| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| matsumurae | mat-su-MUR-ay | Named for Jinzo Matsumura, early 20th century Japanese professor of botany |
| Campylanthus | kam-pil-LAN-thus | From the Greek kampylos (curved or bent) and anthos (flower) |
| campylantha | kam-pil-LAN-tha | From the Greek kampylos (curved or bent) and anthos (flower) |
| campylanthum | kam-pil-LAN-thum | From the Greek kampylos (curved or bent) and anthos (flower) |
| ferdinandiana | fer-din-an-dee-AH-na | Named for Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, German botanist |
| drepanolobium | dre-pan-oh-LOH-bee-um | From the Greek words drepane (sickle) and lobos (pod, capsule) |
| goldieana | gold-ee-AH-na | Named for Hugh Goldie, 19th century American missionary in West Africa |
| goldieanum | gold-ee-AH-num | Named for Hugh Goldie, 19th century American missionary in West Africa |
| lupinaster | loo-pin-ASS-ter | From the Greek lupin (wolf) and astro (star) |
| chontalense | chon-tal-EN-see | Of or from Chontal, a mountainous area of Oaxaca |
| chontalensis | chon-tal-EN-sis | Of or from Chontal, a mountainous area of Oaxaca |
| basedowii | bas-DOW-ee-eye | Named for Herbert Basedow, 20th century Australian anthropologist |
| Benthamiella | ben-tham-ee-EL-uh | Named for George Bentham, 19th century English botanist |
| tenuiculmis | ten-yoo-ih-KUL-mis | Slender-stemmed |
| festucoides | fes-too-KOH-ih-deez | Resembling Festuca, genus name from the ancient Latin word meaning stalk or straw (grass) |
| lutchuensis | lu-chu-EN-sis | Of or from the Japanese islands of Lutchu |
| lutchuense | lu-chu-EN-see | Of or from the Japanese islands of Lutchu |
| genistelloides | jen-is-stell-OH-ih-deez | Resembling Genistella, a genus name which in turn is the diminutive of Genista, from the Latin, which the Plantagenet kings and queens of England took their name, planta genesta |
| keiskeiana | kay-skee-ee-AH-na | Named for Ito Keisuke, 19th century Japanese botanist called called the father of modern Japanese botany |
| spelta | SPELT-a | Wheat; a late Latin term, most likely from Germanic or Middle Dutche origins |
| paludicola | pa-lud-ih-KOH-la | Swamp-dweller |
| Siphonoglossa | sy-fon-oh-GLOSS-a | From the Greek siphon (tube) and glossos (tongue) |
| knappiana | nap-ee-AH-na | Named for Moses Arthur Knapp, 19th century plant collector on the Mohave River) |
| veronicifolia | ver-on-ih-kih-FOH-lee-a | Having foliage like Veronica, genus name in honor of Saint Veronica |
| veronicifolius | ver-on-ih-kih-FOH-lee-us | Having foliage like Veronica, genus name in honor of Saint Veronica |
| veronicifolium | ver-on-ih-kih-FOH-lee-um | Having foliage like Veronica, genus name in honor of Saint Veronica |
| megastigma | meg-a-STIG-ma | Large-stigma |
| pamirica | pam-IR-ee-ka | Of or from the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia |
| pamiricum | pam-IR-ee-kum | Of or from the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia |
| pamiricus | pam-IR-ee-kus | Of or from the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia |
| cyrenaicum | ser-en-AY-ih-kum | Of or from the historical Cyrenaica region off the eastern coast of Libya |
| buckleii | BUCK-lee-eye | Orthographic variant for buckleyi; named by Moses Ashley Curtis for Samuel Botsford Buckley, who discovered the species |
| bisulcata | bi-sul-KAY-ta | With twin furrows |
| bisulcatus | bi-sul-KAY-tus | With twin furrows |
| bisulcatum | bi-sul-KAY-tum | With twin furrows |
| sirindhorniae | sir-ind-HORN-ee-ay | Named for Thailand's Princess Sirindhorn |
| myrioclada | mir-ee-oh-KLAD-a | From the Greek myrio (many) and clados (branches) |
| myriocladum | mir-ee-oh-KLAD-um | From the Greek myrio (many) and clados (branches) |
| myriocladus | mir-ee-oh-KLAD-us | From the Greek myrio (many) and clados (branches) |
| novomexicana | no-vo-meks-ih-KAY-na | Of or from New Mexico (southwestern state in the U.S.) |
| novomexicanum | no-vo-meks-ih-KAY-num | Of or from New Mexico (southwestern state in the U.S.) |
| oldhamiana | old-ham-ee-AH-na | Named for Oldham; the specific honoree is uncertain |
| Brunia | BRUN-ee-a | Named for Dr. Cornelius Brun, 18th century apothecary and plant collector in Russia |
| pecan | peh-kahn | From the vernacular (Algonquin) word for a nut that requires a stone to crack |
