| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Pterodiscus | ter-oh-DISK-us | From the Greek pteros (winged) and diskos (disc), referring to the winged seeds |
| Buchanania | byoo-kan-AH-nee-a | Named for Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, 19th century Scottish physician and botanist; in later years, he was the superintendent of the Calcutta Botanical Gardens |
| uhdei | OOH-dee-eye | Named for Carl Adolph Uhde, German-born 19th century merchant and naturalist who conducted archeological, book and botanical explorations in Texas and northern Mexico. |
| Vallesia | val-LES-ee-a | Named for Francisco Valles, 16th century physician to Philip II of Spain |
| Aquilaria | a-kwil-AH-ree-a | From the Latin, meaning eagle |
| atrox | A-troks | From the Latin, meaning cruel or terrible |
| Anacardiaceae | an-a-kard-ee-AY-see-ee | The Anacardia (cashew) family; the Greek name means without a heart |
| mathewsii | math-EWS-ee-eye | Named for Joseph William Mathews, the first Curator of National Botanical Garden, Kirstenbosch |
| Gonatopus | go-NAT-o-pus | From the Greek words gony (referring to the knee) and opus (foot); the plants have a swollen "joint" appearing along the stem |
| boivinii | bwa-VIN-ee-eye | Named for Louis Hyacinthe Boivin, 19th century French botanist |
| Metzgeria | metz-GER-ee-a | Named for Johann Christian Metzger, 19th century German landscape architect and former director of the Heidelberg Botanical Garden |
| boninensis | bo-nin-EN-sis | Of or from the Bonin Islands (also known as the Ogasawara islands) |
| tamala | TA-ma-la | Dervied from one of the vernacular names for this plant |
| Careya | KARE-ee-a | Named for Dr. William Carey, a 19th century Christian missionary and botanist who founded the Serampore Botanical Gardens and Agricultural Society of India |
| telekii | te-LEK-ee-ey | Named for Count Samuel Teleki, 19th century Hungarian explorer in East Africa |
| lanzan | LAN-zan | Derived from the Burmese vernacular name by Christian Konrad Sprengel, 19th century German botanist |
| visseri | VIS-ser-ee | Named for Visser, either Floors Visser who collected the species in 1947, or Johannes Hendrik Visser, South African plant physiologist and author |
| kauense | kau-EN-see | Of or from Kau, Hawaii |
| kauensis | kau-EN-sis | Of or from Kau, Hawaii |
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| macrandra | mak-RAN-dra | Long stamens |
| macrandrus | mak-RAN-drus | Long stamens |
| malaccensis | ma-lak-EN-sis | Native from Malacca, the region including the island of Sumatra and continental Asia |
