| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Acmopyle | ak-mo-PY-lee | Pointed gate |
| Erythrodes | er-ry-THRO-deez | From the Latin erythros (red), the reference is obscure |
| abjecta | AB-jek-tuh | Rejected; thrown away |
| Torreya | TOR-ree-uh | Named for Dr. John Torrey, 19th century chemistry professor, American botanist and co-author (with Asa Gray) of The Flora of North America |
| uberior | OO-ber-ee-or | More fertile, rich (sometimes referring to soil), abundant |
| Buckleya | BUCK-lee-uh | Named for Samuel Botsford Buckley, 19th century American geologist |
| Gongora | GON-gor-uh | Named for Sr. Don Antonio Caballero y Gongora, 19th century Spanish Viceroy of New Granada and patron of botany |
| Homalomena | hom-al-oh-MEE-nuh | From the Greek homalos (flat) and mene (moon), an erroneous translation of the Malayan vernacular name |
| Elleanthus | el-lee-AN-thus | From the Greek elle (Helen of Troy) and anthos (flower) |
| acanthophora | a-kanth-oh-FOR-uh | Spine-bearing |
| acanthophorum | a-kanth-oh-FOR-um | Spine-bearing |
| acanthophorus | a-kanth-oh-FOR-us | Spine-bearing |
| umbelliformis | um-bel-IF-for-miss | In umbels |
| umbelliforme | um-bel-IF-for-me | In umbels |
| Calodendrum | kal-oh-DEN-drum | Beautiful tree |
