The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (33 page)

pubescens
(Willd.) O. W. Knight. pew-
bes
-uhnz. Large yellow lady’s slipper. Lat. hairy.

pubescens
Willd. =
C. parviflorum
var.
pubescens

reginae
Walter. re-
jeen
-ie. Showy lady’s slipper. Lat. of the queen. S Canada, E USA.

Cyrtanthus
Aiton (Amaryllidaceae). kurt-
anth
-oos. Gk. curved flower, referring to the curved perianth tube. 55 spp. bulbous herbs. Trop. and S Africa.

elatus
(Jacq.) Traub. ee-
lah
-toos. Scarborough lily. Lat. tall. S Africa.

mackenii
Hook. muh-
ken
-ee-ee. Ifafa lily. After Scottish horticulturist and plant collector Mark Johnston McKen (1823–1872), the first curator of Durban Botanic Garden. S Africa.

Cyrtomium
C. Presl (Dryopteridaceae). kur-
toh
-mee-oom. From Gk. arch, referring to the arching veins. 15 spp. ferns. Widespread.

caryotideum
(Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) C. Presl. ka-ree-oh-
tid
-eeoom. Asiatic holly fern. Like
Caryota
(fishtail palm; the leaves). E and SE Asia, Hawaii.

falcatum
(L.f.) C. Presl. fal-
kah
-toom. Japanese holly fern. Lat. sickle-shaped (the pinnae). E Asia.
‘Rochfordianum’
. roch-ford-ee-
ah
-noom. After Rochford’s nursery.

fortunei
J. Sm. for-
tewn
-ee-ee. After Robert Fortune (1812–1880), Scottish botanist and plant collector who introduced it to gardens. E and SE Asia. var.
clivicola
(Makino) Tagawa. kli-
vi
-ko-luh. Lat. living on slopes. China, Japan.

macrophyllum
(Makino) Tagawa. mak-
rof
-i-loom. Gk. large-leaved. China, Japan, Taiwan.

Cystopteris
Bernh. (Woodsiaceae). sis-
top
-te-ris. Bladder fern. Gk. bladder fern, referring to the bladder-like indusium that covers the spore-producing bodies. 20 spp. ferns. Widespread.

bulbifera
(L.) Bernh. bul-
bi
-fuh-ruh. Bulblet bladder fern. Lat. bearing bulbs (in the axils of the pinnae). SE Canada, E and C USA.

dickieana
Sim =
C. fragilis

fragilis
(L.) Bernh.
fra
-ji-lis. Brittle bladder fern. Lat. fragile (the frond stalks).

Cytisus
Desf. (Fabaceae).
si
-ti-soos. Broom. Gk. name for this or a related plant. 60 spp. shrubs. Eur., Medit., W Asia.

battandieri
Maire. ba-tan-dee-
e
-ree. Pineapple broom. After French botanist Jules Aimé Battandier (1848–1922), an authority on the N African flora. Morocco.

×
beanii
Dallim.
been
-ee-ee. After English botanist William Jackson Bean (1863–1947), curator of RBG Kew 1922–29. It was raised at Kew in 1900, when he became assistant curator.
C. ardoinoi
×
C. purgans
. Cult.

‘Burkwoodii’
. burk-
wood
-ee-ee. After the Burkwood & Skipwith nursery, where it was raised.

×
kewensis
Bean. kew-
en
-sis. Of Kew, where it was raised in 1891.
C. ardoinoi
×
C. multiflorus.
Cult.

nigricans
L.
nig
-ri-kanz. Lat. becoming black (the flowers, when dry). C and SE Eur.

×
praecox
Wheeler ex Bean.
prie
-kox. Lat. early (flowering).
C. multiflorus
×
C. purgans.
Cult.

purpureus
Scop. =
Chamaecytisus purpureus

scoparius
(L.) Link. skoh-
pair
-ree-oos. Common broom. Lat. broom-like. W Eur.
‘Andreanus’
. an-dree-
ah
-noos. After Édouard François André (1840–1911), French horticulturist and botanist.

Daboecia
D. Don (Ericaceae). da-
bee
-see-uh. After St. Dabeoc of Wales, who founded a monastery on an island in Lough Derg in the 5th or 6th cent. 1 sp., shrub. W Eur.

cantabrica
(Huds.) K. Koch. kan-
tab
-ri-kuh. St. Dabeoc’s heath. Of Cantabria, N Spain. nothosubsp.
scotica
(D. C. McClint.) E. C. Nelson.
skot
-i-kuh. Of Scotland (it was first raised in Glasgow).
D. cantabrica
subsp.
azorica
×
D. cantabrica
subsp.
cantabrica
. Cult.

×
scotica
D. C. McClint. =
D. cantabrica
nothosubsp.
scotica

Dacrydium
Sol. ex G. Forst. (Podocarpaceae). da-
krid
-ee-oom. From Gk. a small tear, referring to the exuded drops of resin. 25 spp. trees. SE Asia to Australasia.

cupressinum
Sol. ex G. Forst. kew-pres-
ee
-noom. Red pine. Lat. like
Cupressus
. NZ.

Dactylicapnos
Wall. (Papaveraceae). dak-til-ee-
kap
-nos. Gk. finger, smoke, referring to the fruits and the smoke-like appearance of related plants. 10 spp. ann. and perenn. climbing herbs. Himal., China, SE Asia.

scandens
(D. Don) Hutch.
skan
-duhnz. Lat. climbing.

Dactylis
L. (Poaceae).
dak
-til-is. Lat. name, from Gk. for a kind of grass. 1 sp., grass. Eur., N Africa, Asia.

glomerata
L. glom-uh-
rah
-tuh. Cocksfoot. Lat. clustered (the inflorescence).

