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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maytenus brevipetala | Maytenus brevipetala (Loes.) R. Wilczek | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin brevis = "short" and petala = 'petal' Edit | |||
| Graphorchis | Graphorchis | Graphorchis Thouars | archives.nd.edu | Gk. graphis = brush, pencil; orkis = orchid; referring to the ‘pencil’ or ‘brush’ strokes on the...Edit | ||
| Haworthia reinwardtii var. tenuis | Haworthia reinwardtii var. tenuis G.G. Sm. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin tenuis meaning ‘fine / thin / slender’ Edit | |||
| Aloiampelos striatula | Aloiampelos striatula (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Mesembryanthemum placitum | Mesembryanthemum placitum N.E. Br. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Moraea vespertina | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin Latin vesper = 'evening'; relates to the evening including bats; -inus designates '...Edit | ||||
| Crassula bloubergensis | Crassula bloubergensis R.A. Dyer | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Marcellia denudata | Marcellia denudata (Hook. f.) Lopr. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Streptocarpus micranthus | archives.nd.edu | From the Greek mikros = ‘small' and anthos = 'flower' Edit | ||||
| Echium humile | Echium humile Desf. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin humilis = ‘humble’; referring to a low or sprawling habit Edit | |||
| Euphorbia tithymaloides | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Salvia pallidiflora | Salvia pallidiflora Skan | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin pallidus meaning 'pale' and florus meaning 'flower' Edit | |||
| Cirrhopetalum thomasii | Cirrhopetalum thomasii Otto & A. Dietr. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Oxalis psammophila | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Hedwigia africana | Hedwigia africana (L.) Medik. | archives.nd.edu | From Latin āfricāna = 'African', the origin of the organism Edit |