| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Trichosanthes | try-ko-SAN-thees | From the Greek trichos (hairy) and anthos (flowers) |
| pyrophilum | py-ro-FY-lum | From the Greek pyr (fire) and philos (lover); fire-lover |
| pyrophila | py-ro-FY-la | From the Greek pyr (fire) and philos (lover); fire-lover |
| Titanotrichum | ty-tan-oh-TRY-kum | From the Greek titanos (lime, chalk or gypsum) and thrix (hair) |
| barclaiana | bar-klay-AY-na | Alternate spelling of barclayana; named for Robert Barclay, 19th century English botanist and horticulturist |
| barclayana | bar-klay-AY-na | Named for Robert Barclay, 19th century English botanist and horticulturist |
| barclayanum | bar-klay-AY-num | Named for Robert Barclay, 19th century English botanist and horticulturist |
| barclayanus | bar-klay-AY-nus | Named for Robert Barclay, 19th century English botanist and horticulturist |
| adrianii | a-dree-AN-ee-eye | Named for Adrian Yusuf, who discovered the species in 2004 |
| Scoliopus | sko-lee-OP-us | From the Greek skolios (curved or bent) and pous (foot); crooked foot |
| cucullans | KUK-yoo-lans | Hooded |
| nipononivea | nip-on-oh-NIV-ee-a | From the Greek nipon (Japanese) and nivea (snow white) |
| bonplandiana | bon-pland-ee-AY-na | Named for Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland, 19th century French explorer and botanist |
| bonplandianum | bon-pland-ee-AY-num | Named for Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland, 19th century French explorer and botanist |
| bonplandianus | bon-pland-ee-AY-nus | Named for Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland, 19th century French explorer and botanist |
| Bonplandia | bon-PLAND-ee-a | Named for Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland, 19th century French explorer and botanist |
| bonplandii | bon-PLAND-ee-eye | Named for Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland, 19th century French explorer and botanist |
| Ficinia | fy-KIN-ee-a | Named for Heinrich David Auguste Ficinus, 19th century German botanist |
| cephalocarpa | kef-a-lo-KAR-pa | From the Greek kephale (head) and karpos (fruit) |
| Microgramma | my-kro-GRAM-ma | From the Greek mikros (small) and gramma (line) |
| peltatifolia | pel-tay-ta-FOH-lee-a | With peltate (shielded) leaves |
| Cephalocarpus | kef-a-lo-KAR-pus | From the Greek kephale (head) and karpos (fruit) |
| peltifolia | pel-ti-FOH-lee-a | With peltate (shielded) leaves |
| peltifolium | pel-ti-FOH-lee-um | With peltate (shielded) leaves |
| peltifolius | pel-ti-FOH-lee-us | With peltate (shielded) leaves |
| Tephrosperma | tef-ro-SPERM-a | From the Greek tephros (ash-colored) and spermus (seed) |
| pseudoaureum | soo-do-AW-ree-um | From the Greek pseudo (false) and aureus (golden) |
| fimbriifolius | fim-bree-ih-FOH-lee-us | Fringed foliage |
| Basselinia | bas-sel-LIN-ee-a | Named for Olivier Basselin, 15th-century French poet |
| herderi | HERD-er-eye | Named for Ferdinand Gottfried Theobald von Herder, 19th century botanist |
| pretoriensis | pre-tor-ee-EN-sis | Of or from Pretoria, South Africa |
| pretoriense | pre-tor-ee-EN-see | Of or from Pretoria, South Africa |
| bussei | BUS-see-eye | Named for Walter Carl Otto Busse, 20th century German botanist |
| vasquezii | vas-KWEZ-ee-eye | Named for Rodolfo Vasquez, 21st century botanist with the Missouri Botanical Garden |
| guadalajarana | gwa-da-la-HAR-an-a | Of or from Guadalajara, Mexico |
| guadalajaranum | gwa-da-la-HAR-an-um | Of or from Guadalajara, Mexico |
| guadalajaranus | gwa-da-la-HAR-an-us | Of or from Guadalajara, Mexico |
| pseudorubroviolacea | soo-do roo-bro-vy-oh-LAH-see-a | From the Greek pseudo (false) and red-violet |
| legalis | lee-GAL-iss | Of or pertaining to the law |
| lonchophylla | lonch-oh-FIL-la | From the Greek lonchos (spear-shaped) and phyllon (leaf) |
