| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| bispinosa | by-spin-OH-suh | Two-spined | | bispinosum | by-spin-OH-sum | Two-spined | | coronalis | kor-oh-NAL-is | From the Latin corona (crown) | | cruciatum | kruks-ee-AY-tum | Crossed | | cruciata | kruks-ee-AY-tuh | Crossed | | angulatum | ang-yoo-LAY-tum | Angular | | angulatus | ang-yoo-LAY-tus | Angular | | tuberculifera | tew-ber-kew-LIF-er-uh | With tubercles or bumps | | puberulum | pub-ER-uh-lum | With tiny hairs | | puberulus | pub-ER-uh-lus | With tiny hairs | | Burnettia | burn-ET-ee-uh | Named for Gilbert Thomas Burnett, 19th century professor of botany, the first at King's College, University of London | | Lyperanthus | ly-per-AN-thus | From the Greek, lyperos (mournful) and anthos (flower), referring to the fact that one species turns black after flowering | | megalaster | meg-AL-as-ter | Large star | | Marsdenia | mars-DEN-ee-uh | Named for William Marsden, 19th century secretary to the Admiralty, orientalist, traveller and plant collector |
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