| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| brittonii | brit-TON-ee-eye | Named for Nathanial Lord Britton, or his wife Elizabeth Gertrude (Knight) Britton; both were early 20th century botanists |
| elymoides | el-ih-MOY-deez | Resembles Elymus (genus name meaning wild rye or lime grass) |
| austrotexana | oss-tro-teks-AN-a | South (southern) Texas (U.S.) |
| austrotexanum | oss-tro-teks-AN-um | South (southern) Texas (U.S.) |
| austrotexanus | oss-tro-teks-AN-us | South (southern) Texas (U.S.) |
| Syngonanthus | sin-gon-ANTH-us | From the Greek syngonos (joined together) and anthos (flower) |
| helleri | HEL-ler-ee | Named for Amos Arthur Heller, 20th century North American plant collector who discovered the species; also spelled hellerii |
| helleriana | hel-ler-ee-AY-na | Named for Amos Arthur Heller, 20th century North American plant collector |
| Helleria | hel-LER-ee-a | Named for Amos Arthur Heller, 20th century North American plant collector |
| hellerianum | hel-ler-ee-AY-num | Named for Amos Arthur Heller, 20th century North American plant collector |
| hellerianus | hel-ler-ee-AY-nus | Named for Amos Arthur Heller, 20th century North American plant collector |
| Masoala | mas-oh-AH-la | Of or from the Masoala Peninsula, in northeast Madagascar |
