| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| laphamii | laf-AM-ee-eye | Named for Dr. Increase Allen Lapham, 19th century American naturalist, botanist and self-taught cartographer |
| Pereskioppsis | per-ess-kee-OP-sis | Resembling Pereskia, (named for Nicolas Fabre de Peiresc, 16th century French botanist) |
| keleticum | kel-EE-tih-kum | From the Greek keletikos (charming) |
| Actinanthus | ak-tin-AN-thus | From the Greek aktinos (ray) and anthos (flower) |
| Gliricidia | gly-rih-SY-dee-uh | From the Latin glis (dormouse) and caedo (kill); referring to the use of the seeds and bark to poison rodents |
| adenogynus | a-den-oh-GY-nus | Glandular or sticky ovary |
| adenogynum | a-den-oh-GY-num | Glandular or sticky ovary |
| adenogyna | a-den-oh-GY-nuh | Glandular or sticky ovary |
| Chameranthemum | kam-er-RAN-the-mum | From the Greek chamai (dwarf) and Eranthemum (genus name meaning beautiful flower) |
| Asplenosorus | as-plee-no-SO-rus | From the Greek asplenum (without a spleen) and sorus (heap) |
| x ebenoides | eb-en-OY-deez | Hybrid meaning ebony-like |
| Amphiglossa | am-fee-GLOSS-uh | Double-tongued |
| Amitostigma | a-my-toh-STIG-muh | From the Greek a- (without), mitos (thread) and stigma |
| Brabejum | bray-be-jum | From the Greek brabeion (a prize or something of value) |
| Actinanthella | ak-tin-ANTH-el-luh | Diminutive of Actinanthus (from the Greek aktinos, ray and anthos, flower) |
| Clematoclethra | klem-at-oh-KLEE-thra | From the genus names Clematis (ancient Greek for vine; climbing) and Clethra (from the Greek klethra, meaning alder, referring to the similar-looking leaves) |
| hebephyllus | hee-bee-FIL-us | Downy-leaved |
| hebephyllum | hee-bee-FIL-um | Downy-leaved |
| hebephylla | hee-bee-FIL-uh | Downy-leaved |
| Vincetoxicum | vin-kee-TOKS-ih-kum | From the Latin vinco (to conquer) and toxicum (poison), referring to its supposed ability to provide an antidote to snakebites |
