The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (27 page)

fremontii
S. Watson. free-
mont
-ee-ee. After American explorer John Charles Frémont (1813–1890), who collected the type specimen in 1843. NC USA.

heracleifolia
DC. he-rak-lee-i-
foh
-leeuh. Lat. with leaves like
Heracleum
. China.

hirsutissima
Pursh. hir-sue-
tis
-i-muh. Lat. most hairy. W and C USA. var.
scottii
(Porter) R. O. Erickson.
skot
-ee-ee. For the Hon. John Scott, who collected it in 1872. C USA.

integrifolia
L. in-teg-ri-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with undivided leaves. C Eur. to C Asia.

‘Jackmanii’
. jak-
man
-ee-ee. After the nursery of George Jackman and Son, where it was raised.

macropetala
Ledeb. mak-roh-
pet
-uhluh. Gk. with large petals. N China, E Russia.

montana
Buch.-Ham. ex DC. mon-
tah
-nuh. Lat. of mountains. Himal., China, Taiwan. var.
rubens
E. H. Wilson.
rue
-buhnz. Lat. red (the flowers).

napaulensis
DC. na-pawl-
en
-sis. Of Nepal. Himal., SW China.

orientalis
L. o-ree-en-
tah
-lis. Lat. eastern. SE Eur. to W China.

paniculata
J. F. Gmel. pan-ik-ew-
lah
-tuh. Lat. in panicles (the flowers). NZ.

patens
C. Morren & Decne.
pay
-tuhnz. Lat. spreading (the tepals). E China, Korea, Japan.

pitcheri
Torr. & A. Gray.
pich
-uh-ree. After American army surgeon Zina Pitcher (1797–1872), who collected the type specimen in Arkansas. E and C USA, N Mex.

recta
L.
rek
-tuh. Lat. upright. S and C Eur.

rehderiana
Craib. ray-duh-ree-
ah
-nuh. After Alfred Rehder (1863–1949), American botanist of the Arnold Arboretum, who, together with E. H. Wilson (who collected the type specimen), described it as a variety of another species. W China, Nepal.

scottii
Porter =
C. hirsutissima
var.
scottii

serratifolia
Rehder. se-rah-ti-
foh
-leeuh. Lat. with toothed leaves (leaflets).

spooneri
Rehder & E. H. Wilson.
spue
-nuh-ree. After Wilson’s friend Herman Spooner (1878–1976), botanist at the Veitch nursery. W China.

stans
Sieb. & Zucc.
stanz
. Lat. standing still (i.e., not climbing). Japan.

tangutica
(Maxim.) Korsh. tan-
gew
-tikuh. Of Gansu. W China, C Asia, N India.

terniflora
DC. ter-ni-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. with flowers in threes. Japan, E China, Korea.

tibetana
Kuntze. ti-bet-
ah
-nuh. Of Tibet. Himal., W China. subsp.
vernayi
(C. E. C. Fisch.) Grey-Wilson.
ver
-nay-ee. After Arthur Stannard Vernay (1877–1960), English-born American antique dealer who, with Charles Suydam Cutting, collected the type specimen in Tibet in 1935.

×
triternata
DC. trie-ter-
nah
-tuh. Lat. three times divided into three (the leaves).
C. flammula
×
C. viticella
. Cult.
‘Rubromarginata’
. rue-brohmar-jin-
ah
-tuh. Lat. edged with red (the tepals).

tubulosa
Turcz. tew-bew-
loh
-suh. Lat. tubular (the flowers). China, Korea.

virginiana
L. vir-jin-ee-
ah
-nuh. Virgin’s bower. Of Virginia. N Am.

vitalba
L. vit-
al
-buh. Lat. white vine. Old man’s beard, traveller’s joy. Eur., W Asia.

viticella
L. vit-i-
sel
-uh. Lat. little vine. S Eur., W Asia.

clementine
Citrus reticulata

Cleome hassleriana
Chodat =
Tarenaya hassleriana

serrulata
Pursh =
Peritoma serrulata

speciosa
Raf. =
Cleoserrata speciosa

spinosa
hort. non Jacq. =
Tarenaya hassleriana

Cleoserrata
Iltis (Cleomaceae). kleeoh-se-
rah
-tuh. From
Cleome
and Lat. toothed, referring to the leaf margins. 5 spp. herbs. Mex. to S Am.

speciosa
(Raf.) Iltis. spee-see-
oh
-suh. Showy spiderflower. Lat. showy.

Clerodendrum
L. (Lamiaceae). kle-roh-
den
-droom. Gk. chance tree, from the varied med. properties. 250 spp., trees, shrubs, climbers. Asia, Africa.

bungei
Steud.
bunj
-ee-ee. Glory flower. After Russian botanist Alexander von Bunge (1803–1890). China, Taiwan, Vietnam.

thomsoniae
Balf. tom-
soh
-nee-ie. Bleeding heart vine. After the wife of the Rev. William Cooper Thomson, 19th-cent. missionary and linguist in W Africa. It was described from a
plant he sent to RBG Edinburgh from Nigeria. W Africa.

trichotomum
Thunb. tri-
kot
-o-moom. Harlequin glorybower. Gk. divided into three (the inflorescence). E Asia. var.
fargesii
(Dode) Rehder. far-
jee
-zee-ee. After French missionary and plant collector Paul Guillaume Farges (1844–1912), who collected the specimens from which it was described.