| lonchophyllum | lonch-oh-FIL-lum | From the Greek lonchos (spear-shaped) and phyllon (leaf) |
| lonchophyllus | lonch-oh-FIL-us | From the Greek lonchos (spear-shaped) and phyllon (leaf) |
| barba-jovis | bar-ba-JO-viss | Beard of Jupiter |
| preissii | PREES-ee-eye | Named for Johann August Ludwig Preiss, 19th century plant collector in Western Australia |
| preissiana | prees-ee-AY-na | Named for Johann August Ludwig Preiss, 19th century plant collector in Western Australia |
| preissianum | prees-ee-AY-num | Named for Johann August Ludwig Preiss, 19th century plant collector in Western Australia |
| preissianus | prees-ee-AY-nus | Named for Johann August Ludwig Preiss, 19th century plant collector in Western Australia |
| Preissia | PREES-ee-a | Named for Johann August Ludwig Preiss, 19th century plant collector in Western Australia |
| Chelonopsis | kel-on-OP-sis | Resembles Chelone (turtle) |
| Ellipanthus | el-lip-AN-thus | Elliptical flowers |
| Eriodictyon | er-ee-oh-DIK-tee-on | From the Greek erion (wool) and diktyon (net) |
| philippensis | fil-lip-EN-sis | Of or from the Philippines; also spelled philippinensis |
| philippinensis | fil-ip-ee-NEN-sis | Of or from the Philippines |
| philippense | fil-lip-EN-see | Of or from the Philippines; also spelled philippinense |
| Kallstroemia | kall-STROOM-ee-a | Named for Kallstroem, an obscure 18th century figure whose fame rests mainly in his friendship with Giovanni Antonio Scopoli |
| dandelion | dan-de-LY-on | Lion's tooth |
| Lappula | LAP-pul-a | Diminutive of Lappa (burr) |
| X Solidaster | so-lid-ASS-ter | Intergeneric hybrid between Solidago and Aster |
| aria | AR-ee-a | From the Latin, referring to ancient Persia |
| Lechea | lech-ee-a | Named for Johan Leche, 18th century Swedish botanist |
| Cephalotus | kef-a-LO-tus | From the Greek kephalotus (headed) |
| Genlisea | jen-LIS-ee-a | Named for Stephanie de Genlis, a friend of the describing author |
| Gymnostachyum | jim-no-STAY-kee-um | From the Greek gymnos (naked) and stachyum (flower spikes) |
| ellenbeckiana | el-len-bek-ee-AY-na | Named for Dr. Hans Ellenbeck, German physician who collected plant material on Berlanger's expedition to Abyssinia |
| ellenbeckii | el-len-BEK-ee-eye | Named for Dr. Hans Ellenbeck, German physician who collected plant material on Berlanger's expedition to Abyssinia |
| Calymmanthium | kal-lim-MANTH-ee-eum | From the Greek kalumma (veiled) and anthos (flower) |
| Glumicalyx | gloom-ee-KAL-iks | Glumed calyx |
| brycei | BRYCE-eye | Named for Clay Bryce of the Western Australian Museum |
| mammulosa | mam-uh-LO-sa | Having nipples |
| Amyris | AM-ir-iss | From the Greek for much balsam |
| wyattiana | wy-at-tee-AY-na | Named for Dr. William Wyatt, South African botanist |
| alchemilloides | al-ke-mil-OH-id-eez | Resembling Alchemilla |
| worcesterae | wor-SES-ter-ee | From Worcester, Western Cape in the Republic of South Africa |
| Campanulastrum | kam-pan-uh-LAS-trum | Having bell-shaped flowers |
| Pilgerodendron | pil-ger-oh-DEN-dron | Named after Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger |
| X Amarygia | am-ar-EE-jee-a | Intergeneric cross between Amaryllis and Brunsvigia |
| Dicrocaulon | dy-kro-KAW-lon | From the Greek dicros (branch) and caulon (stem) |
| Goniothalamus | gon-ee-oh-THAL-a-mus | From the Greek gonia (angle) thalamus (inner room, bedroom chamber or couch) |
| bredemeyeri | bred-e-MY-er-eye | Named for Franz Bredemeyer, 19th century plant collector in Venezuela |
| bradeana | brad-ee-AY-na | Named for Alexander Curt Brade, 20th century botanist and collector in Brazil |
| bradeanum | brad-ee-AY-na | Named for Alexander Curt Brade, 20th century botanist and collector in Brazil |
| bradei | BRAD-ee-eye | Named for Alexander Curt Brade, 20th century botanist and collector in Brazil |
| albovirescens | al-bo-veer-ES-enz | White, becoming green |
