Botanical Latin: Fusiformis
Karen Fu si FOR mis: Latin fusus meaning spindle and forma meaning shape Fusiformis is usually a specific name used to describe the spindle shape of some part of an organism.…
Botanical Latin: Abronia
Abronia (a BRO ni a) from the Greek word abros, meaning delicate The bracts beneath the flowers of this group of plants is delicate, giving them this generic name. Abronia…
Botanical Latin: Cordatus
Cordatus (cor DA tus) from the Latin word cor, cordis meaning heart. Cordatus is a specific epithet used with generic names of both plants and animals to suggest that some…
Botanical Latin: Acacallis
A ca CALL’ iss from the name of a nymph in Greek mythology. Acacaliss was the daughter of the Cretan King Minos and his wife Pasiphae, and the sister of…
Botanical Latin: Coeloglossum
Coeloglossum (Co el o GLOSS um): from Greek koilos meaning hollow and glossa meaning tongue Coeloglossum is the generic epithet of an orchid with only one species, C. viride, also…
Botanical Latin: Edulis
ED u lis: Latin meaning edible Edulis is used as a specific or varietal name for animals such a the edible blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, fungi such as Boletus edulis,…
Botanical Latin: Achlys
Achlys (AK liss) The name of the Greek goddess daughter of Nyx (Night) who might be the first created being and personifies misery and sadness. Her name came from the…
Botanical Latin: Hebe
Hebe (HEE bee) Greek hebe meaning youth; named for the Greek goddess of youth Hebe is the name of a genus in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae) and are closely related…
Botany for Gardeners: Desmanthus
Desmanthus Des MAN thus: from Greek desmos meaning a bundle and anthos meaning a flower Desmanthus is a genus in the bean family (Leuminosae/Fabaceae) and consists of twenty four species…
Botanical Latin: Angophora
An GO phor a from the Greek words aggeion meaning vessel and phoreo meaning to carry; refers to the form of the fruit. Angophora is a genus of trees and…