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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idothearia villosa | Idothearia villosa (Lindl.) C. Presl | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin villus = 'hair' + -ōsus = 'full of', or villosus = 'shaggy'. Typically referring to...Edit | |||
| Microdon orbicularis | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Vincentia olukondae | Vincentia olukondae (Schinz) Burret | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Bubon tenuifolium | Bubon tenuifolium (Thunb.) Sond. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin tenuis = ‘thin' or 'fine' or 'slender’ and folius = ‘leaf’ Edit | |||
| Centella virgata var. congesta | Centella virgata var. congesta Adamson | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin congestus = 'congested' or 'crowded together' Edit | |||
| Erica tumida var. minor | Erica tumida var. minor Bolus | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin minor = 'minor / diminutive / unimportant / little'; usually referring in relation...Edit | |||
| Ludwigia octovalvis subsp. sessiliflora | Ludwigia octovalvis subsp. sessiliflora (Micheli) P.H. Raven | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ‘sessili’ / ‘sessilis’ meaning ‘spreading’; and the Latin ‘flora’ / ‘flos’ meaning ‘...Edit | |||
| Holostylon baumii | Holostylon baumii (Gürke) G. Taylor | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Mesembryanthemum theurkauffii | Mesembryanthemum theurkauffii (Maire) Maire | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| MARANTACEAE | Marantaceae | MARANTACEAE Petersen | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Agathosma barosmaefolia | Agathosma barosmaefolia Eckl. & Zeyh. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Hybanthus densifolius | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Jasminum somaliense | Jasminum somaliense Baker | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Commelina polyclada | Commelina polyclada Welw. ex C.B. Clarke | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Ixia socialis | Ixia socialis Salisb. | archives.nd.edu | Edit |