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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barleria irritans | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Ferraria tricuspis | Ferraria tricuspis Willd. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Burmannia chariensis | Burmannia chariensis Schltr. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Hibiscus discophorus | Hibiscus discophorus Hochr. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Buchnera pedunculata | Buchnera pedunculata Andrews | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin pedunculatus = 'peduncle', a flower stem/stalk Edit | |||
| Pectinaria longipes subsp. villetii | Pectinaria longipes subsp. villetii (C. A. Lückh.) Bruyns | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Datura fastuosa var. alba | Datura fastuosa var. alba (Nees) C.B. Clarke | archives.nd.edu | From Latin albus meaning 'white' Edit | |||
| Conophytum meridianum var. meridianum | Conophytum meridianum L. Bolus var. meridianum | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin meridianus = 'midday', 'noon' or more typically 'southern'. Edit | |||
| Celosia namaensis | Celosia namaensis Schinz | archives.nd.edu | From the region of Namaqualand in the Northern Cape Edit | |||
| Acalypha hirsuta | Acalypha hirsuta Hochst. ex A. Rich. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin hirsutus = ‘hairy’ Edit | |||
| Sporobolus densissimus | Sporobolus densissimus Pilg. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Rubia cordifolia | Rubia cordifolia L. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin ‘cordi’ / ‘cor’ meaning ‘heart’; and the Latin ‘folia’ / ‘folium’ meaning ‘leaf’. Edit | |||
| Erica pumila | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin pumila = 'dwarf' Edit | ||||
| Tritoniopsis parviflora var. parviflora | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin parvus = ‘small’ and flora = ‘flower’. Edit | ||||
| Tristachya bequaertii | Tristachya bequaertii De Wild. | archives.nd.edu | From the Greek ‘tri’ / ‘tri’ meaning ‘three’; and the Greek ‘stachya’ / ‘stachys’ meaning ‘spike’. Edit |