List of plant genus names with etymologies (Q–Z)#S

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Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species.{{sfn|Cullen|p=38}} Many of these plants are listed in Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. William Stearn (1911–2001) was one of the pre-eminent British botanists of the 20th century: a Librarian of the Royal Horticultural Society, a president of the Linnean Society and the original drafter of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants.{{sfn|The Linnean Society}}{{sfn|Stearn|p=ix, x}}

The first column below contains seed-bearing genera from Stearn and other sources as listed, excluding names with missing derivations and those names that no longer appear in more modern works, such as Plants of the World by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz (lead author), Michael F. Fay and Mark W. Chase.{{sfn|Christenhusz}} Plants of the World is also used for the family and order classification for each genus. The second column gives a meaning or derivation of the word, such as a language of origin. The last two columns indicate additional citations. __FORCETOC__

Key

:Latin: = derived from Latin (otherwise Greek, except as noted)

:Ba = listed in Ross Bayton's The Gardener's Botanical{{sfn|Bayton}}

:Bu = listed in Lotte Burkhardt's Index of Eponymic Plant Names{{sfn|Burkhardt}}

:CS = listed in both Allen Coombes's The A to Z of Plant Names{{sfn|Coombes}} and Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners

:G = listed in David Gledhill's The Names of Plants{{sfn|Gledhill}}

:St = listed in Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners

Genera

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! scope="col" width="1%" |Genus{{efn-la|Page numbers for references are omitted, since all the references list genera alphabetically except for Plants of the World, which is mainly cited for genera that match their family names.}}

! scope="col" width="30%" |Meaning or derivation

! scope="col" width="4%" |Family{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

! scope="col" width="4%" |Order{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

! scope="col" width="1%" |{{abbr|Ref|Ba Bayton, Bu Burkhardt, CS Coombes + Stearn, St Stearn}}

! scope="col" width="1%" |{{abbr|G|Gledhill's The Names of Plants}}

{{anchor|Q}}

!scope="row" |Quercus

| Latin name{{efn-la|"(Language) name" means the name of some plant originally, not necessarily in this genus.}}

| Fagaceae

Fagales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Quillaja

| Chilean name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Quillajaceae || Fabales

| St||G

{{anchor|R}}{{anchor|Ranunculus}}

!scope="row" |Ranunculus

| Latin: little frog (some species are aquatic){{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Ranunculaceae

Ranunculales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Raphanus

| Greek and Latin name

| Brassicaceae || Brassicales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Raphia}}

!scope="row" |Raphia

|needle (the fruit)

| Arecaceae

Arecales

| St

G
scope="row" |Ravenala

| Malagasy name

| Strelitziaceae || Zingiberales

| St||G

{{anchor|Renanthera}}

!scope="row" |Renanthera

|kidney anther (the kidney-shaped pollen-masses)

| Orchidaceae

Asparagales

| St

scope="row" |Reseda

|Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Resedaceae || Brassicales

| St||G

scope="row" |Restio

|Latin: rope-maker

| Restionaceae || Poales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Retama

|Arabic name

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

{{anchor|Rhabdothamnus}}

!scope="row" |Rhabdothamnus

|rod (twiggy) bush

| Gesneriaceae

Lamiales

| St

G
scope="row" |Rhamnus

|Greek and Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Rhamnaceae || Rosales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Rhaphidophora

|needle-bearing (the fruit)

| Araceae || Alismatales

| St||G

scope="row" |Rhaphiolepis

| needle scale (the bracteoles). Previously Raphiolepis.

| Rosaceae || Rosales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Rhaphithamnus}}

!scope="row" |Rhaphithamnus

|needle bush (the spines)

| Verbenaceae

Lamiales

| St

G
scope="row" |Rhapidophyllum

|needle leaf (the spines at the base)

| Arecaceae || Arecales

| St||

scope="row" |Rhapis

|needle (the leaf segments)

| Arecaceae || Arecales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Rheum

|Greek name

| Polygonaceae || Caryophyllales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Rhexia

|Latin name

| Melastomataceae || Myrtales

| St||G

scope="row" |Rhinanthus

|nose flowers

| Orobanchaceae || Lamiales

| Ba || G

{{anchor|Rhipsalis}}

!scope="row" |Rhipsalis

|wicker

| Cactaceae

Caryophyllales

| St

G
scope="row" |Rhodanthe

|rose-red flowers

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Rhodanthemum

|rose-red flowers

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Rhodiola

|little rose

| Crassulaceae || Saxifragales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Rhodochiton}}

!scope="row" |Rhodochiton

|rose-red cloak (the red calyx)

| Plantaginaceae

Lamiales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Rhodocoma

|rose-red hair

| Restionaceae || Poales

| Ba ||

{{anchor|Rhododendron}}

!scope="row" |Rhododendron

|rose-red tree. Greek and Latin name.

