The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (39 page)

glaucescens
Maiden & Blakely. glaw-
kes
-uhnz. Tingiringi gum. Lat. bluish white (the foliage). SE Australia.

globulus
Labill.
glob
-ew-loos. Tasmanian blue gum. Lat. spherical (the fruit). SE Australia.

gunnii
Hook.f.
gun
-ee-ee. Cider gum. After South African–born Australian botanist Ronald Campbell Gunn (1808–1881), who collected the type specimen in the early 1840s. Tasmania.

nicholii
Maiden & Blakely. ni-
kol
-eeee. Narrow-leaved black peppermint. After Richard Nichol (1866–1947), Irish-born secretary to author Joseph Henry Maiden at Sydney Botanic Gardens herbarium. SE Australia (NSW).

parvifolia
Cambage =
E. parvula

parvula
L. A. S. Johnson & K. D. Hill.
parv
-ew-luh. Lat. small. SE Australia (NSW).

pauciflora
Sieber ex Spreng. paw-si-
flaw
-ruh. Snow gum. Lat. few-flowered (the type specimen). SE Australia. subsp.
debeuzevillei
(Maiden) L. A. S. Johnson & Blaxell. duh-boh-zuh-
vil
-ee-ee. After Wilfrid Alexander Watt de Beuzeville (1884–1954), assistant forester with the Australian Forestry Commission, who collected the type specimen in 1919. subsp.
niphophila
(Maiden & Blakely) L. A. S. Johnson & Blaxell. ni-
fof
-i-luh. Gk. snow-loving.

perriniana
F. Muell. ex Rodway. pe-rin-ee-
ah
-nuh. Spinning gum. After George Samuel Perrin (1849–1900), Tasmania’s first conservator of forests in the 1880s, who recognised it as distinct. SE Australia.

Eucomis
L’Hér. (Asparagaceae). ew-
kom
-is. Pineapple lily. From Gk. well, head of hair, referring to the tuft of leafy bracts above the inflorescence. 10 spp. bulbous herbs. Trop. and S Africa.

autumnalis
(Mill.) Chitt. aw-toom-
nah
-lis. Lat. of autumn (flowering). Malawi to S Africa.

bicolor
Baker.
bi
-ko-lor. Lat. twocoloured (the flowers). S Africa.

comosa
(Houtt.) Wehrh. ko-
moh
-suh. Lat. long-haired, referring to the leafy bracts. S Africa.

pallidiflora
Baker. pa-li-di-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. pale-flowered. S Africa. subsp.
pole-evansii
(N. E. Br.) Reyneke ex J. C. Manning.
pohl
-e-
van
-zee-ee. After Illtyd Buller Pole-Evans (1879–1968), Welsh-born South African botanist who collected the type specimen in 1919.

pole-evansii
N. E. Br. =
E. pallidiflora
subsp.
pole-evansii

Eucryphia
Cav. (Cunoniaceae). ew-
krif
-ee-uh. Gk. well-hidden (the joined sepals form a cap over the petals). 7 spp., trees, shrubs. E Australia, Chile.

cordifolia
Cav. kor-di-
foh
-lee-uh. Ulmo. Lat. with heart-shaped leaves. Chile.

glutinosa
(Poepp. & Endl.) Baill. glue-ti-
noh
-suh. Lat. sticky (the buds). Chile.

×
intermedia
Bausch. in-ter-
mee
-deeuh. Lat. intermediate (between the parents).
E. glutinosa
×
E. lucida
. Cult.

lucida
(labill.) Baill.
lue
-si-duh. Leatherwood. Lat. shining (the leaves). Tasmania.

milliganii
Hook.f. mi-li-
gan
-ee-ee. Dwarf leatherwood. After Scottish surgeon Joseph Milligan (1807–1884), who collected it. Tasmania.

×
nymansensis
Bausch. nie-muhnz-
en
-sis. Of Nymans, West Sussex, UK, where it was raised.
E. cordifolia
×
E. lucida
. Cult.

