| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| tridactylites | try-dak-til-EYE-tees | Having three fingers |
| manniana | mahn-ee-AY-na | Named for Gustav Mann, German-born gardener who gardened at the Royal Botanic Garden |
| sartorii | sar-TOR-ee-eye | Named for Joseph Sartori, 19th century German apothecary and botanist |
| clayii | KLAY-ee-eye | Named for Horace Freestone Clay, botanist and author in Hawaii (U.S.) |
| Urena | ur-EE-na | Stinging |
| maurorum | mor-OR-um | Of the Moors |
| thorelii | thor-el-ee-eye | Named for Dr. Clovis Thorel, 19th century French botanist and physician |
| staticoides | sta-ti-KO-ih-deez | Resembles Statice |
| corzoi | KOR-zo-eye | Named for Corzo; the specifci honoree is unclear |
| metziae | METZ-ee-ay | Named for Metz; the specific honoree is unclear |
| portellae | por-TEL-la-ee | Named for Francisco Portella, 18th century physician from Rio de Janeiro; known for the plants he shipped to Kew in Wardian cases |
| pentanthos | pent-AN-thos | From the Greek pente (five) and anthos (flower) |
| hermonthica | her-MON-thee-ka | Of or from Armant (Greek name is Hermonthis), in Egypt |
| robertii | rob-ERT-ee-eye | Named for Robert Thorbjorn Porsild, 19th century naturalist and plant collector |
| semitriloba | sem-ee-try-LO-ba | From the Greek semi (half) and triloba (three-lobed) |
| Sprengelia | spreng-EL-ee-a | Named for Kurt (Curtius) Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, 19th century German botanist and physician |
| sprengelioides | spreng-el-ee-OY-deez | Resembles Sprengelia (genus named for Kurt (Curtius) Polycarp Joachim Sprengel) |
| Orites | OR-eye-teez | From the Greek oros (mountain) and ites (native, resident) |
| continentis | kon-tin-EN-tis | Of the continent; mainland |
| aristulata | ar-is-tuh-LAY-ta | Having short bristles |
| aristulatum | ar-is-tuh-LAY-tum | Having short bristles |
| aristulatus | ar-is-tuh-LAY-tus | Having short bristles |
| vanniekerkiae | van-nie-KERK-ee-ay | Named for G. van Niekerk, 20th century cactus collector in South Africa |
| shikokianum | si-ko-kee-AH-num | Of or from Shikoku, in southern Japan |
| shokanbetsuensis | sho-kan-bet-chyoo-EN-sis | Of or from Mt. Shokanbetsu in Teshio on the island of Hokkaido |
| phyllochlamys | fil-lo-KLAM-iss | From the Greek phyllon (leaf) and chlamys (cloak) |
| Prosartes | pro-SAR-teez | From the Greek word meaning fastened, referring to the way the fruit parts are attached |
| prosartema | pro-sar-TEE-ma | From the Greek word meaning fastened, referring to the way the fruit parts are attached |
| Mexipedium | meks-ih-PEE-dee-um | From Mexico (the place of origin) and podion (foot or slipper), referring to the shape of the flower |
| sulawesii | su-la-WES-ee-eye | From South Sulawes, an orchid-shaped island in Indonesia |
| exstaminodium | eks-stam-in-OH-dee-um | Having prominent stamen |
| exstaminodia | eks-stam-in-OH-dee-a | Having prominent stamen |
| sparganifolia | spar-gan-ih-FOH-lee-a | From the Greek spargan (to swell) and folia (leaves) |
| sparganifolium | spar-gan-ih-FOH-lee-um | From the Greek spargan (to swell) and folia (leaves) |
| sparganifolius | spar-gan-ih-FOH-lee-us | From the Greek spargan (to swell) and folia (leaves) |
| xerophyticum | zer-oh-FY-tee-kum | Preferring dry conditions |
| xerophyticus | zer-oh-FY-tee-kus | Preferring dry conditions |
