
avellana
avellano

It's actually a lot of fun to research plant names. But I've just about tapped out my resources, and I think I've about worn out my welcome with Baa (who has been a tremendous help AND a good sport about this project.)

I'm so serious about getting all these remaining names defined, I will gladly purchase a DG coffee mug or T-shirt (winner's choice) for the DG member who gets the most (valid) definitions in by the end of this week. Email me if you want that list!

Given up on me Vols? LOL

No way, Jose! I'd never give up on you - you've been a trooper (and there's a prize for you, too missy!)

Anyway, I figured it wasn't fair for us to have all the fun, and it was time to share.

Wow, and they're all A's. I've never even heard of them! Gotta find some backdoor to the "deep web" and try some searches.

Kim, does that mean you want the whole list? Are you up to the challenge? Just say the word and I'll zap it to ya!

send me a list, it'll give me something to do. what info exactly is it that you want on these?

I'm going to send this list to my botony friend who fell down the stairs and is home for awhile. When she's up to sitting at the computer, this is her cup of tea...WZ

For those of you who want to try your hand at it, here are a few samples of the type of information we're looking for, and the preferred format:

Example #1: A plant named after someone:
Abelia - Named for Dr. Clarke Abel, 18th century naturalist

Example #2: A plant name derived from Greek or Latin:
Aechmea - From the Greek aikhme, meaning point of a spear

OR

acutifolia - With sharp leaves


Example #3: A name derived from a geographic location:
Adenia - Named for Aden, a small country south of Saudi Arabia, where the species is native

flowox, I'll send you the list. Weezin, do you want the whole list or do you think that would scare your friend? Let me know if you want it.

oh, so you want to know where the name came from? I hope I'm not sounding stupid here if I don't get it

Yep, flowox, that's it in a nutshell.

oh, ok, I'll play

I'll play. You can send me the list too.

Geez... I think I just killed 2 hours! I've got a few

Anoda comes from the greek "a" (without) and "noda" (node) meaning the plant lacks stem nodes

avellana [avellaneus (not sure if this is the same?)] - hazel, nut brown

Amianthium - unspotted flower

Arisaema - arum blood (i.e. related to Arum)

Adlumia - of Adlum (John Adlum)

Achlys - mist (from the Greek word aklus)

andrewsii - of Andrew (Henry C. Andrews)

Sue, I think you've got the hang of it. And you've also done something that I should have specified: post your findings back here - that will make it easier to "date stamp" them (vs. relying on email), and it means people don't have to keep looking for a definition if it's already been posted. (Sue, should I send you the rest of the list???)

achimenes- belongs to the Gesneriaceae, found wild in Mexico and Guatemala. Achimenes derived from chemaino, meaning to suffer from the cold.

Adlumia- belongs to the Fumitory family, Fumariaceae. Named in memory of Dr. Adlum.

Aegopodium- belongs to the carrot family, Umbelliferae. Aegopoium is from aix, goat, and podion, a little foot.

Aeonium- related to sempervivum, native of Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Madeira and parts of North Africa. The name was used by Dioscorides for A. arboreum.

Aethionema- belongs to the Mustard family, Cruciferae, native of Persia, Armenia and other eastern countries. Name derived from aitho, to scorch, and nema, filament.

I was playing around on the web looking for plant dictionaries and found this http://hcs.osu.edu/plants.html, It does not define the words but is interesting for illustrating many plants.

Aimee, you go girl! So, you want the list? (c'mon - you know you want it...)

Sure, this is fun!

'Abobra' is a South American Gourd.
Other than that........I'm clueless, but that's a start,as little as it is.

Amianthium- native to eastern North America, member of the Lily family, Liliaceae. Name is derived from amiatos, unspotted, and anthos, a flower and alludes to its glandless perianth.

Angelonia- native of South America, belongs to the Figwort family, Scrophulariaceae. The name is derived from Angelon, the South American name for the plant.

Annona- native of Peruvian Andes, belongs to the Custard Apple family, the Annonaceae. Named for annona, meaning yearly produce.

Anoda- from a, without, and nodus, a joint. Belongs to the Mallow family, Malvaceae.

Antigonon- native of Mexico and Central America. The name is from anti, against, and gonia, an angle, perhaps referring to the zig zag stems.

