Paramachaerium

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain flowering plants.


Bulbophyllum

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – certain orchids.


Globularia

A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – globe daisies or globularias.


Perrottetia

A taxonomic genus within the family Streptaxidae – certain carnivorous air-breathing snails.


Othonna

Borrowed from Latin othonna f (“kind of plant”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain succulent or subsucculent perennial herbs or shrubs.


Ziziphora

→ Russian: зизифо́ра (zizifóra)

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – various annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs with aromatic leaves, found from Spain and Morocco to the Himalayas and western China.


Hyoscyamus albus

A taxonomic species within the family Solanaceae – white henbane or yellow henbane.


Dissothrix

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – a monotypic genus containing only Dissothrix imbricata, endemic to Brazil.


Minuartia stolonifera

A taxonomic species within the family Caryophyllaceae – Scott Mountain sandwort or stolon sandwort.


Melastomataceae

A taxonomic family within the order Myrtales – certain dicotyledonous flowering plants, mostly tropical mostly of the New World.

Acanthella

(family): Astronieae, Bertolonieae, Cyphostyleae, Dinophoreae, Dissochaeteae, Eriocnemeae, Feliciadamieae, Henrietteeae, Kibessioideae, Lavoisiereae, Lithobieae, Marcetieae, Melastomateae, Melastomatoideae, Merianieae, Miconieae, Olisbeoideae, Pedoconnective clade, Pyramieae, Pyxidantheae, Rhexieae, Rupestreeae, Sonerileae, Stanmarkieae, Trioleneae – tribes


Miconia

A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae – certain flowering plants including the johnnyberry.


Stewartia

Originally a misspelling of Stuartia, which the taxon author, Linnaeus, meant to name the taxon, after John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute.

A taxonomic genus within the family Theaceae – certain flowering plants.


Conophytum

→ English: conophytum

→ Russian: конофи́тум (konofítum)

A taxonomic genus within the family Aizoaceae – button plants.


Euclea

A taxonomic genus within the family Ebenaceae.


Anacampseros

A taxonomic genus within the family Anacampserotaceae.


Diplazium

→ Russian: дипла́зиум (diplázium)

A taxonomic genus within the family Athyriaceae – twinsorus ferns.


Helianthemum

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ഹീലിയാന്തിമം

→ Malayalam: ഹീലിയാന്തിമം (hīliyāntimaṁ)

A taxonomic genus within the family Cistaceae – rockroses.


Thaumatophyllum

Ancient Greek θαῦμᾰ n (thaûmă, “miracle”) + -phyllum n (“-leaved”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – certain flowering plants of South America.


Ceropegia

→ Russian: церопе́гия (ceropégija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – lantern flowers.


Anarthrophyllum

an- (“not”) + arthro- (“joint”) + -phyllum n (“leaf”), literally “jointless-leaf”

A taxonomic genus within the family Genisteae – certain leguminous bushes.


Helictochloa

Ancient Greek ἕλῐξ f (hélĭx, “helix”) + Attic Greek χλόη f (khlóē, “growing shoots of a plant”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – certain grasses.


Davallia

→ Russian: дава́ллия (davállija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Thymelaeaceae – rabbit's-foot ferns.


Jacobaea

→ French: jacobée

→ Russian: яко́бея (jakóbeja)

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain flowering plants.


Juglans mandshurica

A taxonomic species within the family Juglandaceae – a certain tree, endemic to East Asia.


Grewia

→ Russian: гре́вия (grévija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – certain flowering plants.


Pyrrosia

Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós, “flame-colored; red”) + -ia f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Polypodiaceae – certain ferns.


Babiana

A taxonomic genus within the family Iridaceae – certain geophytes.


Dracaena trifasciata

Dracaena f + New Latin trifasciata f (“trifasciated”)

A taxonomic species within the family Asparagaceae – snake plant, a very common houseplant.


Spathiphyllum

→ English: spathiphyllum

→ Greek: σπαθίφυλλο n (spathífyllo)

From Latin spatha (“spatula, spatha”) + -phyllum.

A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – including spath lilies and peace lilies.

for others see Spathiphyllum at Plants of the World Online


Kalanchoe laetivirens

From Kalanchoe + Latin laetus (“fertile, lush”) + Latin virens (“green, flourishing”).

A taxonomic species within the family Crassulaceae – one of several Kalanchoe plants known as the mother of thousands, native to southwestern Madagascar.


Nemacladus

From a New Latin rendering of both Ancient Greek νῆμα (nêma, “yarn, silk”) and Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos, “branch”).

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Nemacladoideae – threadplants.


Eriocephalus

From Ancient Greek ἔριον (érion, “wool”) + cephalus (“head”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain aster family plants, of southern Africa.


Cordylanthus

A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – certain parasitic plants.


Eriocaulon

A taxonomic genus within the family Eriocaulaceae – pipeworts.


Agave victoriae-reginae

Agave + Latin Victoriae (“of Victoria”) + Latin reginae (“of a queen”). Combined, the epithet refers to Queen Victoria of England, which is related to the English vernacular name Queen Victoria agave, if not a direct calque of the taxonomic name.

