枠

枠 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 木大弓十 (DKNJ), composition ⿰木卆)


杤

杤 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 木一尸 (DMS), composition ⿰木万)


栎

栎 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 木竹女木 (DHVD), composition ⿰木乐)

Extended shinjitai
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栃

Han char

栃 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 木竹一尸 (DHMS), composition ⿰木⿸𠂆万 or ⿰木厉)

木竹一尸 (cangjie-input)
⿰木⿸𠂆万 (composition)
⿰木厉 (composition)


柞

柞 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 木人尸 (DOS), four-corner 4891₁, composition ⿰木乍)


槠

槠 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 木戈女日 (DIVA), composition ⿰木诸)


檪

檪 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 木戈人木 (DIOD), composition ⿰木楽)


樫

樫 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 木尸水土 (DSEG), composition ⿰木堅)


櫧

櫧 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+16, 20 strokes, cangjie input 木卜口日 (DYRA), four-corner 4496₀, composition ⿰木諸)


櫟

櫟 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+15, 19 strokes, cangjie input 木女戈木 (DVID), four-corner 4299₄, composition ⿰木樂)


Dracula

Medieval Latin or later, draco (“serpent, dragon”) -ula (“diminutive”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – certain orchids.

For a list of the numerous species

genus): Dracula chimaera - type species; Dracula subg. Dracula, Dracula subg. Sodiroa, Dracula subg. Xenosia (subgenera


Cucurbitaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Cucurbitales – any of various plants, including the cucumber, melons, gourds, squashes, and loofah, generally being creeping vines with tendrils and fruit developing from a three-part inferior ovary with many seeds attached to the outer edge of the three walls or spiraling outward therefrom.

Abobra

(family): Cucurbitoideae, Zanonioideae – subfamilies


Impatiens

From Latin impatiēns (“not tolerating, avoiding”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Balsaminaceae – flowering plants called variously jewelweeds, touch-me-nots, and balsams.

Impatiens noli-tangere

(genus): Impatiens subg. Acaulimpatiens, Impatiens subg. Impatiens, Impatiens subg. Semeiocardium, Impatiens subg. Trimorphopetalum - subgenera


Rhododendron

rhodo- + -dendron, from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, “oleander”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – rhododendrons and azaleas.

Rhodoendron ferrugineum

(genus): Azaleastrum, Candidastrum, Hymenanthes, Mumeazalea, Pentanthera, Therorhodion, Tsutsusi – subgenera

Rhododendron lapponicum

syn. Rhododendron palustre, Lapland rosebay

Rhododendron maximum

great laurel, great rhododendron, rosebay rhododendron, American rhododendron, big rhododendron

Rhododendron ponticum

common rhododendron, pontic rhododendron


Fagaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Fagales – beeches and closely related trees.


Quercus

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – oak trees.


Pterygota

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From Ancient Greek, feminine singular of πτερυγωτός (pterugōtós, “winged”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – certain mallows.


Rosaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Rosales – roses and very many related plants.


Rosales

A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida – flowering plants including the roses.


Proboscidea

Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “in front”) + βόσκω (bóskō, “to feed”). See proboscis.

Proboscidea lutea

yellow unicorn plant, syn. of Ibicella lutea

(Proboscidea f) A taxonomic genus within the family Martyniaceae – certain New World flowering plants.

Proboscidea althaeifolia

devil's horn, devil's claw, desert unicorn plant


Acacia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”), probably from Egyptian.

bor+

An epithet in a botanical name at the rank between species and genus, a name which applies to a section of the genus Acacia.

Acacia anarthros

(genus, sensu stricto): Acacia penninervis (blackwood, hickory wattle, mountain hickory) - type species


Agave

From Ancient Greek Ἀγαύη (Agaúē, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”). Doublet of Agaue.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – agaves, of the Americas, principally in arid environments.

Agave americana

(genus): Agave subg. Agave, Agave subg. Littaea, Agave subg. Manfreda – subgenera


Aloe

flowering succulent plants, including Aloe vera

A taxonomic genus within the family Asphodelaceae.


Anemone

From Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē), from ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind”); named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – anemones.


Astragalus

astragaloside

astraisoflavan

astramembranagenin

astrapterocarpan

From Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos), q.v.

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – milkvetches.

Astragalus christianus

(genus): Astragalus subg. Astragalus, Astragalus subg. Calycophysa, Astragalus subg. Caprinus, Astragalus subg. Cercidothrix, Astragalus subg. Calycocystis, Astragalus subg. Epiglottis, Astragalus subg. Homalobi, Astragalus subg. Hypoglottis, Astragalus subg. Orophaca, Astragalus subg. Phaca, Astragalus subg. Piptolobi, Astragalus subg. Pogonophace – subgenera


Aster

From Latin astēr (“star”) because of the shape of its flowers, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707–1778).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – asters.


Cola

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – kola nut trees.


Dracaena

Borrowed from Latin dracaena, from Ancient Greek δράκαινα (drákaina, “she-dragon”).

der

for other species see Dracaena on Wikipedia and Dracaena

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – dragon trees, of the Canary Islands.


Polygonum

From Ancient Greek πολύγονον (polúgonon, “knotweed”) from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) (though γόνος (gónos, “offspring”) has been suggested- the "knots" in "knotweed" are enlarged joints like knees, and it's certainly a prolific weed, so either derivation is plausible).

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – including the various knotweeds, smartweeds, and bistort.

for other species see Polygonum on Wikipedia and Polygonum


Salvia

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – sage plants.

Salvia officinalis

(genus): Salvia subg. Allagospadonopsis, Salvia subg. Calosphace, Salvia subg. Dorystaechas, Salvia subg. Macrosphace, Salvia subg. Perovskia, Salvia subg. Rosmarinus, Salvia subg. Salvia, Salvia subg. Sanglakia, Salvia subg. Schraderia, Salvia subg. Sclarea, Salvia subg. Zhumeria – subgenera


Sequoia

New Latin, from Sequoyah (1760–1843), Cherokee man who invented a system of writing for his people's language, from Cherokee sikwayi, of unknown meaning and origin. An etymological study published in 2012, however, concluded that the name was more likely to have originated from the Latin sequi (meaning to follow) since the number of seeds per cone in the newly classified genus fell in mathematical sequence with the other four genera in the suborder.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – redwoods.


Zelkova

From Russian дзе́льква (dzélʹkva), from Georgian ძელქვა (ʒelkva).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ulmaceae – certain Old World trees and shrubs.


Yucca

Variant of English yuca, from Kari'na yuca (“cassava (Manihot esculenta)”), because Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and others confused it with that plant.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – the yuccas.


Rosa

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – roses.

Rosa majalis

(genus): Rosa subg. Hulthemia, Rosa subg. Hesperhodos, Rosa subg. Platyrhodon, Rosa subg. Rosa – subgenera


Viola

A taxonomic genus within the family Violaceae – violets.


Gentianales

Gentiana (“from Latin Gentiana, from Gentius, king of Illyria”) + -ales

suffix

from Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">Gentiana</i>, from Gentius, king of Illyria

A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida – gentian, dogbane, logania and coffee plants.


Rubiaceae

Rubia + -aceae. From Rubia (“genus”), from Latin rubia (“red madder dye”), from ruber (“the colour red”).

A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales – including the madder, bedstraw and coffee plants.

Catesbaea

(family): Antirheoideae, Cinchonoideae, Ixoroideae, Rubioideae - subfamilies


Liliales

A taxonomic order within the clade monocots – lilies and many other related plants.


Asparagales

A taxonomic order within the clade monocots – very many petaloid monocotyledons.

Hemerocallidaceae

family; now Hemerocallidoideae in Asphodelaceae

Xanthorrhoeaceae

family; now Xanthorrhoeoideae in Asphodelaceae


Viola tricolor

desc

фиа́лка трёхцве́тная

→ Russian: фиа́лка трёхцве́тная (fiálka trjoxcvétnaja) (calque)

Viola f (“violet”) + tricolor (“three-colored”)

affix

A taxonomic species within the family Violaceae – wild pansy, or Johnny jumpup.


Malpighiales

A taxonomic order within the clade eurosids I – many flowering plants.


Violaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malpighiales – violet family.


Asteraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Asterales – many composite plants.