| Ericaceae

Ericales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Rhodohypoxis

|rose-red Hypoxis

| Hypoxidaceae || Asparagales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Rhodomyrtus

|rose-red myrtle

| Myrtaceae || Myrtales

| St||

{{anchor|Rhodospatha}}

!scope="row" |Rhodospatha

|rose-red spathe

| Araceae

Alismatales

| St

{{anchor|Rhodothamnus}}

!scope="row" |Rhodothamnus

|rose-red shrub (the flowers)

| Ericaceae

Ericales

| St

G
scope="row" |Rhodotypos

|rose-red type (the flowers)

| Rosaceae || Rosales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Rhoicissus

|from Latin and Greek names

| Vitaceae || Vitales

| St||G

scope="row" |Rhombophyllum

|rhomboid leaves

| Aizoaceae || Caryophyllales

| St||G

scope="row" |Rhopalostylis

|club pillar (the spadix)

| Arecaceae || Arecales

| St||G

scope="row" |Rhus

|Greek and Latin name

| Anacardiaceae || Sapindales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Rhynchelytrum

|beak husk (on the flowers)

| Poaceae || Poales

| St||G

scope="row" |Rhyncholaelia

|snout Laelia

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| Ba ||

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!scope="row" |Rhynchosia

|beak (the lower petals)

| Fabaceae

Fabales

| St

G
{{anchor|Rhynchostylis}}

!scope="row" |Rhynchostylis

|beak pillar (the column of the flowers)

| Orchidaceae

Asparagales

| St

scope="row" |Ribes

|Arabic: acidic (the fruit). Arabic name.

| Grossulariaceae || Saxifragales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Ricinus

|Latin: tick (the seeds)

| Euphorbiaceae || Malpighiales

| CS||G

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!scope="row" |Ripogonum

| wicker knees (the many joints on the tangled stalks). Previously Rhipogonum.{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Ripogonaceae

Liliales

| St

G
scope="row" |Robinsonia

|Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe{{efn-la|This list includes fictional and unattested characters; also see List of plant genera named for people (Q–Z).}}

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| Bu ||

scope="row" |Rockinghamia

|Rockingham Bay in Queensland, Australia

| Euphorbiaceae || Malpighiales

| Bu ||

scope="row" |Romulea

|Romulus of mythology

| Iridaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

scope="row" |Rorippa

|German name

| Brassicaceae || Brassicales

| St||G

scope="row" |Rosa

|Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Rosaceae || Rosales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Rosselia

|Rossel Island of Papua New Guinea

| Burseraceae || Sapindales

| Bu ||

scope="row" |Rosularia

|little rosettes

| Crassulaceae || Saxifragales

| Ba || G

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!scope="row" |Rotala

|wheel-like (the whorls of leaves)

| Lythraceae

Myrtales

| St

scope="row" |Roupala

|Guyanese name

| Proteaceae || Proteales

| St||

{{anchor|Rubia}}

!scope="row" |Rubia

|Latin: red (the roots, used in dyeing){{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Rubiaceae

Gentianales

| St

G
scope="row" |Rubus

|Latin name

| Rosaceae || Rosales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Rumex

|Latin name

| Polygonaceae || Caryophyllales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Ruscus

|Latin name

| Asparagaceae || Asparagales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Ruta

|Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Rutaceae || Sapindales

| CS||G

{{anchor|S}}

!scope="row" |Sabal

|South American name

| Arecaceae

Arecales

| St

G
scope="row" |Sabazia

|epithet of the god Dionysus

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| Bu ||

scope="row" |Saccharum

|sugar

| Poaceae || Poales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Saccolabium

|baggy lip

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| St||

scope="row" |Sagina

|Latin: fodder

| Caryophyllaceae || Caryophyllales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Sagittaria}}

!scope="row" |Sagittaria

|arrow (the leaves)

| Alismataceae

Alismatales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Salacia

|Salacia, a goddess

| Celastraceae || Celastrales

| Bu ||

scope="row" |Salicornia

|Latin: salt (-marsh) horn (the branches)

| Amaranthaceae || Caryophyllales

| St||G

scope="row" |Salix

|Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Salicaceae || Malpighiales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Salpichroa}}

!scope="row" |Salpichroa

|trumpet + colour (the flowers)

| Solanaceae

Solanales

| St

G
{{anchor|Salpiglossis}}

!scope="row" |Salpiglossis

|trumpet tongue (the style)

| Solanaceae

Solanales

| St

G
{{anchor|Salsola}}

!scope="row" |Salsola

|Latin: salt (the habitat)

| Amaranthaceae

Caryophyllales

| St

G
scope="row" |Salvia

|Latin name

| Lamiaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Samanea

|South American name

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sambucus

|Latin name

| Adoxaceae || Dipsacales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Samolus

|Latin name

| Primulaceae || Ericales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sanguinaria

|Latin: blood (the sap)

| Papaveraceae || Ranunculales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Sanguisorba

|Latin: blood-absorbing (the styptic roots)

| Rosaceae || Rosales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Sanicula

|Latin: little healer

| Apiaceae || Apiales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Santalum

|Greek and Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Santalaceae || Santalales

| St||G

scope="row" |Santolina

|Latin name

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Sapindus

|Latin: soap of India

| Sapindaceae || Sapindales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sapium

|Latin name

| Euphorbiaceae || Malpighiales

| St||G

scope="row" |Saponaria

|Latin: soap

| Caryophyllaceae || Caryophyllales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Saraca

|East Indian name

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sarcocaulon

|fleshy stems

| Geraniaceae || Geraniales

| St||

scope="row" |Sarcochilus

|fleshy lips

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| St||

{{anchor|Sarcococca}}

!scope="row" |Sarcococca

|fleshy berries

| Buxaceae

Buxales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Sarcostemma

|fleshy garland

| Apocynaceae || Gentianales

| St||G

scope="row" |Saruma

|anagram of Asarum

| Aristolochiaceae || Piperales

| Ba ||

scope="row" |Sasa

|Japanese name

| Poaceae || Poales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Sassafras

| Spanish name

| Lauraceae || Laurales

| St||G

scope="row" |Satureja

| Latin name, from Arabic

| Lamiaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Satyria

|satyrs, mythological creatures

| Ericaceae || Ericales

| Bu ||

scope="row" |Satyrium

|Greek name; also from satyrs, mythological creatures

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| Bu || G

scope="row" |Sauromatum

|lizard

| Araceae || Alismatales

| St||G

scope="row" |Saururus

|lizard tail{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Saururaceae || Piperales

| St||G

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!scope="row" |Saxifraga

|Latin: stone-breaking{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Saxifragaceae

