The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (58 page)

×
Mahoberberis
C. K. Schneid. (Berberidaceae). mah-hoh-
ber
-buhris. From the names of the parents (
Berberis
×
Mahonia
). Shrubs. Cult.

aquisargentii
Krüssm. ak-wi-sar-
jen
-tee-ee. From the names of the parents (
B. sargentii
×
M. aquifolium
).

Mahonia
Nutt. (Berberidaceae). muh-
hoh
-nee-uh. After Bernard McMahon (1775–1816), Irish-born American horticulturist. 70 spp. evergreen shrubs. N and S Am., E Asia.

aquifolium
(Pursh) Nutt. ak-wi-
foh
-lee-oom. Oregon grape. Lat. name for holly (
Ilex aquifolium
), from the similarity of the leaflets to holly leaves. SW Canada, W USA.

bealei
(Fortune) Carrière.
beel
-ee-ee. After English merchant Thomas Chay Beale (1805–1857), who grew plants collected by Fortune in his Shanghai garden before they were sent to England. China.

japonica
(Thunb.) DC. juh-
pon
-i-kuh. Of Japan, where it is cultivated. Taiwan.
‘Bealei’
=
M. bealei

lomariifolia
Takeda. loh-ma-ree-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with leaves like
Lomaria
. SW China, Myanmar.

×
media
C. D. Brickell.
mee
-dee-uh. Lat. intermediate (between the parents).
M. japonica
×
M. lomariifolia
. Cult.

nervosa
(Pursh) Nutt. ner-
voh
-suh. Lat. (prominently) veined (the leaflets). SW Canada, W USA.

repens
(Lindl.) G. Don.
ree
-puhnz. Lat. creeping. SW Canada, W USA.

Maianthemum
F. H. Wigg. (Asparagaceae). mie-
anth
-uh-moom. Gk. May flower, referring to their flowering time. 38 spp. perenn. herbs. N temp. regs., Mex., C Am.

bifolium
(L.) F. W. Schmidt. bie-
foh
-lee-oom. Lat. two-leaved. Temp. Eur. and Asia.

canadense
Desf. kan-uh-
den
-see. Canadian May-lily. Of Canada. Canada, E and C USA.

racemosum
(L.) Link. ras-i-
moh
-soom. False spikenard. Lat. in racemes (the flowers). Canada, USA, N Mex.

stellatum
(L.) Link. stel-
ah
-toom. Lat. star-like (the flowers). Canada, USA, N Mex.

maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba

maize
Zea mays

mallow
Malva
.
common
M. sylvestris
.
globe
Sphaeralcea.
hemp marsh
Althaea cannabina.
marsh
A. officinalis.
musk
Abelmoschus moschatus, Malva moschata
.
prairie
Sidalcea candida
.
tree
Malva dendromorpha

Malus
Mill. (Rosaceae).
ma
-loos. Apples. Lat. name for apple. 40 spp., trees, shrubs. N temp. regs.

baccata
(L.) Borkh. buh-
kah
-tuh. Siberian crab. Lat. bearing berries (the small fruits). E Asia.

coronaria
(L.) Mill. ko-ro-
nair
-ree-uh. Garland crab, sweet crab. Lat. of garlands. SE Canada, E and C USA.

domestica
Borkh. =
M. pumila

floribunda
Siebold ex Van Houtte. flo-ri-
bun
-duh. Japanese crab. Lat. flowering profusely. Cult.

fusca
(Raf.) C. K. Schneid.
foos
-kuh. Oregon crab. Lat. dark brown. W Canada, W USA.

hupehensis
(Pamp.) Rehder. hew-pee-
hen
-sis. Of Hubei (Hupeh). China, Taiwan.

ioensis
(Alph. Wood) Britton. ie-oh-
en
-sis. Prairie crab. Of Iowa. C USA.

pumila
Mill.
pew
-mi-luh. Orchard apple. Lat. dwarf. C Asia.

×
purpurea
(Barbier) Rehder. pur-
pew
-ree-uh. Lat. purple (the leaves). Cult.

sargentii
Rehder. sar-
jent
-ee-ee. After American botanist Charles Sprague Sargent (1841–1927), first director of the Arnold Arboretum, who collected the type specimen in Hokkaido in 1892. Japan.

sylvestris
(L.) Mill. sil-
ves
-tris. European crab. Lat. of woods. Eur.

transitoria
(Batalin) C. K. Schneid. tran-si-
tor
-ree-uh. Lat. short-lasting. China.

trilobata
(Poir.) C. K. Schneid. trie-loh-
bah
-tuh. Lat. three-lobed (the leaves). SE Eur., SW Asia.

tschonoskii
(Maxim.) C. K. Schneid. chon-
os
-kee-ee. After Sugawa Tschonoski (Sukawa Chonosuke)
(1841–1925), who assisted Carl Maximowicz with collecting in Japan. Japan.

