| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Buglossoides | bew-gloss-OY-deez | Resembling bugloss (Echium) |
| Bulbophyllum | bulb-oh-FILL-um | From the Greek bolbos (bulb) and phyllon (leaf), referring tot he leaves habit of growing from a pseudo-bulb |
| Bursera | ber-SER-uh | Named for Joachim Burser, 17th century German botanist and physician |
| Butia | BEW-tee-uh | The Latinized form of the vernacular name in Brazil for a palm species |
| Butomus | BEW-toh mus | From the Greek bous (ox) and tomos (cutting), referring to the sharp leaf margins |
| banksiae | BANGK-see-ay | Named for Lady Dorothea Banks by her husband, Sir Joseph Banks, who discovered the species |
| blossfeldianum | 1: bloss-fel-dee-AY-num
2: bloss-fel-dee-AH-num | Named for Robert Blossfeld, a 20th century German hybridizer |
| blossfeldianus | 1: bloss-fel-dee-AY-nus
2: bloss-fel-dee-AH-nus | Named for Robert Blossfeld, a 20th century German hybridizer |
| Bolusia | bol-LOO-see-uh | Named for Dr. Harry Bolus, 19th century South African botanist and orchid collector |
| Bruckenthalia | brook-en-THAY-lee-uh | Named for Samuel and Michael von Bruckenthal, 18th century Austrian noblemen in Transylvania |
| Cardaria | kar-DAR-ee-uh | From the Greek kardia (heart), referring to the heart-shaped seeds |
| platycentrum | plat-ee-SEN-trum | With a broad spur |
| platycentrus | plat-ee-SEN-trus | With a broad spur |
| Bryophyllum | bry-oh-FIL-um | From the Greek bryo (sprout) and phyllon (leaf), referring to the ability to propagate via leaf cuttings |
| dorisiana | dor-ee-see-AY-nuh | |
| filifera | fil-LIF-er-uh | Thread-bearing |
| filiferum | fil-LIF-er-um | Thread-bearing |
| filiferus | fil-LIF-er-us | Thread-bearing |
| balfouri | BAL-for-eye | Named for Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, 19th century professor of botany and directory fo the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh |
| balfouriana | 1: bal-for-ee-AH-nuh
2: bal-for-ee-AY-nuh | Named for Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, 19th century professor of botany and directory fo the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh |
| balfourianum | 1: bal-for-ee-AH-num
2: bal-for-ee-AY-num | Named for Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, 19th century professor of botany and directory fo the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh |
| balfourianus | 1: bal-for-ee-AH-nus
2: bal-for-ee-AY-nus | Named for Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, 19th century professor of botany and directory fo the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh |
| sanderiana | san-der-ee-AH-nuh | Named for Henry Frederick Conrad Sander, early 20th century German-born British nurseryman who specialized in orchids |
| sanderi | SAN-der-eye | Named for Henry Frederick Conrad Sander, early 20th century German-born British nurseryman who specialized in orchids |
| concava | kon-KAV-uh | Concave |
| concavum | kon-KAV-um | Concave |
| concavus | kon-KAV-us | Concave |
| fianarantsoae | 1: fy-ah-nar-rant-SOO-ay
2: fy-ah-nar-rant-SOH-ay | Of or from Fianarantsoa, Madagascar |
| rhipsaloides | rip-sal-OY-deez | Resembling Rhipsalis |