Saxifragales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Scabiosa

|itching

| Caprifoliaceae || Dipsacales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Scadoxus}}

!scope="row" |Scadoxus

|umbel glory

| Amaryllidaceae

Asparagales

| St

G
scope="row" |Schima

|shade

| Theaceae || Ericales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Schinus

|Greek and Latin name

| Anacardiaceae || Sapindales

| St||G

scope="row" |Schisandra

|divided male parts (the anthers){{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Schisandraceae || Austrobaileyales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Schismatoglottis

|divided tongue (the spathes)

| Araceae || Alismatales

| St||

scope="row" |Schizachyrium

|split chaff

| Poaceae || Poales

| Ba || G

{{anchor|Schizanthus}}

!scope="row" |Schizanthus

|divided flowers

| Solanaceae

Solanales

| St

G
scope="row" |Schizocodon

|divided bell (the corollas)

| Diapensiaceae || Ericales

| St||

scope="row" |Schizolobium

|divided lobe (the pods)

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

{{anchor|Schizopetalon}}

!scope="row" |Schizopetalon

|divided petals

| Brassicaceae

Brassicales

| St

G
scope="row" |Schizophragma

|divided wall (the septa in the fruit)

| Hydrangeaceae || Cornales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Sciadopitys

|umbel or parasol + pine or fir (the leaves){{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Sciadopityaceae || Pinales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Scilla

|Greek and Latin name

| Asparagaceae || Asparagales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Scindapsus

|Greek name

| Araceae || Alismatales

| St||G

scope="row" |Scirpus

|Latin name

| Cyperaceae || Poales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Scleranthus}}

!scope="row" |Scleranthus

|hard flowers

| Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

| St

G
{{anchor|Sclerocactus}}

!scope="row" |Sclerocactus

|harsh cactus (the spines)

| Cactaceae

Caryophyllales

| St

scope="row" |Scoliopus

|bent (the flower stalks)

| Liliaceae || Liliales

| St||G

scope="row" |Scolopia

|thorn

| Salicaceae || Malpighiales

| Bu ||

scope="row" |Scolymus

| Greek and Latin name

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Scopelogena

|high cliffs (the habitat)

| Aizoaceae || Caryophyllales

| Bu ||

scope="row" |Scorpiurus

|scorpion tail (the pods)

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

scope="row" |Scorzonera

|Old French and Italian derivation

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Scrophularia

|Latin: scrofula{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Scrophulariaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Scutellaria

|Latin: saucer (on the fruiting calyx)

| Lamiaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Scuticaria

|Latin: whip (the leaves)

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| St||

scope="row" |Scyphanthus

|beaker flowers

| Loasaceae || Cornales

| St||G

scope="row" |Scyphostegia

|beaker cover

| Salicaceae || Malpighiales

| St||

scope="row" |Secale

|Latin name

| Poaceae || Poales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sechium

| from a West Indian name

| Cucurbitaceae || Cucurbitales

| St||G

scope="row" |Securidaca

|Latin: axe (on the end of the pods)

| Polygalaceae || Fabales

| St||G

scope="row" |Securigera

| Latin: axe-bearing (the pods are axe-shaped)

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

{{anchor|Sedum}}

!scope="row" |Sedum

| Latin: sitting (on rocks and walls). Latin name.

| Crassulaceae

Saxifragales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Selago

|Latin name

| Scrophulariaceae || Lamiales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Selenia

|Selene, a moon goddess

| Brassicaceae || Brassicales

| Bu ||

{{anchor|Selenicereus}}

!scope="row" |Selenicereus

|moon (night-blooming) Cereus

| Cactaceae

Caryophyllales

| St

G
scope="row" |Selenipedium

|moon sandal (the lip of the flowers)

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| St||

scope="row" |Selinum

|Greek name

| Apiaceae || Apiales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Semele

|Semele of mythology

| Asparagaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

scope="row" |Semiaquilegia

|Latin: half Aquilegia

| Ranunculaceae || Ranunculales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Semiarundinaria

|Latin: half Arundinaria

| Poaceae || Poales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Sempervivum

|Latin: ever-living. Latin name.

| Crassulaceae || Saxifragales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Senecio}}

!scope="row" |Senecio

|Latin: old man (the whitish hairs on the fruit)

| Asteraceae

Asterales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Senna

|Arabic name

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Serapias

|Serapis of mythology

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sericocarpus

|silky fruit

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Serissa

|East Indian name

| Rubiaceae || Gentianales

| St||G

{{anchor|Serratula}}

!scope="row" |Serratula

|Latin: little saw (the leaf edges)

| Asteraceae

Asterales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Sesamum

| Greek and Latin name, from a Semitic name

| Pedaliaceae || Lamiales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sesbania

| from an Arabic name

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

scope="row" |Seseli

|Greek and Latin name

| Apiaceae || Apiales

| St||G

{{anchor|Setaria}}

!scope="row" |Setaria

|bristles (on the spikelet)

