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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loranthus dregei var. roseus | Loranthus dregei var. roseus (Klotzsch) Fiori | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin roseus = ‘rose-coloured’ or 'red' Edit | |||
| Charadrophila | Charadrophila | Charadrophila Marloth | archives.nd.edu | La. charadra = a ravine; philos = loving; referring to its habitat. Edit | ||
| Disa parvilabris | Disa parvilabris Bolus | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin parva = 'small', and labrum = 'a lip'. Edit | |||
| Lobelia erinus | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Colius striatus | archives.nd.edu | striped, from Latin striatus 'provided with channels or grooves' Edit | ||||
| Nageia | Nageia Gaertn. | archives.nd.edu | A Japanese vernacular name; origin and meaning unknown. Edit | |||
| Bulbostylis boeckeleriana var. boeckeleriana | Bulbostylis boeckeleriana (Schweinf.) Beetle var. boeckeleriana | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Tripteris amplectens | Tripteris amplectens (Harv.) B. Nord. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin amplectens = 'embrace' or 'clasp', Edit | |||
| Hibiscus praeteritus | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Erepsia ramosa | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ramosus meaning ‘branched’ or 'full of branches'. Can refer to either a branched...Edit | ||||
| Lithops ruschiorum var. nelii | Lithops ruschiorum var. nelii (Schwantes) de Boer & Boom | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Thamnochortus plumosus | Thamnochortus plumosus Pillans | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Acrilia | Acrilia | Acrilia Griseb. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Mesembryanthemum socium | Mesembryanthemum socium N.E. Br. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Haworthia enigma | archives.nd.edu | Edit |