| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| longistyla | long-ih-STY-luh | Having a long style |
| longistylum | long-ih-STY-lum | Having a long style |
| Amicia | | named for Giovanni Battista Amici (1786-1863), an Italian professor of astronomy |
| longistylus | long-ih-STY-lus | Having a long style |
| Anemopaegma | | From the Greek anemos (wind) and paigma (sport), refers to the vigorous nature of these climbers |
| Anredera | | derivation unknown |
| Aphanostephus | | From the Greek aphanes (inconspicuous) and stephos (garland); refers to the small flower heads |
| Arnebia | | Latin form of the Arabic name for the Arabian primrose |
| Arrabidaea | | named for Antonio da Arrabida, an early 19th century bishop in Brazil |
| Asteranthera | | From the Latin aster (star) and anthera (anther); refers to the star-like joining of the anthers |
| Atherosperma | | From the Greek atheros (barb or spine) and sperma (seed); refers to the long-pointed seeds |
| Berkheya | | named for Jan Le Francq van Berkhey (1729-1812), a Dutch botanist |
| Bongardia | | named for August Gustav Heinrich Bongard (1786-1839), a German botanist |
| Burchellia | | named for William John Burchell (1781-1863), an English traveller in Africa and Brazil |
| Butea | | named for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792), a politician, gardener, and director of Kew Gardens |
| Desmanthus | | From the Greek desmos (bundle) and anthos (flower); the flowers are collected together in bundles |
| Dyschoriste | | From the Greek dys (with difficulty) and choristos (separated); refers to the valves of the capsules adhering together |
| Galactia | | Milky |
| Hermannia | | named for Paul Hermann (1646-1695), a German botanist and professor |
| Lindheimera | | named for Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer (1801-1879), a German political exile who lived in Texas |
| Melothria | | From the Greek melothron, a name for another plant, probably Bryonia |
| Neptunia | | named for Neptune, god of the sea, rivers, and fountains |
| Onosmodium | | having a likeness to the genus Onosma |
| Paronychia | | Greek name for whitlow, an ailment for which these plants were thought to be a cure |
| Rivinia | | named for August Quirinus Rivinus (1652-1722), a professor of botany |
| Schrankia | | named for Franz von Paula von Schrank (1747-1835), a German botanist and professor |
| Thelesperma | | Greek theles (nipple) and sperma (seed); refers to the seeds shape |
| Tinantia | | named for Francois A. Tinant (1803-1858), a forester in Luxemburg |
| Valerianella | | a diminutive (little) form of the genus Valeriana |
| Xanthisma | | From the Greek xanthos (yellow) and refers to the flower color |
| Cooperia | | named for Joseph Cooper, an English gardener in Yorkshire |
| Calamovilfa | | From the Greek kalamos (reed) and Vilfa (a genus of grass) |
| Calla | | From the Greek kallos (beauty) |
| Callisia | | From the Greek kallos (beauty) |
| Calomeria | | Greek kalos (beautiful) and meris (a part) |
| Calpurnia | | named for T. Julius Calpurnius, a 1st century poet who imitated Virgil |
| Cantua | | a Latin version of a Peruvian name of this plant |
| Caralluma | | a Latin version of the Telinga Indian name of this plant |
| Carlina | | derived from Carolus (Charles), and refers to the legend of Charlemagne who used this plant to cure his army of a plague |
| Carludovica | | named for Charles IV (1748-1819), and his queen Louise, of Spain |
| Carmichaelia | | named for Dougland Carmichael (1722-1827), a Scottish botanist and officer |
| Carnegiea | | named for Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), an American philanthropist and steel tycoon |
| Cassinia | | named for Count Henri de Cassini (1781-1832), a French botanist |
| Centradenia | | from the Greek kentron (spur) and aden (gland); refers to the anther's spur-like gland |
| Cephalotaxus | | from the Greek kephale (head) and Taxus (yew); refers to the resemblance of these plants to yews |
| Chaerophyllum | | from the Greek chairo (to please) and phyllon (a leaf); refers to the fragrant foliage |
| Chasmanthe | | from the Greek chasme (gaping) and anthos (flower) |
| Chiastophyllum | | from the Greek chiastos (diagonally arranged) and phyllon (a leaf); refers to the arrangement of the pairs of opposite leaves |
| Chiliotrichum | | from the Greek chilii (thousand) and trix (hair); refers to the numerous bristles on the pappus |
| Chirita | | the Nepalese vernacular name of this plant |
| Chusquea | | a local South American name for these bamboos |
| Clusia | | named for Carolus Clusius (1526-1609), a Flemish botanist, professor, and polymath |
| Cochlioda | | from the Greek kochliodes (like a snail shell); refers to the snail-shaped thickening of the orchid lips |
| Codonanthe | | Greek for bell-flower |
| Coelia | | From the Greek koilos (hollow); refers to the belief that the pollen masses of this plant were hollow |
| Collomia | | from the Greek kolla (glue); refers to the sticky secretion of the seeds when wettened |
| Coleonema | | from the Greek koleos (sheath) and nema (thread); refers to the filaments which ae folded up in the petals |
| Colquhounia | | named for Sir Robert Colquhoun, a 19th century patron of the Calcutta Botanical Garden |
| Columnea | | named for Fabius Columna (1567-1640), a botanical author |
| Colutea | | from the Greek name kolutea, applied to these shrubs |
| Coluteocarpus | | having seeds like Colutea |
| Colvillea | | named for Sir Charles Colville (1770-1843), a Scottish soldier and governor of Mauritius |
| Combretum | | a Latin name for a climbing plant |
| Comptonia | | named for Henry Compton (1632-1713), a Bishop of London, dendrologist, and patron of botany |
| Conicosia | | Greek konios (cone-shaped) |
| Coniogramme | | from the Greek konios (dusty) and gramme (line); refers to the spore cases arranged along the veins |
| Copiapoa | | from the province of Copiapo, Chile, where the plants grow |
| Coriaria | | Latin corium (leather) and refers to some species that are used in tanning |
| Corokia | | a Maori name for these plants |
| Correa | | named for Jose Francesco Correa de Serra (1751-1823), a Portugeuse botanist |
| Corynocarpus | | from the Greek koryne (club) and karpos (fruit); refers to the shape of the fruits |
| Cotula | | from the Greek kotule (small cup) and refers to the cupped area at the base of the leaves |
| Crowea | | named for James Crowe (1750-1807), an English surgeon |
| Cryptbergia | | a combination of Cryptanthus (hidden flower) and Billbergia (for Gustav Billberg, a Swedish botanist) |