| Poaceae

Poales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Sibiraea

|Siberia

| Rosaceae || Rosales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sicana

| from a Peruvian name

| Cucurbitaceae || Cucurbitales

| St||

scope="row" |Sicyos

| Greek and Latin name

| Cucurbitaceae || Cucurbitales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sida

|Greek name

| Malvaceae || Malvales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sidalcea

|from Sida and Alcea

| Malvaceae || Malvales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Siderasis

|rusty fur (the reddish hair)

| Commelinaceae || Commelinales

| St||

scope="row" |Sideritis

|Greek and Latin name

| Lamiaceae || Lamiales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sideroxylon

|iron wood

| Sapotaceae || Ericales

| St||G

scope="row" |Siegfriedia

|Siegfried, a legendary hero

| Rhamnaceae || Rosales

| Bu ||

scope="row" |Silene

|Greek name

| Caryophyllaceae || Caryophyllales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Silphium

|Greek and Latin name

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Silybum

|Greek name

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Simethis

|Symaethis, one of the Naiads of Greek myth. Also Symethus.

| Asphodelaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sinapis

|Latin name

| Brassicaceae || Brassicales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sinobambusa

|Chinese Bambusa

| Poaceae || Poales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Sinomenium

|Chinese moon (the curved fruit-stone)

| Menispermaceae || Ranunculales

| St||G

{{anchor|Siphocampylus}}

!scope="row" |Siphocampylus

|tubes bending (the corollas)

| Campanulaceae

Asterales

| St

G
scope="row" |Sisymbrium

|Greek and Latin name

| Brassicaceae || Brassicales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sisyrinchium

|Greek name

| Iridaceae || Asparagales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Sium

|Greek name

| Apiaceae || Apiales

| St||G

scope="row" |Skimmia

| from a Japanese name

| Rutaceae || Sapindales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Smilax

| Greek and Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Smilacaceae || Liliales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Smyrnium

|myrrh-scented

| Apiaceae || Apiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Solanum

|Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Solanaceae || Solanales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Soldanella

|little coin, probably (the leaves)

| Primulaceae || Ericales

| St||G

scope="row" |Solidago

|Latin: making whole (for supposed healing properties)

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Sonchus

|Greek and Latin name

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sonerila

|Malabar name

| Melastomataceae || Myrtales

| St||

scope="row" |Sophora

| from an Arabic name

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Sorbaria

|Sorbus-like

| Rosaceae || Rosales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Sorbus

|Latin name

| Rosaceae || Rosales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Sorghum

| from an Italian name

| Poaceae || Poales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sparaxis

|torn (spathes)

| Iridaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

{{anchor|Sparganium}}

!scope="row" |Sparganium

|ribbon (the leaves). Greek and Latin name.

| Typhaceae

Poales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Spartium

|Greek name

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Spathiphyllum}}

!scope="row" |Spathiphyllum

|spathe leaves

| Araceae

Alismatales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Spathodea

|spathe-like (calyx)

| Bignoniaceae || Lamiales

| St||G

{{anchor|Spathoglottis}}

!scope="row" |Spathoglottis

|spathe tongue (the lip)

| Orchidaceae

Asparagales

| St

scope="row" |Speirantha

|spiral flowers

| Asparagaceae || Asparagales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Sphaeralcea

|globe (the fruit) + Alcea

| Malvaceae || Malvales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Spilanthes

|dotted flowers (dotted with pollen)

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Spinacia

| from an Arabic and Persian name

| Amaranthaceae || Caryophyllales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Spiraea

| Greek and Latin name

| Rosaceae || Rosales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Spiranthes}}

!scope="row" |Spiranthes

|spiral flowers

| Orchidaceae

Asparagales

| St

G
scope="row" |Spondias

|Greek name

| Anacardiaceae || Sapindales

| St||G

scope="row" |Spyridium

|basket-like (calyx)

| Rhamnaceae || Rosales

| St||

scope="row" |Stachys

| Greek and Latin name

| Lamiaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Stachytarpheta}}

!scope="row" |Stachytarpheta

|spike thicket

| Verbenaceae

Lamiales

| St

G
{{anchor|Stachyurus}}

!scope="row" |Stachyurus

|spike tail (the inflorescences){{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Stachyuraceae

Crossosomatales

| CS

G
{{anchor|Staphylea}}

!scope="row" |Staphylea

|clusters (of flowers){{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Staphyleaceae

Crossosomatales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Stelis

|Greek name

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| St||

{{anchor|Stellaria}}

!scope="row" |Stellaria

|Latin: star (the flowers)

| Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

| St

G
scope="row" |Stenandrium

|narrow male parts (the stamens)

| Acanthaceae || Lamiales

| St||

scope="row" |Stenanthium

|narrow flower (sepals and petals)

| Melanthiaceae || Liliales

| St||G

scope="row" |Stenocactus

|narrow cactus

| Cactaceae || Caryophyllales

| Ba ||

{{anchor|Stenocarpus}}

!scope="row" |Stenocarpus

|narrow fruit

| Proteaceae

Proteales

| St

G
scope="row" |Stenocereus

|narrow Cereus

| Cactaceae || Caryophyllales

| Ba ||

{{anchor|Stenoglottis}}

!scope="row" |Stenoglottis

|narrow (lip) tongue

| Orchidaceae

Asparagales

| St

G
scope="row" |Stenospermation

|narrow seedlet

| Araceae || Alismatales

| St||

scope="row" |Stenotaphrum

|narrow trench (on the stalks)

