| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Microbiota | My-kro-by-o-tah | Small Thuja - From the Greek mikros- small, biota the Greek name for the conifer Thuja |
| decussata | De-kuss-ah-ta | Shaped like an X - leaves, borne in pairs, are at right angles to each other |
| decussatus | de-kuss-ah-tuss | Shaped like an X - leaves, borne in pairs, are at right angles to each other |
| decussatum | de-kuss-ah-tum | Shaped like an X - leaves, borne in pairs, are at right angles to each other |
| aquatilis | ak-wa-til-iss | Growing in water |
| aquatile | ak-wa-til-ey | Growing in water |
| Ochna | ok-nah | From the Greek name Ochne - Wild Pear |
| parishii | par-ish-ee-i | In the case of orchids with this specific epithet, parishii is named after Rev. Charles Parish (1800's) who discovered the plants |
| halepensis | ha-le-pen-sis | Of or from Aleppo, Syria |
| Jacquemontia | jak-mont-ee-ah | Named after Victor Jaquemont, French botanist and explorer (17-1800's) |
| hortensis | hor-ten-sis | Meaning of gardens, cultivated |
| hortense | hor-ten-sey | Meaning of gardens, cultivated |
| aroanium | A-ro-a-nee-um | Of or from Aroania Mountains, Greece |
| lapponicum | Lap-pon-ee-kum | Of or from Lapland |
| lapponica | lap-pon-ee-ka | Of or from Lapland |
| lapponicus | lap-pon-ee-kus | Of or from Lapland |
| Azalea | 1: az-al-ee-a
2: az-ail-ee-a | From the Greek word for dry (azaleos) |
