| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| parvisetus | par-vee-SET-us | Small bristles |
| gerloffii | ger-LOF-ee-eye | Named for Norbert Gerloff |
| bealii | BEEL-lee-eye | Variant spelling of bealei, named by Robert Fortune for Thomas C Beale |
| frangulum | FRANG-yoo-lum | Ancient Greek name; possibly meaning a tree with fragile wood |
| frangulus | FRANG-yoo-lus | Ancient Greek name; possibly meaning a tree with fragile wood |
| serratipetala | ser-rat-ih-PET-uh-luh | With serrated (toothed) petals |
| Hippomane | hip-oh-MAN-ee | From the Greek hippomanes, an herb that drives horses mad or poisons them; or of which they are madly fond |
| toxochila | toks-oh-KY-luh | Poison-lip |
| placentiforme | pla-sent-ih-FOR-mee | From the Latin (flat cake), referring tot he flat and circular shape |
| Telosma | tel-OHS-muh | From the Greek tele (far) and osme (smell), referring to the distance over which the scent carries |
| iridescens | ir-id-ES-enz | Becoming iridescent (from the Latin iridis, meaning the rainbow) |
| subgibbosa | sub-gib-BOH-suh | Having a small or slightly swollen hump |
