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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coelidium | Coelidium | Coelidium Vogel ex Walp. | archives.nd.edu | Gk. koilos = hollow; -idium = diminutive; alluding to the frequency of the concave leaves (William...Edit | ||
| Rapistrum rugosum subsp. orientale | Rapistrum rugosum subsp. orientale (L.) Arcang. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin orientis ‘= of the east’ Edit | |||
| Impatiens flanaganiae | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Onixotis | Onixotis | Onixotis Raf. | archives.nd.edu | Gk. onyx = claws (hence clawed base of petals); otos = ear; alluding to the auriculate petal claws. Edit | ||
| Boswellia | Boswellia | Boswellia Roxb. ex Colebr. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Ixia calendulacea | Ixia calendulacea Goldblatt & J.C. Manning | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Xiphotheca fruticosa | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin fruticosus = ‘bushy’ Edit | ||||
| Becium choanum | Becium choanum P.A. Duvign. & Plancke | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Harveya varia | Harveya varia (E. Mey. ex Drège) Hook. ex C. Presl | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Teedia pubescens | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin pubescens meaning ‘downy’ with short soft hairs Edit | ||||
| Cissampelos tamnifolia | Cissampelos tamnifolia Miers | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Polygala brevifolia | Polygala brevifolia Harv. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin brevis = "short" and folius = 'leaf' Edit | |||
| Celosia longistyla | Celosia longistyla (C.B. Clarke) Suess. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin longus = 'long' and stylus = 'style'; referring to the long style, the stalk that...Edit | |||
| Jensenia | Jensenia | Jensenia Graff, 1882 | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Rinorea angustifolia subsp. natalensis | Rinorea angustifolia subsp. natalensis (Engl.) Grey-Wilson | archives.nd.edu | From the Natal region along the east-coast of South Africa Edit |