| Poaceae || Poales

| St||G

scope="row" |Stephanotis

|Greek name

| Apocynaceae || Gentianales

| St||G

scope="row" |Sterculia

|Sterquilinus of mythology

| Malvaceae || Malvales

| St||G

{{anchor|Stictocardia}}

!scope="row" |Stictocardia

|spotted heart (-shaped leaves)

| Convolvulaceae

Solanales

| St

G
scope="row" |Stigmaphyllon

|stigma leaves

| Malpighiaceae || Malpighiales

| St||G

scope="row" |Stipa

|coarse fiber{{efn-la|See for instance στυππεῖον.}}

| Poaceae || Poales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Stomatium

|mouth

| Aizoaceae || Caryophyllales

| St||G

scope="row" |Stratiotes

|Greek and Latin name

| Hydrocharitaceae || Alismatales

| St||G

scope="row" |Streptocarpus

|twisted fruit

| Gesneriaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Streptopus

|twisted stalks

| Liliaceae || Liliales

| St||G

scope="row" |Streptosolen

|twisted (corolla) tubes

| Solanaceae || Solanales

| St||G

scope="row" |Strobilanthes

|cone of flowers

| Acanthaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Stromanthe}}

!scope="row" |Stromanthe

|bed of flowers (the inflorescences)

| Marantaceae

Zingiberales

| St

G
scope="row" |Strombocactus

|spinning-top cactus

| Cactaceae || Caryophyllales

| St||G

scope="row" |Strongylodon

|rounded (calyx) teeth

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||

{{anchor|Strophanthus}}

!scope="row" |Strophanthus

|cord flowers

| Apocynaceae

Gentianales

| St

G
scope="row" |Strychnos

|Greek and Latin name

| Loganiaceae || Gentianales

| St||G

scope="row" |Stylidium

|little pillar (the style and stamens form a column){{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Stylidiaceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Stylophorum

|style-bearing

| Papaveraceae || Ranunculales

| St||G

scope="row" |Styphnolobium

|harsh pod

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Styrax

| Greek and Latin name, from an Arabic name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Styracaceae || Ericales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Succisa

|truncated (the rhizome)

| Caprifoliaceae || Dipsacales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Swida

|Czech name

| Cornaceae || Cornales

| St||

scope="row" |Syagrus

|Latin name

| Arecaceae || Arecales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Sycopsis

|fig-like (the leaves)

| Hamamelidaceae || Saxifragales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Symphoricarpos}}

!scope="row" |Symphoricarpos

|clusters bearing fruit

| Caprifoliaceae

Dipsacales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Symphyotrichum

|joined hairs

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| Ba ||

scope="row" |Symphytum

|Greek and Latin name

| Boraginaceae || Boraginales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Symplocarpus

|combination fruit (the ovaries grow together)

| Araceae || Alismatales

| St||G

scope="row" |Symplocos

|combination (the unified stamens){{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Symplocaceae || Ericales

| St||G

scope="row" |Synechanthus

|continuous flowers

| Arecaceae || Arecales

| St||

scope="row" |Syneilesis

|rolling up

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Syngonium

|united gonads (the ovaries)

| Araceae || Alismatales

| St||G

scope="row" |Syringa

|pipe (the stems)

| Oleaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Syzygium

|joined

| Myrtaceae || Myrtales

| St||G

{{anchor|T}}

!scope="row" |Tabebuia

|Brazilian name

| Bignoniaceae

Lamiales

| St

G
scope="row" |Tacca

| from an Indonesian name

| Dioscoreaceae || Dioscoreales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tagetes

|Tages of mythology

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Taiwania

|Taiwan

| Cupressaceae || Pinales

| St||G

scope="row" |Talinum

|(unclear)

| Talinaceae || Caryophyllales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Tamarindus

| from an Arabic name

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tamarix

|Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Tamaricaceae || Caryophyllales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tanacetum

| from a Medieval Latin name

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tapeinochilos

|short lip

| Costaceae || Zingiberales

| St||G

scope="row" |Taraxacum

| from an Arabic and Persian name

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Taxodium

|Taxus-like

| Cupressaceae || Pinales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Taxus

|Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Taxaceae || Pinales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tecoma

| from a Nahuatl name

| Bignoniaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tectona

| from a Tamil name

| Lamiaceae || Lamiales

| St||G

scope="row" |Telephium

|Latin name; also from Telephus, a mythological king

| Molluginaceae || Caryophyllales

| Bu || G

scope="row" |Tellima

|anagram of Mitella

| Saxifragaceae || Saxifragales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Telopea}}

!scope="row" |Telopea

|distant viewing (the flowers)

| Proteaceae

Proteales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Telosma

|distant scent

| Apocynaceae || Gentianales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tephrosia

|ashen (the leaves)

