Contribute Taxa Etymologies
Etymologies can be looked-up on Dave's Garden, DoBE and LLD
| Name | Canonical name | Scientific name | Lookups | Short etymology | Long etymology | Etymology applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobartia lilacina | archives.nd.edu | From the neoLatin lilacina = 'lilac coloured'; typically referring to the flower colour Edit | ||||
| Wahlenbergia patula | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin patulus = 'to stand open' Edit | ||||
| Gnaphalium hirsutum | Gnaphalium hirsutum Thunb. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin hirsutus = ‘hairy’ Edit | |||
| Rhynchelytrum stolzii | Rhynchelytrum stolzii (Mez) Stapf & C.E. Hubb. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Cordia somaliensis | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Trachyandra arenicola | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin arena = ‘sand’; and cola = ‘inhabit’ Edit | ||||
| Urginea arenosa | Urginea arenosa Adamson | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Cuscuta balansae | Cuscuta balansae Boiss. & Reut. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Habenaria trachychila | Habenaria trachychila Kraenzl. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Sekanama delagoensis | Sekanama delagoensis (Baker) Speta | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Melothria | Melothria L. | archives.nd.edu | Gk. melon = apple, but also the generic name for all fruits; thrion = a certain food. In ancient...Edit | |||
| Duvalia caespitosa subsp. pubescens | Duvalia caespitosa subsp. pubescens (N.E. Br.) Bruyns | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin pubescens meaning ‘downy’ with short soft hairs Edit | |||
| Isolepis namaquana | Isolepis namaquana Muasya & J. Viljoen | archives.nd.edu | From the arid Namaqualand region of north-western South Africa and Western Cape Edit | |||
| Perdicium nervosum | Perdicium nervosum Thunb. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latiin nervosus = 'prominantly veined' in reference to the linez on the leaves Edit | |||
| Crassula atro-sanguinea | Crassula atro-sanguinea Beauverd | archives.nd.edu | Edit |