| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Iliamna | il-ee-AM-nuh | A name of unknown origin |
| Geocarpon | jee-oh-KAR-pon | From the Greek ge or gea (earth) and karpos (fruit) |
| Geraea | jer-AY-uh | From the Greek geron (old man); referring to the white hairy involucre |
| Dicranopteris | dy-kray-NOP-ter-iss | From the Greek words dikranos (two branched) and pteris (fern); refers to the foliage |
| Gilmania | gil-MAN-ee-uh | Named for California botanist Marshall French Gilman |
| Harrisella | hair-ris-EL-luh | Named for William Harris, 20th century Irish botanist and superintendant of the Public Gardens in Jamaica |
| Glaucocarpum | glaw-koh-KAR-pum | From the Greek words glaukos (grayish green) and karpos (fruit) |
| Gastridium | gas-TRID-ee-um | Form of the Greek word gaster (abdomen, belly); referring to the swollen base of the spikelets |
| Puccinellia | puk-kin-EL-ee-uh | Named after 19th century botanist Benedetto Luigi Puccinelli |
| Parapholis | par-uh-FOH-liss | From the Greek word para (near, beside) and the genus Pholiurus, which is derived from the Greek word pholis (scale, horny scale) and oura (tail) |
| Pholiurus | fo-lee-YUR-us | From the Greek words pholis (scale, horny scale) and oura (tail); refers to the glumes |
| Planera | PLAN-er-uh | For teh 18th century German botanist Johann Jakob Planer |
| Dacrycarpus | dak-ry-KAR-pus | From the Greek words dakryon (tear) and karpos (fruit) |
| Dacryanthus | dak-ry-AN-thus | From the Greek words dakryon (tear) and anthos (flower) |
| Haploesthes | hap-lo-ES-theez | From the Greek words haplos (simple, single) and esthes (garment, dress) |
| Haloragis | hal-or-AH-gis | From the Greek words halos (salt, sea) and rhagos (berry, grape); refers to the maritime habitat of the genus, and the bunching habit of the fruits of some species |
| Hibanobambusa | 1: Hibanobambusa is believed to be a hybrid cross of Sasa veitchii and Phyllostachys nigra ‘Henon’.
2: hy-bah-no-bam-BOO-sa | From the Japanese term that means 'bamboo growing on Hiba Mountain' |
| Heliomeris | hee-lee-oh-MER-is | From the Greek words helios (sun) and meris (part, portion); refers to the flower heads |
| Luma | LOO-ma | Luma is a vernacular name, but it was used by botanist A. Gray as the generic name for a few species. Meaning is unknown. |
| Heteranthera | het-er-AN-ther-uh | From the Greek heteros (different, variable) and anthera (anther); refers to the anthers; one anther is different in shape from the others |
| Mitraria | my-TRAY-ree-uh | From the Greek mitra (turban, mitre, cap); refers to the seed pod |
| Parrotiopsis | par-roh-tee-OP-sis | Resembling Parrotia |
| Peraphyllum | per-uh-FIL-um | From the Greek words pera (further, much) and phyllon (leaf) very leafy |
| Holmgrenanthe | holm-gren-ANTH-ee | Named for Arthur Herman Holmgren, 20th century professor at Utah State University and an expert on grasses |
| Horkelia | hor-KEL-ee-uh | For 19th century German plant physiologist Johann Horkel |
| Nuytsia | NOOT-see-uh | Named after 17th century Dutch explorer Pieter Nuyts |
| Gonatanthus | gon-ah-TAN-thus | From the Greek words gony (joint) and anthos (flower); referring to the spathe |