Aphelandra- belongs to the family Acanthaceae. Aphelandra is from apheles, simple, and amer, male, referring to the one-celled anther of the flower.

Wow, what a great response!

George, I couldn't pull up your hperlink...BTW, welcome to DG!

"eyes"

Arisaema- belongs to family Araceae, chiefly natives of the Far East and North America. The name Arisaema indicates the resemblance of this plant to the Arum- aris, Arum, and haima, blood, some ot the species having leaves with red blotches.

Arisarum- belongs to the Arum family, Araceae. The name is that given by Dioschorides. Native to the Mediterranean area.

Armoracia- The botanical name of the genus of plants to which the horseradish, A. rusticana, belongs. Belongs to the Mustard family, Cruciferae, naturalized in North America.

Artocarpus- Native of India and Malaya. Belongs to the Mulberry family, Moraceae. The name Artocarpus derives from artos, bread, and carpus, a fruit. Breadfruit Tree.

Aruncus- Closely related to and previously included in the genus Spiraea, belonging to the family Rosaceae. Common throughout the Northern Hemisphere. A. astilboides, from Japan, and A. sylvester are the only two species in the genus.

Astrantia- Native of Europe and Asia, belong to the family Umbelliferae. The word Astrantia is from astron, a star, alludes to the starlike appearance of the umbels or flower bunches.



This message was edited Monday, Mar 11th 8:04 PM

This IS a great response - I hope we can entice a few more people to join in, and we'll have this list "licked" in no time.

O Poo! You can send me the list. I make no guarantees tho!

Here's another -

ajacis - Of Ajax (From Europe)

Okay Aimee - fess up! What are you using for a source? I've got a pile of about six books here next to me and it's stll hit or miss finding one.

New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Gardening, Greystone Press, from about 1960. I bought this 14 volume set one at a time, about $3 a volume, which was a huge indulgence for me at the time. I have quite a few gardening books now, and use all of them one way or another, but this one still has the most information in one place. There are fewer color photos than some of my "coffee table" books, but such detailed information! I loaned one volume to a man with a nursery in Austin, and he never gave it back, so I was really chapped about it and do not loan books now. Several years ago, DD and I were travelling in South Louisiana and went into one of those thrift stores run by some church group. I found a complete set, and paid about $5 for it. So I have a set downstairs with a volume missing and a set upstairs near the computer that is complete. Still, I long for more garden books. I have a few odd volumes of this set that I recently rescued from a warehouse, and am tortured that there might be others in there that I missed and they might go to the landfill. If I could have found a set, I would have given it to Flowox.

I was playing around on the web looking for plant dictionaries and found this http://hcs.osu.edu/plants.html It does not define the words but is interesting for illustrating many plants.

Ohh Aimee - Tell me this is it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1522594451

Aimee, you've got me looking now, too. Whatever you have there is a goldmine, because some of these are pretty obscure!

Thanks Aimee, I'll take anything I can get as far as books, no worry about not having a complete set :)
You are so sweet

Achimenes - possibly from the word "Achaemenes,"7th century BC ruler of the Iranian city of Anshan and the first ruler of what became the Achaemenid Dynasty of ancient Persia.


Achlys - From the Greek "Akhlys" was the personification of misery and sadness

Bacopa - Latin Name : Bacopa monnieri
English Name : thyme-Leaved Gratiola
Sanskrit / Indian Name : Brahmi
Commonly growing in marshy places throughout India, ascending to an altitude of 1,320 m.

Oh well shoot...........I give up, I can't find these :(

Yes, I hesitate to tell you that is it, and hope you have the winning bid! But I wish I had seen it first!

Well - I didn't bid. I thought about it but he didn't specify what the shipping and "handling" charge would be. I figure it'll cost enough to ship a big set like that - I don't want to get rooked on bogus handling fees. I see there's a lot of those sets listed though. I may try my luck at bidding. Hope you guys don't bid against me!

Sue, you know you can always ask someone who sells books if they are willing to ship via media mail (book rate). It is sooo much cheaper and actually not much at all.

Sue, we should probably keep in close touch on these books, because we may very well find ourselves bidding against each other. I'll email you if/when I find a set to bid on, and vice-versa, okay?

Aimee, how many volumes is a complete set? I won't be bidding on any though, just wondering.