Clethra
L. (Clethraceae).
kleth
-ruh. Gk. name for alder (
Alnus
), from the similar leaves of some species. 65 spp., shrubs, trees. Americas, E Asia, Madeira.

acuminata
Michx. uh-kew-min-
ah
-tuh. Mountain sweet pepperbush. Lat. taper-pointed (the leaves). E USA.

alnifolia
L. al-ni-
foh
-lee-uh. Sweet pepperbush, summersweet. Lat. with leaves like
Alnus
. E USA.

arborea
Aiton. ar-
bor
-ree-uh. Lily of the valley tree. Lat. tree-like. Madeira.

barbinervis
Sieb. & Zucc. bar-bi-
ner
-vis. Lat. with bearded veins (hairs on the veins). E China, S Korea, Japan.

delavayi
Franch. del-uh-
vay
-ee. After French missionary Jean Marie Delavay (1834–1895), who collected the type specimen in Yunnan in 1888. SW China.

fargesii
Franch. far-
jee
-zee-ee. After French missionary and plant collector Paul Guillaume Farges (1844–1912), who collected the type specimen in Sichuan in 1892. China.

pringlei
S. Watson.
pring
-uhl-ee. After American horticulturist Cyrus Guernsey Pringle (1838–1911), who collected the type specimen in San Luis Potosi in 1890. Mex.

tomentosa
Lam. to-men-
toh
-suh. Downy sweet pepperbush. Lat. tomentose (the leaves and shoots). SE USA.

Cleyera
Thunb. (Pentaphylacaceae).
klay
-uh-ruh. After Andreas Cleyer (1634–1698), German botanist and physician with the Dutch East India Co. 8 spp., trees, shrubs. E Asia, Mex., C Am.

japonica
Thunb. juh-
pon
-i-kuh. Of Japan. Himal., China, Japan.

Clianthus
Sol. ex Lindl. (Fabaceae). klie-
anth
-oos. From Gk. glory flower. 2 spp. shrubs. NZ.

formosus
(G. Don) Ford & Vickery =
Swainsona formosa

puniceus
(G. Don) Lindl. pew-
nis
-eeoos. Lobster claw, parrot’s bill. Lat. red (the flowers).

cliff rose
Purshia mexicana

Clivia
Lindl. (Amaryllidaceae).
klive
-ee-uh. After Lady Charlotte Florentia Clive, Duchess of Northumberland (1787–1866), granddaughter of Robert Clive (of India). The genus was described from a plant of
C. nobilis
that flowered in her garden at Syon House in 1827. 6 spp. herbs. S Africa.

miniata
Regel. min-ee-
ah
-tuh. Kaffir lily. Lat. coloured with red (the flowers).

nobilis
Lindl.
noh
-bi-lis. Lat. renowned.

clover
Trifolium
.
crimson
T. incarnatum
.
purple prairie
Dalea purpurea
.
red
Trifolium pratense
.
sulphur
T.
ochroleucum
.
white
T. repens
.
white prairie
Dalea candida

Cobaea
Cav. (Polemoniaceae).
koh
-bee-uh. After Barnabas (Bernabé) de Cobo (1582–1657), Spanish Jesuit missionary. 18 spp. climbers. Trop. Am.

pringlei
(House) Standl.
pring
-uhl-ee. After American horticulturist Cyrus Guernsey Pringle (1838–1911), who collected the type specimen near Monterrey in 1903. Mex.

scandens
Cav.
skan
-duhnz. Cup and saucer vine. Lat. climbing. Mex.

cobra plant
Arisaema nepenthoides

cockscomb
Celosia argentea
Cristata Group

cocksfoot
Dactylis glomerata

cockspur thorn
Crataegus crus-galli

Codiaeum
Rumph. ex A. Juss. (Euphorbiaceae). koh-dee-
ie
-oom. From the local Moluccan name. 16 spp. shrubs. Indonesia, Malaysia, Pacific Is.

variegatum
(L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss. va-ree-uh-
gah
-toom. Croton. Lat. variegated (the leaves). Indonesia, Pacific Is. var.
pictum
(Lodd.) Müll. Arg. =
C. variegatum

Codonopsis
Wall. (Campanulaceae). koh-don-
op
-sis. Gk. like a bell (the flowers). 30 spp. herbs. C, E and SE Asia.

clematidea
(Schrenk) C. B. Clarke. klem-uh-
tid
-ee-uh. Bonnet bell-flower. Gk. resembling
Clematis
. C Asia, Himal.

convolvulacea
Kurz. kon-vol-vew-
lay
-see-uh. Lat. like
Convolvulus
. Himal., SW China. subsp.
vinciflora
(Kom.) D. Y. Hong. ving-ki-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. with flowers like
Vinca
. W China.

grey-wilsonii
J. M. H. Shaw. gray-wil-
soh
-nee-ee. After Christopher Grey-Wilson (b. 1944), English botanist, author and plant collector, who described it as
C. nepalensis
. Nepal.

pilosula
(Franch.) Nannf. pil-
oh
-zewluh. Lat. slightly hairy. China, Korea, E Russia.

vinciflora
Kom. =
C. convolvulacea
subsp.
vinciflora

Coix
L. (Poaceae).
koh
-ix. Gk. name used by Theophrastus for a reed-like plant. 4 spp. grasses. Trop. Asia.

lacryma-jobi
L.
lak
-ri-muh-
joh
-bee. Job’s tears. Lat. the tears of Job (the shape of the seeds). SE Asia.

Colchicum
L. (Colchicaceae).
kol
-chik-oom. Autumn crocus. Lat. of Colchis on the Black Sea, where many grow (now part of Georgia). 100 spp. cormous herbs. Eur., N Africa, W and C Asia, W Himal.