The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (4 page)

pinsapo
Boiss. pin-
sah
-poh. Spanish fir. The Spanish name, from
pino
(pine) and
sapino
(fir). S Spain.

procera
Rehder.
pro
-suh-ruh. Noble fir. Lat. tall. W USA.

veitchii
Lindl.
veech
-ee-ee. Veitch fir. After John Gould Veitch (1839–1870), British plant collector and nurseryman who discovered it in 1860. Japan.

absinthe
Artemisia absinthium

Abutilon
Mill. (Malvaceae). uh-
bew
-ti-lon. From the Arabic name for one species or a similar plant. 150 spp., trees, shrubs, herbs. Tropics and subtropics.

×
hybridum
hort. ex Voss.
hib
-ridoom. Lat. hybrid.
A. darwinii
×
A. pictum
. Cult.

megapotamicum
(Spreng.) St. Hil. & Naud. meg-uh-po-
tam
-i-koom. Gk. large river (referring to the Rio Grande). Brazil.

pictum
(Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp.
pik
-toom. Lat. painted (the flowers, with branched veins). Brazil.

×
suntense
C. D. Brickell =
Corynabutilon
×
suntense

vitifolium
(Cav.) Presl =
Corynabutilon vitifolium

Acacia
Mill. (Fabaceae). uh-
kay
-seeuh. Wattles. From Gk. for thorn. 1000 spp., trees, shrubs. Australia, Pacific Is., SE Asia, Madagascar.

baileyana
F. Muell. bay-lee-
ah
-nuh. After British-born Australian botanist Frederick Manson Bailey (1827–1915),
who collected the type specimen in Bowen Park, Brisbane, in 1876. Australia (NSW).

cultriformis
A. Cunn. ex G. Don. kul-tri-
form
-is. Knife-leaf wattle. Lat. knife-shaped (the phyllodes). Australia (NSW, Queensland).

dealbata
Link. dee-al-
bah
-tuh. Mimosa, silver wattle. Lat. whitened (the shoots). SE Australia.

longifolia
(Andrews) Willd. long-gi-
foh
-lee-uh. Sallow wattle, Sydney golden wattle. Lat. long-leaved (the phyllodes). SE Australia.

melanoxylon
R. Br. mel-uhn-
ox
-i-lon. Blackwood, black wattle. Gk. black wood. SE Australia.

paradoxa
DC. pa-ruh-
dox
-uh. Hedge wattle, kangaroo wattle. Lat. unusual. E Australia.

pataczekii
D. I. Morris. pat-uh-
chek
-ee-ee. Wally’s wattle. After Tasmanian forester Wolfgang (Wally) Pataczek, who collected the type specimen in 1972. Tasmania.

pravissima
F. Muell. pra-
vis
-i-muh. Ovens wattle. Lat. very crooked (the phyllodes). SE Australia.

retinodes
Schltdl. ret-in-
oh
-deez. Swamp wattle. Gk. resinous (it produces gum). SE Australia.

verticillata
(L’Hér.) Willd. vur-ti-si-
lah
-tuh. Prickly Moses. Lat. whorled (the phyllodes). SE Australia.

Acaena
Mutis ex L. (Rosaceae). uh-
see
-nuh. From Gk. spine, referring to the spiny fruit. 100 spp., perenn. herbs, subshrubs. S hemisph., Americas.

buchananii
Hook.f. bew-
kan
-uhnee-ee. After Scottish-born NZ botanist and artist John Buchanan (1819–1898), who, with James Hector, collected the type specimen. NZ (S.I.).

caesiiglauca
(Bitter) Bergm. see-zee-i-
glaw
-kuh. Lat. grey-blue, bluish white (the foliage). NZ (S.I.).

inermis
Hook.f. in-
urm
-is. Lat. spineless (the fruit). NZ (S.I.).

magellanica
(Lam.) Vahl. ma-juh-
lan
-i-kuh. Of the Magellan reg. Chile, Argentina, Antarctic and Subantarctic Is.

microphylla
Hook.f. mik-
rof
-i-luh. Gk. with small leaves (leaflets). NZ (N.I.).

novae-zelandiae
Kirk.
noh
-vie-zee-
land
-ee-ie. Of New Zealand. NZ, SE Australia.

saccaticupula
Bitter. suh-kat-ee-
kup
-ew-luh. Lat. with a pouch-shaped cupule (receptacle). NZ (S.I.).

