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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walleria armata | Walleria armata Schltr. & K. Krause | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin armatus = ‘armed’; typically either with hairs or spines Edit | |||
| Echinospermum capense | Echinospermum capense A. DC. | archives.nd.edu | From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. In the early days of...Edit | |||
| Caliscelidae | Caliscelidae | Caliscelidae | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Haemanthus kundianus | Haemanthus kundianus J. Braun & K. Schum. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Nesaea schinzii var. fleckii | Nesaea schinzii var. fleckii Koehne | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Oxalis saronensis | Oxalis saronensis F. Bolus | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Pharnaceum trigonum | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Oldenlandia digyna | Oldenlandia digyna Retz. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Pisosperma | Pisosperma | Pisosperma Sond. | archives.nd.edu | Gk. pison = pea; sperma = seed. Pea-like seed. Edit | ||
| Pteronia undulata | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin undulatus = 'undulating' or 'wavy' Edit | ||||
| Escallonia rubra var. punctata | Escallonia rubra var. punctata (DC.) Hook. f. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin punctatus meaning 'spotted or dotted with glands' Edit | |||
| Psychotria meridiano-montana var. glabra | Psychotria meridiano-montana var. glabra E.M.A. Petit | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin glaber = 'hairless', 'smooth' or 'bald' Edit | |||
| Piaranthus pillansii var. inconstans | Piaranthus pillansii var. inconstans N.E. Br. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin inconstans = 'not constant / labile' Edit | |||
| Pentheriella krookii | Pentheriella krookii O. Hoffm. & Muschl. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Felicia joubertinae | Felicia joubertinae Grau | archives.nd.edu | Edit |