| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| lasioglossa |
las-ee-oh-GLOSS-a |
Woolly tongued |
| Tetraclinis |
tet-ra-KLY-niss |
From the Greek tetra (four) and kline (bed, or couch), referring to the scaled leaves are in whorls of four |
| Saussurea |
so-SUR-ree-a |
Named for Nicolas Theodore de Saussure, 19th century Swiss chemist and plant physiologist |
| pentagyna |
pen-ta-GY-na |
From the Greek pente (five) and gyne (woman, ovary) |
| pentagynum |
pen-ta-GY-num |
From the Greek pente (five) and gyne (woman, ovary) |
| pentagynus |
pen-ta-GY-nus |
From the Greek pente (five) and gyne (woman, ovary) |
| Hexalectris |
heks-a-LEK-triss |
From the Greek hex (six) and alectryon (rooster or cock), referring to the crests on the lip petal that resemble a cocks' comb |
| Xanthoria |
zan-tho-REE-a |
From the Greek xanthos (yellow), referring to the yellow color of the species |
| Pisonia |
py-SO-nee-a |
Possibly named for Willem Piso, 17th century Dutch traveller and pioneer physician in Brazil |
| pisoniana |
py-so-nee-AY-na |
Possibly named for Willem Piso, 17th century Dutch traveller and pioneer physician in Brazil |
| ritchiana |
rich-ee-AY-na |
Named for David Ritchie, 19th century Englishman who originally collected this species |
| Pinaropappus |
pin-ar-oh-PAP-us |
From the Greek pinaro (dirty, squalid) and pappus (bristles) |
| Tacitus |
TA-sit-us |
From the Latin tace (to be silent) |
| mannii |
MAN-nee-eye |
Named for Horace Mann Jr., 19th century American naturalist whose career was cut short by tuberculosis |
| Reinhardtia |
rein-HARD-tee-a |
Named to commemorate the Reinhardts, a family that included some prominent Danish biologists in the 19th century |
| Asterolasia |
as-ter-oh-LAY-see-a |
From the Greek aster (star) and lasios (hairy), referring to hairs on the leaves |
| limitanea |
lim-it-TAY-nee-a |
From the Latin, meaning on the border |
| limitaneum |
lim-it-AN-ee-um |
From the Latin, meaning on the border |
| limitaneus |
lim-it-AN-ee-us |
From the Latin, meaning on the border |
| ptycanthum |
ty-CANTH-um |
Folded flower |
| rujanensis |
roo-han-EN-sis |
Of or from the Rujan Planina, located in southern Serbia |
| oertendahlii |
er-ten-DAHL-ee-eye |
Named for Ivar Anders Oertendahl, 20th century Swedish horticulturist overseeing the University Botanial Gardens in Uppsala, Sweden |
| heyderi |
HEY-der-eye |
Named for Eduard Heyder, 19th century German cactus collector |
| nigritellus |
ny-grih-TELL-us |
Diminutive form of nigra (black) |
| spooneri |
SPOON-er-eye |
Named for Hermann Spooner, 20th century botanist with Messrs. Veitch at Chelsea |
| burejaeticum |
bur-RAY-tee-kum |
Of or from the Bureja (Bureya) mountains in eastern Siberia |
| bitchiuense |
bee-chyoo-EN-see |
Of or from the Bitchiu province of Japan |
| bitchiuensis |
bee-chyoo-EN-sis |
Of or from the Bitchiu province of Japan |
| bulbocodius |
bulb-oh-KOD-ee-us |
Woolly bulb |
| bissetiana |
bis-set-ee-AY-na |
Named for James Bisset, early 20th century American fern collector |
| tyermannii |
ty-er-MAN-ee-eye |
Alternate spelling for tyermanii; named for John Simpson Tyerman, 19th century curator of the Liverpool Botanic Gardens. |
| illinoinensis |
il-ih-no-in-EN-sis |
Of or from Ilinois; also spelled illinoensis and illinoiensis |
| subdenudata |
sub-dee-noo-DAY-ta |
Partially naked or almost leafless |
| subdenudatum |
sub-dee-noo-DAY-tum |
Partially naked or almost leafless |
| subdenudatus |
sub-dee-noo-DAY-tus |
Partially naked or almost leafless |
| Letharia |
leth-AY-ree-a |
From the Latin, meaning lethal or poisonous |
| wissmannii |
wiss-MAHN-nee-eye |
Named for Hermann Wilhelm Leopold Ludwig von Wissmann, 19th century German-born explorer in Africa |
| Wissmannia |
wiss-MAHN-nee-a |
Named for Hermann Wilhelm Leopold Ludwig von Wissmann, 19th century German-born explorer in Africa |
| wissmanniana |
wiss-mahn-nee-AY-na |
Named for Hermann Wilhelm Leopold Ludwig von Wissmann, 19th century German-born explorer in Africa |
| Richtersveldia |
rik-ters-VELD-ee-a |
Of or from the Richtersveld area of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa |
| richtersveldensis |
rik-ters-veld-EN-sis |
Of or from the Richtersveld area of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa |
| erectiflora |
e-rek-tih-FLOR-a |
Upright (erect) flower |
| erectiflorum |
e-rek-tih-FLOR-um |
Upright (erect) flower |
| erectiflorus |
e-rek-tih-FLOR-us |
Upright (erect) flower |
| umdausensis |
um-daus-EN-sis |
From the Umdaus area of the Richtersveld, South Africa |
| umdausense |
um-daus-EN-see |
From the Umdaus area of the Richtersveld, South Africa |
| Boophone |
bo-OFF-on-ee |
One of the four spellings given to this genus by William Herbert in the early 1800s (alternate spellings are Boophane, Buphane, and Buphone) |
| Orchidaceae |
or-kid-AY-see-ay |
The Orchid family, from the Latin orchis |
| Hemerocallidaceae |
hem-er-oh-kal-id-AY-see-ay |
The Hemerocallis (beautiful for a day) family |
| Gesneriaceae |
jes-ner-ee-AY-see-ay |
The Gesneria family, named for Conrad von Gessner |
| Nymphaeaceae |
nim-fee-AY-see-ay |
The Nymphaea (water-lily) family |
| Proteaceae |
pro-tee-AY-see-ay |
The Protea family |
| Begoniaceae |
be-gon-ee-AY-see-ay |
The Begonia family, named for Micheal Begon |
| Myrtaceae |
mir-TAY-see-ay |
The Myrtle family |
| Polemoniaceae |
po-le-moH-nee-AY-see-ay |
The Polemonium family, named for Polemon, a second century Greek philosopher |
| Moraceae |
mor-AY-see-ay |
The Morus (mulberry) family |
| pitardii |
pit-ARD-ee-eye |
Possibly named for Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard-Briau, 20th century French plant collector and botanist |
| calyculata |
kal-ee-kuh-LAY-ta |
Having a little calyx |
| calyculatum |
kaly-lee-kuh-LAY-tum |
Having a little calyx |
| calyculatus |
kal-ee-kuh-LAY-tus |
Having a little calyx |
| ascyron |
as-SY-ron |
From the Greek askyron, referring to a species of Hypericum |
