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 |
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Bidaria | Bidaria | Bidaria (Endl.) Decne. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
Gerontogea | Gerontogea | Gerontogea Cham. & Schltdl. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
Cyanotis djurensis | Cyanotis djurensis C.B. Clarke | archives.nd.edu | From a place called Djur? Edit | |||
Niebuhria cafra | Niebuhria cafra DC. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ‘afra’ / ‘africanus’ meaning ‘relating to Africa’ Edit | |||
Asepalum eriantherum | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
Najas delilei | Najas delilei Rouy | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
Herschelia spathulata | Herschelia spathulata (L. f.) Rolfe | archives.nd.edu | From Latin spatula 'a flat piece' typically referring to flat leaves Edit | |||
Embelia mujenja | Embelia mujenja Gilg | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
Helichrysum patulum | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin patulus = 'to stand open' Edit | ||||
Pittosporum malosanum | Pittosporum malosanum Baker | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
Gymnosporia maranguensis | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
Hermannia althaeoides | Hermannia althaeoides Hort. ex Link | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
Pittosporum undulatum | Pittosporum undulatum Vent. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin undulatus = 'undulating' or 'wavy' Edit | |||
Elegia lacerata | Elegia lacerata Pillans | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
Ruschia pungens | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin pungens meaning ‘prickly' or 'pungent' Edit |