A taxonomic species within the family Asparagaceae – Queen Victoria agave or royal agave.

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Asparagales - order; Asparagaceae - family; Agavoideae - subfamily; Agave - genus; Agave subg. Littaea - subgenus; Agave sect. Bechtoldiae - section


Fritillaria macedonica

Fritillaria + Latin macedonica f, literally “Macedonian fritillary”, macedonica is the feminine form of Latin macedonicus m (“Macedonian”), most likely in relation to North Macedonia, formerly referred to as just Macedonia.

A taxonomic species within the family Liliaceae – a fritillary plant found in North Macedonia.


(Internet slang, euphemistic, figuratively) A penis.


Ichnanthus

ichn(o)- (“footprint”) + Latin anthus (“flower, blossom”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – bedgrasses of the tropics worldwide.


Carteria

English Carter (“surname”) + -ia f. Carter is from English carter (“one who operates a cart”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydomonadaceae – certain green algae.


Polytrichastrum

Polytrichum n + Latin -astrum n (“incomplete resemblance”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Polytrichaceae – certain mosses.


Patellifolia

Latin patella f (“small or shallow dish; patella”) + Late Latin folia f (“leaf”), literally “patella-leaf”

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – certain amaranth-family plants.


Cousinia

→ Russian: кузи́ния (kuzínija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain central and western Asian plants.


Cheirolophus

cheiro- (“Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand, arm, palm, finger”)”) + Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”), with influence from the Latinizing of Ancient Greek, suffixing with + -us.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain flowering plants native to the western Mediterranean.


Oxyrrhynchium

From Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos, “sharp-snouted, sharp-billed”) + -ium n.

A taxonomic genus within the family Brachytheciaceae – certain mosses.


Machaerina

Latin machaera f (“type of sword”) + -ina f (“-ine”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – twigrushs.


Hermannia

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – doll's rose.


Chondropetalum

chondro- (“grain”) + New Latin petalum (“petal”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Restionaceae – certain grass-like plants; Synonym of Elegia.


Centrolepis

centro- (“center”) + Ancient Greek λεπῐ́ς f (lepĭ́s, “scale”). Coined by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in 1804.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Restionaceae – certain grass-like plants.


Astroloma

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→ Belarusian: астролома (astroloma) (learned)

→ Russian: астролома (astroloma) (learned)

Related to astro- (“star”) and possibly Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma). Coined by Scottish botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion Robert Brown in 1810.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – Synonym of Styphelia.


Microlicia

micro- (“small”) + Latin līcium (“thrum, leash, thread”). Coined by Scottish botanist David Don in 1823.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae – certain melastomataceous plants.


Agave ovatifolia

Binomial compound of Agave f + New Latin ovatifolia f (“egg(-shaped)-leaved”).

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A taxonomic species within the family Asparagaceae – whale’s tongue agave.


Thalictrum urbainii

Binomial compound Thalictrum n + urbainii (“Urbain's”). Coined by Japanese botanist Bunzō Hayata in 1911.

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A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – Urbain's meadowrue.


Toxicoscordion

toxico- (“toxic”) + Latin scordion n (“unknown medicinal plant”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Melanthiaceae – death camas of western North America.


Terminalia sericea

Binomial compound of Terminalia f + Latin sēricea f (“silky, silken”).

A taxonomic species within the family Terminalia – clusterleaf, silver cluster-leaf or silver terminalia, of southern Africa.


Acrotriche

Borrowed from New Latin acrotrichus (“hairy-tipped”) but with -e modeled after the Ancient Greek feminine adjective suffix -η (-ē).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – ground berries of Australia.

Acrotriche aggregata

red cluster heath, tall groundberry, tall acrotriche


Salvia transsylvanica

→ English: Transylvanian sage (calque)

Binomial compound of Salvia f + Latin transsylvanica f (“Transylvanian”).

A taxonomic species within the family Lamiaceae – Transylvanian sage.


Macleania

From either English MacLean or English Maclean + -ia f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – certain ericaceous plants.


Cupressus torulosa

Binomial compound of Cupressus f (“cypress”) + Latin torulosa f (“torulous, torose”), from Latin torulus m (“small elevation”) + Latin -osus m (“-ous, -ose”), literally “torulous cypress”.

A taxonomic species within the family Cupressaceae – Hamalayan cypress or Bhutan cypress.


Equisetum laevigatum

→ English: smooth horsetail (calque)

Binomial compound of Equisetum n (“horsetail plant”) + Latin laevigātum n (“smooth, polished”), literally “smooth horsetail”.

A taxonomic species within the family Equisetaceae – smooth horsetail.


Smilax bona-nox

Binomial compound of Smilax f (“greenbriar”) + Latin bona-nox f. The specific epithet is from Latin bona f (“good”) + Latin nox f (“night”), literally “good-night”, likely as a calque of either Swedish god natt or English good night. Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

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A taxonomic species within the family Smilacaceae – saw greenbriar, a species of vine with spikes on both its leaves and its vine, found throughout the southern United States and northern Mexico.