| welshii | WELSH-ee-eye | Named for Stanley L. Welsh, 21st century naturalist |
| bargalensis | barg-a-LEN-sis | Of or from the area occupied by the ancient city of Bargala in Macedonia |
| bargalense | barg-a-LEN-see | Of or from the area occupied by the ancient city of Bargala in Macedonia |
| cordatosepala | kord-ay-to-SEP-a-la | Heart-shaped sepals |
| guiengola | GWEN-go-la | Of or from Guiengola (also Huihuogui, Quiegoqui) Mexico |
| sivarajanii | si-va-raj-AN-ee-eye | Named for Professor V. V. Sivarajan, botanist and taxonomist |
| percussa | per-KUS-sa | Struck |
| percussum | per-KUS-sum | Struck |
| lepidotricha | lep-id-o-TRY-ka | From the Greek lepis (scales) and thrix (hairy) |
| lepidotrichum | lep-id-o-TRY-kum | From the Greek lepis (scales) and thrix (hairy) |
| waylunga | way-LUNG-a | Originating from the Waylunga National Park area of Western Australia |
| koaia | ko-AY-a | From the Hawaiian vernacular name for this species |
| malaysianum | ma-la-see-AY-num | Of or from Malaysia |
| malesianum | ma-les-ee-AY-num | Of or from Malaysia; also spelled malaysianum |
| dolichomerithalla | do-lee-ko-mer-ee-THAL-la | From the Greek dolichos (long) and merithallus (young shoot) |
| Cymbonotus | sim-bo-NO-tus | From the Greek kymbe (hollowed vessel or boat) and notos (back) |
| vossii | VOS-see-eye | Named for Voss; the specific honoree is unclear |
| longispiculata | long-ee-spik-yoo-LAY-ta | Long spike |
| longispiculatum | long-ee-spik-yoo-LAY-tum | Long spike |
| longispiculatus | long-ee-spik-yoo-LAY-tus | Long spike |
| Osteomeles | os-tee-oh-MEL-ees | From the Greek osteon (bone) and malus (apple), referring to the hardness of the fruit |
| makuanensis | ma-ku-a-NEN-sis | Of or from Makua, Hawaii |
| griffithiana | grif-ith-ee-AY-na | Named for Dr. William Griffith, 19th century botanist and curator of the Botanic Garden in Calcutta |
| griffithianum | grif-ith-ee-AY-num | Named for Dr. William Griffith, 19th century botanist and curator of the Botanic Garden in Calcutta |
| griffithianus | grif-ith-ee-AY-nus | Named for Dr. William Griffith, 19th century botanist and curator of the Botanic Garden in Calcutta |
| Griffithia | GRIF-ith-ee-a | Named for Dr. William Griffith, 19th century botanist and curator of the Botanic Garden in Calcutta |
| Vossia | VOSS-ee-a | Named for Johann Heinrich Voss, 18th century German poet and translator of Homer's work |
| battiscombei | bat-tis-COM-ee-eye | Named for Edward (Eric) Battiscombe, 20th century author and conservator of forests for the British East African Protectorate |
| Kedrostis | ked-ROS-tis | The ancient Greek name for white bryony, another member of the Cucurbitaceae family |
| strangulatus | stran-gu-LAY-tus | From the Latin stringere (to draw tight or contract); strangle |
| strangulatum | stran-gu-LAY-tum | From the Latin stringere (to draw tight or contract); strangle |
| strangulata | stran-gu-LAY-ta | From the Latin stringere (to draw tight or contract); strangle |
| nyense | ny-EN-see | Of or from Nye County, Nevada (U.S.) |
| nyensis | ny-EN-sis | Of or from Nye County, Nevada (U.S.) |
| yoder-williamsii | yo-der-wil-YAMS-ee-eye | Named for Michael P. Yoder-Williams, 21st century scientist |
| rivierei | riv-ee-ER-ee-eye | Named for Charles Marie Riviere, 20th century botanist |
| leucocyanum | loo-ko-sy-AN-um | White and blue |
| Boesenbergia | bo-sen-BERG-ee-a | Named for Boesenberg (or Bosenberg); the specific honoree is not known |
| Pleopeltis | plee-oh-PEL-tiss | From the Greek pleos (many) and pelte (shield), referring to the scales covering the immature sori |
| Mecardonia | may-kar-DO-nee-a | Named for Antonio de Meca y Cardona, a Spanish patron of botany |
| Monopsis | mon-OP-sis | From the Greek monos (single) and opsis (resembles) |
| pulidonis | pu-LEE-do-nis | Named for Senor Miguel Pulido, who collected it in Hidalgo, Mexico |
