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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galactia striata | Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb. | archives.nd.edu | striped, from Latin striatus 'provided with channels or grooves' Edit | |||
| Gerbera ferruginea var. linearis | Gerbera ferruginea var. linearis (Harv.) Dummer | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin linearis = ‘relating to lines’ or 'linear'; typically referring to the straight...Edit | |||
| Cassinopsis tinifolia | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Brinckochrysa plagata | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Wahlenbergia longifolia var. corymbosa | archives.nd.edu | From the Greek κορυμβοϛ corymbus = a 'cluster of fruit or flowers'; in particular a flat-topped or...Edit | ||||
| Stipagrostis gonatostachys | Stipagrostis gonatostachys (Pilg.) De Winter | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Cephalaria foliosa | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin foliosa = 'with many leaves' Edit | ||||
| Mimusops usaramensis | Mimusops usaramensis Engl. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Capsicum abyssinicum | Capsicum abyssinicum A. Rich. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin abyssinicus = ‘relating to Abyssinia’ Edit | |||
| Mesembryanthemum angustipetalum | Mesembryanthemum angustipetalum L. Bolus | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin angustus = ‘narrow’ and petalum = ‘petal’ Edit | |||
| Pavetta crassipes | archives.nd.edu | From Latin crassus = "thick" and pes = "foot". In plants the foot often alludes to the base of a...Edit | ||||
| Stoebe muricata | Stoebe muricata Spreng. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin muricata = 'spiny' (like the purple fish, a murex), in reference to its elongate...Edit | |||
| Dibrachionostylus kaessneri | Actinobacteria | Actinobacteria | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Romulea hirsuta | Romulea hirsuta (Steud. ex Klatt) Baker | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin hirsutus = ‘hairy’ Edit | |||
| Monsonia biflora | Monsonia biflora DC. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin words bi meaning 'two' and flora meaning 'flower.' Edit |