| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| paucispinus | paw-ke-SPY-nus | Few spines |
| neohorstii | nee-oh-HORST-ee-eye | New horstii (species named for Leopoldo Horst, 21st century Brazilian plant collector) |
| memorialis | mem-or-ee-AL-is | In remembrance |
| hamatacantha | ham-at-uh-KAN-tha | From the Greek hamatus (hooked) and ákantha (thorn or spine) |
| hamatacanthus | ham-at-uh-KAN-thus | From the Greek hamatus (hooked) and ákantha (thorn or spine) |
| bacciflava | bak-uh-FLAY-vuh | With yellow berries |
| Funkia | FUNK-ee-uh | Named for Henrich Christian Funck, 19th century German botanist |
| gagnepainii | gan-ye-PAYN-ee-eye | Named for Francois R Gagnepain, 18th century French botanist |
| tenuior | ten-yoo-ee-or | Very thin; slender |
| Pinaceae | py-NAY-see | Family name for Pines |
| chrysoglossa | kris-oh-GLOS-uh | Golden-tongued |
| Chrysoglossum | kris-oh-GLOS-um | Golden-tongued |
| ligtu | LIG-too | Chilean vernacular name for this plant |
| dasylirioides | das-il-lir-ee-OY-deez | Resembles Dasylirion (genus name from the Greek dasys, thick and lirion, lily) |
| submersa | sub-MER-suh | Under water |
| submersum | sub-MER-sum | Under water |
