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Name Canonical name Scientific name Lookups Short etymology Long etymology Etymology applies to
Eragrostis namaquensis var. namaquensis Eragrostis namaquensis Nees ex Schrad. var. namaquensis archives.nd.edu namaquensis from the Namaqualand region of the Northern Cape, South Africa, originally inhabited by...Edit
Hydroidea Hydroidea Hydroidea P. O. Karis archives.nd.edu Gk. hudros = water, water-loving; -oidea = of the nature of (a variant suffix). Hydroidea elsiae is...Edit
Protea pubera Protea pubera L. archives.nd.edu Edit
Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis archives.nd.edu From Brazil Edit
Asparagus buchananii archives.nd.edu After John Buchanan (1819-1898), botanist with the Geological Survey in New Zealand.  Edit
Centella thesioides archives.nd.edu From the Latin -oides = 'resembling', or 'like'; i.e. resembling the semi-parasitic genus Thesium (...Edit
Eriospermum erinum archives.nd.edu Edit
Parkinsonia scioana archives.nd.edu Edit
Eurocephalus Eurocephalus Eurocephalus Smith & A, 1836 archives.nd.edu Edit
Orbea macloughlinii archives.nd.edu Edit
Conophytum marginatum subsp. littlewoodii archives.nd.edu Edit
Bromus japonicus Bromus japonicus Thunb. archives.nd.edu From the Latin for 'of Japan' Edit
Cerochlamys Cerochlamys Cerochlamys N.E. Br. archives.nd.edu Gk. keros = wax; chlamys = cloak, mantle; referring to the leaves, which are coated with wax (Hans...Edit
Clerodendrum natalense Clerodendrum natalense Gürke archives.nd.edu Meaning from the Natal or Kwa-Zulu Natal region of South Africa Edit
Anthericum arvense Anthericum arvense Schinz archives.nd.edu From the Latin arvensis = 'of the field' or 'of the meadow' Edit

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