Asterales

A taxonomic order within the clade asterids – many dicotyledonous plants including aster, sunflower, zinnia, lettuce, artichoke and dandelion, distinguished from others in the clade euasterids II by the presence in the plants of oligosaccharide inulin, a nutrient storage molecule used instead of starch and unique stamen morphology.


Corylaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Fagales – hazel and related trees, now usually considered a subfamily of Fagaceae: Coryloideae.


Caryophyllales

Caryophyllus (“former genus name, now mostly in Dianthus”) + -ales

suffix

A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida – very many common plants.


Polygonaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – knotweeds.

Afrobrunnichia

family): Eriogonoideae, Polygonoideae (subfamilies


Sapindaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales – soapberry trees, etc.

Acer

(family): Sapindoideae, Hippocastanoideae, Dodonaeoideae, Xanthoceroideae – subfamilies

List of Sapindaceae genera on Wikipedia. for a modern listing


Rheum

From Medieval Latin rheum, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον (rhêon, “rhubarb”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – rhubarbs.

Rheum emodi

Himalayan rhubarb; possibly = Rheum australe


Arecaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Arecales – palms: trees, shrubs, and vines.

Areca

(family): Arecoideae, Calamoideae, Ceroxyloideae, Coryphoideae, Nypoideae, Phytelephantoideae - subfamilies


Ericaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – many calcifuge plants.

Acrothamnus

(family): Arbutoideae, Cassiopoideae, Enkianthoideae, Ericoideae, Harrimanelloideae, Monotropoideae, Styphelioideae, Vaccinioideae – subfamilies


Erica

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē)

Erica cinerea

(genus of heaths etc): Erica subg. Chlamydanthe, Erica subg. Ectasis, Erica subg. Erica, Erica subg. Platystoma, Erica subg. Stellanthe, Erica subg. Syringodea – subgenera

A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – certain jumping spiders.


Lamiales

A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida – many flowering plants having bilateral symmetry and five petals.


Brassicales

A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida – many flowering plants.


Brassicaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Brassicales – mustard or cabbage family. The alternative name is Cruciferae.

Aethionema

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Aethionemeae

syns. Acanthocardamum, Campyloptera, Crenularia, Diastrophis, Disynoma, Iondra, Lipophragma, Moriera

Acuston

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Alysseae

Alyssopsis

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Alyssopsideae

Matthiola

syn. Lonchophora, Mathiolaria, Pirazzia, Triceras

Hornungia

syns. Hutchinsiella, Hymenolobus, Microcardamum, Pritzelago

Isatis

syns. Boreava, Goerkemia, Martinsia, Pachypteris, Pachypterygium, Sameraria, Tauscheria, Tetrapterygium

Aphragmus

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Aphragmeae

syns. Staintoniella, Lignariella, Oreas, Orobium

Arabideae

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Arabideae

Asta

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Asteae

Biscutella

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Biscutelleae

Anelsonia

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Boechereae

Bunias

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Buniadeae

Calepina

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Calepineae

Goldbachia

syns. Anguillicarpus, Spirocarpus, Spirorhynchus

Arabidopsis

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Camelineae

syns. Cardaminopsis, Hylandra, Stenophragma

Cardamineae

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Cardamineae

Chorispora

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Chorisporeae

Parrya

syns. Achoriphragma, Neuroloma, Pseudoclausia

Cochlearia

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Cochlearieae

Atropatenia

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Coluteocarpeae

Noccaea

syns. Apterigia, Brossardia, Coluteocarpus, Cruciunula, Iberidella, Lagowskia, Noccaeopsis, Raparia, Syrenopsis

Conringia

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Conringieae

Aimara

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Cremolobeae

Menonvillea

syns. Cymatoptera, Decaptera, Dispeltophorus, Hexaptera

Clausia

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Dontostemoneae

Dontostemon

syns. Alaida, Andreoskia, Dimorphostemon, Hesperidopsis

Erysimum

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Erysimeae

syns. Acachmena, Agonolobus, Cheiri, Cheirinia, Cuspidoria, Dichroanthus, Erysimastrum, Gynophorea, Schelhaameri, Strophades, Stylonema, Syrenia, Syreniopsis, Zederbauera

Euclidieae

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Euclidieae

Eutrema

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Eutremeae

syns. Chalcanthus, Esquiroliella, Glaribraya, Martinella, Neomartinella, Pegaeophyton, Platycraspedum, Taphrospermum, Thellungiella, Wasabia

Exhalimolobos

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Halimolobeae

Cleome?

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Heliophileae

Heliophila

syns. Brachycarpaea, Carponema, Cycloptychis, Leptormus, Ormiscus, Orthoselis, Pachystyllum, Palmstruckia, Prisciana, Schlechteria, Selenocarpaea, Silicularia, Thlaspeocarpa, Trentepohlia

Hesperis

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Hesperideae

syn. Antoniana, Deilosma, Diplopilosa, Hesperidium, Kladnia, Plagioloba, Sperihedium

Iberis

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Iberideae

Kernera

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Kernereae

Cyphocardamum

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Lepidieae

Lepidium

syns. Carara, Cardamon, Conocardamum, Cyncardamum, Dileptium, Kandis, Lasioptera, Lepicochlea, Nasturtiastrum, Neolepia, Papuzilla, Physolepidion, Senckenbergia, Spregeria, Stroganowia, Winklera

Malcolmia

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Malcolmieae

Megacarpaea

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Megacarpaeeae

Arabidella

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Microlepidieae

Murbeckiella

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Oreophytoneae

Dimorphocarpa

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Physarieae

Mathewsia

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Schizopetaleae

Scoliaxon

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Scoliaxoneae

Ochthodium

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Sisymbrieae

Sisymbrium

syns. Leptocarpaea, Lycocarpus, Norta, Pachpodium, Phryne, Schoenocrambe, Tricholobus, Velarum

Smelowskia

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Smelowskieae

syns. Acroschizocarpus, Chrysanthemopsis, Ermania, Gorodkovia, Hedinia, Hediniopsis, Melanidion, Redowskia, Sinosophiopsis, Sophiopsis

Macropodium

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Stevenieae

Thelypodieae

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Thelypodieae

Alliaria

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Thlaspideae

Thlaspi

syns. Carpoceras, Perspicillum, Teruncius, Thlaspidea

Turritis

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Turritideae

Yinshania

(family): Aethionemeae, Alysseae, Alyssopsideae, Anastaticeae, Anchonieae, Aphragmeae, Arabideae, Asteae, Biscutelleae, Boechereae, Brassiceae, Buniadeae, Calepineae, Camelineae, Cardamineae, Chorisporeae, Cochlearieae, Coluteocarpeae, Conringieae, Cremolobeae, Crucihimalayeae, Descurainieae, Dontostemoneae, Erysimeae, Euclidieae, Eudemeae, Eutremeae, Halimolobeae, Heliophileae, Hesperideae, Iberideae, Isatideae, Kernereae, Lepidieae, Megacarpaeeae, Microlepidieae, Notothlaspideae, Oreophytoneae, Physarieae, Schizopetaleae, Scoliaxoneae, Sisymbrieae, Smelowskieae, Stevenieae, Thelypodieae, Thlaspideae, Turritideae, Yinshanieae - tribes; Yinshanieae


Fabaceae

Faba (“obsolete genus name of broad beans”) + -aceae.

A taxonomic family within the order Fabales – all legumes.


Heliantheae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Asteraceae – sunflowers and related plants.

Ambrosia

(tribe): Ambrosiinae, Chromolepidinae, Dugesiinae, Ecliptinae, Enceliinae, Engelmanniinae, Helianthinae, Montanoinae, Rojasianthinae, Rudbeckiinae, Spilanthinae, Verbesininae, Zaluzaniinae, Zinniinae – subtribes


Solanaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Solanales – many plants including the nightshades, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and tobacco.

Acnistus

(family): Browallioideae, Goetzeoideae, Nicotianoideae, Petunioideae, Schizanthoideae, Schwenckioideae, Solanoideae - subfamily


Bryopsida

A taxonomic class within the phylum Bryophyta – most mosses.

Andreaeidae

class): Bryidae, Buxbaumiidae, Dicranidae, Diophysiciidae, Funariidate, Timmidae (subclasses

Tetraphidae

subclasses sometimes placed in Bryopsida


Cupressaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Pinales.

A taxonomic family within the order Cupressales.

