Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
Croton | KROH-tun | From the Greek kroton (tick) due to the seed's similarity in shape |
Castela | KAS-tel-uh | Named for Rene R. L. Castel, late 18th century French botanist |
Condalia | kon-DAL-lee-uh | named for Antonio Condal, an 18th century Spanish physician |
Bernardia | ber-NAR-dee-uh | Named for either P.F. Bernard, 19th century French botanist or Bernard de Jussieu, 18th century French taxonomist |
Bernardia | | named after Bernard de Jussieu, a late 17th century French taxonomist |
Maclura | muh-KLOO-ruh | Named for William Maclure, 19th century American geologist |
Morus | MOR-russ | Ancient Latin name for mulberry |
Ephedra | eh-FED-ruh | From the Greek ephedra for the common mare's tail (Hippuris), which it resembles |
Styrax | STY-raks | The ancient Greek name for these resin-producing plants |
Sapindus | 1: sap-IN-dus 2: SAP-in-dus | From the Latin sapo (soap) and indicus (Indian), referring to the lather-producing fruit |
Acleisanthes | a-klee-SAN-thees | From the Greek a- (without) cleis (something that closes) and anthos (flower), or "without an involucre" |
Acourtia | a-KOUR-tee-uh | Named for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Catherine Gibbes A'Court, 18th century english amateur botanist |
Ageratina | 1: ad-jur-uh-TY-nuh 2: ad-jur-uh-TEE-nuh | Dimunitive of Ageratum genus |
Amblyolepis | am-blee-yo-LEP-is | Greek ambly (dull) and lepis (scale, shell) |
Androstephium | | |
Boerhaavia | boer-HAH-vee-uh | Named for Hermann Boerhaave, 18th century Dutch botanist |
Brickellia | brik-KEL-ee-uh | Named for Dr. John Brickell, 18th century Irish physician who lived in Georgia (U.S.) |
Bupleurum | boo-PLUR-rum | From the Greek boupleuros (ox-rib), a name given to another plant |
Nemastylis | nee-ma-STY-lis | From the Greek nema (thread) and stylis (column) referring to the slender style of the plant |
pseudocapsicum | soo-doh-KAP-sih-kum | From the greek pseud (false) and kapto (to bite; referring to the pepper genus) |
selloi | SEL-lo-ee | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
sellovii | 1: sel-LOH-vee-eye 2: sel-LOH-wee-eye | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
selloviana | 1: sel-loh-vee-AH-nuh 2: sel-loh-wee-AH-nuh | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
sellovianum | 1: sel-loh-vee-AH-num 2: sel-loh-wee-AH-num | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
sellovianus | 1: sel-loh-vee-AH-nus 2: sel-loh-wee-AH-nus | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
sellowianum | 1: sel-loh-wee-AH-num 2: sel-loh-vee-AH-num | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
sellowianus | 1: sel-loh-wee-AH-nus 2: sel-loh-vee-AH-nus | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
sellowii | 1: sel-LOH-wee-eye 2: sel-LOH-vee-eye | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
selloanus | sel-lo-AH-nus | Named for Friedrich Sello (changed to Sellow in later years), early 19th century German explorer who collected specimens in South America |
reitzii | RITZ-ee-eye | Named for FW Reitz, 19th century president in South Africa |
yucatana | yoo-kah-TAH-nuh | Of or from the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) |
Cinnamomum | sin-uh-MOH-mum | From the ancient Greek name for Cinnamon |
camphora | kam-FOR-uh | Ancient Greek name for camphor tree |
Pereskia | per-ESS-kee-uh | Named for Nicolas Fabre de Peiresc, 16th century French botanist |
Jatropha | 1: JAT-roh-fuh 2: jat-ROH-fuh | the Greek iatrós (doctor) and trophé (food), referring to its nutritious qualities (when consumed in small amounts) |
Ehretia | 1: eh-RET-ee-uh 2: e-REE-tee-uh | Named for Georg Dionysius Ehret, 18th century botanical artist |
Forestiera | for-es-STEER-uh | Named for charles Le Forestier, 18th century French naturalist and physician |
Androstephium | an-dro-STEE-fee-um | From the greek andros (man) and stephanos (crown), referring to the fused filaments |
eriantha | er-ee-AN-thuh | Wool flower |
erianthum | er-ee-AN-thum | Wool flower |
Jacobinia | jak-oh-BIN-ee-uh | Possibly named for Jacobina, a town near Bahia (Brazil) |
Dicliptera | dye-CLIP-ter-uh | From the Greek diklis (double-folding) and pteron (wing), referring to the wing-like divisions in the capsule |
ciliatiflora | 1: sil-ee-ay-ti-FLOR-uh 2: sil-ee-ah-ti-FLOR-uh | Fringed flowers |
ciliosa | sil-ee-OH-suh | Very fringed (lots of cilia) |
ciliosum | sil-ee-OH-sum | Very fringed (lots of cilia) |
ciliosus | sil-ee-OH-sus | Very fringed (lots of cilia) |
dipteracantha | dip-ter-uh-KAN-tha | From the Greek dipteras (two-winged) and Acanthus (alluding to the two-leaved peduncle |
Dipteracanthus | dip-ter-uh-KAN-thus | From the Greek dipteras (two-winged) and Acanthus (alluding to the two-leaved peduncle |
drummondiana | drum-mond-ee-AH-nuh | Named for Thomas Drummond, 19th century Scottish naturalist |
drummondianus | drum-mond-ee-AH-nus | Named for Thomas Drummond, 19th century Scottish naturalist |
inundata | in-un-DAY-tuh | From the Latin inundo (flooded), referring to the plant's tolerance for growing in boggy or flood-prone areas |
inundatum | in-un-DAY-tum | From the Latin inundo (flooded), referring to the plant's tolerance for growing in boggy or flood-prone areas |
inundatus | in-un-DAY-tus | From the Latin inundo (flooded), referring to the plant's tolerance for growing in boggy or flood-prone areas |