| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| rzedowskii | re-DOW-skee-eye | Named for Dr. Jersy Rzedowski, professor of Botany at the University of Mexico |
| nubimontanus | noo-bee-MON-tan-us | Cloud-mountain, possibly referring to the high altitude of the native habitat |
| hongheensis | hong-ee-EN-sis | Of or from Honghe (Red River), near the species habitat in southeastern Yunnan |
| mejiae | mee-JEE-ay-ee | Named for Dr. Isidoro Meijia, from whose garden the plant was first collected and described |
| changjiangensis | chan-jyong-EN-sis | Of or from Chang Jiang (aka Yangtze) River, China |
| zeragozae | zar-ug-oh-ZAY-ee | Named for General Ignacio Seguín Zaragoza, 19th century general in the Mexican Army |
| parvibracteata | par-vee-brak-tee-AY-tuh | Small bracts |
| scyphifera | sky-fih-FER-uh | From the Greek skyphos (an ancient two-handled cup or beaker) and fera (bearing, bringing) |
| roezlii | ROZE-lee-eye | Named for collector Benedikt (aka Benito) Roezl, 19th century Czech who collected in Mexico and South America |
| Cyperaceae | sy-peer-AY-see-ee | The sedge (Cyperus) family |
| diguetii | dee-GWEE-tee-eye | Named for Leon Diguet, a 19th century French chemist who explored the pearl fisheries on Santa Catalina Island, California |
| Musella | mew-SEL-uh | Given its own genus name in the late 1970s, Musella is the diminutive of Musa (genus name for the banana) |