Actinostrobus

(family): Athrotaxidoideae, Callitroideae, Cunninghamhioideae, Cupressoideae, Sequoioideae, Taiwanioideae, Taxodioideae – subfamilies


Fagus

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – beech trees.

Fagus langevinii

genus): Fagus chienii, Fagus crenata (Japanese beech), Fagus engleriana (Chinese beech), Fagus grandifolia (American beech), Fagus hayatae (Taiwan beech), Fagus japonica (Japanese blue beech), Fagus longipetiolata (South Chinese beech), Fagus lucida (shining beech), Fagus mexicana (Mexican beech) or haya), Fagus orientalis (Oriental beech), Fagus sylvatica (European beech), Fagus × taurica (Crimean beech) (species


Oleaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – a large number of woody plants, including the olive, ash, forsythia, jasmine, privet, etc.


Liliaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Liliales – lilies and related plants.


Malva

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – mallows.


Malvaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malvales – many flowering plants.


Rutaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales – many shrubs and trees including those that bear citrus fruits.

numerous unassigned genera per NCBI

Dictyolomatoideae, Flindersioideae, Toddalioideae – obsolete subfamilies


Ranunculoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ranunculaceae – many flowering plants.

Ranunculus

(subfamily): Aconiteae ( = Delphinieae), Actaeeae, Adonideae, Anemoneae, Caltheae, Helleboreae, Nigelleae, Ranunculeae - tribes


Ranunculaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ranunculales – buttercups etc.


Dianthus

Ancient Greek δῖος m (dîos, “holy”) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθος n (ắnthos, “flower”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – numerous flowering plants, including carnations, pinks, and sweet william.


Astereae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Asteraceae – asters.


Asteroideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Asteraceae – asters etc.


Atriplex

Latin atriplex, from Ancient Greek ἀτράφαξυς (atráphaxus), which is a substrate loan.

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – orach and saltbush plants.

Atriplex glabriuscula

glabrous orach, Scotland orache, Babington's orache, seashore orache

Atriplex prostrata

Boucher's spear-leaved orache, fat-hen, halberd-leaf orache, hastate orache, hastate saltplant, seashore orach, spear-scale, thin-leaf orach, thin-leaved orache

Wikipedia, Wikispecies, NCBI, The Plant List

for more of the numerous other species see References


Nephelium lappaceum

A taxonomic species within the family Sapindaceae – rambutan, a medium-sized tropical tree, native to southeast Asia.


Delphinium

→ English: delphinium

→ Esperanto: delfinio

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→ French: delphinium, → dauphinelle (calque)

→ Italian: delfinio

→ Russian: дельфи́ниум (delʹfínium)

From Ancient Greek δελφῐ́νῐον (delphĭ́nĭon, “larkspur”) because of their flower shape, thought to resemble a back of a dolphin. Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – larkspurs; a few hundred species of annual, biennial or perennial flowering plants, including popular garden plants, such as delphinium.


Sedum

A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – stonecrops, succulents found throughout the northern hemisphere.


Myrtales

A taxonomic order within the clade malvids – many flowering plants including myrtles.


Pinguicula alpina

A taxonomic species within the family Lentibulariaceae – the alpine butterwort, a carnivorous plant of the Alps and Pyrenees mountains of Europe and the Himalayas of Asia.


Polypodiales

A taxonomic order within the class Pteridopsida – polypods and many other ferns.

Obsolete families formerly within Polypodiales

Gymnogrammitidaceae

sole genus Gymnogrammatis, now in Polypodiaceae

Pleurosoriopsidaceae

type species Pleurosoriopsis now in family Polypodiaceae


Nyctaginaceae

Nyctago (“synonym of Mirabilis”) + -aceae

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A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – many tropical and subtropical flowering plants.

Abronia

(family): Boldoeae, Bougainvilleeae, Caribeeae, Colignonieae, Leucastereae, Nyctagineae, Pisonieae - tribes


Bougainvillea

Dutch: bougainville

English: bougainvillea

French: bougainvillée

Portuguese: buganvília

Spanish: buganvilla

New Latin, named after French admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville. Coined by French scientist Philibert Commerson in 1789.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae – the bougainvillea.


Pteridales

A taxonomic order within the class Pteridopsida – ferns that have their sori in linear strips under the edge of the leaf tissue, often treated as part of Polypodiales.


Apocynaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales – many tropical and subtropical latex-bearing plants including the oleander and periwinkle.

Landolphia

(family): Apocynoideae, Asclepiadoideae, Periplocoideae, Rauvolfioideae, Secamonoideae – subfamilies


Passifloraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malpighiales – the passionflowers and related plants.

Adenia

(family): Malesherbioideae, Passifloroideae, Turneroideae, Pibirioideae - subfamilies


Passiflora

From Latin passio + Flora, chosen by Linnaeus to replace earlier Flos Passionis.

A taxonomic genus within the family Passifloraceae – passionflowers and granadillas.

Passiflora incarnata

(genus): Passiflora subg. Astrophea, Passiflora subg. Decaloba, Passiflora subg. Deidamioides, Passiflora subg. Dysosmia, Passiflora subg. Passiflora, Passiflora subg. Polyanthea, Passiflora subg. Tetrapathea – subgenera


Kunzea

New Latin, after German botanist Gustav Kuntze (1793-1851) by botanist Ludwig Reichenbach (1793-1879) + -a

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – any of several Australian shrubs with large crimson flowers.


Lamiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – many plants related to mint, basil, and other such plants.

Agastache

(family): Ajugoideae, Chloanthoideae, Lamioideae, Nepetoideae, Pogostemonoideae, Scutellarioideae, Symphorematoideae, Teucrioideae, Viticoideae – subfamilies


Myrtaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Myrtales – many dicotyledonous plants that yield a fragrant oil - including myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus.

Backhousieae

(family): Myrtoideae, Psiloxyloideae - subfamilies

Myrtaceae on Wikispecies for the many species


Lilioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Liliaceae – lilies etc.


Helianthus

From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – sunflowers.

Helianthus annuus

(genus): Helianthus sect. Agrestes, Helianthus sect. Ciliares, Helianthus sect. Helianthus - sections

Helianthus at The Plant List for additional species and synonyms


Persicaria

From Late Latin persicaria, from persicum (“peach”), alluding to the peach-tree-like leaves of some Persicaria species

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – smartweeds or pinkweeds.

Persicaria maculosa

(genus): Persicaria sect. Cephalophilon, Persicaria sect. Echinocaulon, Persicaria sect. Persicaria, Persicaria sect. Tovara - sections

lesser knotweed; water pepper; pale persicaria; soft knotweed; Nepal persicaria; Vietnamese coriander; princess-feather; Asiatic tearthumb; American tear-thumb; Chinese indigo; Alpine persicaria; Chinese knotweed

(Persicaria campanulata, Persicaria hydropiper, Persicaria lapathifolia, Persicaria mollis, (Persicaria nepalensis, Persicaria odorata, Persicaria orientalis, Persicaria pensylvanica, Persicaria perfoliata, (Persicaria sagittata, Persicaria tinctoria, Persicaria vivipara, Persicaria wallichii, Persicaria weyrichii - selected other species


Cactaceae

From Cactus (“obsolete genus of succulents”) + -aceae.

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A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – cacti and related plants.

Mammillaria

family): Cactoideae, Maihuenioideae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae - (subfamilies

Cactaceae on Wikispecies for other genera


Cactoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cactaceae – most cacti.


Solanum

A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – nightshades (sensu stricto); mostly poisonous, but including food plants such as tomato, potato and aubergine.


Roseae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Rosaceae – the roses.


Rosoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Rosaceae – many shrubs and perennial herbs.


Convolvulus

From Latin convolvulus (“bindweed; caterpillar”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Convolvulaceae – true bindweeds or convolvuluses.


Proteales

A taxonomic order within the clade eudicots – proteas and related plants.


Proteaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Proteales – many flowering plants from the Southern Hemisphere.


Orchideae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Orchidaceae – orchids.


Orchidoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Orchidaceae – orchids and related plants.


Vitis

A taxonomic genus within the family Vitaceae – grapes or grapevines.

Vitis vinifera

(genus): Vitis subg. Muscadinia, Vitis subg. Vitis – subgenera


Cycadales

A taxonomic order within the class Cycadopsida – the cycads.

Cycadaceae

(order): Cycadineae, Zamiineae - suborders


Areceae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Arecaceae – many American palms.

