| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Rhodanthemum | ro-DAN-thee-mum | From the Greek rhodon rose) and anthemon (flower) |
| Trochocarpa | tro-ko-KAR-pa | From the Greek trochos (wheel or other object that goes around) and karpos (fruit), referring to the fruit being a round berry shape |
| bandaensis | band-a-EN-sis | From the area near the Banda Sea, south of the East Indies |
| javieri | ha-vee-ER-eye | Named for Elias Javier, the owner of an orchid nursery in the Philippines |
| monroi | MON-ro-eye | Named for Sir David Monro, 19th century New Zealand politician |
| rodwayi | ROD-way-eye | Named for Leonard Rodway, 19th century botanist in Tasmania |
| chathamica | chath-AM-ee-ka | Of or from the Chatham Islands, east of New Zealand |
| chathamicum | chath-AM-ee-kum | Of or from the Chatham Islands, east of New Zealand |
| chathamicus | chath-AM-ee-kus | Of or from the Chatham Islands, east of New Zealand |
| watermaliense | wat-er-mal-ee-EN-see | Of or from Watermall, a city in Belgium where the plant was first introduced into horticulture |
| keissleri | KEIS-ler-eye | Named for Karl (Carl) von Keissler, early 20th century German botanist |
| asterocarpa | ass-ter-oh-KAR-pa | Star-fruit |
| Asterocarpus | ass-ter-oh-KAR-pus | Star-fruit |
| Pallenis | pal-LEN-is | Of or from the area in Greece where the Athena Pallenis temple is located |
| surculosa | sur-ku-LO-sa | Suckering |
| surculosum | sur-ku-LO-sum | Suckering |
| surculosus | sur-ku-LO-sus | Suckering |
| burgeri | BURG-er-eye | Named for Dr. William C. Burger, 20th century American botanist and author |
| austin-smithii | OSS-tin SMITH-ee-eye | Named for Austin Smith, a 20th century ornithologist who discovered the species |
| nigro-apiculata | ny-gro-uh-pik-yoo-LAY-ta | Black, with an abrupt point |
| degensis | de-JEN-sis | Of or from Dege, China |
| jingyuanensis | zhing-yu-an-EN-sis | Of or from Jingyuan, China |
| jingyuanense | zhing-yu-an-EN-see | Of or from Jingyuan, China |
| bocasana | bo-ka-SAY-na | Named for the Sierra de Bocas Mountain range in Mexico |
| bocasanus | bo-ka-SAY-nus | Named for the Sierra de Bocas Mountain range in Mexico |
| berteroana | ber-ter-oh-AY-na | Named for Carlo Giuseppe Bertero, 19th century Italian physician and botanist; he was drowned during his travels |
| berteroanus | ber-ter-oh-AY-nus | Named for Carlo Giuseppe Bertero, 19th century Italian physician and botanist; he was drowned during his travels |
| berteroanum | ber-ter-oh-AY-num | Named for Carlo Giuseppe Bertero, 19th century Italian physician and botanist; he was drowned during his travels |
| Leimanthium | lee-MAN-the-um | From the Latin lemon (meadow) and anthos (flower) |
| leimanthoides | lee-manth-OH-ih-deez | Resembles Leimanthium (meadow-flower) |
| Ismelia | is-MEL-ee-a | Derivation is unclear |
| wentii | WENT-ee-eye | Named for Dr. Frits Warmolt Went, 20th century Netherlands-born plant botanist who immigrated to the U.S. |
| reginula | ree-JIN-uh-la | Diminutive of regina (queen); princess |
| Phalocallis | fal-oh-KAL-liss | Beautiful club, referring to the delicate formation of the cones |
| scordifolia | skor-dee-FOH-lee-a | Having leaves like garlic (skordon) |
| protistum | pro-TISS-tum | From the Greek protista, meaning very first |
| andrewsiana | 1: Named for Timothy Langdon Andrews, 19th century physician and botanist who donated his herbarium to Ames Agricultural College
2: an-droos-ee-AY-na | Named for Henry Charles Andrews, early 19th century British botanical artist |