Dactylorhiza
Necker ex Nevski (Orchidaceae). dak-til-oh-
rie
-zuh. Gk. finger root, from the shape of the tubers. 50 spp. orchids. Eur., Asia, Alaska.

elata
(Poir.) Soó. ee-
lah
-tuh. Robust marsh orchid. Lat. tall. Medit.

foliosa
(Sol. ex Verm.) Soó. foh-lee-
oh
-suh. Madeiran orchid. Lat. leafy. Madeira.

fuchsii
(Druce) Soó.
fook
-see-ee. Common spotted orchid. After Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), German physician. Eur.

maculata
(L.) Soó. mak-ew-
lah
-tuh. Heath spotted orchid. Lat. spotted (the flowers). Eur.

majalis
(Rchb.) P. F. Hunt & Summerh. muh-
jah
-lis. Broad-leaved marsh orchid. Lat. of May (flowering). C and E Eur.

praetermissa
(Druce) Soó. prie-ter-
mis
-uh. Southern marsh orchid. Lat. neglected. NW Eur.

purpurella
(T. & T. A. Stephenson) Soó. pur-pew-
rel
-uh. Northern marsh orchid. Lat. pale purple (the flowers). NW Eur.

daffodil
Narcissus
.
hoop-petticoat
N. bulbocodium
.
paper white
N. papyraceus
.
poet’s
N. poeticus
.
Tenby
N. obvallaris
.
wild
N. pseudonarcissus

Dahlia
Cav. (Asteraceae).
dah
-lee-uh. After Anders Dahl (1751–1789), Swedish botanist and student of Linnaeus. 35 spp. tuberous herbs. Mex., C Am., Colombia.

coccinea
Cav. kok-
sin
-ee-uh. Lat. scarlet (the flowers). Mex.

imperialis
Roezl ex Ortgies. im-peer-ree-
ah
-lis. Lat. imperial (the size of the plant and the flowers). Mex.

merckii
Lehm.
merk
-ee-ee. After H. J. Merck, who collected the type specimen from a plant grown in Hamburg Botanic Garden from Mexican seed. Mex.

daisy
Bellis perennis
.
African
Arctotis
.
alpine moon
Leucanthemopsis alpina
.
Barberton
Gerbera jamesonii
.
blue
Felicia amelloides.
Cape
Arctotis fastuosa
.
crown
Glebionis coronaria
.
globe
Globularia
.
Michaelmas
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
.
ox-eye
Leucanthemum vulgare
.
painted
Glebionis carinata
.
Shasta
Leucanthemum
×
superbum
.
Swan River
Brachyscome iberidifolia
.
white doll’s
Boltonia asteroides

daisy bush
Olearia

Dalea
L. (Fabaceae).
day
-lee-uh. After Samuel Dale (1659–1739), English apothecary, physician, botanist and geologist. 160 spp., herbs, shrubs. Americas.

candida
Michx. ex Willd.
kan
-di-duh. White prairie clover. Lat. white (the flowers). Canada, USA, N Mex.

purpurea
Vent. pur-
pew
-ree-uh. Purple prairie clover. Lat. purple (the flowers). W Canada, USA.

dame’s violet
Hesperis matronalis

damson
Prunus domestica
subsp.
insititia

Danae
Medik. (Asparagaceae).
dan
-uh-ee. After Danaë of Gk. myth., daughter of King Acrisius and mother of Perseus by Zeus. 1 sp., evergreen herb. W Asia.

racemosa
(L.) Moench. ras-i-
moh
-suh. Alexandrian laurel. Lat. in racemes (the flowers).

dandelion, pink
Crepis incana

Danthonia
DC. (Poaceae). dan-
thoh
-nee-uh. After French botanist Etienne Danthoine (1739–1794), who wrote on grasses. 20 spp. grasses. Medit., Himal., China, Canada, USA, Mex.

spicata
(L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. spi-
kah
-tuh. Poverty oat grass. Lat. in spikes (the flowers). Canada, USA, Mex.

Daphne
L. (Thymelaeaceae).
daf
-nee. Gk. name for bay laurel (
Laurus nobilis
), from the nymph Daphne of myth., who was turned into one. 95 spp. shrubs. Eur., Asia.

bholua
Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don.
bol
-ew-uh. From Bholu Swa, a local Nepalese name. E Himal.

×
burkwoodii
Turrill. burk-
wood
-ee-ee. After Albert Burkwood (b. 1890), of the Burkwood & Skipwith nursery, who raised it.
D. caucasica
×
D. cneorum
. Cult.

cneorum
L. nee-
or
-room. Garland flower. From the Gk. name of an olive-like shrub. C and S Eur.

×
hendersonii
Hodgkin ex C. D. Brickell & B. Mathew. hen-der-
soh
-nee-ee. After Mr W. Scott Henderson, who with Arthur W. Hill discovered it near Lake Garda in 1930.
D. cneorum
×
D. petraea
. N Italy.

laureola
L. lo-ree-
oh
-luh. Spurge laurel. Lat. a little laurel. Eur., W Asia. subsp.
philippei
(Gren.) Nyman. fil-
ip
-ee-ee. After French botanist Xavier Philippe (1802–1866), who gave it another name. Pyrenees.

mezereum
L. mez-
e
-ree-oom. Mezereon. From the Lat. name. Eur., W and C Asia.

×
napolitana
Lodd. na-pol-i-
tah
-nuh. Of Naples (Napoli).
D. cneorum
×
D. sericea
. S Italy.

odora
Thunb. oh-
dor
-ruh. Lat. scented (the flowers). China, Japan.