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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceratonia siliqua | Ceratonia siliqua L. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Rhynchosia thorncroftii | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Chamaealoe | Chamaealoe | Chamaealoe A. Berger | archives.nd.edu | Gk. khamai = on the ground; Aloe; referring to the the plant’s low-growing, dwarf-like size. Edit | ||
| Zygophyllum portulacoides | Zygophyllum portulacoides Forssk. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Aloe laetepuncta | Aloe laetepuncta (Haw.) Schult. & Schult. f. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Ficinia arenicola | Ficinia arenicola T. H. Arnold & Gordon-Gray | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin arena = ‘sand’; and cola = ‘inhabit’ Edit | |||
| Ipomoea dichroa | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Cheilanthes schimperi | archives.nd.edu | Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1856-1901), scientist who made inroads in histology, ecology and...Edit | ||||
| Bulbophyllum velutinum | Bulbophyllum velutinum (Lindl.) Rchb. f. | archives.nd.edu | From Latin velutinus = "velvety", typically referring to the leaf texture. Edit | |||
| Trachyandra ciliata | archives.nd.edu | From Latin cilium an 'eyelid', referring to short hairs that resemble eyelashes. Edit | ||||
| Amphiglossa tomentosa | Amphiglossa tomentosa | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin tomentosus = 'densely woolly' Edit | |||
| Erica armata var. breviaristata | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Borreria | Borreria | Borreria G. Mey. | archives.nd.edu | Borrera (q.v.). (This can be found in the Lichens section.) Edit | ||
| Lolium temulentum subvar. robustum | Lolium temulentum subvar. robustum (Rchb.) Asch. & Graebn. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin robusta = robust; likely referring to the habit Edit | |||
| Ocimum knyanum | Ocimum knyanum Vatke | archives.nd.edu | Edit |