| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Waltheria | wal-THAIR-ee-uh | Named for 18th century German botanist Augustin Friedrich Walther |
| Rabdosia | rab-DOS-ee-uh | From the Greek rhabdos (rod, stick); refers to the spikes or branches |
| Ditrysinia | dit-rye-SIN-ee-uh | Meaning and origin unknown |
| Degenia | de-JEN-ee-uh | Named for the 20th century Hungarian botanist Arpád von Degen |
| Sarcoglottis | sar-koh-GLOT-tis | From the Greek words sarkos (flesh) and glotta (tongue); refers to the flowers fleshy lip |
| Scaphosepalum | skay-foh-SEP-a-lum | From the Greek skaphe (vessel, bowl) and the Latin sepalum (sepals); With concave, connate lateral sepals |
| Tainia | TAY-nee-uh | From the Greek tainia (fillet), or the Latin taenia (band, ribbon); referring to the leaves, sepals or petals |
| Hiptage | HIP-tah-jee | From the Greek hiptamai (to fly); refers to the winged fruits |
| Adenostyles | a-den-oh-STY-lees | From the Greek aden (gland) and stylos (style, column, pillar); refers to the stigmas |
| Pomax | POH-max | From the Greek poma (lid) and axon (axis); refers to the lid that helps the plant dehisce (release seed) |
| Talipariti | tah-lip-uh-RYE-tee | Origin and meaning unknown |
| Lancea | LAN-see-uh | Named for 19th century English botanist and orchid lover John Henry Lance |
| Exothea | eks-oh-THEE-uh | From the Greek words exo (outside) and theke (case) |
| Conopodium | kon-oh-POH-dee-um | From the Greek words konos (cone) and podion (little foot) |
| Parapiptadenia | par-uh-pip-tuh-DEE-nee-uh | From the Greek para (near, beside) and the genus Piptadenia |
| Cephalocleistocactus | sef-uh-low-kly-stoh-KAK-tus | From the Greek word kephale (head) and the genus Cleistocactus |
| Sphaeromeria | sfay-roh-MER-ee-uh | From the Greek words sphaira (sphere) and meris (part, portion) |
| Ortegocactus | or-tay-goh-KAK-tus | Named for Mexican plant collector Francisco Ortega |
| za | ZAH | Much, most, many |
| ludwigii | lud-WIG-ee-eye | Named for Christian Gottlieb Ludwig, 18th century professor of natural history and medicine |
| quadridentatus | kwad-ree-den-TAY-tus | Four toothed |
| wiedemannianum | wee-duh-man-nee-AH-num | For 19th century physician and plant collector Edward Wiedemann |
| Wiedemannia | wee-duh-MAN-nee-uh | For 19th century physician and plant collector Edward Wiedemann |
| Rollinia | rol-LIN-ee-uh | Named for 18th century French historian and professor Charles Rollin |
| wyomingensis | wy-oh-ming-EN-sis | From an Indian vernacular name meaning the land of vast plains |
| wyomingense | wy-oh-ming-EN-see | From an Indian vernacular name meaning the land of vast plains |
| quadridichotomum | kwad-ree-dy-KAW-toh-mum | Four pairs |
| Ewartia | ew-ART-ee-uh | Named for 20th century British botanist and plant collector Alfred James Ewart |
| thompsonii | tom-SOH-nee-eye | For 20th century American botanist Charles Henry Thompson |
| scintilla | skin-TILL-uh | Sparkling |
| monochlamys | mon-oh-KLAM-is | One cloak; One cover |
| poiretii | poy-RET-ee-eye | Named for 19th century French naturalist Jean Poiret |
| Poiretia | poy-RET-ee-uh | Named for 19th century French naturalist Jean Poiret |
| capillus-junonis | KAP-il-iss joo-NO-niss | Juno's hair |
| mairisii | mair-IS-ee-eye | After the British nursery (Mairis and Company) |
| x mairisii | mair-IS-ee-eye | Hybrid. The species mairisii is named after the British nursery (Mairis and Company) |
| ogasawarense | oh-gah-suh-war-EN-see | From Ogasawara Island, Japan |
| x tracyi | 1: Also used in honor of Joseph Tracy; California fern collector
2: TRAY-see-eye | Hybrid. Named for Samuel Mills Tracy, 19th century American botany professor who specialized in grasses of the Coastal south |
| trapeziforme | tra-pez-ih-FOR-me | Four sided; two parallel and two non-parallel sides |
| trapeziformis | tra-pez-ih-FOR-mis | Four sided; two parallel and two non-parallel sides |