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

scope="row" |Terminalia

|Latin: terminal (the leaves are at the end of the shoots)

| Combretaceae || Myrtales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tetracentron

|four spurs (on the fruit)

| Trochodendraceae || Trochodendrales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tetraclinis

|four + bed (of leaves)

| Cupressaceae || Pinales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tetradium

|foursome

| Rutaceae || Sapindales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Tetragonia

|four-angled (fruit)

| Aizoaceae || Caryophyllales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tetragonolobus

|four-angled pods

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tetranema

|four threads (the stamens)

| Plantaginaceae || Lamiales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tetrapanax

|four (-petalled) Panax

| Araliaceae || Apiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tetrastigma

|four-part stigma

| Vitaceae || Vitales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Tetratheca

|four boxes (the anthers)

| Elaeocarpaceae || Oxalidales

| St||G

scope="row" |Teucrium

|Greek and Latin name

| Lamiaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Thalassia

|Thalassa, a sea divinity

| Hydrocharitaceae || Alismatales

| Bu || G

scope="row" |Thalassodendron

|Thalassa (a sea divinity) + tree

| Cymodoceaceae || Alismatales

| Bu || G

scope="row" |Thalictrum

|Greek and Latin name

| Ranunculaceae || Ranunculales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Thamnocalamus

|shrubby reed

| Poaceae || Poales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Thaumasianthes

|Thaumas, a god

| Loranthaceae || Santalales

| Bu || G

scope="row" |Thelesperma

|nippled seeds

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

{{anchor|Thelocactus}}

!scope="row" |Thelocactus

|nippled cactus

| Cactaceae

Caryophyllales

| St

G
scope="row" |Theobroma

|god food

| Malvaceae || Malvales

| St||G

scope="row" |Thermopsis

|lupin-like

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Thesium

|Latin name

| Santalaceae || Santalales

| Bu || G

scope="row" |Thespesia

|holy

| Malvaceae || Malvales

| St||G

scope="row" |Thladiantha

|eunuch (staminode) flowers

| Cucurbitaceae || Cucurbitales

| St||G

scope="row" |Thlaspi

|Greek and Latin name

| Brassicaceae || Brassicales

| St||G

scope="row" |Thrinax

|trident

| Arecaceae || Arecales

| St||G

scope="row" |Thuja

|Greek name

| Cupressaceae || Pinales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Thujopsis

|Thuja-like

| Cupressaceae || Pinales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Thymus

|Greek and Latin name

| Lamiaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Thysanotus}}

!scope="row" |Thysanotus

|fringed (flowers)

| Asparagaceae

Asparagales

| St

G
scope="row" |Tiarella

|little crown (the fruit)

| Saxifragaceae || Saxifragales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tibouchina

| from a Guianese name

| Melastomataceae || Myrtales

| St||G

{{anchor|Tigridia}}

!scope="row" |Tigridia

|Latin: tiger (flowers)

| Iridaceae

Asparagales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Tilia

|Latin name

| Malvaceae || Malvales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tipuana

| from a South American name

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

scope="row" |Titanopsis

|Titan (Helios) of mythology

| Aizoaceae || Caryophyllales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tithonia

|Tithonus

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tococa

|Guyanese name

| Melastomataceae || Myrtales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tolumnia

|Tolumnia, a nymph

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| Bu || G

scope="row" |Toona

|Sanskrit name

| Meliaceae || Sapindales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Trachelium

|neck

| Campanulaceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Trachelospermum

|neck (-shaped) seeds

| Apocynaceae || Gentianales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Trachycarpus

|rough fruit

| Arecaceae || Arecales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Trachymene

|rough membrane (on the fruits)

| Apiaceae || Apiales

| St||G

scope="row" |Trachystemon

|rough stamens

| Boraginaceae || Boraginales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tragopogon

|goat beard (the silk)

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Trapa

|Latin: from caltrop (the four-pointed fruit)

| Lythraceae || Myrtales

| St||G

scope="row" |Trichilia

|three-part (ovary)

| Meliaceae || Sapindales

| St||G

{{anchor|Trichodiadema}}

!scope="row" |Trichodiadema

|hairy crowns

| Aizoaceae

Caryophyllales

| St

G
scope="row" |Tricholaena

|hairy cloak (on the spikelets)

| Poaceae || Poales

| St||G

scope="row" |Trichopilia

|hairy cap (on the anthers)

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

{{anchor|Trichosanthes}}

!scope="row" |Trichosanthes

|hairy (fringed) flowers

| Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbitales

| St

G
scope="row" |Trichostema

|hair-like stamens

| Lamiaceae || Lamiales

| St||G

{{anchor|Tricyrtis}}

!scope="row" |Tricyrtis

|three swellings (the red nectaries below the petals)

| Liliaceae

Liliales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Tridax

|Greek and Latin name

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

{{anchor|Trifolium}}

!scope="row" |Trifolium

|three leaflets. Latin name.

| Fabaceae

Fabales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Trigonella

|little three-cornered (flowers)

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| St||G

scope="row" |Trilisa

|anagram of Liatris

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

{{anchor|Trillium}}

!scope="row" |Trillium

|three (-leaved) Lilium

| Melanthiaceae

Liliales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Triosteum

|three bones (the hard seeds)

| Caprifoliaceae || Dipsacales

| St||G

scope="row" |Triphasia

|triple (the flower parts)

| Rutaceae || Sapindales

| St||G

scope="row" |Triplaris

|triple (the flower parts)

| Polygonaceae || Caryophyllales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tripleurospermum

|three-ribbed seeds (the achenes)

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tripogandra

|three bearded male parts (the longer stamens)

| Commelinaceae || Commelinales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tripterygium

|three wings (on the fruit)

| Celastraceae || Celastrales

| St||G

scope="row" |Trisetum

|three bristles

| Poaceae || Poales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tristagma

|three drops (the nectaries)

| Amaryllidaceae || Asparagales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Triteleia

|triple-complete. Previously Tritelaia.

| Asparagaceae || Asparagales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Trithrinax

|three tridents (the leaves)

| Arecaceae || Arecales

| St||G

scope="row" |Triticum

|Latin name

| Poaceae || Poales

| St||G

scope="row" |Tritonia

|Latin: weather vane (a metaphor for the diverse stamens)

| Iridaceae || Asparagales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tritoniopsis

|Tritonia-like

| Iridaceae || Asparagales

| Bu || G

{{anchor|Trochodendron}}

!scope="row" |Trochodendron

|wheel (appearance of the stamens) + tree{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Trochodendraceae

