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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tephrosia wallichii | Tephrosia wallichii Graham | archives.nd.edu | Named after Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854), a Danish botanist and physician who extensively worked...Edit | |||
| Helichrysum obductum | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Spathionema kilimandscharicum | Actinobacteria | Actinobacteria | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Ocimum urticifolium | Ocimum urticifolium Roth | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Dialium zenkeri | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Detris hyssopifolia | Detris hyssopifolia (P. J. Bergius) Hiern | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin folius = 'leaves' and the resemblance to the medicinal herb hyssop, Hyssopus...Edit | |||
| Erica canescens | Erica canescens J.C. Wendl. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin canescens = ‘becoming white’ Edit | |||
| Zygophyllum gaetulum waterlotii | Zygophyllum gaetulum waterlotii | Zygophyllum gaetulum Emb. & Maire subsp. waterlotii (Maire) Dobignard, Jacquemoud & D.Jordan | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Hibiscus aridus | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Conophytum pellucidum subsp. pellucidum var. pellucidum | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin pellucidus = 'translucent' Edit | ||||
| Haworthia picta var. picta | Haworthia picta Poelln. var. picta | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin pingo "I paint" becoming the nominative pictus, typically referring to the flowers...Edit | |||
| Aspalathus scholliana | Aspalathus scholliana C. Presl | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Declieuxia | Declieuxia Kunth | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Aspalathus laricina | Aspalathus laricina DC. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Cyrtopera oliveriana | Cyrtopera oliveriana Rchb. f. | archives.nd.edu | Edit |