| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Cannomois | kan-NO-mo-iss | From the Greek canna (cane) and omoios (similar) |
| geraniifolia | jer-an-ee-ih-FOH-lee-a | Geranium-leaved |
| geraniifolium | jer-an-ee-ih-FOH-lee-um | Geranium-leaved |
| geraniifolius | jer-an-ee-ih-FOH-lee-us | Geranium-leaved |
| peniculata | pen-ik-yoo-LAY-ta | Little brush |
| peniculatum | pen-ik-yoo-LAY-tum | Little brush |
| l'heritieri | lay-er-tee-AY-eye | Named for Charles Louis l'Hertier de Brutelle, 18th century French botanist |
| Harpochloa | harp-oh-KLOH-a | Sickle-grass |
| falx | falks | From the Latin word meaning sickle |
| Saraca | sar-AK-a | From the Indian (sanskrit) vernacular word for this plant |
| queenslandica | kweens-LAND-ee-ka | Of or from Queensland, Australia |
| queenslandicum | kweens-LAND-ee-kum | Of or from Queensland, Australia |
| stuartii | stu-ART-ee-eye | Named for Stuart; the specific honoree depends on the plant |
| Melichrus | MEL-ee-krus | According to Pliny, a honey-coloured stone |
| externa | eks-TERN-a | External, outer, foreign |
| Lissanthe | lis-SAN-thee | From the Greek lissos (smooth) and anthos (flower) |
| margarethae | mar-gar-EE-thay-ee | Named for Mrs. Margaretha Wiese, 20th century succulent plant grower and wife of Buys Wiese, owner of the farm where the plant was discovered |
| Phyllobolus | fil-oh-BOH-lus | From the Greek phyllon (leaf) and bolos (throwing), referring to the leaf shedding |
| Spartothamnus | spart-oh-THAM-nus | From the Greek spartan (rope) and thamnos (bush), referring to the branches being used for cordage |
| Spartothamnella | spart-oh-tham-NEL-la | Diminutive of Spartothamnus (genus name meaning rope bush) |
| amygdalifolius | am-mig-dal-ih-FOH-lee-us | Almond-leaves |
| amygdalifolia | am-mig-dal-ih-FOH-lee-a | Almond-leaves |
| amygdalifolium | am-mig-dal-ih-FOH-lee-um | Almond-leaves |
| X Mahoberberis | ma-ho-BER-ber-iss | Intergeneric cross between Mahonia and Berberis |
| Pseudosasa | soo-do-sa-sa | False sasa (Japanese name for this genus) |
| hindsii | HINDS-ee-eye | Named for Richard Brinsley Hinds, 19th British naval surgeon aboard the HMS Sulphur |
| X Phylliopsis | fil-ee-OP-sis | Intergeneric cross between Phyllodoce and Kalmiopsis |
| willowmorense | wil-low-mor-EN-see | Of or from Willowmore, South Africa |
| willowmorensis | wil-low-mor-EN-sis | Of or from Willowmore, South Africa |
| subcalva | sub-KAL-va | Nearly bald |
| Indosasa | in-do-SA-sa | From the Latin indo (of India) and sasa (Japanese name for the plant) |
| olgae | OL-gay-ee | Named for Olga Fedtschenko, 20th century Russian botanist |
| hellwigii | hel-WIG-ee-eye | Named for Franz Carl Hellwig, 19th century German botanist |
| Hellwigia | hel-WIG-ee-a | Named for Franz Carl Hellwig, 19th century German botanist |
| hellwigiana | hel-wig-ee-AY-na | Named for Franz Carl Hellwig, 19th century German botanist |
| hellwigianum | hel-wig-ee-AY-num | Named for Franz Carl Hellwig, 19th century German botanist |
| hellwigianus | hel-wig-ee-AY-nus | Named for Franz Carl Hellwig, 19th century German botanist |
| subcalvus | sub-KAL-vus | Nearly bald |
| subcalvum | sub-KAL-vum | Nearly bald |
| mariae | mar-EE-ay | Named for Maria Burbage, wife of orchid collector |
| hierochuntica | hi-er-oh-CHUN-tee-ka | Of or from Jericho |
| hierochunticum | hi-er-oh-CHUN-tee-kum | Of or from Jericho |
| hierochunticus | hi-er-oh-CHUN-tee-kus | Of or from Jericho |