| andrewsianum | 1: Named for Timothy Langdon Andrews, 19th century physician and botanist who donated his herbarium to Ames Agricultural College
2: an-droos-ee-AY-num | Named for Henry Charles Andrews, early 19th century British botanical artist |
| andrewsianus | 1: Named for Timothy Langdon Andrews, 19th century physician and botanist who donated his herbarium to Ames Agricultural College
2: an-droos-ee-AY-nus | Named for Henry Charles Andrews, early 19th century British botanical artist |
| Andrewsia | an-DROOS-ee-a | Named for Henry Charles Andrews, early 19th century British botanical artist |
| x formolongi | for-mo-LONG-eye | Interspecific hybrid of Lilium formosanum and L. longifolium |
| caymanense | kay-man-EN-see | Of or from the Cayman islands |
| caymanensis | kay-man-EN-sis | Of or from the Cayman islands |
| Sphenotoma | sfen-oh-TO-ma | From the Greek sphen (wedge) and tomos (division or section) |
| siderospermus | sy-der-oh-SPERM-us | Iron-seed |
| siderospermum | sy-der-oh-SPERM-um | Iron-seed |
| muratdaghensis | mur-at-dag-EN-sis | Of or from the Murat (Mount or mountain) Dagh in West Turkey |
| muratdaghense | mur-at-dag-EN-see | Of or from the Murat (Mount or mountain) Dagh in West Turkey |
| hosmariensis | hos-mar-ee-EN-sis | Of or from Beni Hosmar, near Tetuan in Morocco |
| hosmariense | hos-mar-ee-EN-see | Of or from Beni Hosmar, near Tetuan in Morocco |
| asturiensis | ass-tur-ee-EN-sis | From Asturia, an ancient province in northwest Spain; the capital is now Astorga |
| richteri | RIK-ter-eye | The specific honoree depends on the particular plant; Phragmipedium richteri was named for Dr. H.C. Walter Richter, orchid grower in East Germany |
| tengyuehensis | teng-yueh-EN-sis | Of or from Teng-yueh, in the Yunnan province of China |
| tengyuehense | teng-yueh-EN-see | Of or from Teng-yueh, in the Yunnan province of China |
| phlebophylla | flee-bo-FIL-la | Veined leaves |
| phlebophyllum | flee-bo-FIL-lum | Veined leaves |
| phlebophyllus | flee-bo-FIL-lus | Veined leaves |
| Portea | PORT-ee-a | Named for Dr. Marius Porte, 19th century French naturalist and plant collector who intoduced this genus into horticulture |
| bulaoanum | bul-ay-oh-AY-num | Of or from Bulao, Taiwan |
| chamaepitys | kam-ay-PIT-ees | From the Greek chamai (dwarf, low-growing) and pitys (pine) |
| gorgona | gor-GOH-na | Of or from Gorgona Island, Italy |
| gorgonum | gor-GOH-num | Of or from Gorgona Island, Italy |
| woodsii | WOODS-ee-eye | Named for Joseph Woods, 19th century English botanist and rose scholar |
| porphyronotum | por-fy-ro-NO-tum | From the Greek porphyra (the purple-fish, or a reddish dye made from it) and notus (noteworthy) |
| brittonianum | brit-toh-nee-AY-num | Named for Nathaniel Lloyd Britton, 19th century American botanist and founder of the New York Botanical Gardens |
| brittonianus | brit-toh-nee-AY-nus | Named for Nathaniel Lloyd Britton, 19th century American botanist and founder of the New York Botanical Gardens |
| bullosa | bul-LOH-sa | Diminutive of bulla (water bubble or blister) |
| bullosum | bul-LOH-sum | Diminutive of bulla (water bubble or blister) |
| bullosus | bul-LOH-sus | Diminutive of bulla (water bubble or blister) |
| brewsteri | BREWS-ter-eye | Named for Sir David Brewster, 19th century Scottish scientist and naturalist |
| bromelicola | bro-mel-ee-KO-la | Bromeliad dweller |
| bucayanum | bu-kay-AY-num | From the town of Bucay (also known as General Antonio Elizalde), in Ecuador where the plant is endemic |