Dypsis

(tribe): Arecinae, Archontophoenicinae, Cyrtostachydinae, Dypsidinae, Euterpeinae, Iguanurinae, Lemurophoenicinae, Leopoldiniinae, Linospadicinae, Malortieinae, Manicariinae, Masoalinae, Oncospermatinae, Oraniinae, Ptychospermatinae, Roystoneinae, Sclerospermatinae - subtribes


Ranunculus

English: ⇒ ranunculin, → ranunculus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – ranunculuses, including the buttercup etc.

Ranunculus acris

(genus): Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, Ranunculus subg. Crymodes, Ranunculus subg. Ranunculus – subgenera


Papaver

Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin pappa (“milk”), because it has latex which resembles milk.

A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae – poppies.

Papaver somniferum

(genus): Papaver sect. Argemonidium, Papaver sect. Carinatae, Papaver sect. Californicum, Papaver sect. Horrida, Papaver sect. Macrantha, Papaver sect. Meconidium, Papaver sect. Meconella, Papaver sect. Papaver, Papaver sect. Pilosa, Papaver sect. Rhoeadium - sections


Calendula

From New Latin, a diminutive of Latin calendae, kalendae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – calendulas, Old World plants often called marigolds.


Clivia

(plant): New Latin, Clive (“a surname”) + -ia, named by botanist John Lindley (1799-1865) after Charlotte Florentina Clive (died 1866)
(wasp): From Latin clivus (“rise, slope”), referring to the strongly convex scutellum. Named and described in 2005 by Yan-Zhou Zhang and Da-Wei Huang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – the clivias or kaffir lilies.


Mimosoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Fabaceae – mimosas and related plants, now often tribe Mimoseae in subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Albizia

subfamily): Acacieae, Ingeae, Mimoseae, Mimozygantheae, Parkieae (tribes


Mimosa

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – mimosas.


Theaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – many genera of flowering plants.

Apterosperma

(family): Gordonieae, Stewartieae, Theeae - tribes; family


Cannabis sativa

A taxonomic species within the family Cannabaceae – marijuana plant.


Trifolium

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – clovers or trefoils.

Trifolium pratense

(genus): Trifolium subg. Chronosemium, Trifolium subg. Trifolium - subgenera

Trifolium dubium

lesser trefoil, lesser hop trefoil, lesser yellow trefoil

for the numerous other species see References


Paulownia

A taxonomic genus within the family Paulowniaceae – paulownias.


Zingiberales

A taxonomic order within the clade commelinids – Very many, mostly tropical plants, including ginger, cardamom, turmeric, and bananas.


Zingiberaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Zingiberales – very many plants related to ginger.

Renealmia

(family): Zingiberoideae, Alpinioideae, Siphonochiloideae, Tamijioideae – subfamilies


Zingiber

From Latin zingiber (“ginger”), from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis) (see there for more).

A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – the true gingers.

Zingiber on Wikispecies for other species


Papaveraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ranunculales – many plants related to the poppy.

Arctomecon

(family): Papaveroideae, Fumarioideae - subfamilies


Populus

Fagus sylvatica (European beech) and Acer saccharum (sugar maple, from North America) are very tolerant of deep shade, while Betula spp. (birches) and Populus spp. (poplars) grow best under high light intensities.

2011, Peter A. Thomas, “General Forest Ecological Processes: Chapter 10 from Trees and Forests, a Color Guide”, in Arnoldia, volume 68, number 3 (in English), Boston, MA: Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, page 22:

A taxonomic genus within the family Salicaceae – poplar trees, some also called aspens and cottonwoods.

Populus alba

(genus): Populus sect. Abasco, Populus sect. Aigeiros, Populus sect. Leucoides, Populus sect. Populus, Populus sect. Tacamahaca, Populus sect. Turanga - sections

Populus angustifolia

mountain cottonwood, narrowleaf cottonwood, willow cottonwood

Populus sargentii

Great Plains cottonwood, plains cottonwood


Convallaria majalis

A taxonomic species within the family Asparagaceae – lily of the valley, usually considered endemic to western Eurasia.


Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllus (“former genus name, now mostly in Dianthus”) + -aceae

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A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – very many herbs and shrubs including the pinks, carnations and campions.

Acanthophyllum

(family): Alsineae (in Alsinoideae); Caryophylleae, Sileneae, (in Caryophylloideae); Corrigioleae, Paronychieae, Polycarpeae (in Paronychioideae); Arenarieae, Eremogoneae, Sagineae, Sclerantheae, Sperguleae (unassigned to subfamily) – tribes


Cucurbita

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – some gourds and squashes.

Cucurbita argyrosperma subsp. argyrosperma

Cucurbita moschata

cultivars called squash or pumpkin, including butternut squash and Dickinson pumpkin


Siraitia grosvenorii

A taxonomic species within the family Cucurbitaceae – a herbaceous perennial vine, native to southern People's Republic of China and Northern Thailand, that produces the monk fruit, one of several types of longevity fruit.

balsampære

an herbaceous perennial vine of the genus Siraitia


Campanulaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Asterales – bellflower family.


Campanula

→ English: campanula

From Latin campānula, diminutive of campāna (“bell”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Campanulaceae – bellflowers and related plants.

for the many other species see Campanula


Oxalidales

A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida – very many trees, shrubs, and forbs.


Centranthus ruber

A taxonomic species within the family Caprifoliaceae – red valerian, a garden plant and native of the Mediterranean region.


Cymbidium

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – boat orchids.

for others see Cymbidium at The Plant List


Conocephalum

New Latin cono- (“cone”) + Latin cephalum (“head”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Conocephalaceae – a group of liverworts.


Balantiopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Balantiopsidaceae – a group of leafy liverworts.


Jubula

New Latin, from Latin iuba (“mane, crest”) + -ula (“diminutive suffix”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Jubulaceae – a group of leafy liverworts.


Balantiopsidaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Jungermanniales – a group of leafy liverworts.

Balantiopsis

(family): Balantiopsidoideae, Isotachidoideae, Ruizanthoideae - subfamilies

Eoisotachis?

Acroscyphella, Pseudoisotachis - genera not assigned to a subfamily


Heteroscyphus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lophocoleaceae – a group of leafy liverworts.


Anthoceros

A taxonomic genus within the family Anthocerotaceae – a group of hornworts.


Carex

Carex hirta

Carex sect. Acrocystis, Carex sect. Albae, Carex sect. Ammoglochin, Carex sect. Anomalae, Carex sect. Aulocystis, Carex sect. Bicolores, Carex sect. Capituligerae, Carex sect. Carex, Carex sect. Careyanae, Carex sect. Ceratocystis, Carex sect. Chlorostachyae, Carex sect. Chordorrhizae, Carex sect. Circinatae, Carex sect. Clandestinae, Carex sect. Collinsiae, Carex sect. Cyperoideae, Carex sect. Deweyanae, Carex sect. Dispermae, Carex sect. Divisae, Carex sect. Dornera, Carex sect. Filifoliae, Carex sect. Firmiculmes, Carex sect. Foetidae, Carex sect. Glareosae, Carex sect. Glaucescentes, Carex sect. Granulares, Carex sect. Griseae, Carex sect. Hallerianae, Carex sect. Heleoglochin, Carex sect. Hirtifoliae, Carex sect. Hispidae, Carex sect. Holarrhenae, Carex sect. Hymenochlaenae, Carex sect. Inflatae, Carex sect. Lamprochlaenae, Carex sect. Laxiflorae, Carex sect. Leptocephalae, Carex sect. Leuchoglochin, Carex sect. Limosae, Carex sect. Longicaules, Carex sect. Lupulinae, Carex sect. Macrocephalae, Carex sect. Mitratae, Carex sect. Multiflorae, Carex sect. Nardinae, Carex sect. Obtusatae, Carex sect. Ovales, Carex sect. Paludosae, Carex sect. Paniceae, Carex sect. Phacocystis, Carex sect. Phaestoglochin, Carex sect. Phyllostachyae, Carex sect. Physoglochin, Carex sect. Pictae, Carex sect. Porocystis, Carex sect. Racemosae, Carex sect. Rhynchocystis, Carex sect. Rostrales, Carex sect. Rupestres, Carex sect. Schiedeanae, Carex sect. Scirpinae, Carex sect. Scitae, Carex sect. Shortianae, Carex sect. Spirostachyae, Carex sect. Squarrosae, Carex sect. Stellulatae, Carex sect. Thuringiaca, Carex sect. Triquetrae, Carex sect. Vesicariae, Carex sect. Vulpinae - sections

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – true sedges.