Joan, my set was probably the first edition, and it has 14 volumes. I was curious to know what the other 4 were, as I have seen this set in book stores and never saw more than 14. It could have been an error in listing. In case anyone runs across them being sold single volume, I would love to replace my volume 5. That's the one I loaned to a nurseryman in Austin and never got it back.

go_vols, did you get the e-mail I sent, and did I get the file to you? I am so green about how to do those things, so I took the list you sent and saved it, then entered the stuff from the garden encyclopedia right on the list and sent or tried to send it all to you. I don't want to do any more until I know how I should do it.

Beaucarnea - native of Mexico, belongs to the Lily family,
Liliaceae. Origin of name is uncertain

Belamcanda - Herbaceous perennial belonging to the Iris
family, Iridaceae.

Breynia - Native to the South Sea Islands, belongs to the
Spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. Named in honor of 17th German
botanist Johann Philipp Breyn.

Brugmansia - Datura, natives of tropical America, Mexico and
Europe, and belong to the Nightshade family, Solanaceae.
Datura is the old Arabic name.

Cardiospermum - Belongs to the family Sapindaceae. The name
is derived from kardia, heart, and sperma, seed. It refers
to the heartshaped white spot that marks each of the black
seeds. The most commonly grown kind, C. Halicacabum, is
native of the South from Texas to Florida and Bermuda.

Carthamus - Belongs to the Daisy family, Compositae. Name
derived from quartom, an Arabic word meaning to paint.

Carum - Botanical name of Parsley and Caraway, native of
European countries and Morocco.

carvi - Carum Carvi, a small plant belonging to the Carrot
family, Umbelliferae, a native of European countries and
Morocco.

Caryopteris- belongs to the Verbena family, Verbenaceae.
>From China, Japan and Mongolia. The name Caryopteris is
derived from the Greek karyon, a nut, and pteron, a wing,
and alludes to the winged fruits.

Cedronella - Belongs to the Mint family, Labiatae. From the
Canary Islands. Cedronella is said to be derived from the
Greek kedros, a Cedar.

Celmisia - Natives of New Zealand belonging to the Daisy
family, Compositae. Derived from Greek mythology.

Cephalaria - Belong to the Teasel family, Dipsacaceae, found
wild in Europe. Derived from kephale, a head, and alludes to
the clustered flowers.

Cercidiphyllum - The name indicates the resemblance of the
leaves to those of the Cercis or Redbud tree. Belongs to the
family Cercidiphyllaceae. The two known kinds are found wild
in eastern Asia.

Cerinthe - Belongs to the Borage family, Boraginaceae.
Cerinthe is derived from keros, wax, and anthos, flower.
Bees are said to obtain wax from the flowers.

Cestrum - Belong to the potato family, Solanaceae. Cestrum
is an adaptation of the old Greek name kestron. Natives of
New Mexico and parts of the West Indies.

Chamaelirium - Belongs to the Lily family, Liliaceae, a
native. The botanical name derives from the Greek words
chamai, dwarf, and lirion, a Lily.

Choisya - Native of Mexico, named for J.D. Choisy, a Swiss
botanist. Belongs to the family Rutaceae

Cibotium - Belongs to the family Dicksoniaceae, from Mexico
and China.

Cistus- From the Mediterranean region, belonging to the
family Cistaceae, and the name is a variant of the ancient
Greek name for the plant, kistos.

Citrullus - botanical name of the watermelon, a member of
the Gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. A native of Africa.

Cladanthus - Native of Spain and northern Africa, belongs to
the Daisy family, Compositae. Cladanthus is derived from
klados, branch, and anthos, flower, and alludes to the
branching habit of the plant.

Clethra - From Klethra, the Greek name of the Alder, a
reference to the similarity of the leaves of the two trees.
Belongs to the family Clethraceae. Native of America,
eastern Asia and Madeira.

Clitoria - Belongs to the pea family, Leguminosae. The name
is derived from the Greek word Kleitoris and has reference
to the form of the flower. Native from New York to Florida
and west to Missouri.

coca - Common name for two South American shrubby plants,
the Bolivian Coca, Erythroxylon Coca, and the Peruvian Coca,
E. truxillense, the leaves of which produce Cocaine.

