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Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| pellita | PELL-ee-ta | Covered with skin or hide |
| mesochorea | mes-oh-kor-EE-ah | From the inland |
| adscensionis | ad-sen-see-OH-nis | From Ascension Island |
| gypsophilum | jip-SOF-il-um | From the Greek gypsos (gypsum) and philos (loving), referring to a chalk- or lime-loving nature |
| pansa | PAN-sa | From the Latin word pansus, meaning expanded or stretched open |
| spiciformis | 1: Having spiky leaves
2: spik-ee-FOR-mis | Spike shaped |
| ternipes | TERN-ih-peez | From the Latin word terni (three) and the suffix -pes, (stalk or foot) ie: Three-stalked |
| semibaccata | sem-ee-BAK-ah-tuh | Somewhat berry-like; from semi (half) and baccata (berry-like) |
| subspicata | sub-spi-KAH-tuh | Somewhat spiked, or close to being spiked |
| serpyllifolius | ser-pil-ly-FOH-lee-us | Having leaves like Thymus serpyllum |
| variicolor | var-EEK-uhlr | diversely colored |
| pellitus | PELL-ee-tus | Covered with skin or hide |
| pellitum | PELL-ee-tum | Covered with skin or hide |
| spicifer | SPEE-kee-fer | Spike bearing |
| spiciformis | Spee-kee-FOR-miss | Spike bearing |
| spicifera | spik-EE-fer-uh | Spike bearing |
| spiciferum | spik-EE-fer-um | Spike bearing |
| exaristata | ex-a-ris-TAH-tuh | Without the long, bristle-like tip or beard that the species arisata has |
| exaristatum | ex-a-ris-TAH-tum | Without the long, bristle-like tip or beard that the species arisata has |
| exaristatus | ex-a-ris-TAH-tus | Without the long, bristle-like tip or beard that the species arisata has |
| Eutaxia | yoo-TAY-xee-uh | Greek word meaning modesty, from the nature of the Australian flowering shrubs in this genus |
| holttumii | holt-UM-ee-eye | In honor of English botanist Richard Eric Holttum |
| homalantha | ho-ma-LANTH-a | From the Greek homalos (flat) and anthos (flower) |
| homalanthus | ho-ma-LANTH-us | From the Greek homalos (flat) and anthos (flower) |
| multijuga | mul-tee-JOO-guh | Leaves with many pairs of leaflets |
| multijugum | mul-tee-JOO-gum | Leaves with many pairs of leaflets |
| multijugus | mul-tee-JOO-gus | Leaves with many pairs of leaflets |
| walkeri | WAL-ker-ee | After zoologist Ernest Pillsbury Walker |
| Yavia | YAY-vee-uh | The name derives from Yavi, the province of Jujuy, Argentina, where this monospecific genus was recently discovered |
| conduplicata | kon-doo-plih-KAH-ta | Of a leaf in the bud stage that's folded lengthwise with the upper part of leaf tucked in |
| conduplicatum | kon-doo-plih-KAH-tum | Of a leaf in the bud stage that's folded lengthwise with the upper part of leaf tucked in |
| conduplicatus | kon-doo-plih-KAH-tus | Of a leaf in the bud stage that's folded lengthwise with the upper part of leaf tucked in |
| cephalanthii | sef-uh-LAN-thee-eye | Flowering head |
| pompona | pomp-Oh-nuh | Obscure |
| pomponium | pomp-OH-nee-um | Obscure |
| lettermanii | let-ter-MAH-nee-eye | Possibly named for George W. Letterman, 19th century American botanist |
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| labicheoides | lah-besh-uh-OY-deez | Resembles Labichea |
| deserta | DES-ert-uh | Of the desert |
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| x deserta | DES-ert-uh | Hybrid, meaning of the desert |
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| pleurocarpa | 1: Fruit with prominent ribs
2: ploor-oh-KAR-puh | Having fruit at the side or rib-fruited |
| pleurocarpum | 1: Fruit with prominent ribs
2: ploor-oh-KAR-pum | Having fruit at the side or rib-fruited |
| pleurocarpus | 1: Fruit with prominent ribs
2: ploor-oh-KAR-pus | Having fruit at the side or rib-fruited |
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| oxyphylla | oks-ee-FIL-uh | With sharp-pointed leaves |
| oxyphyllus | oks-ee-FIL-us | With sharp-pointed leaves |
| Eremogone | er-em-OH-gon-ee | From eremos, (lonely, solitary, deserted) and gone or gonos, (seed or offspring) |
| Cyrtosperma | sir-toh-SPER-muh | From the Greek cyrto (round) and and the Latin sperma (seed) |
| chihuahuana | chee-WAH-wah-nuh | Of or from Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Dimorphocarpa | dy-mor-foh-KAR-puh | From the Greek dimorph (two forms) and and karpos (fruit) meaning a plant that has two types of fruit |
| villosissimum | vil-oh-SIS-ih-mum | Very hairy |
| villosissima | vil-oh-SIS-ih-muh | Very hairy |
| villosissimus | vil-oh-SIS-ih-mus | Very hairy |
| ravenelii | ra-ven-EL-ee-eye | In honor of Henry William Ravenel (1814-1887) a South Carolina mycologist and botanist |
| oligosanthes | ol-ig-oh-SAN-theez | Few-flowered |
| oligosantha | ol-ig-oh-SAN-tha | Few-flowered |
| Malosma | 1: Refers to the Greek melon or malon as in apple, or any tree fruit
2: mal-OS-muh | From the Latin Malus (apple) and the suffix osma (odor, smell) Odor which resembles that of an apple |
| megasperma | meg-uh-SPER-muh | Large seeded |
| megaspermum | meg-uh-SPER-mum | Large seeded |
| megaspermus | meg-uh-SPER-mus | Large seeded |
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