| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| coromandeliana | kor-oh-man-del-ee-AY-na | Of or from the Coromandel coast, India |
| coromandelianum | kor-oh-man-del-ee-AY-num | Of or from the Coromandel coast, India |
| coromandelianus | kor-oh-man-del-ee-AY-nus | Of or from the Coromandel coast, India |
| Malacothamnus | mal-a-ko-THAM-nus | From the Greek malakos (soft) and thamnos (shrub) |
| antidysenterica | an-tee-dis-en-TER-ee-ka | Anti-dysentery, referring to its medicinal properties for treating this intestinal infection |
| antidysentericum | an-tee-dis-en-TER-ee-kum | Anti-dysentery, referring to its medicinal properties for treating this intestinal infection |
| nyctaginoides | nyk-ta-jee-NOY-deez | Resembles four o'clocks (nyctaginea means night-blooming) |
| Schoenocaulon | skee-no-KAW-lon | From the Greek schoinos (rush, reed) and caulos (stem) |
| leptospermus | lep-toh-SPER-mus | From the Greek leptos (slender) and sperma (seed) |
| gratioloides | gra-tee-oh-LOY-deez | Resembles Gratiola (genus name meaning pleasant, agreeable) |
| culinaris | kul-in-AY-riss | From the Latin culina, referring to the kitchen (or food) |
| napiforme | nap-ih-FORM-ee | Turnip-shaped |
| napiformis | nap-ih-FORM-iss | Turnip-shaped |
| Scleria | SKLER-ee-a | From the Greek skleros (hard, referring to the stony nutlet |
| Limnodea | lim-NO-dee-a | Resembling Limnas (a similar Eurasian genus; from the Greek word for stagnant pool or swamp) |