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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
Euphorbia magnicapsula archives.nd.edu Edit
Heliophila brassicifolia archives.nd.edu Edit
Colpoon speciosum Colpoon speciosum (A. W. Hill) Bean archives.nd.edu Edit
Kniphofia triangularis subsp. obtusiloba archives.nd.edu From the Latin obtusus = ‘blunt' and lobum = 'lobe' Edit
Clutia glabrata Clutia glabrata Pax archives.nd.edu From the Latin glabra / glaber meaning ‘smooth’ or 'bald' referring to the lack of hairs Edit
Erodium malacoides var. subtrilobum Erodium malacoides var. subtrilobum (Jord.) Lange archives.nd.edu Edit
Gagernia Gagernia Gagernia Klotzsch archives.nd.edu Edit
Paranomus abrotanifolius archives.nd.edu From the Latin abrotanum from Artemesia abrotanum = 'Southernwood' and folium = 'leaf'; hence '...Edit
Tylecodon buchholzianus subsp. buchholzianus archives.nd.edu Edit
Isoptera Isoptera Isoptera Okamura, 1901 archives.nd.edu Edit
Pachira aquatica Pachira aquatica Aubl. archives.nd.edu From Latin aquāticus meaning aquatic / water Edit
Canavalia virosa archives.nd.edu From the Latin 'virosus' meaning venomous, slimy, rank. Edit
Gmelina indica Gmelina indica Burm. f. archives.nd.edu From the Latin indicus = ‘relating to India’ Edit
Loudetia ramosa Loudetia ramosa (Stapf) C.E. Hubb. archives.nd.edu From the Latin ramosus meaning ‘branched’ or 'full of branches'. Can refer to either a branched...Edit
Anthistiria ciliata var. brachyantha Anthistiria ciliata var. brachyantha Boiss. archives.nd.edu From the Greek brachy = 'short' and anthos = 'flower' Edit

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