| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| horridispathus | hor-rid-ih-SPAY-thus | Prickly or bristly spathe |
| horridispatha | hor-rid-ih-SPAY-tha | Prickly or bristly spathe |
| horridispathum | hor-rid-ih-SPAY-thum | Prickly or bristly spathe |
| Brongniartikentia | bron-yart-ee-KENT-ee-uh | Named for Adolphe Théodore Brongniart, 19th century French botanist, and Kentia, an outdated name for Howea |
| Brongniartia | bron-YART-ee-uh | Named for Adolphe Théodore Brongniart, 19th century French botanist |
| victoria-reginae | vik-TOR-ee-uh ree-JIN-ay-ee | Alternate spelling of victoriae-reginae; named for Queen Victoria, 19th century monarch of Great Britain |
| distans | DIS-tans | Separating |
| victoriae-reginae | vik-TOR-ee-ay ree-JIN-ay-ee | Named for Queen Victoria, 19th century monarch of Great Britain; also frequently spelled victoria-reginae |
| scelerata | skel-er-RAY-tuh | Hurtful or wicked |
| sceleratus | skel-er-RAY-tus | Hurtful or wicked |