Cyperus

From Latin cyperus, from Ancient Greek κύπειρος (kúpeiros), alternative form of κύπειρον (kúpeiron).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – sedges, comprising about 600 species on all continents.


Castanea

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – chestnuts.


Lagerstroemia siamica

A taxonomic species within the family Lythraceae.


Acanthaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – acanthuses and related plants, with a wide range and having flowers with two or four stamens.

Acanthus

(family): Acanthoideae, Avicennioideae, Nelsonioideae, Thunbergioideae - subfamilies


Acanthus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – prickly herbs that grow in the Mediterranean; the acanthuses.


Opuntia ficus-indica

A taxonomic species within the family Cactaceae – Indian fig. A cactus.


Verticordia

→ English: verticordia

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вертико́рдия

→ Russian: вертико́рдия (vertikórdija)

New Latin, from Latin verto cor, "turner of hearts" by the botanist A. P. de Candolle.

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – feather flowers or verticordias.


Tilia

Borrowed from Latin tilia (“linden tree”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – trees, including the lindens, the basswoods and the lime tree.

Tilia sect. Astrophilyra

(genus): Tilia europaea - type species; Tilia americana - selected other species


Arbutus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – madrones.

Arbutus xalapensis

syn. Arbutus peninsularis; Texas madrone


Strychnos

From Latin strychnos, from Ancient Greek στρύχνος (strúkhnos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Loganiaceae – various flowering plants, including the strychnine tree.

for other species see Category:Strychnos


Anthemis

From Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον (ánthemon, “flower”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – chamomiles.

for the numerous other species see Anthemis


Rumex

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – several hundred species of herbs, many called dock or sorrel.


Phacelia

From Ancient Greek φάκελος (phákelos, “bundle, faggot”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – scorpionweeds.

(genus): Phacelia secunda – type species; Phacelia curvipes, Phacelia tanacetifolia – selected other species

Phacelia at The Plant List for other species


Brugmansia

New Latin, named after Dutch botanist Sebald Justinus Brugmans (1763–1819) + -ia

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – seven species of flowering plants, native to subtropical regions of South America, known as angel's trumpets, sharing that name with the closely related genus Datura, or as brugmansias.


Sophrolaeliocattleya

From Sophronia, Laelia and Cattleya, its parent genera.

A taxonomic nothogenus within the family Orchidaceae – an artificial intergeneric hybrid of orchids.


Lamioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lamiaceae.

Betonica

(subfamily): Betoniceae, Colquhounieae, Galeopsideae, Gomphostemmateae, Lamieae, Leonureae, Leucadeae, Marrubieae, Paraphlomideae, Phlomideae, Pogostemoneae, Stachydeae, Synandreae – tribes


Lamium

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – deadnettles.

Lamium purpureum

(genus): Lamium subg. Galeobdolon, Lamium subg. Lamium, Lamium subg. Orvala - subgenera


Scirpus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – certain bulrushes.


Cyperaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Poales – sedges.


Biscutella

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – buckler mustard.

Biscutella at The Plant List for species


Nasturtium officinale

A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – watercress.


Nasturtium

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – watercress and its close relatives.

Nasturtium gambellii

Gambel's yellowcress, Gambel's watercress


Tropaeolum

From Latin tropaeum (“trophy, memorial of victory”) + Latin -olum. Coined by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Tropaeolaceae – nasturtiums.

Tropaeolum majus

garden nasturtium, Indian cress, lark's-heel

and subspecies see Tropaeolum at Tropicos


Tropaeolaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Brassicales – the nasturtiums (genus Tropaeolum).


Humulus lupulus

A taxonomic species within the family Cannabaceae – common hop plant.


Cannabaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Rosales – plants with few shared traits other than a common origin.


Humulus

From Medieval Latin humulus, also humalus, humulo, humolo, humlo, humelo, humlonaria and many other forms, an 8th-century Latinization of Frankish *humilo, known from Old English hymele, Middle Low German hommel, Middle Dutch hommel, North Frisian Hommel, Hummel, Old Norse humli, humall, considered like *malt (“malt”) from Proto-Slavic *molto (“malt”) to be from Proto-Slavic *xъmeľь (“hop”), like Hungarian homló, komló, Eastern Mari умла (umla), Western Mari ымыла (ymyla), Erzya комля (komľa), Moksha комля (komľa, “hop”) from Proto-Turkic *kumlak or Old Iranian in view of Ossetian хуымӕллӕг (x°ymællæg, “hop”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cannabaceae – hops.


Rosa canina

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – dog rose.


Calendula officinalis

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – pot marigold.


Rhaphidura

A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae – certain spinetails (swifts).


Acrocephalus

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrocephalidae.


Oenanthe

(plants) A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – water dropworts.


Cannabis indica

A taxonomic species within the family Cannabaceae – Indian hemp.


Cannabis ruderalis

Cannabis + ruderalis. From Latin rudera, from rudus (“rubble”), see ruderal.

A taxonomic species within the family Cannabaceae – hardier than Cannabis sativa.


Disa

After Disa, a heroine of Swedish mythology.

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – orchids, principally of southern Africa.


Abelmoschus

Borrowed from New Latin, from Arabic حَبّ الْمِسْك (ḥabb al-misk, literally “pills of musk”).

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حَبّ الْمِسْك

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – tropical herbs, with large leaves.


Terminalia

→ English: terminalia

→ Italian: terminalia

→ Russian: термина́лия (terminálija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Combretaceae – large tropical trees whose leaves appear at the tips of shoots, including tropical almonds.

for the numerous other species see Terminalia


Oxalis

From Latin oxălis (“garden sorrel”), from Ancient Greek ὀξαλίς (oxalís), ὀξύς (oxús).

A taxonomic genus within the family Oxalidaceae – including most of the wood sorrels.

Oxalis acetosella

(genus): Oxalis subg. Monoxalis, Oxalis subg. Oxalis, Oxalis subg. Thamnoxys, Oxalis subg. Trifidus - subgenera

for others of the numerous species see Oxalis on Wikispecies..


Eucalyptus

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→ French: eucalyptus
→ Catalan: eucaliptus
→ English: eucalyptus
→ Portuguese: eucalipto
→ Hunsrik: Ëukalipt

Coined by French botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1788 from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + Ancient Greek καλυπτός (kaluptós, “covered”). The name refers to the operculum of the flower bud, which protects the developing flower parts as the flower develops and is shed by the pressure of the emerging stamens at flowering.

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – a group of trees native to and widespread in Australia, also native to nearby islands, as far north as the Philippines.


Oenothera

→ Ido: enotero

→ Russian: эноте́ра (enotéra)

From Latin oenothera (“a soporific plant”) or onothera; adopted by Carolus Linnaeus in Systema Naturae, written 1735 C.E..

A taxonomic genus within the family Onagraceae – New World plants, including evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops.

Carolus Linnaeus
Oenothera
Systema Naturae

Oenothera biennis

(genus): Oenothera sect. Anogra, Oenothera sect. Calylophus, Oenothera sect. Contortae, Oenothera sect. Eremia, Oenothera sect. Gaura, Oenothera sect. Gauropsis, Oenothera sect. Hartmannia, Oenothera sect. Kleinia, Oenothera sect. Kneiffia, Oenothera sect. Lavauxia, Oenothera sect. Leucocoryne, Oenothera sect. Megapterium, Oenothera sect. Oenothera, Oenothera sect. Pachylophus, Oenothera sect. Paradoxus, Oenothera sect. Peniophyllum, Oenothera sect. Ravenia, Oenothera sect. Xanthocoryne - selected sections


Sterculioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Malvaceae – certain tropical trees and shrubs.

†Florissantia

subfamily): Acropogon, Brachychiton, Cola, Firmiana, Franciscodendron, Heritiera, Hildegardia, Octolobus, Pterocymbium, Pterygota, Scaphium, Sterculia (genera


Dicranidae

A taxonomic subclass within the class Bryopsida – many mosses.


Quercus alba

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – the white oak.


Sapindus

From Latin sapo indicus, "soap of India."

A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – the soapberries or soapnuts.


