| 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) |