Euonymus
L. (Celastraceae). ew-
on
-imoos. Lat. name used by Pliny for a tree that grew on Lesbos, from Gk. well-named. 130 spp., shrubs, trees. Eur., Asia, N Am., Madagascar, Australasia.

alatus
(Thunb.) Siebold. uh-
lah
-toos. Lat. winged (the shoots). China, Korea, Japan.

americanus
L. uh-me-ri-
kah
-noos. Strawberry bush. Of America. E and C USA.

cornutus
Hemsl. kor-
new
-toos. Lat. horned (the fruit wings). China, N India, N Myanmar.

europaeus
L. ew-roh-
pee
-oos. Spindle tree. European. Eur., W Asia.

fortunei
Hand.-Mazz. for-
tewn
-ee-ee. After Scottish botanist Robert Fortune (1812–1880), who collected the type specimen. E and SE Asia.

hamiltonianus
Wall. ha-mil-toh-nee-
ah
-noos. After Scottish botanist Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762–1829), who studied and collected plants of India and Nepal. Afghanistan to Japan.

japonicus
Thunb. juh-
pon
-i-koos. Of Japan. E and SE Asia.

nanus
M. Bieb.
nah
-noos. Lat. dwarf. E Eur., W and C Asia, W China.

oxyphyllus
Miq. ox-ee-
fil
-oos. Gk. sharp-leaved. China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan.

phellomanus
Loes. fel-oh-
man
-oos. Gk. thinly corky (the shoots). China.

planipes
(Koehne) Koehne.
plan
-ipeez. Lat. flat-stalked (the leaves). Korea, Japan.

Eupatorium
L. (Asteraceae). ew-puh-
tor
-ree-oom. From the Gk. name, after Mithridates Eupator, king of Pontus (132–63 BCE). 40 spp. herbs. Mainly N temp. regs.

cannabinum
L. kan-uh-
bie
-noom. Hemp agrimony. Like
Cannabis
(the leaves). Eur., N Africa, Asia.

capillifolium
(Lam.) Small. kap-i-li-
foh
-lee-oom. Dog fennel. Lat. with hair-like leaves. E USA, Caribb.

coelestinum
L. =
Conoclinium coelestinum

ligustrinum
DC. =
Ageratina ligustrina

maculatum
L. =
Eutrochium maculatum

purpureum
L. =
Eutrochium purpureum

rugosum
Houtt. =
Ageratina altissima

Euphorbia
L. (Euphorbiaceae). ew-
forb
-ee-uh. Spurges. Gk. name of a tree, used by Dioscorides, after Euphorbus, physician to King Juba of Numidia (N Africa). 2000 spp., herbs, shrubs, trees, succulents. Widespread.

amygdaloides
L. uh-mig-duh-
loy
-deez. Wood spurge. Lat. almond-like (the leaves). Eur., SW Asia. subsp.
robbiae
(Turrill) Stace.
rob
-ee-ie. Mrs Robb’s bonnet. After English plant collector Mary Anne Robb
(1829–1912), who introduced it from Turkey in her hatbox. Turkey.

characias
L. kuh-
ray
-see-oos. From the Gk. name used by Dioscorides. Medit. subsp.
wulfenii
(Hoppe ex W. D. J. Koch) Radcl.-Sm. wool-
fen
-ee-ee. After Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728–1805), Belgrade-born priest and botanist. SE Eur., Turkey.

cornigera
Boiss. kor-
ni
-juh-ruh. Horned spurge. Lat. horned (referring to the warts on the fruit). Himal.

cyathophora
Murray. sie-uh-
tho
-fuhruh. Fire on the mountain. Gk. bearing (conspicuous) cyathea (the flower-bearing structures, from Gk. cup). USA to S Am.

cyparissias
L. sip-uh-
ris
-ee-oos. Cypress spurge. From the Gk. name used by Dioscorides for another species, from Gk. cypress. Eur., Turkey.