| xerophytica | zer-oh-FY-tee-ka | Preferring dry conditions |
| msinganus | ms-ing-AY-nus | Of or from the Msinga district of Natal |
| Guazuma | gwa-ZOO-ma | Latinized from the Mexican vernacular name guasima (guacima) |
| capituliflora | ka-pit-ul-ih-FLOR-a | Diminutive of capitata (head), referring to the petite flower head |
| capituliflorum | ka-pit-ul-ih-FLOR-um | Diminutive of capitata (head), referring to the petite flower head |
| capituliflorus | ka-pit-ul-ih-FLOR-us | Diminutive of capitata (head), referring to the petite flower head |
| rheophila | re-oh-FY-la | From the Greek rheo (stream, current, flowing) and philos (loving) |
| rheophilus | re-oh-FY-lus | From the Greek rheo (stream, current, flowing) and philos (loving) |
| Gonocarpus | gon-oh-KAR-pus | Angled fruit |
| gonocarpa | gon-oh-KAR-pa | Angled fruit |
| gonocarpum | gon-oh-KAR-pum | Angled fruit |
| regelii | re-GEE-lee-eye | Named for Eduard August von Regel, 19th century German botanist and superintendent of the botanic garden at St. Petersburg, Russia |
| fuerstenbergii | furs-ten-BERG-ee-eye | Named for the Prince of. Fuerstenberg, from whose garden the plant was obtained |
| armitii | arm-IT-ee-eye | Named for William Edington de. Margrat Armit , 19th century Belgian-born naturalist and explorer in Queensland and Papua New Guinea |
| appletonianum | ap-pel-ton-ee-AY-num | Named for W.M. Appleton, who was first to flowe the species in Europe |
| X Sorbopyrus | sor-bo-PY-rus | Intergeneric cross between Sorbus (ash genus) and Pyrus (pear genus) |
| dyeri | 1: Named for Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, 19th century director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
2: DY-er-eye | Named for Robert Allen Dyer, 20th century South African botanist and taxonomist |
| Lycopus | LY-ko-pus | Wolf's foot |
| auricularis | aw-rik-yoo-LAR-iss | Of the ear |
| auriculare | aw-rik-yoo-LAR-ee | Of the ear |
| Nananthus | na-NAN-thus | Dwarf flower |
| malipoense | mal-ih-po-EN-see | Of or from Malipo, North Vietnam |
| malipoensis | mal-ih-po-EN-sis | Of or from Malipo, North Vietnam |
| hermonis | HER-mon-is | Of or from the Mt. Hermon area, a small range of mountains in the Middle East |
| charitopes | kar-ih-TO-pees | Graceful stalk |
| amana | a-MAN-a | Of the Amanus Mountains |
| amanum | a-MAN-um | Of the Amanus Mountains |
| platypetala | plat-ee-PET-uh-la | Broad-petalled |
| platypetalum | plat-ee-PET-uh-lum | Broad-petalled |
| platypetalus | plat-ee-PET-uh-lus | Broad-petalled |
| Rojasianthe | ro-ha-see-ANTH-ee | Named for Ulises Rojas, professor of botany and Director of the Jardin Botanico de Guatemala |
| shensiensis | shen-see-EN-sis | Of or from Shensi, a province in China |
| shensiense | shen-see-EN-see | Of or from Shensi, a province in China |
| umbricola | um-bree-KO-la | Dweller of shady places |
| umbricolum | um-bree-KO-lum | Dweller of shady places |
| umbricolus | um-bree-KO-lus | Dweller of shady places |
| stygiana | sty-jee-AY-na | Dark, gloomy |
| praelonga | pray-LONG-a | Growing long and slender; lance-like |
| praelongum | pree-LONG-um | Growing long and slender; lance-like |
| praelongus | pree-LONG-us | Growing long and slender; lance-like |
| lancasteri | lan-KAS-ter-eye | Named for Sydney Percy-Lancaster, 20th century Indian hybridizer of Canna |