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(Internet slang, euphemistic) Represents a penis.


Usage in the sense of "booing" evokes the practice of audiences throwing tomatoes at bad performances.

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2024 January 15, @cragmites, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

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(Internet slang, euphemistic) Represents a pair of testicles.

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(Internet slang, euphemistic) Represents a pair of breasts.


Potentilla

From New Latin potentilla, from Latin potēns (“powerful”) + Latin -illa (a diminutive) -- "small but mighty", referring to its supposed medicinal value.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – cinquefoils.


Amorpha

From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “shapeless, deformed”), because the flowers have only one petal rather than the three of other genera in the subfamily Faboideae.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – certain moths.


Melaleuca

→ English: melaleuca

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas) + λευκός (leukós)

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – certain tea trees, honey myrtles, and paperbarks.


Digitalis

A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – foxglove and similar plants.

Digitalis purpurea

(genus): Digitalis sect. Digitalis, Digitalis sect. Frutescentes, Digitalis sect. Grandiflorae, Digitalis sect. Globiflorae, Digitalis sect. Isoplexis, Digitalis sect. Tubiflorae - sections

for other species see Digitalis at The Plant List


Andropogon

From Ancient Greek ἀνδρο- (andro-, combining form of ἀνήρ) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – bluestems and similar grasses.


Asclepias

From Latin asclepias (“common swallow-wart”), from Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás, “swallow-wort”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – milkweeds.

Asclepias viridiflora

selected other species. For the numerous other species see Wikispecies


Opuntia

→ English: opuntia

→ Russian: опу́нция (opúncija)

From Post-classical Latin opuntia, a plant from Opus (Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς (Opoûs)), a city in Locris.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – prickly pears.


Berberis

From Medieval Latin, probably referring to species of this genus growing in Europe or specifically Spain, see Arabic بَرْبَارِيس (barbārīs) for more.

A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – barberries, shrubs of temperate and subtropical environments nearly worldwide.


Lilium

A taxonomic genus within the family Liliaceae – true lilies.


Bryum

From New Latin, from Latin bryon (“moss”), from Ancient Greek βρύον (brúon, “tree-moss, oyster-green”), from βρύω (brúō, “be full to bursting, abound”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Bryaceae – typical mosses.


Fallopia

New Latin, after Gabriello Fallopio botanist and anatomist + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – various plants, some highly invasive outside their native territory, known as knotweeds or bindweeds.


Commiphora

→ Russian: комми́фора (kommífora)

From Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi, “gum”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “-bearing”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Burseraceae – many subtropical arid zone species, including the myrrhs.


Myrtus

From Latin myrtus (“myrtle”), from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – possibly only the single species true myrtle, has included other species, most now in other genera in the same family.


Vigna

After Domenico Vigna, 17th century Italian botanist. The surname means "vineyard;" see vigna.

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae.


Caesalpinia

→ English: caesalpinia (learned)

→ French: césalpinie f (learned)

From Italian Cesalpino (“surname”) + -ia f. Named after Italian botanist Andrea Cesalpino. Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

coined

1. CÆSALPINIA foliolis obovatis integerrimus.

1753, Carl Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, volume 1, Cæsalpinia., page 380:

1. CAESALPINIA has the most obovate leaf.

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – nickers, brazilwoods, holdbacks and similar trees and shrubs, found from Peru and Mexico to the Bahamas.


Diospyros

From Ancient Greek διόσπυρος (dióspuros, literally “wheat of Zeus”), from Διός (Diós, “Zeus”) + πυρός (purós, “wheat”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Ebenaceae – persimmon and ebony trees.


Prosopis

Late Latin prosopis (“burdock”), from Ancient Greek προσωπίς (prosōpís, “burdock”), original sense "mask," from πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the mesquites and algarrobos.


Pteridaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Pteridales – consisting of more than a thousand species of ferns.


Gentiana

From Latin gentiāna, from Ancient Greek γεντιανή (gentianḗ).

A taxonomic genus within the family Gentianaceae – flowering plants known for their intense blue color in the northern hemisphere portion of their near-cosmopolitan temperate zone range, common name gentian.

Gentiana lutea

(genus): Gentiana sect. Asclepiadeae, Gentiana sect. Calathianae, Gentiana sect. Chondrophylla, Gentiana sect. Ciminalis, Gentiana sect. Cruciata, Gentiana sect. Dolichocarpa, Gentiana sect. Fimbricorona, Gentiana sect. Frigida, Gentiana sect. Gentiana, Gentiana sect. Isomeria, Gentiana sect. Kudoa, Gentiana sect. Microsperma, Gentiana sect. Otophora, Gentiana sect. Phyllocalyx, Gentiana sect. Pneumonanthe - sections


Asplenium

From New Latin asplenium (“spleenworts”), Linnaeus's adjustment of Latin asplenon (“spleenwort”), from Ancient Greek ἄσπληνον (ásplēnon, “spleenwort”), from ἀ- (a-, “un-”) + σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ον (-on, “-um”), from its use to cure anthrax in livestock.

A taxonomic genus within the family Aspleniaceae – spleenworts and similar ferns.

Asplenium sibiricum Asplenium trichomanes

for more than 750 other species see Asplenium at Plants of the World Online


Pteris

From Ancient Greek πτέρις (ptéris, “fern”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – brakes, tropical and subtropical ferns.


Phaseolus vulgaris

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – string bean and numerous different-appearing dry beans, endemic to the Americas, domesticated in Mexico, now cultivated on every continent but Antarctica.


Morinda citrifolia

A taxonomic species within the family Rubiaceae – Indian mulberry or noni, native to India, now widely cultivated.


Diospyros lotus

A taxonomic species within the family Ebenaceae – the date plum, native to subtropical southwest Asia and southeast Europe.


Stachys

From Ancient Greek στάχυς (stákhus, “Stachys germanica”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – numerous flowering plants, including hedgenettle, heal-all, self-heal, woundwort, lamb's ears, and wood betony.

Stachys sylvatica

hedge woundwort, whitespot, hedge nettle

Stachys albens

white hedgenettle, whitestem hedgenettle

Stachys chamissonis

great hedge nettle, coastal hedge nettle


Fagus grandifolia

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – the American beech tree.


Boraginaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Boraginales – borage family, which includes several well known genera.

Arnebia

(family): Boraginoideae, Cordioideae, Ehretioideae, Heliotropioideae, Hydrophylloideae, Lennooideae – subfamilies. See Boraginaceae on Wikipedia and Boraginaceae on Wikispecies for genera.


Gentianaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales.

(family): Chironieae, Exaceae, Gentianeae, Helieae, Potalieae, Saccifolieae - tribe

Gentianaceae on Wikipedia and Gentianaceae on Wikispecies for genera


Rubus idaeus

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – raspberry.


Scrophulariaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – figwort family.

Aptosimum

(family): Aptosimeae, Buddlejeae, Hemimerideae, Leucophylleae, Limoselleae, Myoporeae, Scrophularieae, Teedieae - tribes

Scrophulariaceae on Wikipedia and Scrophulariaceae on Wikispecies for more genera


Rubia

From Latin rubia (“madder (dye)”), from ruber (“red”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – some climbing herbs, several called madder.


Solenopsis

From soleno- + -opsis, from Ancient Greek ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – includes some of the fire ants.


Ebenaceae

Ebenus (“former name of the genus of ebony, now in Diospyros”) + -aceae

suffix

A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – ebony and related genera.

Diospyros

(family): Ebenoideae, Lissocarpoideae - subfamilies


Santalaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Santalales – sandalwood and other related hemiparasitic plants.


Gesneriaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – tropical plants, including many ornamentals.

Cyrtandra

(family): Didymocarpoideae, Gesnerioideae, Sanangoideae - subfamilies


Orobanchaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – numerous flowering plants, some called broomrape, chiefly parasitic on roots of other plants.

Aeginetia

(family): Buchnereae, Cymbarieae, Lindenbergieae, Orobancheae, Pedicularideae, Rehmannieae, Rhinantheae – tribes


Physaria

Ancient Greek φῦσᾰ (phûsă, “bladder; bellows”) + -aria f.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – bladderpods or twinpods.


Phaseolinae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Fabaceae.


Bromeliaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Poales – bromeliads, highly diverse tropical monocots, almost entirely of Central and South America, including the pineapple.