Hedera iberica

→ English: Iberian ivy (calque)

Binomial compound of Hedera f (“ivy”) + Latin ibērica f (“Iberian”), literally “Iberian ivy”.

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A taxonomic species within the family Araliaceae – Iberian ivy.


Agonandra

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→ Malayalam: അഗോനാന്ദ്ര (agōnāndra) (learned)

A taxonomic genus within the family Opiliaceae – certain trees native to Central and South America.


Argophyllum

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ργός m (ărgós, “shining, glistening, white”) + -phyllum n (“leaf”), literally “whiteleaf”.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Argophyllaceae – argophyllums; certain plants endemic to the far north of Queensland, Australia, whose leaves' undersides are colored a bright white.


Actinodaphne

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→ Greek: Ακτινοδάφνη (Aktinodáfni) (learned)

ആക്ടിനോഡാഫ്നേ

→ Malayalam: ആക്ടിനോഡാഫ്നേ (ākṭinōḍāphnē) (learned)

actino- (“ray, radial”) + Daphne f (“genus”).

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Indian Subcontinent
Indian Subcontinent#English

A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – certain trees of Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent, very closely related to laurels.


Siphonochilus

siphono- (“pipe, tube”) + Ancient Greek χῑλός m (khīlós, “food for livestock”).

sub-Saharan Africa
sub-Saharan Africa#English

A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – certain flowering plants of sub-Saharan Africa.


Cladophlebis

clado- (“branch”) + phlebo- (“vein”) + -is, literally “branch-vein”.

A taxonomic genus within the order Polypodiales or Osmundales – certain extinct ferns, alive from the Permian to the Campanian.


Passiflora macrophylla

Binomial compound of Passiflora f + New Latin macrophylla f (“large-leaved”).

A taxonomic species within the family Passifloraceae – tree passion flower, a large, treelike species of passionflower native to Ecuador and Colombia.

Passiflora supersect. Astrophea – supersection

Passiflora araguensis Passiflora arborea

Passiflora tica

species in Passiflora sect. Astrophea species


Euryops

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain flowering plants.


Erica sociorum

Binomial compound of Erica + Latin sociōrum (“of unities; of kinships”), from Latin socius.

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – Noordhoek cliff heath or partner heath; an extremely rare heath losing its native habitat to invasive pines.


Arthropteris

From arthro- (“joint”) + Pteris f (“quintessential ferns”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Arthropteridaceae – certain ferns.


Woodsia

A taxonomic genus within the family Woodsiaceae – woodsia ferns.


Bryoerythrophyllum

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бриоэритрофи́ллум

→ Russian: бриоэритрофи́ллум (brioeritrofíllum)

From bryo- (“moss, bryophyte”) + Erythrophyllum n.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Pottiaceae – certain pottiaceous mosses.


Commicarpus

From Latin commis f (“gum, gum tree”) + New Latin carpus m (“wrist”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae – certain flowering plants.


Passiflora sect. Elkea

Passiflora f (“passionflowers”) + sect. (“section”) + Elkea f

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A taxonomic section within the family Passifloraceae – various passionflower species.

Passiflora supersect. Tacsonia – supersection

Passiflora sect. Trifoliatae

Passiflora supersect. Tacsonia sections and nothosections


Mammillaria humboldtii

Binomial compound of Mammillaria f + humboldtii (“of Humboldt”), named after Alexander von Humboldt.

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A taxonomic species within the family Cactaceae – Humboldt's globe cactus; a critically endangered globe cactus native to Mexico.


Othonninae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae.


Rosa subg. Rosa

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Rosaceae.


Diurideae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Orchidaceae.


Mallotus rhamnifolius

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→ English: buckthorn-leaved kamala (partial calque)

மேலோட்டஸ் ரேம்னிபோலியஸ்

→ Tamil: → மேலோட்டஸ் ரேம்னிபோலியஸ் (mēlōṭṭas rēmṉipōliyas) (transliteration)

Mallotus m + New Latin rhamnifolius m (“buckthorn-leaved”). Transferred from the genus Croton, originally Croton rhamnifolius.

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A taxonomic species within the family Euphorbiaceae – buckthorn-leaved kamala, native to India and Sri Lanka.


Malva nicaeensis

Malva f + Latin nīcaeēnsis m or f (“Nicene, relating to Nicaea, now Iznik in modern-day Turkey”). Originally the species Althaea nicaeensis, in the genus Althaea.

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A taxonomic species within the family Malvaceae – bull mallow or French mallow.


Austroderia toetoe

Austroderia f + Maori toetoe, with Maori toetoe being the name of various plants native to New Zealand. Originally named Cortaderia toetoe.

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – toetoe, a grass endemic to New Zealand.


Achyrocalyx

Ancient Greek ἄχῠρον n (ákhŭron, “chaff, bran”) + Latin calyx m (“calyx”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – certian plants native to Madagascar.