Acalypha
L. (Euphorbiaceae). a-kuh-
lee
-fuh. From the Gk. name for nettle or a similar plant. 450 spp., herbs, shrubs, trees. Tropics and subtropics.

hispida
Burm.f.
his
-pid-uh. Chenille plant, red-hot cat tail. Lat. bristly (the fruit). Papua New Guinea.

wilkesiana
Müll. Arg. wilk-see-
ah
-nuh. Beefsteak plant, copperleaf. After American admiral and explorer Charles Wilkes (1798–1877), on whose expedition the type specimen was collected on Fiji ca. 1840. Pacific Is.
‘Godseffiana’
. god-sef-ee-
ah
-nuh. After Joseph Godseff (1846–1921), plant collector and manager of Sander’s orchid nursery.

Acanthopanax sieboldianus
=
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus

Acanthus
L. (Acanthaceae). uh-
kan
-thoos. Bear’s breeches. From Gk. for thorn and spiny plants. 30 spp., perenn. herbs, subshrubs. Medit., Asia, Africa.

balcanicus
Heywood & I. Richardson =
A. hungaricus

dioscoridis
L. dee-os-ko-
ree
-dis. After Gk. physician Pedanius Dioscorides (ca. 40–90), who wrote about another species. E Turkey, SW Asia. var.
perringii
(Siehe) E. Hossain. pe-
ring
-ee-ee. After Wilhelm Perring (1838–1907), technical director of Berlin Botanic Garden.

hirsutus
Boiss. hir-
sue
-toos. Lat. hairy. Turkey, Greece (Rhodes).

hungaricus
(Borbás) Baenitz. hun-
ga
-ri-koos. Of Hungary. SE Eur.

mollis
L.
mol
-is. Lat. soft (i.e., not spiny as other species). SW Eur., NW Africa.

sennii
Chiov.
sen
-ee-ee. After Italian botanist Lorenzo Senni (1879–1954), who collected the type specimen in Ethiopia in 1937. E Africa.

spinosissimus
Pers. =
A. spinosus
Spinosissimus Group

spinosus
L. spin-
oh
-soos. Lat. spiny (the leaves). SE Eur., W Turkey.
Spinosissimus Group
. spin-oh-
sis
-imoos. Lat. most spiny.

Acca
O. Berg (Myrtaceae).
ak
-uh. From a native Peruvian name for
A. macrostema
. 3 spp. shrubs. S Am.

sellowiana
(O. Berg) Burrett. sel-ohwee-
ah
-nuh. Pineapple guava, guavasteen. After German botanist Friedrich Sellow (Sello) (1798–1831), who collected the type specimen in Brazil. Brazil, Uruguay.

Acer
L. (Sapindaceae).
ay
-suh. Maples. The Lat. name for the maple, from Lat. sharp (wood was used to make spears). 150 spp., trees, shrubs. Mainly N hemisph.

buergerianum
Miq. bur-guh-ree-
ah
-noom. Trident maple. After Heinrich Bürger (1806–1858), German botanist who studied the Japanese flora. China, Japan, Korea.

campestre
L. kam-
pes
-tree. Field maple, hedge maple. Lat. growing in fields. Eur., W Asia.
‘Postelense’
. pos-tel-
en
-see. Of Postolin (Postel), Poland, where it was found.
‘Pulverulentum’
. pul-ve-rue-
len
-toom. Lat. dusty (leaves dotted white).

