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
Lotononis perplexa archives.nd.edu Edit
Hippocratea africana var. africana archives.nd.edu From Latin āfricāna = 'African', the origin of the organism Edit
Eriocephalus spicatus Eriocephalus spicatus Burm. ex DC. archives.nd.edu From the Latin spicatus = ‘spiked’ Edit
Poinciana gilliesii Poinciana gilliesii Wall. ex Hook. archives.nd.edu Edit
Ipomoea leptocaulos Ipomoea leptocaulos Hallier f. archives.nd.edu Edit
Bacidia laurocerasi archives.nd.edu Edit
Enneapogon brachystachyus Enneapogon brachystachyus (Jaub. & Spach) Stapf archives.nd.edu Edit
Fadogia oleoides Fadogia oleoides Robyns archives.nd.edu   From t'Olea'  the Latin name for olive and '-oides' meaning like Edit
Caprimulgus fossii archives.nd.edu Edit
Moraea collina archives.nd.edu From the Latin collinus = 'pertaining to hills'; referring to the habitat Edit
Pyrrosia africana archives.nd.edu From Latin āfricāna = 'African', the origin of the organism Edit
Rhynchosia paniculata Rhynchosia paniculata (E. Mey.) Steud. archives.nd.edu From the Latin paniculatus meaning 'tufted' or a 'panicle' referring to the form of the...Edit
Spilanthes abyssinica Spilanthes abyssinica Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich. archives.nd.edu From the Latin abyssinicus = ‘relating to Abyssinia’ Edit
Pleuroridgea lastii Pleuroridgea lastii Tiegh. archives.nd.edu Edit
Chlorophytum psammophilum Chlorophytum psammophilum Engl. & Gilg archives.nd.edu Edit

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