| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| latissimifolia | la-tiss-im-ih-FOH-lee-a | Very wide leaves |
| latissimifolius | la-tiss-im-ih-FOH-lee-us | Very wide leaves |
| insulara | in-soo-LAIR-a | Referring to islands |
| insularum | in-soo-LAIR-um | Referring to islands |
| huastecana | was-tek-AH-na | Referring to the Huasteca region of Mexico |
| huastecanum | was-tek-AH-num | Referring to the Huasteca region of Mexico |
| katherinae | 1: Named for Mrs. Katherine L. Clint (wife of Morris Clint); Katherine Hawkes Chatham, or Mrs. Katherine K. Muller
2: KATH-er-in-ay | Named for various women named Katherine, including Lady Katherine Saunders, 19th century English collector and botanical artist |
| morrisclintii | mor-ris-KLINT-ee-eye | Named for Morris Clint, 20th century self-taught botanist and horticulturist in Texas (U.S.) |
| refugiensis | ref-yooj-ee-EN-sis | Variant spelling of refugioensis, meaning of or from Refugio, in southeastern Texas; the name means refuge |
| refugioensis | ref-yooj-ee-oh-EN-sis | Of or from Refugio, in southeastern Texas; the name means refuge |
| simpsonii | simp-SON-ee-eye | Commemorates various Simpsons, one being James H. Simpson, 19th century explorer with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers |
| subflava | sub-FLAY-va | From the Latin sub (under, below, or becoming) and flavus (yellow) |
| subflavum | sub-FLAY-va | From the Latin sub (under, below, or becoming) and flavus (yellow) |
| treatiae | TREET-ee-ay | Named for Mary Lua Adelia Davis Treat, early 20th century American botanist and scientist |
| addisonii | ad-dis-SON-ee-eye | Named for Judge Addison Brown, 19th century New York politician and supporter of the New York Botanical Garden |
| caudigerella | kaw-dee-ger-EL-a | Diminutive of caudiger (to bear a tail) |
| caudiger | KAW-dee-ger | Bearing a tail |
| caudigera | kaw-DEE-ger-a | Bearing a tail |
| caudigerum | kaw-DEE-ger-um | Bearing a tail |
| sibiricus | sy-BEER-ih-kus | Variant of sibericus, meaning of or from Siberia |
| naureeniae | nor-EEN-ee-ay | Named for Mrs. Naureen Adele Cole, wife of Desmond T. Cole, 21st century South African botanist specializing in Lithops |
| cupulispathum | kup-uh-li-SPAY-tham | Having a cup-shaped spathe |
| whitelockiana | white-lok-ee-AH-na | Named for Loran M. Whitelock, present-day author, expert and collector of cycads |
| pyriformis | py-rih-FORM-iss | Shaped like a pear (Pyrus is the ancient name for Pear) |
| pyriforme | py-rih-FORM-ee | Shaped like a pear (Pyrus is the ancient name for Pear) |
| Pyrrhanthus | pyr-ranth-us | With flaming red flowers |
| pyrrhantha | pyr-ranth-a | With flaming red flowers |
| pyrrhoanthum | pyr-ro-ANTH-um | With flaming red flowers |
| max | maks | From the Latin, maximum |
| Alectryon | a-LEK-tree-on | From the Greek lektron (rooster; that which gets you out of bed); name of a figure in Greek mythology |
| astonii | as-TON-ee-eye | Named for Bernard Cracroft Aston, 20th century agricultural chemist who collected the plant in New Zealand |
| albicoma | al-bee-KOH-ma | With white hair |
| albicomum | al-bee-KOH-mum | With white hair |
| albicomus | al-bee-KOH-mus | With white hair |
| unica | YOO-nih-ka | Unique |
| unicum | YOO-nih-kum | Unique |
| trojana | tro-JA-na | Of Troy (ancient city in Asia Turkey) |
| trojanum | tro-JA-num | Of Troy (ancient city in Asia Turkey) |
| trojanus | tro-JA-nus | Of Troy (ancient city in Asia Turkey) |
| ruthenica | ru-THEN-ih-ka | Referring to Ruthenia, a region of European Russia |
| ruthenicum | ru-THEN-ih-kum | Referring to Ruthenia, a region of European Russia |
| ruthenicus | ru-THEN-ih-kus | Referring to Ruthenia, a region of European Russia |
| celastrina | see-LASS-trin-a | Resembles Celatrus (genus name from the ancient Greek kelastros, the name of another tree) |
| celastrinum | see-LASS-trin-um | Resembles Celatrus (genus name from the ancient Greek kelastros, the name of another tree) |
| celastroides | see-lass-TROY-deez | Resembles Celatrus (genus name from the ancient Greek kelastros, the name of another tree) |
| x belladonna | bel-la-DON-na | Hybrid meaning beautiful lady |
| x elegantissima | el-ee-gan-TISS-ee-muh | Hybrid meaning most elegant |
| fornicata | forn-ih-KAH-ta | From the Latin fornicatus, meaning vaulted |
| fornicatum | forn-ih-KAH-tum | From the Latin fornicatus, meaning vaulted |
| fornicatus | forn-ih-KAH-tus | From the Latin word, meaning vaulted |
| pyrenaea | peer-en-AY-a | Of or from the Pyrenees Mountains, located between Spain and France (they were named for a lover of Hercules buried there) |
| pyrenaeum | peer-en-AY-um | Of or from the Pyrenees Mountains, located between Spain and France (they were named for a lover of Hercules buried there) |
| pyrenaeus | peer-en-AY-us | Of or from the Pyrenees Mountains, located between Spain and France (they were named for a lover of Hercules buried there) |
| tibetana | ti-bet-AH-na | Referring to Tibet |
| tibetanum | ti-bet-AH-num | Referring to Tibet |
| tibetanus | ti-bet-AH-nus | Referring to Tibet |
| ladakhiana | la-dak-ee-AH-na | Referring to Ladakh, Kashmir (in the Himalayan mountains) |
| mooreana | moor-ee-AH-na | Named for Frederick William Moore, 20th century British horticulturist and director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Edinburgh |
| sexangulare | seks-an-gew-LAIR-ee | Six-angled |
| sexangularis | seks-an-gew-LAIR-iss | Six-angled |
