| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Chamaeangis | kam-ay-AN-gis | From the Greek chamai (lowly, dwarf) and angos (vessel) |
| sublacerum | sub-LAS-er-um | From the Latin sub- (prefix meaning almost, partially, or becoming) and lacerare, meaning torn or mangled, having irregular edges |
| sublacera | sub-LAS-er-a | From the Latin sub- (prefix meaning almost, partially, or becoming) and lacerare, meaning torn or mangled, having irregular edges |
| distyla | DIS-til-a | Two-styled |
| distylum | DIS-til-um | Two-styled |
| distylus | DIS-til-us | Two-styled |
| pintoi | PIN-to-eye | Possibly named for Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto (aka Serpa Pinto), 19th century Portugese explorer |
| emelyae | EM-el-ee-ay | Named for Mrs. Emily Ferguson, 20th century plant collector in the Riversdale and Swellendam areas of the Republic of South Africa |
| megalocarpa | meg-a-lo-KAR-pa | Large fruit |
| megalocarpum | meg-a-lo-KAR-pum | Large fruit |
| megalocarpus | meg-a-lo-KAR-pus | Large fruit |
| tauri | TOR-eye | From the Latin, meaning bull or steer |
| Rhytidiadelphus | ry-tid-ee-a-DEL-fus | From the Greek rhytido (wrinkle or pucker) and adelphos (brotherly), referring to its close relationship to Rhytidium |
| graniticola | gran-it-ee-KO-la | Granite-dweller |
| graniticolum | gran-it-ee-KO-lum | Granite-dweller |
| graniticolus | gran-it-ee-KO-lus | Granite-dweller |
| malcomberi | mal-KOM-er-eye | Named for Dr. Simon T. Malcomber, American botanist |
| tsaravoasira | sar-a-vo-a-SEER-a | From the vernacular Madagascar name for this plant, which translates to "good with salt" |
| arizelum | ar-ee-ZEL-um | Notable, obvious |
| rukam | ROO-kam | The Malaysian vernacular name for this plant, meaning plum or prune |
| toromiro | tor-oh-MIR-oh | From the vernacular name for this tree |
| parietina | par-ee-eh-TEE-na | On walls |
| parietinum | par-ee-eh-TEE-num | On walls |
| knox-daviesii | knoks-day-VEES-ee-eye | Named for Knox-Davies, a plant collector |
| hariotiana | har-ee-oh-ee-AY-na | Named for Paul Auguste Hariot, 19th century French orchid enthusiast and botanical assistant at the Natural History Museum, Paris |
| fredericii | 1: Named for Frederick Adolph Wislizenus, 19th century German-born physician in the midwest and southwest U.S.
2: fred-er-EE-kee-eye | Named for Frederick Huntly Holland, early 20th century plant collector in South Africa |
| dunense | doon-EN-see | Of or from a dune |
| dunensis | doon-EN-sis | Of or from a dune |
| deleeuwiae | de-LEW-ee-ay | Named for Mrs. de Leeuw |
| burtoniae | bur-TON-ee-ay | Named for Helen Marie Rousseau Burton, 20th century amateur naturalist and collector in the Republic of South Africa |
| truteri | TRU-ter-eye | Named for J. Truter, South African farmer |
| rostella | ros-TEL-a | Diminutive of rostrum; with a small beak |
| rostellus | ros-TEL-us | Diminutive of rostrum; with a small beak |
| lavisii | lav-IS-ee-eye | Named for Bishop Sydney Warren Lavis, plant collector in South Africa |
| elineata | ee-lin-ee-AY-ta | From the Greek e- (prefix meaning outside or away from) and lineatus (liinear, plumb line) |
| canonotata | kan-oh-no-TAY-ta | From the Latin canus) gray-white and notatus (marked); referring to the white triangle on the nodes |
| coolaminica | kool-uh-MIN-ee-ka | Of or from the Coolamin parish in New South Wales, Australia |
| korabensis | kor-ab-EN-sis | Of or from the Golem Korab area in Macedonia |
| korabense | kor-ab-EN-see | Of or from the Golem Korab area in Macedonia |
| clavipes | KLAV-ih-peez | From the Greek, meaning with a club foot |