| palaefolia | pal-ee-FOH-lee-a | From the Greek paleo (pale) and folius (leaves); also spelled palifolius |
| palaefolium | pal-ee-FOH-lee-um | From the Greek paleo (pale) and folius (leaves); also spelled palifolium |
| palaefolius | pal-ee-FOH-lee-us | From the Greek paleo (pale) and folius (leaves); also spelled palifolius |
| palifolia | pal-ee-FOH-lee-a | From the Greek paleo (pale) and folius (leaves); also spelled palaefolia |
| palilfolium | pal-ee-FOH-lee-um | From the Greek paleo (pale) and folius (leaves); also spelled palaefolium |
| palifolius | pal-ee-FOH-lee-us | From the Greek paleo (pale) and folius (leaves); also spelled palaefolius |
| narcissiflora | nar-sis-si-FLOR-a | Having flowers like Narcissus (genus name for daffodils) |
| narcissiflorum | nar-sis-si-FLOR-um | Having flowers like Narcissus (genus name for daffodils) |
| narcissiflorus | nar-sis-si-FLOR-us | Having flowers like Narcissus (genus name for daffodils) |
| Sphenosciadium | sfen-oh-skee-AY-dee-um | From the Greek sphen (wedge) and skiadon (umbrella or parasol) |
| Indocalamus | in-do-KAL-a-mus | From the Latin indo (of India) and the Greek kalamos (reed) |
| huttonii | hut-TON-ee-eye | Variant spelling of huttoni; named for Henry Hutton of Grahamstown, who explored in South Africa and sent specimen to Kew and Messrs. Veitch |
| huttoni | HUT-ton-eye | Named for Henry Hutton of Grahamstown, who explored in South Africa and sent bulbs to Kew and Messrs. Veitch; also spelled huttonii |
| oiantha | oh-ee-ANTH-a | From the Greek oios (alone) and anthos (flower) |
| oianthum | oh-ee-ANTH-um | From the Greek oios (alone) and anthos (flower) |
| oianthus | oh-ee-ANTH-us | From the Greek oios (alone) and anthos (flower) |
| cotyledonis | ko-ty-LEE-don-is | Of or from the cotyledon (joint socket, cavity) |
| cheesmanii | chees-MAN-ee-eye | Named for Evelyn Cheesman, who collected the plant from Santa Cruz |
| radens | RAY-denz | Rasping |
| haplyphylloides | hap-ly-fil-LO-ih-deez | Resembles Haplophyllum (from Greek, meaning simple leaf) |
| ramipressa | ram-ee-PRESS-a | From the Latin rami (branched) and pressus (to press) |
| zanderi | ZAN-der-eye | Named for Richard H. Zander, bryologist with the Missouri Botanical Garden |
| govaniana | go-van-ee-AY-na | Named for George Govan, 19th century surgeon and correspondent of Wallich; Superintendent, Botanical Garden of Saharanpur |
| govanianum | go-van-ee-AY-num | Named for George Govan, 19th century surgeon and correspondent of Wallich; Superintendent, Botanical Garden of Saharanpur |
| govanii | go-VAN-ee-eye | Named for George Govan, 19th century surgeon and correspondent of Wallich; Superintendent, Botanical Garden of Saharanpur |
| winterianus | win-ter-ee-AY-nus | Named for A.W. Winter, who cultivated the species |
| winteriana | 1: Named for Hildegarda Winter, sister of Freidrich Ritter, well-known cactus expert and collector
2: win-ter-ee-AY-na | Named for Captain John Winter, one of the captains of Sir Francis Drake's expedition; also spelled winterana |
| Winteria | win-ter-ee-a | Named for Hildegarda Winter, cactus collector and sister of Friedrich Ritter |
| Sommieria | som-mee-ER-ee-a | Named for Stephen Sommier, a 19th-century European botanist |
| Orbicularis | or-bik-yoo-LAIR-iss | Orbicular, circular |
| Salacca | sa-LAK-a | Latinized from zalacca, an aboriginal name for this palm |
| Rhopaloblaste | ro-pa-lo-BLAS-tee | From the Greek rhopalon (club) and blastos (bud, sprout, embryo) |
| dhufarensis | du-far-EN-sis | Of or from the Dhufar (Dhofar) region, an ancient name given to an area in the southern part of Yemen and Oman |
| Stephanandra | ste-fan-AN-dra | From the Greek stephanos (crown) and andros or aner (male); referring to the stamens which form a crown shape |
| Symplocos | sim-plo-KOK-os | From the Greek symploke (entertwined or inter-connected) |
