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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maerua juncea subsp. crustata | Maerua juncea subsp. crustata (Wild) Wild | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin 'crustatus' meaning crust Edit | |||
| Viscum chilense | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Monanthotaxis fornicata | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Syncarpha variegata | archives.nd.edu | From Latin variegatus 'Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color' Edit | ||||
| Rhizophora mucronata | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin mucronatus = ‘sharp pointed’. Edit | ||||
| Phucagrostis ciliata | Phucagrostis ciliata (Forssk.) Ehrenb. & Hempr. | archives.nd.edu | From Latin cilium an 'eyelid', referring to short hairs that resemble eyelashes. Edit | |||
| Corchorus asplenifolius | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Bulbine torta | archives.nd.edu | Latin 'torta' meaning 'twisted' Edit | ||||
| Haworthia magnifica var. dekenahii | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Maprounea obtusa | Maprounea obtusa Pax | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin obtusus = ‘blunt' Edit | |||
| Diaphananthe ashantensis | Diaphananthe ashantensis (Lindl.) Schltr. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Leonotis intermedia var. natalensis | Leonotis intermedia var. natalensis Skan | archives.nd.edu | From the Natal region along the east-coast of South Africa Edit | |||
| Pentameris microphylla | Pentameris microphylla (Nees) Galley & H. P. Linder | archives.nd.edu | From the Greek mikros = ‘small’ and phyllon = ‘leaf’. Edit | |||
| Lycopodiella caroliniana | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ‘carolini’ / ‘Carolus’ meaning ‘Latin form of Charles’; and the Latin ‘ana’ / ‘anus...Edit | ||||
| Karoo Rock Sengi | Elephantulus pilicaudus | Elephantulus pilicaudus Smit, 2008 | archives.nd.edu | Edit |