Trochodendrales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Trollius

| from a Swiss German name

| Ranunculaceae || Ranunculales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tropaeolum

|trophy{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Tropaeolaceae || Brassicales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tsuga

| from a Japanese name

| Pinaceae || Pinales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Tuberaria

|tuber-like (the thick roots)

| Cistaceae || Malvales

| St||G

{{anchor|Tulipa}}

!scope="row" |Tulipa

|Turkish: turban

| Liliaceae

Liliales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Tussilago

|(remedy for) coughing

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| St||G

scope="row" |Typha

|Greek and Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Typhaceae || Poales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Typhonium

|Typhon, a mythological monster

| Araceae || Alismatales

| Bu || G

{{anchor|U}}

!scope="row" |Ugni

|Mapuche name

| Myrtaceae

Myrtales

| Ba

G
scope="row" |Ulex

|Latin name

| Fabaceae || Fabales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Ullucus

|Peruvian name

| Basellaceae || Caryophyllales

| St||G

scope="row" |Ulmus

|Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Ulmaceae || Rosales

| CS||G

{{anchor|Umbellularia}}

!scope="row" |Umbellularia

|Latin: little umbels

| Lauraceae

Laurales

| CS

G
{{anchor|Umbilicus}}

!scope="row" |Umbilicus

|Latin: navels (in the leaves)

| Crassulaceae

Saxifragales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Uniola

|Latin name

| Poaceae || Poales

| St||G

scope="row" |Unxia

|epithet of the goddess Juno

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| Bu ||

scope="row" |Urceolina

|Latin: little pitcher (the flowers)

| Amaryllidaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

{{anchor|Urera}}

!scope="row" |Urera

|Latin: stinging

| Urticaceae

Rosales

| St

G
scope="row" |Urtica

| Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Urticaceae || Rosales

| St||G

{{anchor|Utricularia}}

!scope="row" |Utricularia

|Latin: little bottles (that trap insects)

| Lentibulariaceae

Lamiales

| St

G
{{anchor|Uvaria}}

!scope="row" |Uvaria

|Latin: like a bunch of grapes

| Annonaceae

Magnoliales

| St

G
scope="row" |Uvularia

|Latin: uvula (a metaphor for the hanging flowers)

| Colchicaceae || Liliales

| CS||G

{{anchor|V}}

!scope="row" |Vaccaria

|Latin: cow, possibly

| Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales

| St

G
scope="row" |Vaccinium

|Latin name

| Ericaceae || Ericales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Valeriana

|Medieval Latin name

| Caprifoliaceae || Dipsacales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Valerianella

|Latin: little Valeriana

| Caprifoliaceae || Dipsacales

| St||G

scope="row" |Vallaris

|Latin: fence stakes (which they sometimes grow on)

| Apocynaceae || Gentianales

| St||G

scope="row" |Vanda

| from a Sanskrit name

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

scope="row" |Vandopsis

|Vanda-like

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

scope="row" |Vanilla

|Spanish name, derived from Latin: vagina (sheath), for the pods

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

scope="row" |Veratrum

|Latin: true black (the roots)

| Melanthiaceae || Liliales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Verbascum

|Latin name

| Scrophulariaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Verbena

|Latin: ceremonial plant{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Verbenaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Verbesina

|Latin: like Verbena

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Verticordia

|Latin: turner of hearts (an epithet of Venus of mythology)

| Myrtaceae || Myrtales

| St||G

scope="row" |Viburnum

|Latin name

| Adoxaceae || Dipsacales

| CS||G

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|Latin: binding (the tendrils). Latin name.

| Fabaceae

Fabales

| CS

G
{{anchor|Vinca}}

!scope="row" |Vinca

|Latin: winding around. Latin name.

| Apocynaceae

Gentianales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Vincetoxicum

|Latin: conquering poison

| Apocynaceae || Gentianales

| St||G

scope="row" |Viola

|Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Violaceae || Malpighiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Viscum

|Latin name

| Santalaceae || Santalales

| St||G

scope="row" |Vitex

|Latin name

| Lamiaceae || Lamiales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Vitis

|Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Vitaceae || Vitales

| CS||G

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!scope="row" |Wollemia

|Wollemi National Park in Australia

| Araucariaceae

Pinales

| Ba

G
{{anchor|X}}

!scope="row" |Xantheranthemum

|yellow Eranthemum

| Acanthaceae

Lamiales

| St

G
{{anchor|Xanthisma}}

!scope="row" |Xanthisma

|yellow (flowers)

| Asteraceae

Asterales

| CS

G
{{anchor|Xanthoceras}}

!scope="row" |Xanthoceras

|yellow horn (the glands between the petals)

| Sapindaceae

Sapindales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Xanthocyparis

|yellow cypress

| Cupressaceae || Pinales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Xanthorhiza

|yellow root

| Ranunculaceae || Ranunculales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Xanthorrhoea

|yellow sap

| Asphodelaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

scope="row" |Xanthosoma

|yellow body

| Araceae || Alismatales

| St||G

{{anchor|Xeranthemum}}

!scope="row" |Xeranthemum

|(long-lasting) dry flowers

| Asteraceae

Asterales

| St

G
scope="row" |Xerochrysum

|dry gold

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| Ba ||

scope="row" |Xerophyllum

|dry leaves

| Melanthiaceae || Liliales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Xylobium

|wood-life (they are epiphytes)

| Orchidaceae || Asparagales

| St||G

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!scope="row" |Yucca

|Caribbean name

| Asparagaceae

Asparagales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Yushania

|Yu Shan

| Poaceae || Poales

| CS||

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!scope="row" |Zamia

| from a Latin name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Zamiaceae