dulcis
L.
dul
-sis. Sweet spurge. Lat. sweet. Eur.

epithymoides
L. ep-ee-tiem-
oy
-deez. Lat. like
Cuscuta epithymum
(dodder). C and SE Eur., Libya, NW Turkey.

griffithii
Hook.f. gri-
fith
-ee-ee. After William Griffith (1810–1845), English botanist and doctor with the East India Company, who collected plants in India and the Himalaya. Himal. to S China.

lathyris
L.
la
-thi-ris. Caper spurge. From the Gk. name used by Dioscorides for a spurge. C and E Asia.

marginata
Pursh. mar-jin-
ah
-tuh. Snow on the mountain. Lat. edged (the bracts are edged with white). USA, Mex.

×
martinii
Rouy. mar-
tin
-ee-ee. After French doctor and botanist Bernardin-Antoine Martin (1813–1897), who described it in 1886 from plants found in 1884 near Aumessas, S France.
E. amygdaloides
×
E. characias
. France.

mellifera
Aiton. mel-
if
-uh-ruh. Honey spurge. Lat. bearing honey (the flowers are honey-scented). Madeira, Canary Is.

milii
Des Moul.
mil
-ee-ee. Crown of thorns. After Baron Pierre Bernard de Milius (1773–1829), French governor of Île Bourbon (now Réunion), who introduced it to cultivation in France. Madagascar.

palustris
L. puh-
lus
-tris. Lat. of marshes. Eur. to NW China.

×
pasteurii
T. Walker. past-
ur
-ree-ee. After Oxford student George Pasteur, who worked on the hybrid.
E. mellifera
×
E. stygiana
. Cult.

polychroma
A. Kern. =
E. epithymoides

pulcherrima
Willd. ex Klotzsch. pool-
ke
-ri-muh. Poinsettia. Lat. most beautiful. Mex., Guatemala.

rigida
M. Bieb.
ri
-ji-duh. Lat. stiff (the leaves). S Eur., N Africa, SW Asia.

schillingii
Radcl.-Sm. shi-
ling
-ee-ee. After English plant collector Tony Schilling, who discovered it and introduced it to cultivation in 1975. Nepal.

sikkimensis
Boiss. si-kim-
en
-sis. Of Sikkim. Nepal to S China.

stygiana
H. C. Watson. stig-ee-
ah
-nuh. Lat. of the River Styx of Gk. myth., the gateway to the Underworld (it grows on volcanic craters). Azores.

Eurybia
(Cass.) Cass. (Asteraceae). ew-
rib
-ee-uh. From Gk. wide, few
(the few wide-spreading ray florets). 23 spp. herbs. N America, Eur., Asia.

divaricata
(L.) G. L. Nesom. di-va- ri-
kah
-tuh. White wood aster. Lat. wide-spreading (the branches). E N America.

glauca
(Nutt.) G. L. Nesom.
glaw
-kuh. Grey aster. Lat. bluish white (the foliage). Rocky Mts.

×
herveyi
(A. Gray) G. L. Nesom.
herv
-ee-ee. After US army surgeon E. (Eliphalet) Williams Hervey (1834–1925), who collected the type specimen in Massachusetts in 1866.
E. macrophylla
×
E. spectabilis
. NE USA.

macrophylla
(L.) Cass. mak-
ro
-fil-uh. Bigleaf aster. Gk. large-leaved. E N Am.

radula
(Aiton) G. L. Nesom.
rad
-ewluh. Low rough aster. Lat. a scraper (the rough leaves). E N Am.

spectabilis
(Aiton) G. L. Nesom. spek-
tab
-i-lis. Eastern showy aster, seaside purple aster. Lat. spectacular. E USA.

Euryops
(Cass.) Cass. (Asteraceae).
ew
-ree-ops. From Gk. large eye (the showy flowerheads). 100 spp., herbs, shrubs. S Africa, Arabia.