Acanthostachys

(family): Brocchinioideae, Bromelioideae, Hechtioideae, Lindmanioideae, Navioideae, Pitcairnioideae, Tillandsioideae, Puyoideae - subfamilies


Mikania

→ Azerbaijani: mikaniya

→ English: mikania

→ Finnish: mikaniat

→ Serbo-Croatian: mikanija

German Mikan (surname) + -ia f, named after Johann Christian Mikan, an Austrian-Czech botanist.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the hempvines.

For other species

(genus): Mikania scandens (climbing hempvine) - type species Mikania amara, Mikania banisteriae, Mikania cordata (heartleaf hempvine), Mikania cordifolia (Florida Keys hempvine), Mikania fragilis (fragile hempvine), Mikania glomerata, Mikania guaco, Mikania hookeriana, Mikania latifolia, Mikania micrantha (mile-a-minute), Mikania odoratissima (fragrant hempvine), Mikania ovalis, Mikania pachyphylla (Luquillo Mountain hempvine), Mikania porosa (Puerto Rico hempvine), Mikania speciosa, Mikania stevensiana, (Maricao River hempvine) - selected other species


Quercus coccinea

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – the scarlet oak.


Quercus bicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – swamp white oak.


Senecio

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – groundsel or ragwort.

for others of the numerous species see Senecio


Aizoaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – the fig-marigold family, many members of which are commonly known as stone plants, carpet weeds, mesembs, or ice plants.


Quercus coccifera

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – kermes oak, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.


Orobanche

From Latin ŏrŏbanchē, from Ancient Greek ὀροβάγχη (orobánkhē, “dodder, chokefitch”), from ὄροβος (órobos, “bitter vetch”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “strangle”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – certain flowering herbaceous plants parasitic on others, broomrape.

For the numerous species see Orobanche on Wikispecies..


Ulmaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Rosales – typically the elm and the zelkova.


Apocynum

New Latin, from Latin apocynon, Aconitum lycoctonum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόκυνον (apókunon), Cionura erecta ( <= Marsdenia erecta)

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – dogbane.


Senecioneae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Asteraceae – with species varying widely in form and accounting for a large share of livestock poisonings.


Senecioninae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae.


Oxalidaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Oxalidales.


Amomum

A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – black cardamon and similar plants.


Muhlenbergia

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мюленбе́ргия

→ Russian: мюленбе́ргия (mjulenbérgija)

After Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – muhlies, grasses native principally to the southwestern US and Mexico.


Delphinieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Ranunculaceae.


Syzygium

→ Russian: сизи́гиум (sizígium)

/sɪˈzɪd͡ʒiːəm/

From Ancient Greek συζύγιος (suzúgios, “joined, united”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – a genus of more than a thousand species, centered in the East Indies and Australia.

Syzygium caryophyllatum

(genus): Syzygium sect. Jamosa, Syzygium sect. Syzygium - sections


Quercus subg. Quercus

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Fagaceae.

For sections and genera see Quercus subg. Quercus


Castanea sativa

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – the sweet chestnut.


Myrtoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Myrtaceae.


Tillandsioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Bromeliaceae – Spanish moss and similar epiphytes.


Tillandsia

Swedish Tillandz + -ia f, named after Swedish doctor and botanist Elias Tillandz, with a Latinized spelling.

A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae – airplants; epiphytes found in the tropical and semitropical Americas.


Hygrophila

A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – swampweeds.


Asclepiadoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Apocynaceae – milkweeds.


Cichorieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Asteraceae – including lettuce, chicory, dandelion, and salsify.


Myrteae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Myrtaceae.


Saponaria

Late Latin sāpōnāria, from Latin sāpo (“soap”) + -āria, referring to its use as soap

A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – soapworts.

Saponaria at The Plant List for accepted species and other species names


Fagus sylvatica

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – European beech or common beech.


Pottiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Pottiales – many mosses.


Momordica

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – bitter melon and its close relatives.

for other species see Momordica at The Plant List


Nothofagus

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – the southern beeches, native to the Southern Hemisphere.

Nothofagus antarctica

(genus): Nothofagus subsp. Brassospora, Nothofagus subsp. Fuscospora, Nothofagus subsp. Lophozonia, Nothofagus subsp. Nothofagus - subgenera

for other species see Nothofagus at The Plant List


Loganiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales – certain tropical flowering plants.


Castanopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – some of the trees called chinquapins.


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(Internet slang, euphemistic) Represents a pair of buttocks.


Calluna vulgaris

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – common heather, calluna, ling.


Corymbia

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – about 113 species of tree that were classified as Eucalyptus species until the mid-1990s. It includes the bloodwoods, ghost gums and spotted gums, endemic to Australia and New Guinea.


Trichosanthes

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae.

for other species and subgenera and sections see Trichosanthes on Wikispecies..


Pongamia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain legumes.


Coccoloba

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – flowering plants of the tropical and subtropical Americas.


Spigelia

→ Arabic: سِّبْجِيل (ssibjīl)

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English: → spigelia, ⇒ spigeleine, ⇒ spigeline

→ Russian: спиге́лия (spigélija)

Named after Adriaan van den Spiegel + -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Loganiaceae – pinkroots.


Vigna unguiculata

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – black-eyed peas.

for others see Vigna+unguiculata at The Plant List


Hieracium

From Ancient Greek ἱεράκιον (hierákion).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – hawkweed.


Mammillaria

маммилля́рия

→ Russian: маммилля́рия (mammilljárija)

Latin mamilla (“nipple”), from the shape of its tubercles and the milky-white latex produced by some species

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – nipple cacti.

Mammillaria subg. Dolichothele

(genus): Mammillaria simplex – type species; Mammillaria candida, Mammillaria gigantea, Mammillaria humboldtii – selected other species


Crepis

→ French: crépide, crépis

From New Latin crepis in Linnaeus's 1737 Genera Plantarum, from Ancient Greek κρηπίς (krēpís, “crepida, foundation”).

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for other species see Crepis at The Plant List

A taxonomic genus within the family Calloporidae – little-known bryozoans, of recently revised placement.


Sesamum indicum

A taxonomic species within the family Pedaliaceae – sesame.


Alnus glutinosa

A taxonomic species within the family Betulaceae – common alder, black alder, or European alder, native to much of Europe and neighboring parts of Africa and Asia.

For subspecies see Alnus glutinosa on Wikispecies. and for forms and varieties see Alnus+glutinosa at The Plant List.


Uniola

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – New World plants in the grass family.


Stephania

From Ancient Greek στεφανιον (stephanion, “diminutive of στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”)”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Menispermaceae.


Dudleya

After William Russel Dudley, a founder of California botany, + -a

A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – succulent plants of the arid American West, some called liveforevers.

Dudleya lanceolata

(genus): Dudleya subg. Dudleya, Dudleya subg. Hasseanthus, Dudleya subg. Stylophyllum – subgenera


Pithecellobium

Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “monkey, ape”) + ἐλλόβιον (ellóbion, “earrings”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – blackbeads.


Margaritaria

A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllanthaceae – tropical plants that have distinctive iridescent seeds.


Pottiales

A taxonomic order within the class Bryopsida – certain mosses.


Nardus

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – matgrass (Nardus stricta).


Diospyros blancoi

A taxonomic species within the family Ebenaceae – velvet apple or mabolo, native to the Philippines and Taiwan, introduced elsewhere.


Diospyros discolor

A taxonomic species within the family Ebenaceae – Diospyros blancoi.


Romulea

→ Russian: рому́лея (romúleja)

A taxonomic genus within the family Iridaceae – certain flowers.


Rhynchospora

From Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”) + σπορά (sporá, “seed”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – beak sedges or beak rushes.


Azolla

A taxonomic genus within the family Salviniaceae – atypical ferns resembling duckweeds.

Azolla caroliniana

fairy-moss, mosquito fern, mosquito-plant, eastern mosquito fern, Carolinian mosquito fern

Azolla pinnata

ferny azolla, Pacific azolla, feathered mosquito fern


Encephalartos

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энцефаля́ртос

→ Russian: энцефаля́ртос (encefaljártos), энцефала́рт (encefalárt)

A taxonomic genus within the family Zamiaceae – cycads native to Africa, used for food.


Rumex acetosella

A taxonomic species within the family Polygonaceae – sheep sorrel, red sorrel, common sorrel.


Asphodelaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales.

