| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Pyrolirion |
py-ro-LIR-ee-on |
From the Greek pyr (fire) and lirion (lily), in reference to the color of the flowers |
| hahniana |
hahn-ee-AY-na |
Named for Hahn; the specific honoree is unknown |
| hahnianum |
hahn-ee-AY-num |
Named for Hahn; the specific honoree is unknown |
| hahnianus |
hahn-ee-AY-nus |
Named for Hahn; the specific honoree is unknown |
| hahnii |
HAHN-ee-eye |
Named for Hahn; the specific honoree is unknown |
| Hahnia |
HAHN-ee-a |
Named for Hahn; the specific honoree is unknown |
| hildebrandii |
hil-de-BRAND-ee-eye |
Named for Friedrich Hildebrand, 19th century German botanist |
| hildebrandiana |
hil-de-brand-ee-AY-na |
Named for Mr. A.H. Hildebrand, early 20th century British plant collector in India |
| Chaenorhinum |
kee-nor-RYE-num |
Split nose (snout), referring to the flower's shape; also spelled Chaenorrhinum |
| prattii |
PRAT-tee-eye |
Named for Antwerp E. Pratt, 19th century British zoologist and explorer in China |
| wattsii |
WATS-ee-eye |
Named for the Reverend William Walter Watts, early 20th century Australian botanist |
| scheidweileri |
shide-wy-ler-eye |
Named for Michael Joseph François Scheidweiler, 19th century Belgian botanist and taxonomist |
| Campyloneurum |
kam-py-loh-NOOR-um |
From the Greek kampylos (curved) and neuron (nerve), referring to the venation |
| oenotheroides |
ee-no-ther-OY-deez |
Resembling Oenothera (genus name meaning wine-scented) |
| Gastrolea |
gas-TROH-lee-a |
Intergeneric cross between Gasteria and Aloe |
| Sasaella |
sa-sa-EL-la |
Diminutive of Sasa, the Japanese name for this plant |
| bitchuensis |
bee-chyoo-EN-sis |
Of or from the Bitchiu province of Japan; also spelled bitchiuensis |
| Micranthocereus |
my-kranth-oh-SER-ee-us |
From the Greek mikros (small), anthos (flower) and cereus (torch) |
| masamuneana |
mas-a-mun-ee-AY-na |
Named for Genkei Masamune, 20th century Japanese botanist |
| eichleriana |
ike-ler-ee-AY-na |
Named for Wilhelm Eichler, German plant collector who discovered the species of tulip; August Wilhelm Eichler, 19th century German professor of Botany |
| eichlerianum |
ike-ler-ee-AY-num |
Named for Wilhelm Eichler, German plant collector who discovered the species of tulip; August Wilhelm Eichler, 19th century German professor of Botany |
| eichlerianus |
ike-ler-ee-AY-nus |
Named for Wilhelm Eichler, German plant collector who discovered the species of tulip; August Wilhelm Eichler, 19th century German professor of Botany |
| Rothmannia |
roth-MAN-ee-a |
Named for Dr. Goran (latinized to Georgius) Rothman, 18th century Swedish botanist |
| tucumanensis |
tu-ku-man-EN-sis |
Of or from the Tucuman province in Argentina |
| tucumanense |
tu-ku-man-EN-see |
Of or from the Tucuman province in Argentina |
| dovrensis |
dov-REN-sis |
Of or from the Dovre mountain region in Norway |
| dovrense |
dov-REN-see |
Of or from the Dovre mountain region in Norway |
| sloteri |
SLO-ter-eye |
Named for Logan Sloter, who crossed Quamoclit coccinea with Q. vulgaris to create this hybrid species |
| Alsobia |
al-SO-bee-a |
From the Greek alsos (grove or forest) and bios (life), referring to the plant's epiphytic habitat in the forest |
| Toxicoscordion |
toks-ee-ko-SKOR-dee-on |
Poisonous garlic |
| Talbotia |
tal-BOT-ee-a |
Named for William Henry Fox Talbot, a 19th century British pioneer in modern photography and plant collector |
| talbotii |
tal-BOT-ee-eye |
Named for William Henry Fox Talbot, a 19th century British pioneer in modern photography and plant collector |
| talbotiana |
tal-bot-ee-AY-na |
Named for William Henry Fox Talbot, a 19th century British pioneer in modern photography and plant collector |
| talbotianum |
tal-bot-ee-AY-num |
Named for William Henry Fox Talbot, a 19th century British pioneer in modern photography and plant collector |
| talbotianus |
tal-bot-ee-AY-nus |
Named for William Henry Fox Talbot, a 19th century British pioneer in modern photography and plant collector |
| Samolus |
sam-OH-lus |
The ancient Latin name for this plant; possibly of Celtic origin |
| bowiei |
BOW-ee-eye |
Named for James Bowie, 19th century British botanist and plant collector for the Kew Gardens |
| Acis |
AY-sis |
Pointed, sharp |
| mangostana |
man-go-STA-na |
Latinized from the Indo-malayan vernacular name for the Mangosteen plant |
