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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solanum cultum | Solanum cultum De Wild. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Huernia venusta | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin venusta / venustus meaning charming Edit | ||||
| Rhus salicina | Rhus salicina Sond. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Plectranthus hilliardiae subsp. australis | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin australis = ‘south’; Frequently referring to South Africa though may refer to...Edit | ||||
| Dicraeopetalum stipulare | Actinobacteria | Actinobacteria | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Blechnum attenuatum var. attenuatum | Blechnum attenuatum (Sw.) Mett. var. attenuatum | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin attenuatus = to 'lessen', 'shrink' or 'diminish in size'; generally referring to a...Edit | |||
| Ruschia concava | Ruschia concava L. Bolus | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin concavum = 'curved inwards' or 'hollowed out' Edit | |||
| Chrozophora plicata | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin plicatus = 'folded' Edit | ||||
| Mallotus | Mallotus | Mallotus Lour. | archives.nd.edu | Gk. mallotus = lined in wool, fleecy; referring to the woolly hairs on the leaves of some of the...Edit | ||
| Mascarenhasia lisianthiflora | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Allenia urens | Allenia urens (L. f.) Phillips | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin urentis = "stinging / scorching" referring to the irritant hairs Edit | |||
| Otholobium thomii | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Marsilea burchellii | archives.nd.edu | Commemorating William John Burchell (1781-1863), a 19th-century English explorer, British...Edit | ||||
| Mesembryanthemum curvifolium var. minus | Mesembryanthemum curvifolium var. minus Salm-Dyck | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin minor = 'less', Typically referring to the smaller of several species. Edit | |||
| Agave polyacantha | Agave polyacantha | Agave polyacantha Haw. | archives.nd.edu | From the Greek poly = 'many' and acantha = a 'thorn' Edit |