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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporobolus angustifolius | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin angustus = ‘narrow’; and folius = ‘leaf’. Edit | ||||
| Pycreus umbrosiformis | Pycreus umbrosiformis Cherm. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Rinorea ardisiiflora var. salicifolia | Rinorea ardisiiflora var. salicifolia Taton | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin 'salici' meaning Salix/willow and 'folia' meaning leaves Edit | |||
| Pharnaceum salsoloides | Pharnaceum salsoloides Burch. | archives.nd.edu | From it's resemblance to the genus Salsola (Chenopodiaceae), -oides is Latin for "resembles" Edit | |||
| Acalypha dregei | Acalypha dregei Gand. | archives.nd.edu | Commemorates the brothers Carl Friedrich Drege (1791-1867) and Johann Franz Drege (1794-1881) of...Edit | |||
| Devia | Devia | Devia Goldblatt & J.C. Manning | archives.nd.edu | For Miriam Phoebe de Vos (1912–2005), South African botanist, plant collector and botany professor...Edit | ||
| Datura stramonium | Datura stramonium L. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Faurea arborea | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin arborea = 'tree-like', 'branching'. Edit | ||||
| Oxalis recticaulis | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin rectus = 'right / proper / straight' and caulis = 'stem / stalk' Edit | ||||
| Urginea virens | Urginea virens Schltr. | archives.nd.edu | Present active participle of the Latin vireō (“I am green”). Edit | |||
| Erica rosacea subsp. glabrata | Erica rosacea subsp. glabrata E.G.H. Oliv. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin glabra / glaber meaning ‘smooth’ or 'bald' referring to the lack of hairs Edit | |||
| Romulea cuprea | Romulea cuprea Herb. ex Baker | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Gomphocarpus fruticosus | Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) R. Br. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin fruticosus = ‘bushy’ Edit | |||
| Grangea strigosa | Grangea strigosa Gand. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ‘strigosa’ / ‘strigosus’ meaning 'lean' or lank’, cognate with the English 'streak...Edit | |||
| Peridiothelia | Peridiothelia | Peridiothelia D.Hawksw. | archives.nd.edu | Edit |