| mangostanus |
man-go-STA-nus |
Latinized from the Indo-malayan vernacular name for the Mangosteen plant |
| introloba |
in-tro-LOH-ba |
Within lobes, referring to the distinctive basal lobes |
| lessoniana |
les-son-ee-AY-na |
Named for René Primevère Lesson, 19th century French botanist and surgeon |
| lessonianum |
les-son-ee-AY-num |
Named for René Primevère Lesson, 19th century French botanist and surgeon |
| lessonii |
les-SON-ee-eye |
Named for René Primevère Lesson, 19th century French botanist and surgeon |
| reineckii |
ry-NEK-ee-eye |
Named for Eduard Martin Reineck, 20th century Australian plant collector |
| rhopalophylla |
rope-a-lo-FIL-la |
Having club-shaped leaves |
| bettzickiana |
bet-zik-ee-AY-na |
Named for August Bettzick, a 19th century German gardener |
| huntii |
HUNT-ee-eye |
Named for David Richard Hunt, 21st century English botanist and taxonomist |
| huntiana |
hunt-ee-AY-na |
Named for Hunt; the specific honoree is unclear |
| huntianum |
hunt-ee-AY-num |
Named for Hunt; the specific honoree is unclear |
| huntianus |
hunt-ee-AY-nus |
Named for Hunt; the specific honoree is unclear |
| Fieldia |
FEELD-ee-a |
Named for Justice Barron Field, 19th century English barrister |
| Rhopalostylis |
rope-a-lo-STY-lis |
From the Greek rhopalon (club) and stylis (pillar), referring to the club-shaped spadix |
| pectinoides |
pek-tin-OY-deez |
Resembling Pectinaria |
| Couropita |
koo-roo-PEE-ta |
Latinized form of the French Guiana vernacular name, kouroupitoumou |
| shennongjiaensis |
shen-non-zhe-EN-sis |
Of or from the Shennongjia Reserve, china |
| Semiarundinaria |
semi-ee-ar-run-din-NAY-ree-a |
From the Latin semi (half) and Arundinaria (genus name meaning reed) |
| Shibataea |
she-bat-ee-a |
Named for Keita Shibata, 20th century Japanese botanist |
| hirtzii |
HIRTZ-ee-eye |
Named for Alexander C. Hirtz, orchid collector and horticulturist in Ecuador |
| Glyptopleura |
glip-to-PLOOR-a |
From the Greek glypto (carved or engraved) and pleura (side or rib) |
| Allomorphia |
al-lo-MOR-fee-a |
From the Greek allos (other) and morphe (form) |
| farnsworthianus |
farns-worth-ee-AY-nus |
Named for Evalyn Lucille Klein Farnsworth, 20th century California rancher and amateur botanist |
| Fordiophyton |
ford-ee-oh-FY-ton |
A 19th century genus name commemorating Ford (possibly Charles Ford); phyton is Greek for plant |
| Osbeckia |
os-BEK-ee-a |
Named for Pehr Osbeck, 18th century Swedish explorer and naturalist |
| novae-zealandiae |
NO-vay zee-LAN-dee-ay |
Of or from New Zealand; also spelled novae-zelandiae |
| Chamaeranthemum |
kam-er-RAN-the-mum |
From the Greek chamai (dwarf) and Eranthemum (genus name meaning beautiful flower); also spelled Chameranthemum |
| chapadense |
chap-a-DEN-see |
Of or from the Chapada dos Veadeiros, and also honors the Chapadense family of Goias, Brazil |
| chapadensis |
chap-a-DEN-sis |
Of or from the Chapada dos Veadeiros, and also honors the Chapadense family of Goias, Brazil |
| boissieriana |
boy-see-er-ee-AY-na |
Named for Pierre Edmond Boissier, 19th century Swiss botanist |
| boissierianum |
boy-see-er-ee-AY-num |
Named for Pierre Edmond Boissier, 19th century Swiss botanist |
| boissierianus |
boy-see-er-ee-AY-nus |
Named for Pierre Edmond Boissier, 19th century Swiss botanist |
| christiansenianum |
kris-tan-sen-ee-AY-num |
Named for Hans Christiansen, orchid grower in Denmark |
| sugerokii |
soo-ger-OH-kee-eye |
Named for Mizutani Sugeroku, 19th century Japanese collaborator with Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold |
| Daveaua |
da-VO-ee-a |
Named for Jules Alexandre Daveau, 20th century botanist |
| daveauana |
da-vo-ee-AY-na |
Named for Jules Alexandre Daveau, 20th century botanist |
| daveauanum |
da-vo-ee-AY-num |
Named for Jules Alexandre Daveau, 20th century botanist |
| daveauanus |
da-vo-ee-AY-nus |
Named for Jules Alexandre Daveau, 20th century botanist |
| Mascagnia |
mas-KAYN-ee-a |
Possibly named for Paolo Mascagni, 18th century Italian scientist |
| pseudolycopodioides |
soo-do-ly-ko-po-dee-OY-deez |
False lycopodiodes (a species that resembles Lycopodium) |
| Chorizanthe |
kor-i-ZAN-thee |
From the Greek chorizo (divide) and anthos (flower) |
| Notelaea |
no-TE-lee-a |
From the Greek nothos (false) and Olea (olive genus) |