Comanthosphace

Possibly from Latin com- (“with”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος n (ánthos, “flower, blossom, bloom”) + Ancient Greek φακῆ f (phakê, “dish made with lentils”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – certain flowering bushes native to China, Taiwan, and Japan.


Senecio cambrensis

Senecio m + Latin cambrēnsis m or f (“Cambrian, Welsh”)

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A taxonomic species within the family Senecioninae – Welsh groundsel.


Mammillaria candida

Mammillaria f + Latin candida f (“shining white”).

A taxonomic species within the family Cactaceae – snowball cactus, a globe cactus whose thorns cover so much of its surface that its surface is obscured, thus seeming to be white.


Carex platyphylla

→ English: broadleaf sedge (calque)

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→ French: carex à larges feuilles (calque)

Carex f + New Latin platyphylla f (“flat-leaved”)

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A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae – broadleaf sedge, native to the northern United States and Canada.


Zapoteca

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സപ്പോട്ടേക്ക

→ Malayalam: → സപ്പോട്ടേക്ക (sappōṭṭēkka) (transliteration)

Borrowed from Spanish zapoteca f (“Zapotec”), from Classical Nahuatl Tzapotēcatl (“Zapotec”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain plants named after the indigenous Zapotec people now inhabiting Oaxaca, Mexico.


Asparagopsis

Asparagus (“asparagus”) + -opsis f (“-looking; resembling”).

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(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – certain plants; now merged into Asparagus.


Adelobotrys

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́δηλος m or f (ắdēlos, “invisible, unclear”) + Ancient Greek βότρῠς m (bótrŭs, “grape cluster”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae – flowering plants of diverse forms, of the Neotropics.


Hesperhodos

Ancient Greek ἕσπερος m or f (hésperos, “of the evening; western”) + Ancient Greek ὁδός f (hodós, “threshold; road, way; journey, expedition; method”).

Rosa subg. Hesperhodos
Wikispecies:Rosa subg. Hesperhodos

A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Rosa – alternative form of Rosa subg. Hesperhodos.


Nematolepis

nemato- (“thread”) + Ancient Greek λεπῐ́ς f (lepĭ́s, “scale”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – certain shrubs and small trees of Australia.


Carex nemurensis

Carex f + New Latin nemurensis m or f. Likely related to Japanese 眠る (“to sleep”) or Japanese 眠り (“sleep”).

A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae – sedge found in Japan and parts of Russia.


Cylindropuntia

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цилиндропу́нция

→ Russian: цилиндропу́нция (cilindropúncija)

cylindro- (“cylinder, cylindrical”) + Opuntia f (“prickly pears”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – cholla cactuses.

Cylindropuntia imbricata

walkingstick cholla, cane cholla, tree cholla


Eucalyptus nitens

Eucalyptus f (“eucalyptuses”) + Latin nitēns (“shining, glittering, bright; sleek”).

Eucalyptus ser. Globulares
Wikispecies:Eucalyptus ser. Globulares

A taxonomic species within the series Eucalyptus ser. Globulares – shining gum or silvertop, a species of eucalyptus tree.


Eucalyptus yumbarrana

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→? English: Yumbarra mallee (partial calque)

Eucalyptus f + New Latin yumbarrana f (“of Yumbarra National Park”)

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A taxonomic species within the family Eucalyptus – Yumbarra mallee, a species of eucalyptus tree.

Eucalyptus subser. Decussatae – subseries


Dianthus anatolicus

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قرنفل أناضولي

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قرنفل أناضولي

→ Arabic: قرنفل أناضولي (quranful 'anaduli) (calque)

→ English: Anatolian dianthus (calque)

Dianthus m + Latin anatolicus m (“Anatolian”), literally “Anatolian dianthus”

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A taxonomic species within the family Caryophyllaceae – Anatolian dianthus, a species of flowering bush having a native range across Asia.


Mammillaria gigantea

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Мамілярія гігантеа

Мамілярія гігантеа

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Мамілярія гігантеа

→ Ukrainian: → Мамілярія гігантеа (Mamiljarija hihantea) (transliteration)

Mammillaria f + Latin gigantea f (“gigantic”)

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A taxonomic species within the family Cactaceae – a notably large species of nipple cactus native to Mexico.


Campanula betulifolia

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→ English: birch-leaved bellflower (calque)

Campanula f + New Latin betulifolia f (“birch-leaved”), the specific epithet is from Latin betula f (“birch”) + Latin folia f (“leaf”).

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birch-leaved bellflower
birch-leaved bellflower

A taxonomic species within the family Campanulaceae – birch-leaved bellflower.


Rhododendron glanduliferum

Rhododendron n (“rhododendron”) + Latin glanduliferum n (“glandule-bearing”)

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – rhododendrons native to northern Yunnan.


Stewartieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Theaceae.


Astragalus densus

Astragalus m + Latin densus m (“dense; compact”), literally “dense astragalus”

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – milkvetch native to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.


Millerieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Asteraceae.

Acanthospermum

(genus): Desmanthodiinae, Dyscritothamninae, Espeletiinae, Galinsoginae, Guardiolinae, Jaegeriinae, Melampodiinae, Milleriinae – subtribes


Rhynchospora alba

From genus Rhynchospora (“snout-seed”) + Latin alba (“white”).

