| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Brassiophoenix | brass-ee-oh-FEE-niks | A date palm (phoenix) named for William Brass, 18th century English botanist and plant collector in Africa |
| Grammatophyllum | gram-at-oh-FILL-um | An intergeneric hybrid from the Greek gramen (grass) and phylon (leaf) |
| unibracteata | yoo-nee-brak-tee-AY-tuh | With one bract |
| pseudocristata | soo-doh-kris-TAY-tuh | False crest |
| filisecta | fil-ih-SEK-tuh | From the Latin fili- (threadlike) and sectus (divided) |
| pecten-aboriginus | PEK-ten ab-or-RIJ-i-nus | From the Latin pecten (comb) and aborigines (of the original inhabitants) |
| pecten-aboriginum | PEK-ten ab-or-RIJ-i-num | From the Latin pecten (comb) and aborigines (of the original inhabitants) |
| surinamense | sur-ih-nam-EN-see | Of or from Suriname (Surinam), South America |
| surinamensis | sur-ih-nam-EN-sis | Of or from Suriname (Surinam), South America |
| Zippelia | zip-PEL-lee-uh | named for Alexander Zippelius, 19th century botanist |
| Maxburretia | maks-bur-RET-ee-uh | Named for Max Burret, 20th century palm collector |
| Burretiokentia | bur-ret-ee-oh-KENT-ee-uh | Named for max Burret (20th century palm expert) and Kentia (referring to an old name for Howea forsteriana) |
| pennigerum | pen-NY-ger-um | Bearing feathers, referring to feather-like leaves |
| pennigera | pen-NY-ger-uh | Bearing feathers, referring to feather-like leaves |
| penniger | PEN-ny-ger | Bearing feathers, referring to feather-like leaves |
| Neomoorea | nee-oh-MOOR-ee-uh | Named for Frederick William Moore, 20th century British horticulturist |
| Barlia | BAR-lee-uh | Named for Sr. Jean-Baptiste Barla, 19th century French botanist who collected orchids in Brazil |
| atrans | AY-tranz | From the Greek a- (without) and trans (circulation), referring to the dark red-brown suffusions towards its apex |