Aloe

(family): Asphodeloideae, Xanthorrhoeoideae, Hemerocallidoideae – subfamilies


Agrimonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – agrimony, plants of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.


Diospyros kaki

A taxonomic species within the family Ebenaceae – Japanese persimmon or kaki.


Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

A taxonomic species within the family Myrtaceae – rose myrtle.


Asclepiadaceae

(dated) A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales – now Asclepiadoideae in family Apocynaceae.


Poa annua

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – annual meadow grass, annual bluegrass.

and forms see Poa+annua at The Plant List


Balaka

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – balaka palm tree.


Achlys

From Ancient Greek Ἀχλύς (Akhlús, “the goddess Achlys”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – vanilla leaf.


Cyrtandra

→ Russian: цирта́ндра (cirtándra)

From New Latin cyrtandra, from Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós, “curved, arched”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man; male”), in reference to their prominently curved stamens.

A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – various flowering plants native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.


Zantedeschia rehmannii

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae – the pink arum lily.


Zantedeschia jucunda

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae.


Zantedeschia

Named after Italian physician and botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi (1773–1846).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae.


Zantedeschia aethiopica

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae – the calla lily.


Zantedeschia albomaculata

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae – the spotted calla lily.


Zantedeschia pentlandii

Zantedeschia petlandii (canonical feminine)

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae – Sekhukhune golden arum, of northeastern South Africa.


Zantedeschia elliottiana

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae – the golden arum.


Eupatorium cannabinum

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – the hemp-agrimony.


Apocynum cannabinum

A taxonomic species within the family Apocynaceae – the hemp dogbane.


Cyperoideae

Bulbostylis

(subfamily): Abildgaardieae, Cariceae, Cryptangieae, Cypereae, Dulichieae, Eleocharideae, Fuireneae, Koyamaeae, Rhynchosporeae, Schoeneae, Scirpeae, Sclerieae, Trilepideae – tribes

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cyperaceae – typical sedges.


Aloe vera

A taxonomic species within the family Asphodelaceae – a succulent plant grown in tropical and semitropical climates, that yields acemannan, a gel used for skin lotions, etc.


Luffa

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – plants used as vegetables in southeast Asia when young and tender and as a scrubbing sponge after maturity, called luffa, loofa, and loofah.


Stachys officinalis

Betonica officinalis
Wikispecies:Betonica officinalis

A taxonomic species within the family Lamiaceae – Synonym of Betonica officinalis (betony).


Phragmites communis

Phragmites australis
Phragmites australis

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – synonym of Phragmites australis.


Dolichos sinensis

Vigna unguiculata
Vigna unguiculata#Translingual


Vigna mungo

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – black gram, urd bean, black lentil, mungo bean.


Agave americana

A taxonomic species within the family Asparagaceae – century plant or maguey.


Pandanus tectorius

Pandanus + Latin tectorius (see also English tectorium)

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Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">tectorius</i>

A taxonomic species within the family Pandanaceae – thatch screwpine.


Cariceae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cyperaceae – proposed as genus Carex s.l., sedges.

Cymophyllus

(tribe): Carex (~2,000 species) - sole accepted genus


Euphorbia esula

A taxonomic species within the family Euphorbiaceae – the leafy spurge.


Olyra

Borrowed from Latin olȳra, subsequently from Ancient Greek ὄλῡρᾰ (ólūră).

A taxonomic genus within the family Bagridae – naked catfishes.


Clinopodium

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English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">clino-</i>

Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">podium</i>

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – savory, basil, calamint, yerba buena, and related plants.


Zigadenus

From Ancient Greek ζυγάδην (zugádēn, “in pairs”) + -us. The etymologically correct spelling Zygadenus is regarded as incorrect according to ICBN.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Melanthiaceae – the sandbog death camas.


Nymphoides

A taxonomic genus within the family Menyanthaceae – floating hearts.


Ferocactus

→ Russian: ферока́ктус (ferokáktus)

Latin ferus (“fierce, wild”) + Cactus (the genus from which it was separated)

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – barrel cactuses.


Calathea

→ English: calathea

→ Russian: кала́тея (kaláteja)

A taxonomic genus within the family Marantaceae.


Cakile

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cakile, from Arabic قَاقُلَّة f (qāqulla, “seepweed”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – searockets.


Cheilanthes

A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – lip ferns.


Zamiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Cycadales – superficially palm- or fern-like cycads.


Hardenbergia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – of Australia.

Hardenbergia comptoniana

native lilac, native wisteria, wild sarsaparille, wild wisteria climber


Kalidium

A taxonomic genus within the family Salicornioideae.


Centrolepidaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Poales – certain grasses now subfamily Centrolepidoideae in Restionaceae.


Encelia

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – shrubs (and one geophyte) of arid environments in southwestern North America and western South America.


Macrozamia

→ Italian: macrozamia

→ Russian: макроза́мия (makrozámija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Zamiaceae – zamia palms, zamia ferns; around forty species of cycads, all endemic to Australia.


Vancouveria

Named after George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer, + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – inside-out flowers.


Vincetoxicum

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – swallow-worts.


Diascia

→ Russian: диа́сция (diáscija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – twinspurs.


Alsophila

Ancient Greek ἄλσος n (álsos, “grove”) + Latin -phila m or f (“-lover”), literally “grove-lover”

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cyatheaceae – certain tree ferns.


Allophylus

Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon) + -us m.

A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – various plants.


Psychotria insularum

A taxonomic species within the family Rubiaceae – matalafi, a shrub found in American Samoa, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga.


Sphaeropleales

A taxonomic order within the class Chlorophyceae – certain green algae, formerly Microsporales.


Styrax officinalis

A taxonomic species within the family Styracaceae – traditional source of styrax, an ancient herbal medicine.


Gomphocarpus

Probably from Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos) + κᾰρπός (kărpós).

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γόμφος (gómphos) + κᾰρπός (kărpós)

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – certain plants allied to the milkweeds, native to Africa.

Gomphocarpus buchenavianus

katoenbos, mountain milk bush, wild cotton

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

balloon cotton-bush, balloonplant, bishop’s balls, hairy balls, nailhead, swan plant


Knightia

Named after American geologist Wilbur Clinton Knight.

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Clupeidae – bony fish that lived in the freshwater lakes and rivers of North America and Asia during the Eocene epoch.


Tabernaemontana

From Latin tabernae f, genitive of Latin taberna f (“shop, inn, tavern, shed, etc.”) + Latin montāna f (“mountainous, of a mountain”), literally “of a mountain's tavern”

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A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – milkwood.


Alonsoa

→ Russian: алонсо́а (alonsóa)

A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – mask flowers, of Peru.


Aporocactus

→ Greek: απορόκακτος (aporókaktos)

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апорока́ктус

→ Russian: апорока́ктус (aporokáktus)

Ancient Greek ἄπορος (áporos) + Latin cactus.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – various cacti.


Arceuthobium

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арцеуто́биум

→ Russian: арцеуто́биум (arceutóbium)

A taxonomic genus within the family Santalaceae – dwarf mistletoes.


Arrhenatherum

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – oatgrass or button grass.


Coccothrinax

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – certain palm trees.


Blechnum

Seemingly a New Latin alteration of Ancient Greek βλῆχνον n (blêkhnon, “Dryopteris filix-mas, the male fern”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Blechnaceae – hard fern.


Forestiera

Possibly borrowed from Italian forestiera f, from forestiero m (“foreigner, stranger, foreign”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – swampprivets.


Herniaria

Possibly from New Latin *herniāria f (“herniary, relating to a hernia”). This etymology may draw a conceptual cognate with English rupturewort, since hernias are a medical disorder in which a part of the body ruptures into elsewhere abnormally. Both are possibly named after the genus' usage to treat hernias. If so, cognate with English herniary.

A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – rupturewort.


Stephania sinica

A taxonomic species within the family Menispermaceae.


Stephania japonica

A taxonomic species within the family Menispermaceae – snake vine.


Stephania tetrandra

A taxonomic species within the family Menispermaceae – stephania root.


Justicia

Borrowed from Latin jūsticia, variant of Latin iūstitia (“justice”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – various flowering plants.


Dioscorea esculenta

A taxonomic species within the family Dioscoreaceae – lesser yam, of Southeast Asia, but introduced more widely.


Dioscorea bulbifera

A taxonomic species within the family Dioscoreaceae – aerial yam, air yam, etc.