| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Aporostylis | a-por-oh-STY-lis | Impenetrable style |
| Adenathellum | a-den-uh-THEL-um | Little gland flower |
| Pithecellobium | pith-eh-sell-LOH-bee-um | From the Greek pithekos (ape or monkey) and ellobion (earring) |
| Cyrtorchis | SIR-tor-kiss | From the Greek kyrtos (arched) and Orchis (shaped like a testicle) |
| acaulescens | a-kaw-LES-enz | Becoming stemless |
| saggitalis | saj-ih-TAY-liss | Arrow-like |
| sagittale | saj-ih-TAY-lee | Arrow-like |
| Brevoortia | bre-VOOR-tee-uh | Named for James Carson Brevoort, 19th century American naturalist of the New York State University |
| Chiogenes | ky-oh-JEN-eez | From the Greek chion (snow) and genos (offspring), referring to the snow-white berries |
| Humea | HEW-mee-uh | Named for Lady Amelia Hume, wife of Sir Abraham Hume of Wormleybury, Hertfordshire, and 19th century pupil of J. E. Smith |
| Amphipterum | am-fee-TER-um | From the Greek amphi (double) and pteron (wing) |
| Coronopus | koh-RON-oh-pus | From the Greek korone (crown) and pous (foot), referring to the cleft leaves |
| crux-maltae | kruks MAL-tay | Maltese cross |
