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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erica aghillana var. latifolia | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin lati / latus meaning ‘wide’; and folius meaning ‘leaf’; i.e. the plant is broad-...Edit | ||||
| Erythrostictus gramineus | Erythrostictus gramineus (Cav.) Schltdl. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin gramineus = ‘grassy’ Edit | |||
| Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum | Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum (Lodd.) Müll. Arg. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin pingo "I paint", typically referring to the flowers having a "painted" appearance. Edit | |||
| Scirpus fluitans | Scirpus fluitans L. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin fluitans = 'floating' Edit | |||
| Hymenocallis americana | Hymenocallis americana (Mill.) Roem. | archives.nd.edu | From America Edit | |||
| Melia indica | Melia indica (A. Juss.) Brandis | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin indicus = ‘relating to India’ Edit | |||
| Euphorbia gentilis subsp. gentilis | Euphorbia gentilis N.E. Br. subsp. gentilis | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Crassula arborescens | Crassula arborescens (Mill.) Willd. | archives.nd.edu | from the Latin arborēscō (“become a tree”). Edit | |||
| Iphiona pinnatisecta | Iphiona pinnatisecta S. Moore | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Atalanthus | Atalanthus | Atalanthus D. Don | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Becium knyanum | Becium knyanum (Vatke) N.E. Br. ex Broun & R.E. Massey | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Aristida lutescens | Aristida lutescens (Nees) Trin. & Rupr. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin lutescens = 'of the marshes' or 'marshy' Edit | |||
| Silene inflata var. intricata | Silene inflata var. intricata Lowe | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin intricata meaning ‘intricate’, typically referring to the enmeshed branching pattern Edit | |||
| Whiteheadia | Whiteheadia | Whiteheadia Harv. | archives.nd.edu | For Henry Whitehead (1817–1884), English-Anglican missionary and plant collector. He came to South...Edit | ||
| Neptunia oleracea | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin oleris = 'vegetable' Edit |