| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Croton | KROH-tun | From the Greek kroton (tick) due to the seed's similarity in shape |
| Castela | KAS-tel-uh | Named for Rene R. L. Castel, late 18th century French botanist |
| Condalia | kon-DAL-lee-uh | named for Antonio Condal, an 18th century Spanish physician |
| Bernardia | ber-NAR-dee-uh | Named for either P.F. Bernard, 19th century French botanist or Bernard de Jussieu, 18th century French taxonomist |
| Bernardia | | named after Bernard de Jussieu, a late 17th century French taxonomist |
| Maclura | muh-KLOO-ruh | Named for William Maclure, 19th century American geologist |
| Morus | MOR-russ | Ancient Latin name for mulberry |
| Ephedra | eh-FED-ruh | From the Greek ephedra for the common mare's tail (Hippuris), which it resembles |
| Styrax | STY-raks | The ancient Greek name for these resin-producing plants |
| Sapindus | 1: sap-IN-dus
2: SAP-in-dus | From the Latin sapo (soap) and indicus (Indian), referring to the lather-producing fruit |
| Acleisanthes | a-klee-SAN-thees | From the Greek a- (without) cleis (something that closes) and anthos (flower), or "without an involucre" |
| Acourtia | a-KOUR-tee-uh | Named for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Catherine Gibbes A'Court, 18th century english amateur botanist |
| Ageratina | 1: ad-jur-uh-TY-nuh
2: ad-jur-uh-TEE-nuh | Dimunitive of Ageratum genus |
| Amblyolepis | am-blee-yo-LEP-is | Greek ambly (dull) and lepis (scale, shell) |
| Androstephium | | |
| Boerhaavia | boer-HAH-vee-uh | Named for Hermann Boerhaave, 18th century Dutch botanist |
| Brickellia | brik-KEL-ee-uh | Named for Dr. John Brickell, 18th century Irish physician who lived in Georgia (U.S.) |
| Bupleurum | boo-PLUR-rum | From the Greek boupleuros (ox-rib), a name given to another plant |
| Nemastylis | nee-ma-STY-lis | From the Greek nema (thread) and stylis (column) referring to the slender style of the plant |
| pseudocapsicum | soo-doh-KAP-sih-kum | From the greek pseud (false) and kapto (to bite; referring to the pepper genus) |
| selloi | SEL-lo-ee | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
| sellovii | 1: sel-LOH-vee-eye
2: sel-LOH-wee-eye | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
| selloviana | 1: sel-loh-vee-AH-nuh
2: sel-loh-wee-AH-nuh | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
| sellovianum | 1: sel-loh-vee-AH-num
2: sel-loh-wee-AH-num | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
| sellovianus | 1: sel-loh-vee-AH-nus
2: sel-loh-wee-AH-nus | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
| sellowianum | 1: sel-loh-wee-AH-num
2: sel-loh-vee-AH-num | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
| sellowianus | 1: sel-loh-wee-AH-nus
2: sel-loh-vee-AH-nus | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
| sellowii | 1: sel-LOH-wee-eye
2: sel-LOH-vee-eye | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
| selloanus | sel-lo-AH-nus | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
| reitzii | RITZ-ee-eye | Named for FW Reitz, 19th century president in South Africa |
| yucatana | yoo-kah-TAH-nuh | Of or from the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) |
| Cinnamomum | sin-uh-MOH-mum | From the ancient Greek name for Cinnamon |
| camphora | kam-FOR-uh | Ancient Greek name for camphor tree |
| Pereskia | per-ESS-kee-uh | Named for Nicolas Fabre de Peiresc, 16th century French botanist |
| Jatropha | 1: JAT-roh-fuh
2: jat-ROH-fuh | the Greek iatrós (doctor) and trophé (food), referring to its nutritious qualities (when consumed in small amounts) |
| Ehretia | 1: eh-RET-ee-uh
2: e-REE-tee-uh | Named for Georg Dionysius Ehret, 18th century botanical artist |
| Forestiera | for-es-STEER-uh | Named for charles Le Forestier, 18th century French naturalist and physician |
| Androstephium | an-dro-STEE-fee-um | From the greek andros (man) and stephanos (crown), referring to the fused filaments |
| eriantha | er-ee-AN-thuh | Wool flower |
| erianthum | er-ee-AN-thum | Wool flower |
| Jacobinia | jak-oh-BIN-ee-uh | Possibly named for Jacobina, a town near Bahia (Brazil) |
| Dicliptera | dye-CLIP-ter-uh | From the Greek diklis (double-folding) and pteron (wing), referring to the wing-like divisions in the capsule |
| ciliatiflora | 1: sil-ee-ay-ti-FLOR-uh
2: sil-ee-ah-ti-FLOR-uh | Fringed flowers |
| ciliosa | sil-ee-OH-suh | Very fringed (lots of cilia) |
| ciliosum | sil-ee-OH-sum | Very fringed (lots of cilia) |
| ciliosus | sil-ee-OH-sus | Very fringed (lots of cilia) |
| dipteracantha | dip-ter-uh-KAN-tha | From the Greek dipteras (two-winged) and Acanthus (alluding to the two-leaved peduncle |
| Dipteracanthus | dip-ter-uh-KAN-thus | From the Greek dipteras (two-winged) and Acanthus (alluding to the two-leaved peduncle |
| drummondiana | drum-mond-ee-AH-nuh | Named for Thomas Drummond, 19th century Scottish naturalist |
| drummondianus | drum-mond-ee-AH-nus | Named for Thomas Drummond, 19th century Scottish naturalist |
| inundata | in-un-DAY-tuh | From the Latin inundo (flooded), referring to the plant's tolerance for growing in boggy or flood-prone areas |
| inundatum | in-un-DAY-tum | From the Latin inundo (flooded), referring to the plant's tolerance for growing in boggy or flood-prone areas |
| inundatus | in-un-DAY-tus | From the Latin inundo (flooded), referring to the plant's tolerance for growing in boggy or flood-prone areas |