A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae – white beaksedge.


Schoenoplectus

From Ancient Greek σχοῖνος (skhoînos, “reed”) + Ancient Greek πλεκτός (plektós, “twisted”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – bulrushes or club-rushes.


Euphorbieae

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Euphorbioideae – spurges and related plants.


Diseae

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Orchidoideae – disas and related orchids.


Pseudolirium

A taxonomic section within the genus Lilium – Lilium sect. Pseudolirium.


Aa paleacea

From genus Aa + Latin palea (“chaff”) + -acea (“-like”)

A taxonomic species within the family Orchidaceae – the type species of the genus Aa.


Cranichis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κράνος (krános, “helmet”) + Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, -ish”), from the curving appearance of the flower.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Orchideae – helmet orchid.


Dracaena fragrans

Dracaena f + Latin fragrāns f (“fragrant”). Derived from Aletris fragrans, its basionym, before being transferred to the genus Dracaena.

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A taxonomic species within the family Asparagaceae – cornstalk dracaena, a tree commonly used as a houseplant, known by many taxonomic and vernacular names.


Phragmanthera

Ancient Greek φράγμᾰ n (phrágmă, “a fence, a screen, a defence”) + New Latin anthēra f (“anther”).

showy mistletoes
showy mistletoe#English

A taxonomic genus within the family Loranthaceae – certain parasitic showy mistletoes of Africa and Asia.


Yucca thompsoniana

→ English: Thompson's yucca (calque)

Yucca f + New Latin thompsoniana (“Thompsonian”), literally “Thompsonian yucca”

Yucca ser. Rupicolae
Wikispecies:Yucca ser. Rupicolae

A taxonomic species within the series Yucca ser. Rupicolae – Thompson's yucca, native to southern Texas and north-central Mexico.


Dresslerothamnus

German Dressler + -o- + Ancient Greek θᾰ́μνος m or f (thắmnos, “bush, shrub”), literally “Dressler bush”

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – multiple plants found in Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica.


Trachys

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρᾱχῠ́ς m (trākhŭ́s, “jagged, spiky”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Buprestidae – many jewel beetles.

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Panicoideae – a few Southeast Asian grasses.


Cynoglossoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Boraginaceae.


Acanthosyris

→ Greek: ακανθοσυρίς (akanthosyrís)

acantho- (“thorny”) + Latin osyris (“kind of plant”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Santalaceae.


Androstoma

→ Russian: андросто́ма (androstóma)

From andro- (“human”) + -stoma (“mouth; face”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – certain ericaceous plants native to Tasmania and New Zealand.


Schaueria

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A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – certain flowering plants endemic to Brazil.


Pediocactus

→ English: pediocactus

→ Esperanto: pediokakto

→ Greek: πεδιόκακτος (pediókaktos)

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педиока́ктус

→ Russian: педиока́ктус (pediokáktus)

Ancient Greek πεδίον (pedíon, “field, plain”) + New Latin cactus m (“cactus”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – plains cactus.

Pediocactus simpsonii

mountain ball cactus, Simpson's hedgehog cactus, snowball pediocactus, mountain cactus, Simpson’s footcactus, Simpson’s hedgehog cactus


Swainsona

Czech: svensona

→ English: swainsona

→ Russian: свайнсона (svajnsona)

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – swainsonas.


Phanera

→ English: phanera

From Ancient Greek φᾰνερᾱ́ f (phănerā́), feminine of Ancient Greek φᾰνερός m (phănerós).

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Cercidoideae – phaneras.


Arbutus andrachne

Latin arbutus m + Ancient Greek ἀνδράχνη f (andrákhnē, “wild strawberry”)

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A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – Greek strawberry, Greek strawberry tree.


Cleistocactus

→ English: cleistocactus

→ Polish: kleistokaktus

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клейстока́ктус

→ Russian: клейстока́ктус (klejstokáktus)

→ Serbo-Croatian: klejstokaktus

→ Slovak: kleistokaktus

Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”, adjective) + New Latin cactus m (“cactus”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – cleistocactus.


Acacia dictyophleba

Acacia f + New Latin dictyophleba f (“net-veined”).

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – sandhill wattle, of Australia.


Primulina

A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – of China and Vietnam.


Begonia wageneriana

Begonia f + wageneriana f (“Wagner's”, literally “Wagnerian”), literally “Wagnerian begonia”; originally Moschkowitzia wageneriana.

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A taxonomic species within the family Begoniaceae – a kind of begonia.


Appendicula

→ English: appendicula

Learned borrowing from Latin appendicula f (“small appendix”).

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A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Epidendroideae – appendiculas.


Cymbaria

Latin cymba f (“boat”) + -aria f (plant-name suffix)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – a few semi-parasitic flowering plants, the range of which extends from Ukraine to Manchuria.


Scorpidium

Possibly from Latin scorpius m (“scorpion”, noun) + -idium (diminutive), or possibly from a New Latin form of Ancient Greek σκορπίδιον n (skorpídion).

