| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Oxypolis | oks-ee-POL-is | From the Greek words oxys (sharp) and polos (axis, pole); in reference to the leaves |
| Pachyrhizus | pak-ee-RY-zus | From the Greek words pachys (thick) and rhiza (root); refers to the edible, tuberous roots |
| Lapsana | lap-SAH-nuh | From the Latin word lapsana |
| Pascopyrum | pas-koh-PY-rum | From the Latin word pasco, (pasture) and the Greek word pyros (grain) |
| Pseudorchis | soo-doh-OR-kiss | From the Greek word pheudes (false) and Orchis (a genus name that means 'shaped like a testicle') |
| Lasthenia | las-THEN-ee-uh | Presumably named after a woman named Lasthenia who donned a disguise in order to attend Plato's lectures |
| Phycella | fy-KEL-uh | From the Greek word phykos (seaweed) |
| Luina | loo-EE-nuh | Luina is an anagram of Inula, an old Latin name for Inula helenium |
| Nerisyrenia | ner-ee-seer-EN-ee-uh | Possibly from the Greek neros (wet, fresh) and syreon (plant) |
| Nageia | nag-EE-uh | A vernacular name; origin and meaning unknown |
| Phoenicaulis | feen-ih-KAH-lis | From the Greek words phoinikos (purple, red) and anthos (flower) |
| Juanulloa | wan-ul-LOH-uh | For 18th century scientists and officers of the Spanish Royal Navy Jorge Juan y Santacilla and Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giral |
| Ornithopus | or-NITH-oh-pus | Resembling a bird's foot. Derived from the Greek words ornis (bird) and pus (foot) |
| Ornithopteris | or-nith-OP-ter-is | From the Greek words ornis (bird) and pteris (fern) |
| Nipponanthemum | nip-pon-AN-the-mum | From the Greek word anthemon (flower); Japanese flower |
| Lepismium | le-PIS-mee-um | From the Greek lepis (scale) or lepisma (peel); refers to the scales surrounding the areoles |
