| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| gibba | GIB-buh | Humped, swollen | | gibbum | GIB-bum | Humped, swollen | | gibbus | GIB-bus | Humped, swollen | | Nasella | nas-SEL-uh | From the Greek nassa (basket with a narrow neck) | | Myrsine | MER-sy-nee | From a Greek name for Myrtle, the name was subsequently transferred to this genus of trees and shrubs | | myrsinoides | mer-sy-NOY-deez | Resembling Myrsine (Greek name for myrtle) | | Purshia | PUR-shee-uh | Named for Fredrick Traugott Pursh, 19th century German botanist, collector and author who lved in America during the early 19th century | | Oxyria | ok-SY-ry-uh | From the Greek oxys (sharp), referring to the sharp or bitter taste | | Wollemia | wol-EM-ee-uh | Named for the Wollemi National Park, near Sydney, Australia | | Nyctocereus | nyk-toh-SER-ee-us | From the Greek nyktos (night) and cereus (cactus), referring to its habit of blooming at night | | baileyanum | 1: Named for Vernon Bailey, 20th century cactus collector, or Liberty Hyde Bailey, 20th century American professor of Horticulture at Cornell University
2: bay-lee-AY-num | Named for Frederick Manson Bailey, 19th century Australian botanist; or Frederick Marshman Bailey, 20th century explorer of Asia | | galvestonensis | gal-ves-ton-EN-sis | Of or from Galveston, Texas (U.S.) |
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