| Catopsis | ka-TOP-sis | From the Greek kata (hanging down) and opsis (appearing or resembling) |
| Clappertonia | klap-per-TON-ee-a | Named for Hugh Clapperton, 19th century British explorer in West Africa |
| platyphyllos | plat-TY-fil-los | Broad-leaved |
| pteridoides | ter-id-OH-id-eez | Resembling Pteridium (genus name from the Greek pteris, meaning wing or feather) |
| pachysantha | pak-ee-SAN-tha | Thick-flowered |
| pachysanthum | pak-ee-SAN-thum | Thick-flowered |
| Pachysanthus | pak-ee-SAN-thus | Thick-flowered |
| barnebyanum | barn-e-bee-AY-num | Named for Rupert Charles Barneby, 19th century Brish-born, self-taught botanist and taxonomist |
| barnebyi | BARN-e-bee-eye | Named for Rupert Charles Barneby, 19th century Brish-born, self-taught botanist and taxonomist |
| barnebyana | barn-e-bee-AY-na | Named for Rupert Charles Barneby, 19th century Brish-born, self-taught botanist and taxonomist |
| Barnebya | BAR-ne-bee-a | Named for Rupert Charles Barneby, 19th century Brish-born, self-taught botanist and taxonomist |
| Pecluma | pek-LOO-ma | From the Latin pectinatus (comb) and plumula (feathery), referring to the leaf blades |
| nashii | NASH-ee-eye | Named for George Valentine Nash, 20th century American horticulturist and plant collector |
| gautii | GAUT-ee-eye | Named for J.H. Gaut |
| bureavii | byur-OH-ee-eye | Named for Louis Edouard Bureau, 20th century French professor who described Paleozoic plants |
| Bureava | byur-OH-a | Named for Louis Edouard Bureau, 20th century French professor who described Paleozoic plants |
| haplophylloides | hap-lo-fil-LO-id-eez | Resembling Haplophyllum (genus name meaning simple leaf) |
| oppenheimiana | o-pen-hiem-ee-AY-na | Named for Edouard Oppenheim |
| Oscularia | os-kuh-LAR-ee-a | Diminutive of Osculum; little mouth |
| Lychnophora | lik-no-FOR-a | From the Greek lychnis (genus name meaning lamp) and phorus (bearing) |
| lychnophorum | lik-no-FOR-um | From the Greek lychnis (genus name meaning lamp) and phorus (bearing) |
| franzosinii | fran-zo-SIN-ee-eye | Named for Francesco Franzosini, 19th century Italian nobleman and owner of a garden near Lake Maggiore |
| rutenbergianum | ru-ten-berg-ee-AY-num | Named for Diedrich Christian Rutenberg, 19th century botanist |
| rutenbergiana | ru-ten-berg-ee-AY-na | Named for Diedrich Christian Rutenberg, 19th century botanist |
| rutenbergianus | ru-ten-berg-ee-AY-nus | Named for Diedrich Christian Rutenberg, 19th century botanist |
| rutenbergii | ru-ten-BERG-ee-eye | Named for Diedrich Christian Rutenberg, 19th century botanist |
| Rutenbergia | ru-ten-BERG-ee-a | Named for Diedrich Christian Rutenberg, 19th century botanist |
| acinacea | a-sin-AY-see-a | Scimitar-shaped |
| acinaceum | a-sin-AY-see-um | Scimitar-shaped |
| Rhombophyllum | rom-bo-FIL-lum | Rhomboid (diamond) shaped leaves |
| rhombophyllus | rom-bo-FIL-lus | Rhomboid (diamond) shaped leaves |
| Cardiochlamys | kar-dee-oh-KLAM-iss | From the Greek kardio (heart) and chlamys (cloak) |
| Calycobolus | kal-lee-ko-BO-lus | From the Greek kalyx (covering; calyx) and bolus (pill) |
| oerstedii | or-STED-ee-eye | Named for Anders Sandoe Oersted, 19th century Danish botanist and scientist, and collector of Mexican plants |
| Blinkworthia | blink-WORTH-ee-a | Named for Richard Blinkworth, 19th century plant collector in Calcutta for Wallich |
| hyoscyamoides | hy-oh-sky-a-MO-id-eez | Resembles Hyoscyamus (Greek name meaning hog-bean) |
| Falkia | FALK-ee-a | Named for Johann Peter Falck (aka Joannis Petri Falk), 18th century Swedish botanist |
| Hewittia | hew-WIT-ee-a | Named for John Hewitt, 20th century English zoologist and naturalist |
| Cordisepalum | kord-ee-SEP-a-lum | From the Latin cordis (heart) and sepalus (sepals) |
| Dinetus | din-EE-tus | From the Greek dinetos (whirled round) |
