| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Mestoklema | mes-toh-KLEM-uh | From the Greek words mestos (full) and klema (a small branch); dense branching |
| Circandra | sir-KAN-druh | From the Greek words kirkos (a ring) and aner (male) referring to short stamens arranged in a ring around the top of the ovary |
| Enarganthe | ee-nar-GAN-thee | From the Greek words enarges (shining) and anthos (flower) Large, showy flowers |
| Namaquanthus | nam-uh-KWAN-thus | From the word Namaqualand, where this plant grows, and the Greek word anthos |
| Scopelogena | sko-pell-oh-GEE-nuh | From the Greek words scopelos (stone, rock) and genos (descendant); referring to the rocky habitat of this genus |
| Smicrostigma | my-kroh-STIG-muh | From the Greek words smicro (small) and stigma (stigma) |
| Wooleya | woo-LEE-uh | Genus named in honor of Major C.H.F. Woolley, South African plant collector who supplied succulents to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden |
| Arenifera | ar-en-EE-fer-uh | From the Latin words arena (sand) and ferre (to carry); Sticky leaves carrying sand |
| Astridia | a-STRID-ee-uh | Genus named after Mrs. Astrid Schwantes, wife of Professor G. Schwantes |
| Polymita | po-LIM-ih-tuh | From the Greek word poly (many) and Mita (very small petals) |
| Ruschianthemum | roos-kee-AN-the-mum | In honor of Mr. Ernst Rusch; the name genus name is a combination of his name and the Greek word anthemis (flowers) |
| Stayneria | stay-NER-ee-uh | In honor of Mr Frank Stayner (1907-1981), who was a former curator of the Karoo National Botanical Garden, Worcester, South Africa |
| Stoeberia | sto-BER-ee-uh | Named after Mr. E. Stoeber, Lüderitz, Namibia |
| Hallianthus | hal-ler-ee-AN-thus | In honor of Mr. H. Hall, former curator of Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Leipoldtia | lee-ih-POLDT-ee-uh | Named after African poet and plant collector C.L. Leipoldt (1880-1947) |
| Octopoma | ok-toh-POH-muh | From the Greek words okto (eight) and poma (lid); referring to eight cavities of the fruit capsule |
| Ottosonderia | ot-toh-son-DER-ee-uh | Named in honor of Dr. Otto Sonder of Hamburg, Germany, an editor for the Flora Capensis volumes |
| Vanzijlia | van-ZIJ-lee-uh | Named after Dorothy van Zijl, a South African plant collector and grower |
| tryoniana | tree-oh-nee-AH-na | Named for Rolla M. Tryon Jr. (1916-2001) who conducted extensive research on tropical American ferns and tree ferns in the family Cyatheaceae |
| Culcita | cul-SEE-tuh | Latin for pillow and may be in reference to the fluffy rhizome material used to stuff pillows in Madeira |
| tryonianum | tree-oh-nee-AY-num | Named for Rolla M. Tryon Jr. (1916-2001) who conducted extensive research on tropical American ferns and tree ferns in the family Cyatheaceae |
| coniifolia | kon-ee-eye-FOH-lee-uh | Leaves arranged in a cone shape |
| coniifolium | kon-ee-eye-FOH-lee-um | Leaves arranged in a cone shape |
| nealiae | NEE-lee-ay | Named for Hawaiian ethnobotanist Marie C. Neal (1889-1965) |
| x nealiae | NEE-lee-ay | nealiae hybrid; nealiae is named for Hawaiian ethnobotanist Marie C. Neal (1889-1965) |
| ewanii | ee-WAN-ee-eye | In honor of botanist and botanical historian Joseph A. Ewan (1909-1999) |
| Sphaeropteris | sfay-ROP-teris | From the Greek words sphaera (globe) and pteris (fern) |
| abbottii | ab-BOT-ee-eye | Named for William Louis Abbott (1860-1936), collector of plants on Hispaniola |
| alleniae | al-LEN-ee-ay | Named after Betty Eleanor Gosset Molesworth Allen (1913-2002), plant collector in Malaysia and Indonesia |