A taxonomic genus within the family Amblystegiaceae – scorpidium moss or scorpion moss, certain feather mosses.


Berberis rotundifolia

Berberis f (“barberry”) + New Latin rotundifolia f (“round-leaved, rotundifolious”), literally “round-leaved barberry”.

A taxonomic species within the family Berberidaceae.


Parasenecio

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – principally of Asia.


Atroxima

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygalaceae.


Aloe babatiensis

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→ Chinese: 巴巴蒂蘆薈 /巴巴蒂芦荟 (bābādì lúhuì) (calque)

Aloe f (“aloe”, genus name) + New Latin babatiensis (“of Babati”, adjective). The specific name derives from English Babati (“town in Tanzania”, proper noun) + Latin -ēnsis (“-ese”, toponymous adjectival suffix). The placename likely derives from a Bantu language.

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A taxonomic species within the family Asphodelaceae or Xanthorrhoeaceae – a critically-endangered species of aloe from northern Tanzania, found first in the small town of Babati.


Huberia

A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae – certain plants.


Canistrum

Borrowed from Latin canistrum n (“wicker basket”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́νᾰστρον n (kắnăstron, “wicker basket”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Bradybaenidae – certain land snails.


Grubbia

Swedish Grubb + -ia f, named after Swedish botanist Michael Grubb.

A taxonomic genus within the family Grubbiaceae – certain plants.


Cephalophyllum

A taxonomic genus within the family Aizoaceae – certain succulents.


Rhododendron concinnum

The specific epithet is from Latin concinnus (“pleasant”).

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – a kind of rhododendron native to parts of China.


Dypsis

Speculated to be related to Ancient Greek δύπτης (dúptēs, “diver”), but with a tenuous connection.

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


Sinomenium

English: sinomenine

sino- (“Chinese, China”) + Ancient Greek μήνη (mḗnē, “moon”, in reference to the related Menispermum genus) + -ium n.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Menispermaceae.


Tillandsia rauschii

Tillandsia f (genus name) + rauschii (eponym).

A taxonomic species within the family Bromeliaceae – a grass native to Bolivia.


Tetragonia echinata

Tetragonia f (genus name) + Latin echinātus (“prickly”)

A taxonomic species within the family Aizoaceae – of South Africa.


Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia

Brassica oleracea + var. + New Latin palmifolius (“palm-leaved”, adjective).

A taxonomic variety within the family Brassiceae – Lacinato kale, (palm cabbage, tree kale, a variety of kale used in Italian cuisine.


Garcinieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Clusiaceae – allanbackias, garcinias and rheedias.


Potentilla delphinensis

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→ French: potentille du Dauphiné (calque)

Potentilla f + Latin delphīnēnsis m or f (“Dauphiné, France”, relational adjective)

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A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – the Dauphiné cinquefoil.


Chenopodieae

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Chenopodioideae – many amaranthaceous plants.


Hermannieae

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Byttnerioideae – dicarpidiums, gilesias, hermannias, melochias and waltherias.


Atriplex intracontinentalis

Atriplex f + New Latin intracontinentalis m or f (“intracontinental”)

A taxonomic species within the family Amaranthaceae.


Paspaleae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Poaceae – many large grass genera.

Achlaena

(tribe): Arthropogoninae, Otachyriinae, Paspalinae – subtribes


Bredia

A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae.


Pachygone

pachy- (“thick”) + Ancient Greek γονή f (gonḗ).

A taxonomic genus within the family Menispermaceae – of tropical and subtropical Asia and the Pacific.


Psephellus

From Ancient Greek ψέφᾰς n (pséphăs, “gloom, darkness”) + Latin -ellus m (diminutive suffix)

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain flowering plants of eastern Europe and western Asia.

Psephellus dealbatus

Persian cornflower, whitewash cornflower


Rhododendron valentinianum

Rhododendron n + Latin valentīniānum (“Valentinian; of Valentine”).

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae.


Psophocarpus

Ancient Greek ψόφος (psóphos) + Ancient Greek κᾰρπός (kărpós).

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae.


Sphenopholis

→ English: wedgescale (calque)

spheno- (“wedge”) + Ancient Greek φολῐ́ς (pholĭ́s, “scale”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – wedgescale, of North America and Hawaii.


Saponaria calabrica

A taxonomic species within the family Caryophyllaceae – Adriatic soapwort, native to Italy, Greece, Crete, and certain other Mediterranean islands.


Chondroscaphe

chondro- (“grain”) + Ancient Greek σκᾰ́φη (skắphē, “bowl”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – of northwestern South America and southeastern Central America.


Plectocephalus

Latin plectō (“to weave, to braid”, verb) + -cephalus (“head”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – principally of the Americas.


Trichocline

tricho- (“hair”) + Ancient Greek κλῑ́νη f (klī́nē, “bed, couch”).

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Mutisieae.


Didymocarpus

Ancient Greek δῐ́δῠμος m (dĭ́dŭmos, “double, twin”) + Ancient Greek καρπός m (karpós, “fruit”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – found in tropical Asia.