Coccoloba - Member of the Buckwheat family, Polygonaceae.
The name refers to the shape of the fruits and is derived
from kokkos, berry, and loba, lobed. Tropical and
subtropical American trees and shrubs.

Coix - Beongs to the Grass family, Gramineae. The name is an
old Greek one, and was used by Theophrastus to designate a
reed plant. Native of India.

Coronilla - From the Mediterranean region, Asia and the
Canary Isles, belongs to the Pea family, Leguminosae. The
name derives from corona, a crown, the flowers being borne
in heads at the top of the stem.

Cortaderia - From South America, belonging to the grass
family, Gramineae. Derived from Cortadero, the Argentine
name for the plant.

Corylopsis - from China, Japan and northern India. Name is
derived from korylos, a Hazel, and opsis, likeness, and
alludes to the hazel-like leaves.

Costus- belong in the Ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Costus
is an ancient name, probably of Arabic origin.

Crocosmia - From South Africa, belonging to the Iris family,
Iridaceae. The name derives from the Greek krokos, saffron,
and osme, smell, and alludes to the strong smell of saffron
in the dried flowers.

Crossandra - Native of India and Malaya, belonging to the
Acanthus family, Acanthaceae. Crossandra derives from
krossos, a fringe, and aner, a male, a reference to the
fringed anthers.

Crotalaria - Belongs to the Pea family, Leguminosae. The
name derives from the Greek krotalos, a rattle, and refers
to the rattling of the dried seeds in the pods when they are
disturbed by wind or other cause.

Cryptostegia - From tropical Africa and Madagascar,
belonging to the Milkweed family, Asclepiadaceae. The name
is derived from kryptos, hidden, and stego, to cover, and
refers to the fact that the scales in the throat of the
flower covers the anthers.

Ctenanthe - From tropical Brazil, belonging to the Maranta
family, Marantaceae. The name derives from kteis, comb, and
anthe, flower, and refers to the arrangements of the bracts.
Sometimes known as Phrynium in gardens.

Curculigo - Native to Malaya and tropical Asia, belongs to
the Amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. The name is derived
from the Latin word curculio, a weevil, in reference to the
shape of the ovary.

Cyathea - Native of tropical and subtropical countries,
belonging to the family Cyatheaceae. The name Cyathea is
derived from the Greek word kyatheion, a cup, alluding to
the shape of the spore case.

Cyclamen - Native of the Near East and introduced to Western
gardens over two hundred years ago. Belongs to the primrose
family, Primulaceae. The name is from kyklos, circular, and
refers to the spiral twisting of the leafstalks of some
kinds after the flowers have faded.

Cymbopogon - Belong to the grass family, Gramineae, natives
of India. The name is derived from kymbe, a boat, and pogon,
a beard, an allusion to the form of the calyx.

Cypella - Belong to the Iris family, Iridaceae, natives of
South America. The name is from kypellon, a cup, and alludes
to the shape of the flowers.

Cypripedium - Member of the Orchid family, Orchidaceae,
popularly called Lady's-slipper Orchid from the shape of the
lip or slipper-like pouch. The name Cypripedium is derived
from Kypris, Venus, and podilon, a slipper, but strictly
speaking, this name should be applied only to the deciduous
or leaf-losing kind.

cyrtomium - Native of Japan, belonging to the family
Polypodiaceae. Derived from kyrtos, arched, and alludes to
the plant's habit of growth.

Daphne - Belongs to the Mezereum family, Thymelaeaceae,
found wild in Europe and Asia. Commemorative of Daphne, the
daughter of the river god of Grecian mythology, who, legend
says, was transformed into a Laurel bush.

Decodon - native of swamps and wet places from Maine to
Florida and Louisiana, it belongs to the Loosestrife family,
Lythraceae. The name derives from deka, ten, and odon,
tooth.

Decumaria - Only two kinds are known, D. barbara of the
southeastern United States, and D. sinensis from central
China. Belongs to the Saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae, and
is allied to the Hydrangeas. The name is from the Latin word
decuma, and alludes to the fact of the parts of the flowers
often being in tens.

Diascia - Belongs to the Snapdragon family,
Scrophulariaceae, it is from South Africa. The name is
derived from diaskeo, to adorn.

Dichorisandra- From Peru and Brazil, belongs to the
Tradescantia family, Commelinaceae. The name is derived from
dis, twice, chorizo, to part, and aner, an anther, a
reference to the two-cleft anthers.

