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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloe quadrangularis | Aloe quadrangularis Da Pare | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin quad = 'four' and angularis = ‘angular’; i.e. four-angled Edit | |||
| Moringa borziana | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Paranomus medius | Paranomus medius (R. Br.) Kuntze | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Sutera breviflora × pristisepala | Sutera breviflora (Schltr.) Hiern × pristisepala Hiern | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin brevis = "short" and flora = "flower". Edit | |||
| Gibbaria | Gibbaria | Gibbaria Cass. | archives.nd.edu | La. gibbus = a hump; and -aria = pertaining to; perhaps referring to the keeled, kidney-shaped...Edit | ||
| Gasteria denticulata | Gasteria denticulata (Salm-Dyck) Haw. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin denticulatus = 'finely toothed' Edit | |||
| Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. dubium | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin 'dubius' meaning 'doubtful' Edit | ||||
| Ocimum hians | Ocimum hians Benth. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Aster lasiocarpus | Aster lasiocarpus (DC.) Harv. | archives.nd.edu | From the Greek lasios (λασιος), meaning shaggy, wooly, hairy or rough; and -karpon, a fruit. Edit | |||
| Galium capense subsp. garipense | Galium capense subsp. garipense (Sond.) Puff | archives.nd.edu | From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. Edit | |||
| Boottia macrantha | Boottia macrantha C.H. Wright | archives.nd.edu | From Greek or New Latin makra = 'large' and anthos = 'flowers'; i.e. it has large flowers Edit | |||
| Coelachne africana | archives.nd.edu | From Latin āfricāna = 'African', the origin of the organism Edit | ||||
| Conophytum conradii | Conophytum conradii L. Bolus | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Caralluma ausana | Caralluma ausana Dinter & A. Berger | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Polygonum strigosum | Polygonum strigosum auct. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ‘strigosa’ / ‘strigosus’ meaning 'lean' or lank’, cognate with the English 'streak...Edit |