Cycadales

| CS

G
scope="row" |Zamioculcas

|Zamia + Arabic name

| Araceae || Alismatales

| Ba || G

scope="row" |Zanthoxylum

|yellow wood

| Rutaceae || Sapindales

| St||G

scope="row" |Zea

|Greek and Latin name

| Poaceae || Poales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Zelkova

| from a Georgian name

| Ulmaceae || Rosales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Zemisia

|Zemi, ancestral spirits of the Taíno

| Asteraceae || Asterales

| Bu ||

scope="row" |Zephyra

|Zephyrus, a god

| Tecophilaeaceae || Asparagales

| Bu || G

scope="row" |Zephyranthes

|western flower

| Amaryllidaceae || Asparagales

| CS||G

scope="row" |Zigadenus

|yoked glands (in pairs)

| Melanthiaceae || Liliales

| St||G

scope="row" |Zingiber

| Greek and Latin name, from a Sanskrit name{{sfn|Christenhusz}}

| Zingiberaceae || Zingiberales

| St||G

scope="row" |Zizania

|Greek and Latin name

| Poaceae || Poales

| St||G

scope="row" |Ziziphus

|Greek and Latin name, from a Persian name

| Rhamnaceae || Rosales

| St||G

{{anchor|Zygopetalum}}

!scope="row" |Zygopetalum

|yoked petals

| Orchidaceae

Asparagales

| St

G

See also

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Notes

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Citations

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References

  • {{cite book | last=Bayton | first=Ross | title=The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names | publisher=Princeton University Press | publication-place=Princeton, New Jersey | year=2020 | isbn=978-0-691-20017-0 | ref = {{sfnRef|Bayton}} }}
  • {{cite book | last=Burkhardt | first=Lotte | title=Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition |trans-title=Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition | publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin | year=2018 | isbn=978-3-946292-26-5 | url=https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018 |format=pdf |language=German |location=Berlin | doi=10.3372/epolist2018 | s2cid=187926901 |access-date=January 1, 2021 | ref = {{sfnRef|Burkhardt}} }} See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ for license.
  • {{cite book | last1=Christenhusz | first1=Maarten | last2=Fay | first2= Michael Francis| last3=Chase | first3=Mark Wayne | title=Plants of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Vascular Plants | publisher=Kew Publishing and The University of Chicago Press | location=Chicago, Illinois | year=2017 | isbn=978-0-226-52292-0 | ref={{sfnRef|Christenhusz}} }}
  • {{cite book | last=Coombes | first=Allen | title=The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants | publisher=Timber Press | location=Portland, Oregon | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-60469-196-2 | ref = {{sfnRef|Coombes}} }}
  • {{cite book | last=Cullen | first=Katherine E. | year=2006 |title=Biology: The People Behind the Science | location=New York, New York |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-0-8160-7221-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KCUklchzUSkC&pg=PA38| ref = {{sfnRef|Cullen}} }}
  • {{cite book | last=Gledhill | first=David | title=The Names of Plants | publisher=Cambridge University Press | location=New York, New York | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-521-86645-3 | ref={{sfnRef|Gledhill}} }}
  • {{cite journal|last=The Linnean Society|authorlink=The Linnean Society|title=Publications by William T. Stearn on bibliographical, botanical and horticultural subjects, 1977–1991; a chronological list|journal=Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society|date=August 1992|volume=109|issue=4|pages=443–451|issn=0024-4074 |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8339.1992.tb01443.x|ref={{sfnRef|The Linnean Society}} }}
  • {{cite book | last=Stearn | first=William | title=Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners | publisher=Cassell | location=London | year=2002 | isbn=978-0-304-36469-5 | ref = {{sfnRef|Stearn}} }}

Further reading

  • {{cite book | last=Brown | first=Roland | title=Composition of Scientific Words | publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press | location=Washington, DC | year=1956 | isbn=978-1-56098-848-9 | ref={{sfnRef|Brown}} }}
  • {{cite book | last=Lewis | first=Charlton | title=An Elementary Latin Dictionary | publisher=Oxford University Press | location=Oxford | year=1891 | isbn=978-0-19-910205-1 | ref = {{sfnRef|Lewis}} }} Available online at the [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0060 Perseus Digital Library].
  • {{cite book | last1=Liddell | first1=Henry George | last2=Scott | first2=Robert | title=An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon | publisher=Martino Fine Books | location=Mansfield Centre, Connecticut | year=2013 |orig-year=1888/1889 | isbn=978-1-61427-397-4 }} Available online at the [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3atext%3a1999.04.0058 Perseus Digital Library].
  • {{cite book |last=Quattrocchi |first=Umberto |title=CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume III, M–Q |publisher=CRC Press |year=2019 |orig-year=2000 |isbn=978-0-367-44751-9 |location=Boca Raton, Florida }}
  • {{cite book |last=Quattrocchi |first=Umberto |title=CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume IV, R–Z |publisher=CRC Press |year=2019 |orig-year=2000 |isbn=978-0-367-44750-2 |location=Boca Raton, Florida }}

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