Dierama - From South Africa, allied to Ixia and Sparaxis,
belonging to the Iris family, Iridaceae. The name is from
dierama, a funnel, and alludes to the shape of the perianth.

Disporum - From North America and mountainous parts of
tropical Asia. Belong to the Lily family, Liliaceae. The
name derives from dis, two, and spora, seeds, and refers to
the paired ovules.

Dracocephalum - Natives of Europe, Asia and North America,
belongs to the Mint family, Labiatae. The name is from
drakon, a dragon, and kephale, a head, and alludes to the
shape of the corollas.

Duranta - chiefly tropical American origin, belongs to the
Verbena family, Verbenaceae. The name honors Castor
Durantes, a botanist of Rome who lived in the sixteenth
century.

Eccremocarpus - Belongs to the Bignonia family,
Bignoniaceae, taken from the Greek ekkremes, pendulous, and
karpos, fruit. E. scaber is native to chile and Peru.

Eichornia - Natives of South America, belonging to the
family Pontederiaceae. Named after J.A.F. Eichhorn, a
Prussian minister.

Elettaria - Belong to the Ginger family, Zingiberaceae, a
native of India. Elettaria is a native name in Malabar.

Emilia - (Previously named Cacalia coccinea) Belongs to the
Daisy family, Compositae, grows wild in India.

Encephalartos - Native of South Africa, belongs to the
family of Cycadaceae. The name is a combination of Greek
words, referring to the breadlike pith.

Epigaea - Native of North America and Asia, belonging to
the Heath family, Ericaceae. The name is taken from the
Greek, epi, upon, and gaea, the earth, and refers to teh
procumbent habit of these shrubs.

Epimedium - Native of Europe, Japan and Persia, belongs to
the Barberry family, Berberidaceae. The name is derived from
epi, upon, and Media; the plants were said to grow in Media,
an ancient country of Asia.

Epiphyllum - from Brazil, Mexico and Central America,
belonging to the Cactus family, Cactaceae. The name is
derived from epi, upon, and phyllon, a leaf, and refers to
the apparent location of the flowers.

Epiphyllum - from Brazil, Mexico and Central America,
belonging to the Cactus family, Cactaceae. The name is
derived from epi, upon, and phyllon, a leaf, and refers to
the apparent location of the flowers.

Erinus - Native of Europe, belonging to the Snapdragon
family, Scrophulariaceae. Derivation of name is
obscure.

Eriobotrya - Native of China and Japan, belongs to the Rose
family, Rosaceae. The name is taken from the Greek erion,
wool, and botrys, a cluster, by reason of the felty
character of the fruit stalks and young fruits.

Eryngium - Belong to the family Umbelliferae, and are found
wild chiefly in southern Europe; some occur natively in
North America. The name is from eringion, an old Greek name.

Eucommia - The only representative of the family
Eucommiaceae, derived from eu, well, and kommi, gum,
referring to the fact that the plant contains rubber in all
its parts. Native of central China.

Exochorda - Native of north and central Asia, allied to the
Spiraeas. Belong to the Rose family, Rosaceae, and the name
is taken from the Greek exo, external, and chorde, cord,
referring to the arrangement of certain fibers in connection
with the ovary.

Fatsia - Native of Japan belonging to the Aralia family,
Araliaceae, and the name is taken from Fatsi, the Japanese
name.

Faucaria - Dwarf succulent plants of the family Aizoaceae,
previously included in the genus Mesembryanthemum. Chief
kind is from the Karroo, South Africa.

Felicia - From South Africa, belonging to the Daisy family,
Compositae, named for Herr Felix, a noted German.

Festuca - Natives of temperate regions, belonging to the
family Gramineae. The name is ancient Latin for grass.

Filipendula - Natives of the North Temperate Zone. At one
time known as Spiraeas, they belong to the Rose family,
Rosaceae. The name derives from filum, a thread, and
pendulus, hanging, and refers to the tubers which hang on
the fibrous roots.

Furcraea - Native of tropical America and Mexico, belonging
to the Amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae and named in honor
of A.F. Fourfroy, a French chemist of the late eighteenth
and early nineteenth centuries.

