| 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 |
