| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Strychnos | STRIK-nos | From the ancient Greek word for deadly, which refers to poisonous alkaloids contained in the seed integuments | | Trichodesma | trik-oh-DES-ma | From the Greek thrix (hair), and desme (cable or band), referring to the long, spiraling hairs or awns | | Pergularia | per-guh-LAY-ree-a | From the Latin pergula (arbor), referring to the twining habit of the plants | | Wijkia | VEIK-ee-a | Named for Dr. R. van der Wijk, a 20th century professor at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Apodytes | a-po-DY-tees | From the Greek word, meaning to strip off in reference to the uncovered corolla of the flower | | Neckera | NEK-er-a | Named for Noel Martin Joseph de Necker, 18th century botanist | | physaloides | fy-sal-OH-ih-deez | Resembles a bladder | | Leptomeria | lep-toh-MER-ee-a | From the Greek leptos (thin, slender) and meris (part) | | Ginalloa | jin-AL-lo-a | Obscure derivation | | extenuata | eks-ten-yoo-AY-ta | Thin, extended | | extenuatus | eks-ten-yoo-AY-tus | Thin, extended | | Wasabia | wa-SAH-bee-a | Latinized from the western pronunciation of Wasabi, the Japanese name for this plant |
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