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 |
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| Trachypogon spicatus | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin spicatus = ‘spiked’ Edit | ||||
| Acmadenia teretifolia | Acmadenia teretifolia | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin teres = 'smooth' or 'tapering' and folium = 'leaf' Edit | |||
| Mesembryanthemum quinangulatum | Mesembryanthemum quinangulatum L. Bolus | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Mentha sylvestris var. noulettiana | Mentha sylvestris var. noulettiana (Timb.-Lagr.) Batt. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Cynanchum gossweileri | Cynanchum gossweileri S. Moore | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Camelina alyssum | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||||
| Convolvulus capensis var. malvifolius | Convolvulus capensis var. malvifolius Hallier f. | archives.nd.edu | From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin...Edit | |||
| Blattidae | Blattidae | Blattidae | archives.nd.edu | Edit | ||
| Crassula gentianoides | Crassula gentianoides Lam. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Jatropha schlechteri subsp. schlechteri | Jatropha schlechteri Pax subsp. schlechteri | archives.nd.edu | Named in honour of the German Rudolf Schlecter (1872-1925) and his brother Max (1874-1960),...Edit |
Rudolf made more than 12 000 collections. His brother Max settled in Port Nolloth where he... |
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| Kalanchoe brachyloba | archives.nd.edu | From the Greek brachy = 'short' and loba = 'lobe' Edit | ||||
| Berkheya heterophylla var. radiata | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin radiatus = ‘radiating’ Edit | ||||
| Entada gogo | Entada gogo (Blanco) I.M. Johnst. | archives.nd.edu | Edit | |||
| Erucastrum incanum var. hirtum | Erucastrum incanum var. hirtum Bab. | archives.nd.edu | From the Latin hirtus = 'hairy' and flora = 'flower' Edit | |||
| Aloe archeri | archives.nd.edu | Edit |