Cyperus echinatus

A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae – globe flatsedge.


Dudleya nesiotica

Dudleya f + nesioticus (“insular, nesiotic”).

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A taxonomic species within the family Crassulaceae – Santa Cruz Island liveforever.


Sommieria

French Sommier + -ia f, named after Stefano Sommier.

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – native to New Guinea.


Stachys spathulata

A taxonomic species within the family Lamiaceae.


Maesa

Borrowed from Spanish maesa f (“mastress”).

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Maesoideae.


Populus hsinganica

Populus f + hsinganicus (“of Hinggan (興安 /兴安 (Xīng'ān)), Inner Mongolia”)

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A taxonomic species within the family Salicaceae – Hinggan poplar.


Astragalus subuliformis

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – of cool-temperate parts of central Eurasia.

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vernacular names of Astragalus subuliformis


Meteorium

A taxonomic genus within the family Meteoriaceae.


Phacelia curvipes

A taxonomic species within the family Boraginaceae – Washoe phacelia or Washoe scorpionweed.


Eustoma

→ Armenian: էուստոմա (ēustoma)

→ Bulgarian: еусто́ма (eustóma)

→ Finnish: eustoma

→ Japanese: ユーストマ

→ Malayalam: യൂസ്റ്റോമ (yūsṟṟōma)

→ Russian: эусто́ма (eustóma)

→ Ukrainian: еусто́ма (eustóma)

A taxonomic genus within the family Gentianaceae – lisianthus or prairie gentian, of southwestern US and northeastern Mexixo.

էուստոմա

genus of flowers — see also genus of flowers


Pilosella

Latin pilōsus (“hairy”) + -ella f (diminutive).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain plants referred to as hawkweeds, often included in the genus Hieracium.

Pilosella officinarum

mouse-ear hawkweed; syn. Hieracium pilosella


Parviflorae

Borrowed from Latin parviflōrae, feminine plural of Latin parviflōrus (“small-flowered”, adjective).

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Anemone sect. Anemone
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A taxonomic subsection within the section Anemone sect. Anemone – Anemone subsect. Parviflorae.

Dracula subsect. Dracula
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A taxonomic series within the subsection Dracula subsect. Dracula – Dracula ser. Parviflorae.

(obsolete) A taxonomic section within the genus Aloe – Aloe sect. Parviflorae, now Haworthiopsis.

(obsolete) A taxonomic section within the genus Oenothera – Oenothera sect. Parviflorae, now Oenothera sect. Oenothera.

(obsolete) A taxonomic section within the genus Digitalis – Digitalis sect. Parviflorae, now Digitalis sect. Tubiflorae.


Decaloba

deca- (“ten”) + Latin lobus (“lobe”) + -a f.

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A taxonomic subgenus within the family Passifloraceae – Passiflora subg. Decaloba.


Leionema

leio- (“smooth”, Ancient Greek λεῖος (leîos)) + -nema (“thread”, Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă)), literally “smooth thread.”

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">λεῖος</i> (leîos)

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">νῆμᾰ</i> (nêmă)

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Zanthoxyloideae.


Sedeveria

Blend of Sedum + Echeveria, the nothogenus's formula hybridae.

A taxonomic nothogenus within the tribe Sedeae – certain succulents.


Syzygieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Myrtaceae.


Anacampserotaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – certain succulents.


Cereeae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cactaceae – certain cactuses.


Zamiineae

A taxonomic suborder within the order Cycadales.


Salviinae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Lamiaceae.


Melaleuceae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Myrtaceae – principally of Australia.


Ruschioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Aizoaceae – certain succulents.


Grevilleoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Proteaceae.


Ajugoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lamiaceae – ajuga subfamily plants.

Aegiphila

(subfamily): Ajugeae, Clerodendreae, Rotheceae, Teucrieae – tribes


Eucalyptus subg. Symphyomyrtus

Symphyomyrtus is obsolete genus name, synonymized with Eucalyptus.

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Myrtaceae – symphyomyrtles.


Agrimonieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Rosaceae – certain rose-family plants.


Olyreae

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Bambusoideae – certain bamboos.


Gentianeae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Gentianaceae – certain gentian-family plants.


Tillandsieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Bromeliaceae – tillandsias and related flowering plants.


Helianthinae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae – sunflowers and similar flowering plants.


Brachyscominae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae.


Polypogon

poly- (“multiple”) + Ancient Greek πώγων m (pṓgōn, “beard”). While 'πώγων' ends with the typical neuter suffix '-ων', it is masculine, not neuter or feminine, so it is unknown why the grammatical genders changed in these genera.

Polypogon australis

Chilean rabbitsfoot grass, Chilean beard grass

Polypogon interruptus

ditch rabbitsfoot grass, ditch beard grass, ditch polypogon

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain owlet moths.


Rhododendron maoerense

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – of China.


Luffa echinata

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лю́ффа колю́чая

→ Russian: лю́ффа колю́чая (ljúffa koljúčaja) (calque)

A taxonomic species within the family Cucurbitaceae – a species of loofah.


Acanthoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Acanthaceae.

Acanthus

(subfamily): Acantheae, Andrographideae, Barlerieae, Justicieae, Neuracantheae, Physacantheae, Ruellieae, Whitfieldieae – tribes


Dryadoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Rosaceae.


Abrotanellinae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae – abrotanellas.


Sauromatum

Latinized from Ancient Greek Σαυρομᾰτῶν (Sauromătôn), genitive plural of Ancient Greek Σαυρομᾰ́της (Sauromắtēs, “Sarmatian”).

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A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Aroideae.


Codonocarpus

Ancient Greek κώδων m (kṓdōn, “bell”) + Ancient Greek κᾰρπός m (kărpós, “fruit”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Gyrostemonaceae – certain Australian trees.


Clematicissus

Ancient Greek κλῆμᾰ n (klêmă, “twig, branch, tendril”) + Ancient Greek κισσός m (kissós, “ivy”)

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Vitoideae.


Thamnochortus

Ancient Greek θᾰ́μνος (thắmnos, “bush”) + Ancient Greek χόρτος (khórtos, “fodder, animal food”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Restionaceae – certain grass-like plants of the Cape Province of South Africa.


Elegia

A taxonomic genus within the family Restionaceae – certain grass-like plants, of the Cape Province in South Africa.


Lysidice

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῡσῐδῐ́κη (Lūsĭdĭ́kē).

A taxonomic genus within the family Eunicidae – certain polychetes.


Anthemis maris-mortui

Anthemis (“genus”) + Latin Maris Mortui (“of the Dead Sea”, genitive proper noun)

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – Dead Sea anthemis.


Trimenia

→ Korean: 트리메니아 (teurimenia)

→ Russian: триме́ния (triménija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain southern African butterflies.


Cryptolepis

→ Greek: κρυπτολεπίς (kryptolepís)

crypto- (“hidden, secret”) + Ancient Greek λεπῐ́ς (lepĭ́s, “scale”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – certain plants.


Austrocylindropuntia

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – certain cactuses.


Sarcopteryx

Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh, body”) + Ancient Greek πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx, “wing”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – certain plants.


Didymoglossum

Ancient Greek δῐ́δῠμος (dĭ́dŭmos, “double; twin”) + Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”) + -um n.

A taxonomic genus within the family Hymenophyllaceae – certain ferns.


Enceliopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain flowers.


Macrolenes

macro- (“large”) + Ancient Greek ὠλένης (ōlénēs, “of the upper arm”, genitive noun).

A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – certain leaf beetles.

A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae – certain plants.


Stigmaphyllon

Ancient Greek στῐ́γμᾰ (stĭ́gmă, “spot, marking”) + Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phŭ́llon, “leaf”), literally “spotted leaf”

A taxonomic genus within the family Malpighiaceae – certain plants.


Xylorhiza

Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon, “wood”) + Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză, “root”), literally “woodroot”.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – woodyasters.


Hablitzia

Russian Га́блиц (Gáblic, surname) + -ia f, named after Carl Ludwig Hablitz.

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – Caucasian spinach.


Quaqua

From either Khoekhoe [Term?], a language spoken around where these plants are found (or other similar language), or Latin quāquā (“wheresoever”, adverb).

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – quaquas.


Nematanthus

Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă, “silk, string”) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθος (ắnthos, “flower, blossom”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – certain plants.


Aeonium

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰωνίων (aiōníōn, “long-lasting; eternal”, genitive plural adjective).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – certain succulents.


Dicliptera

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English: →? foldwing (calque), → dicliptera

→ Russian: → дикли́птера (diklíptera) (transliteration)

[Term?] + -ptera (“-winged”, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón)).

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from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">πτερόν</i> (pterón)

A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – diclipteras.


Sedum anglicum

→ English: English stonecrop (calque)

→ Swedish: engelsk fetknopp (calque)

A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – the English stonecrop.


Psydrax

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψύδραξ (psúdrax, “pustule, blister”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – certain plants.


Brachycorythis

brachy- (“short”, from Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s)) + Ancient Greek κόρῠς (kórŭs, “helmet”).

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from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">βρᾰχῠ́ς</i> (brăkhŭ́s)

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – certain orchids.


Cayaponia

Portuguese Cayapo (“indigenous people of Brazil”) + -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – melonleaf.


Forestiera ligustrina

Forestiera (genus name) + ligustrinus (“bearing ligustrin”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – southern privet.


Holmgrenanthe

English Holmgren (surname) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθη (ắnthē, “flowers”, plural noun), named after Patricia Kern Holmgren and her family.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – certain plants.


Acoelorrhaphe

Ancient Greek ἄκοιλος (ákoilos, “not hollow”) + Ancient Greek ῥᾰφή (rhăphḗ, “seam; sewing”).

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


Pteryxia

Ancient Greek πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx, “wing”) + -ia f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – wavewings, now synonym of Cymopterus.


Cyrtophyllum fragrans

A taxonomic species within the family Gentianaceae – tembusu, a tree of southeast Asia.