Galega - Natives chiefly of southern and eastern Europe,
belonging to the Pea family, Leguminosae. Galega is from
gala, milk, and alludes to the old belief that this plant
increased the milk supply of animals which browsed upon it.

Gasteria - From South Africa, belonging to the Lily family,
Liliaceae. the name is derived from gaster, belly, and
refers to the enlarged base of the flower.

Gelsemium - Native of the southeastern United States,
belonging to the family Loganiaceae. Derives from gelsemino,
the Italian name for Jessamine, and refers to the shape of
the flowers.

Gevuina - Nativeo of South America, belongs to the
Proteaceae. Gevuina is the old Chilean name.

Glaucidium - Native of Japan, belonging to the family
Ranunculaceae. Origin of the name is unknown.

Glaucium - Native of Europe and naturalized in eastern North
America. Belong to the Poppy family, Papaveraceae. The name
derives from glaukos, glaucous, and refers to the
grayish-green color of the leaves.

Globularia - Growing wild chiefly in southern Europe, they
belong to the family Globulariaceae. The name derives from
globulus, a small round head, and alludes to the spherical
shape of the flower heads.

Godetia - Named in honor of the Swiss botanist, C.H. Godet,
belonging to the Evening Primrose family, Oenotheraceae.

Gomphrena - Growing wild in tropical countries, they belong
to the Amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Name derives from the
Latin, gromphaena, a kind of Amaranth.

Hamelia - Natives of the warmer parts of the Americas,
belonging to the Madder family, Rubiaceae. The name honors
the French botanical writer Henri Louis du Hamel du Monceau.

Hardenbergia - Natives of Australia, belonging to the Pea
family, Leguminosae. The name commemorates Franziska,
countess of Hardenberg.

Haworthia - From South Africa, belonging to the Lily family,
Liliaceae. The name commemorates an English botanist.

Hedysarum - Found wild in Europe, North Africa, temperate
Asia and temperate America. Belong to the Pea family,
Leguminosae. The name is the ancient Greek name for the
common European kind.

Heliconia - Belong to the Banana family, Musaceae, natives
of tropical America. The name derives from Helicon, the
mountain of the Muses.

Hepatica - Wild throughout the North Temperate Zone, they
belong to the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. The name is
from hepar, the liver, for which it was thought to have
curative value.

Hermodactylus - A genus consisting of one species, H.
tuberosus, which was previously included in the genus Iris.

Hevea - Belongs to the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The
name is a native Brazilian one. Wild in South American
tropical forests.

Hippeastrum - From tropical America, belongs to the family
Amaryllidaceae. Hippeastrum is derived from hippeus, a
knight, and astron, a star.

Hippophae - Natives of Europe and Asia, belonging to the
Oleaster family, Elaeagnaceae. The name is the ancient Greek
for a spiny plant; the branches are clothed with
spine-tipped twigs.

Holcus - Grows wild in Europe and is naturalized in North
America. Belongs to the family Gramineae. The name is
derived from holkos, an old Greek name for Grass.

Homeria - Native of Asia and tropical Africa, belongs to the
Iris family, Iridaceae. The name commemorates the poet
Homer.

horizontalis A botanical term indicating a horizontal habit
of growth.

Hosta - From eastern Asia, belonging to the Lily family,
Liliaceae, and previously grouped under the generic name of
Funkia. The name commemorates Nicolaus T. Host, an Austrian
physician.

Houstonia - Natives of North America, belonging to the
family Rubiaceae. The name commemorates Dr. W. Houston,
1695-1733, an American botanical writer.

Hovenia - Member of the Buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, named
in honor of David Hoven, an Amsterdam senator.

Humulus - Belonging to the Nettle family, Urticaceae, the
name is derived from humus, the ground, and refers to the
trailing nature of the plants when unsupported. Natives of
Europe and Asia.

Hunnemannia - Mexican native of the Poppy family,
Papaveraceae. The name commemorates a nineteenth century
botanist, J. Hunnemann.

Hyacinthus - Chiefly natives of the Mediterranean Region and
the Orient; two or three grow wild in tropical and southern
Africa. They belong to the Lily family, Liliaceae.
Hyacinthus is the ancient Greek name used by Homer.

LOL! Aimee seems to have the books to get this done. I'm gonna just wait and see what the list looks like when she's done and go from there.