| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Mycelis | my-SEE-lis | An ancient name; the derivation is obscure |
| ceterach | KET-er-ak | Possibly an Arabic or Celtic word originaly applied to this plant |
| longiglandulosa | lon-jee-gland-yoo-LOH-sa | Having long glands |
| longiglandulosum | lon-jee-gland-yoo-LOH-sum | Having long glands |
| longiglandulosus | lon-jee-gland-yoo-LOH-sus | Having long glands |
| Schismatoglottis | skiz-ma-toh-GLOT-iss | From the Greek schismas (cleft or tear) and glotta (tongue), referring to the separation of the tongue-like spathe from the persistent tubular basal part |
| hassleri | HASS-ler-ee | Named for Emile Hassler, 20th century Swiss plant collector |
| lucayana | loo-kay-AH-na | Referring to Port Lucaya, Grand Bahamas Island |
| lucayanum | loo-kay-AH-num | Referring to Port Lucaya, Grand Bahamas Island |
| lucayanus | loo-kay-AH-nus | Referring to Port Lucaya, Grand Bahamas Island |
| fuscescens | fus-KES-enz | Becoming brown or dusky |
| forskalii | for-SKOL-ee-eye | Possibly named for Pehr Forsskal, 18th century Swedish botanist and plant collector |
| deneversiana | de-nev-ers-ee-AH-na | Named for Gregory C. DeNevers, 21st century American botanist and palm specialist |
| uxoris | uks-OR-iss | Pertaining to or befitting a wife; to whom it specifically refers remains obscure |
| schottkyana | shot-key-AH-na | Named for Ernst Max Schottky |
| sapotaefolia | sa-poh-tee-FOH-lee-a | Having foliage like Sapota (genus name from the South American vernacular name; also spelled zapota) |
| muhlenbergii | mew-len-BERG-gee-eye | Named for Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg, 19th century American botanist and Lutheran minister in Pennsylvania (U.S.) He specialized in grasses |
| muhlenbergiana | mew-len-berg-ee-AH-na | Named for Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg, 19th century American botanist and Lutheran minister in Pennsylvania (U.S.) He specialized in grasses |
| muhlenbergianum | mew-len-berg-ee-AH-num | Named for Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg, 19th century American botanist and Lutheran minister in Pennsylvania (U.S.) He specialized in grasses |
| Pithecoctenium | pith-ee-kok-TEN-ee-um | From the Greek pithekos (ape or monkey) and ctenion (comb), referring to the spiny fruit |
