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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hippolais olivetorum | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Aspalathus lactea subsp. breviloba | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin brevis = "short" and loba = 'lobe' Edit | ||||
| Cephalaria galpiniana subsp. galpiniana | Cephalaria galpiniana Szabó subsp. galpiniana | archives.nd.edu | Named after Ernest Edward Galpin (1858-1941), a South African botanist and banker. He left some 16,...Edit | |||
| Lithops fulleri var. brunnea | Lithops fulleri var. brunnea de Boer | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Searsia glutinosa | Searsia glutinosa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Moffett | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin glutinosus meaning ‘sticky’; referring to the glue-like nature of the plant Edit | |||
| Stylapterus ericoides subsp. ericoides | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin -oides meaning ‘resembling'; resembling the genus Erica, the heath Edit | ||||
| Ceropegia carnosa | archives.nd.edu | from the Latin carnosus = 'fleshy' Edit | ||||
| Alchornea hirtella f. glabrata | Alchornea hirtella f. glabrata (Müll. Arg.) Pax & K. Hoffm. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin glabra / glaber meaning ‘smooth’ or 'bald' referring to the lack of hairs Edit | |||
| Plananthus gnidioides | Plananthus gnidioides (L. f.) P. Beauv. | archives.nd.edu | resembling Gnidia, a genus of plants with ericoid leaves in the Thymeleaceae. Edit | |||
| Eriosema richardii var. ovatum | Eriosema richardii var. ovatum Staner & De Craene | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ovatus = ‘egg-shaped’ Edit | |||
| Psilocaulon fimbriatum | Psilocaulon fimbriatum L. Bolus | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin fimbriātus = 'fringed' or 'fibrous' Edit | |||
| Leucadendron laureolum | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Gladiolus apiculatus | Gladiolus apiculatus F. Bolus | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Aloe humilis var. candollei | Aloe humilis var. candollei Baker | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Impatiens humblotiana var. onibeensis | Impatiens humblotiana var. onibeensis H. Perrier | archives.nd.edu | Edit |