capillipes
Maxim. ka-
pil
-i-peez. Kyushu maple. Lat. hair, foot (the slender flower stalks). Japan.

cappadocicum
Gled. kap-uh-
doh
-si-koom. Cappadocian maple. Of Cappadocia (now part of Turkey). W Asia. subsp.
sinicum
(Rehder) Hand.-Mazz.
sin
-i-koom. Lat. of China. China.

carpinifolium
Sieb. & Zucc. kar-pin-i-
foh
-lee-oom. Hornbeam maple. Lat. with leaves like
Carpinus
. Japan.

circinatum
Pursh. sur-sin-
ah
-toom. Vine maple. Lat. rounded (the leaves). W N Am.

cissifolium
(Sieb. & Zucc.) K. Koch. sis-i-
foh
-lee-oom. Ivyleaf maple. Lat. with leaves like
Cissus
. Japan.

×
conspicuum
van Gelderen & Oterdoom. kon-
spik
-ew-oom. Lat. conspicuous (the bark).
A. davidii
×
A. pensylvanicum
. Cult.

crataegifolium
Sieb. & Zucc. kruhtee-gi-
foh
-lee-oom. Hawthorn maple. With leaves like
Crataegus
. Japan.

davidii
Franch. da-
vid
-ee-ee. David’s maple. After French missionary, botanist and zoologist Armand David (1826–1900), who collected the type specimen in Sichuan in 1869. China.

forrestii
Diels. fo-
rest
-ee-ee. Forrest’s maple. After Scottish botanist George Forrest (1873–1932), who collected the type specimen in 1906. SW China, NW Myanmar.

×
freemanii
A. E. Murray. free-
man
-ee-ee. Freeman maple. After Oliver Myles Freeman (1891–1969), botanist and plant breeder at the US National Arboretum, who raised it.
A. rubrum
×
A. saccharinum
. E USA.

glabrum
Torr.
glab
-room. Rock maple. Lat. glabrous (the leaves). W N Am. subsp.
douglasii
(Hook.) Wesm. dug-
las
-ee-ee. After Scottish botanist David Douglas (1799–1834), who collected it in 1830.

griseum
(Franch.) Pax.
griz
-ee-oom. Paperbark maple. Lat. grey (the leaf undersides). China.

grosseri
Pax.
groh
-suh-ree. After Wilhelm Carl Heinrich Grosser (1869–1942), German botanist. China.

japonicum
Thunb. juh-
pon
-i-koom. Fullmoon maple. Of Japan. Japan.
‘Aconitifolium’
. a-kon-ee-ti-
foh
-leeoom. Lat. with leaves like
Aconitum
.
‘Vitifolium’
. vi-ti-
foh
-lee-oom. Lat. with leaves like
Vitis
.

macrophyllum
Pursh. mak-
rof
-i-loom. Oregon maple. Gk. large-leaved. W N Am.

maximowiczianum
Miq. max-im-ohvich-ee-
ah
-noom. Nikko maple. After Russian botanist Carl Johann Maximowicz (1827–1891). Japan, China.

micranthum
Sieb. & Zucc. mik-
ranth
-oom. Gk. with small flowers. Japan.

miyabei
Maxim. my-
ab
-ee-ee. After Japanese botanist Kingo Miyabe (1860–1951), who collected the type specimen. Japan.

mono
Maxim. =
A. pictum

monspessulanum
L. mon-spes-ew-
lah
-noom. Montpelier maple. Of Montpelier. S Eur., N Africa, W Asia.

negundo
L. ne-
goon
-doh. Ash-leaved maple, box elder. From the Malay name for
Vitex negundo
, for the similar leaves. N Am., Guatemala.

nikoense
hort. =
A. maximowiczianum

palmatum
Thunb. pahl-
mah
-toom. Japanese maple. Lat. hand-like (the leaves). Japan, China, Korea.
Dissectum Group
. dis-s
ek
-toom. Finely divided (the leaves).