| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| purdieana | pur-dee-AH-nuh | Possibly named for William Purdie, 19th century botanist and director of Royal Botanic Gardens in Trinidad |
| malacosperma | mal-uh-ko-SPER-muh | From the Greek malakos (soft) and sperma (seed) |
| malacospermum | mal-uh-ko-SPER-mum | From the Greek malakos (soft) and sperma (seed) |
| malacospermus | mal-uh-ko-SPER-mus | From the Greek malakos (soft) and sperma (seed) |
| muelleri | MULL-er-eye | Named for Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, 19th century German/Australian botanist and founder of the National Herbarium of Victoria |
| parryi | PAIR-ree-eye | Named for Dr. Charles Christopher Parry, 19th century English-born American botanist and collector with the Pacific Railway Survey |
| parryana | pair-ree-AH-nuh | Named for Dr. Charles Christopher Parry, 19th century English-born American botanist and collector with the Pacific Railway Survey |
| parryii | PAIR-ree-eye | A misspelled variation of parryi, in honor of Dr. Charles Christopher Parry, 19th century English-born American botanist and collector with the Pacific Railway Survey |
| runyoni | RUN-yon-eye | Possibly named for Robert Runyon, early 20th century American amateur botanist and photographer |
| strepens | STREP-enz | From the Greek strepo (to make a noise) |
| Adoxa | ad-DOKS-uh | From the Greek a- (without) and doxa (glory, glorious), referring to its humble growth |
| moschatellina | mos-ket-el-LEE-nuh | Musky (referring to the plant's smell when wet) |
| makoyana | mak-koy-AH-nuh | Named for Jacob Makoy (or Maquoi) Lambert, 19th century sponsor of plant collecting trips into Brazil |
| hubrichtii | hew-BRIK-tee-eye | Named for Leslie Hubricht, naturalist who discovered the plant in 1942 in Arkansas (U.S.) |
| Oenanthe | oh-eh-NAN-thee | From the Greek oenos (wine), referring to the plant's odor |
| calamus | KAL-uh-mus | From the Greek kalamos, meaning reed |
| Ceiba | SAY-buh | Latinized form of the South American name for this tree |
| pentandra | pen-TAN-druh | Five stamens |
| pentandrum | pen-TAN-drum | Five stamens |
| pentandrus | pen-TAN-drus | Five stamens |
| Grevillea | grev-ILL-ee-uh | Named for Charles Francis Greville, co-founder of the RHS in 1804 |
| Delonix | 1: dee-LON-iks
2: DEE-loh-niks | From the Greek delos (conspicuous) and onux (claw), referring to the long-clawed petals |
| suber | SOO-ber | Latin name for Quercus |
| osteosperma | oss-tee-oh-SPUR-muh | Bone seed, referring to hardness of seed |
| munroana | mun-roh-AH-nuh | Named for William Munro, 19th century British botanist |
| Sabina | sa-BY-nuh | Latinized form of Sabine, referring to the village or ancient people |
| costata | 1: kos-TAH-tuh
2: kos-TAY-tuh | Ribbed |
| costatum | 1: kos-TAH-tum
2: kos-TAY-tum | Ribbed |
| costatus | 1: kos-TAH-tus
2: kos-TAY-tus | Ribbed |
| connivens | kon-NY-venz | From the Latin, meaning to converge or wink (brought together so that points meet) |
