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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conophyllum cuspidatum | Conophyllum cuspidatum L. Bolus | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin cuspidatus meaning ‘pointed’ Edit | |||
| Melothria cordata | Melothria cordata (Thunb.) Cogn. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin cordatus = ‘heart-shaped’; usually referring to the leaf shape Edit | |||
| Tetranychidae | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Diplotaxis vogelii | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Grewia cana | Grewia cana Sond. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin canus = 'gray', 'aged' or 'white'; frequently due to the hairs Edit | |||
| Maytenus heterophylla subsp. arenaria | Maytenus heterophylla subsp. arenaria N. Robson | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin arenarius meaning ‘sandy’ Edit | |||
| Chaenostoma fraternum | Chaenostoma fraternum (Hiern) Thell. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Crassula pustulata × fallax | Crassula pustulata Toelken × fallax Friedrich | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Tricholaena rosea var. ruderalis | Tricholaena rosea var. ruderalis Vanderyst | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin rudus = 'rubble'; any plant growing in poor or disturbed ground i.e. a 'weed' or '...Edit | |||
| Allophylus tessmannii | Allophylus tessmannii Gilg ex Engl. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Elaphoglossum deckenii | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Nemesia versicolor var. oxyceras | Nemesia versicolor var. oxyceras Benth. | archives.nd.edu | From the Greek oxy = 'sharp' (or less frequently 'acid') and ceras = 'horn' Edit | |||
| Hypodematium crenatum var. crenata | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin crenatus = ‘notched' or 'battlemented', like the wall of a castle Edit | ||||
| Pellaea pectiniformis | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Blumea gariepina | Blumea gariepina DC. | archives.nd.edu | Named after the Orange (Gariep) River on the northern boundary of South Africa from which this...Edit |