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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemone filia subsp. scaposa | Anemone filia subsp. scaposa (H. Rasm.) J.C. Manning & Goldblatt | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Cylindrophyllum dichroum | Cylindrophyllum dichroum (Rolfe) Schwantes | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Erica longifolia subsp. pustulata | Erica longifolia subsp. pustulata (H. A. Baker) E.G.H. Oliv. & I.M. Oliv. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ‘pustulata’ / ‘pustulatus’ meaning ‘blistered’ Edit | |||
| Titanopsis calcarea | archives.nd.edu | Ancient Gk. titanos = limestone; -opsis = resembling. The succulent’s appearance is somewhat like...Edit | ||||
| Syzygium deiningeri | Syzygium deiningeri Engl. & Brehmer | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Asphodelus | Asphodelus | Asphodelus L. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Hypoestes mlanjensis | Hypoestes mlanjensis C.B. Clarke | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Psoralea bituminosa var. atropurpurea | Psoralea bituminosa var. atropurpurea Maire | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin atro = 'dark' and pupurea = 'purple' Edit | |||
| Drosanthemum hallii | archives.nd.edu | Named after Harry Hall (1906-1986), formidable collector and from 1947-1968 the curator of the...Edit | ||||
| Euphorbia nesemannii | archives.nd.edu | Named after A. Nesemann who discovered the plant in 1930 Edit | ||||
| Schwantesia watermeyeri | Schwantesia watermeyeri L. Bolus | archives.nd.edu | Possibly named after Egidius Benedictus Watermeyer (1824-1867), a judge and founding member of the ...Edit | |||
| Woodia mucronata var. trifurcata | Woodia mucronata var. trifurcata (Schltr.) N.E. Br. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ‘mucronata’ / ‘mucronatus’ meaning ‘sharp pointed’. This often presents as a small...Edit | |||
| Maytenus acuminata var. acuminata | Maytenus acuminata (L. f.) Loes. var. acuminata | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin acuminatus = ‘tapering to a point’ Edit | |||
| Senecio sulcatus | Senecio sulcatus DC. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Centella macrocarpa | Centella macrocarpa (Rich.) Adamson | archives.nd.edu | From the Greek makros = ‘big’ and karpos = ‘fruit’ Edit |