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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellera | Mellera | Mellera S.Moore | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Aristida coerulescens var. breviseta | Aristida coerulescens var. breviseta Hack. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin brevis = "short" and seta = 'bristle' Edit | |||
| Allocassine tetragona | Allocassine tetragona (L. f.) N. Robson | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ‘tetragona’ / ‘tetragonus’ meaning ‘having four sides’ Edit | |||
| Micromeria pilosa | Micromeria pilosa Benth. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin pilosa / pilosus meaning ‘hairy’; may refer to the resemblance to the Roman military...Edit | |||
| Solanum flavum | Solanum flavum Kit. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin flavus = 'yellow' or 'golden' Edit | |||
| Andropogon confertiflorus | Andropogon confertiflorus Steud. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin con / cum = ‘together’; and fertus = ‘brought’; and flora = 'flowers': meaning...Edit | |||
| Erica barbigera | Erica barbigera Salisb. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin barbatus = 'bearded', with tufts of hair Edit | |||
| Senecio consanguineus | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin consanguineus = 'of the same blood'; derived from the assimilated form of com = '...Edit | ||||
| Pedilanthus tithymaloides | Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) A.Poit. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Gnidia kraussiana var. kraussiana | archives.nd.edu | For Christian Ferdinand Friedrich von Krauss (1812–90), German naturalist, explorer and collector....Edit | ||||
| Gethyllis ciliaris subsp. ciliaris | Gethyllis ciliaris (Thunb.) Thunb. subsp. ciliaris | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ciliaris = ‘relating to the eyelash or fine hairs’ Edit | |||
| Canthium fragrantissimum | Canthium fragrantissimum (K. Schum.) Cavaco | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin fragrans = ‘fragrant’ and -issimum an intensifier, i.e. very fragrant Edit | |||
| Relhania relhanioides | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Thesium durum | archives.nd.edu | Derivation uncertain. Gk. thes = a hired labourer. An ancient name for a species of Linaria, toad...Edit | ||||
| Bolandia elongata | Bolandia elongata (L. f.) J.C. Manning & Cron | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin elongatus = ‘elongated’ Edit |