Malva
L. (Malvaceae).
mal
-vuh. Mallow. Lat. name for mallow. 20 spp., herbs, subshrubs. Eur., Africa, Asia, Australia.

×
clementii
(Cheek) Stace. kle-
ment
-ee-ee. After English botanist Eric Clement (b. 1940), who first suggested its hybrid status.
M. olbia
×
M. thuringiaca
. Cult.

dendromorpha
M. F. Ray. den-droh-
mor
-fuh. Tree mallow. Gk. tree-shaped. W Eur., Medit.

moschata
L. mos-
kah
-tuh. Musk mallow. Lat. musk-scented (the flowers and foliage). Eur., N Africa.

olbia
(L.) Alef.
ol
-bee-uh. Lat. of the Îsles d’Hyères (Lat.
Olbiam
), France. W Medit.

sylvestris
L. sil-
ves
-tris. Common mallow. Lat. of woods. Eur., W and C Asia, N Africa.

thuringiaca
(L.) Vis. thuh-ring-ee-
ah
-kuh. Of Thuringia, Germany. C and SE Eur.

wigandii
(Alef.) M. F. Ray. vi-
gand
-eeee. After German botanist Julius Wilhelm Albert Wigand (1821–1886). SW Eur., N Africa.

Malvastrum lateritium
(Hook.) G. Nicholson =
Modiolastrum lateritium

mandarin
Citrus reticulata

Mandevilla
Lindl. (Apocynaceae). man-duh-
vil
-uh. After Henry John Mandeville (1773–1861), British diplomat in Buenos Aires, who introduced
M. laxa
to cultivation in Britain. 130 spp., climbers, herbs, subshrubs. Trop. Am.

×
amabilis
(Backhouse) Dress. uh-
mah
-bi-lis. Lat. beautiful. Cult.

laxa
(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson.
lax
-uh. Chilean jasmine. Lat. loose, open (the inflorescence). Argentina, Bolivia.

suaveolens
Lindl. =
M. laxa

Manfreda
Salisb. (Asparagaceae). man-
fray
-duh. After Manfredus de Monte Imperiale, 14th-cent. Italian medical scholar and author. 33 spp. perenn. herbs. C and E USA, Mex., C Am.

virginica
(L.) Salisb. ex Rose. vir-
jin
-ikuh. Of Virginia. E USA, NE Mex.

manuka
Leptospermum scoparium

manzanita, hairy
Arctostaphylos columbiana
.
pinemat
A. nevadensis

maple
Acer
.
Amur
A. tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
.
ash-leaved
A. negundo
.
big-tooth
A. saccharum
subsp.
grandidentatum
.
black
A. saccharum
subsp.
nigrum
.
Cappadocian
A. cappadocicum
.
Cretan
A. sempervirens
.
David’s
A. davidii
.
field
A. campestre
.
Forrest’s
A. forrestii
.
Freeman
A.
×
freemanii
.
fullmoon
A. japonicum
.
hawthorn
A. crataegifolium
.
hedge
A. campestre
.
Honshu
A. rufinerve
.
hornbeam
A. carpinifolium
.
ivyleaf
A. cissifolium
.
Japanese
A. palmatum
.
Kyushu
A. capillipes
.
Montpelier
A. monspessulanum
.
mountain
A. spicatum
.
Nikko
A. maximowiczianum
.
Norway
A. platanoides
.
Oregon
A. macrophyllum
.
painted
A. pictum
.
paperbark
A. griseum
.
red
A. rubrum
.
rock

A. glabrum
.
Shantung
A. truncatum
.
silver
A. saccharinum
.
sugar
A. saccharum
.
sycamore
A. pseudoplatanus
.
Tatarian
A. tataricum
.
trident
A. buergerianaum
.
vine
A. circinatum

Maranta
Plum. ex L. (Marantaceae). ma-
rant
-uh. After Bartolomea Maranti, 16th-cent. Venetian botanist and physician. 41 spp. perenn. herbs. C and S Am.

leuconeura
E. Morren. lue-koh-
new
-ruh. Prayer plant. Gk. white-veined (the leaves). Brazil.
‘Erythroneura’
. e-rith-roh-
new
-ruh. Gk. red-veined (the leaves).
‘Kerchoveana’
. kerchoh-vee-
ah
-nuh. After Belgian naturalist Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem (1844–1906).

mare’s tail
Hippuris vulgaris

marguerite
Argyranthemum frutescens, Leucanthemum vulgare

marigold
Tagetes
.
African
T. erecta
.
corn
Glebionis segetum
.
French
Tagetes erecta
.
pot
Calendula officinalis
.
sweet-scented
Tagetes lucida

mariposa lily, butterfly
Calochortus venustus
.
goldenbowl
C. concolor
.
splendid
C. splendens
.
yellow
C. luteus

marjoram, pot
Origanum onites
.
sweet
O. majorana
.
wild
O. vulgare

marrow
Cucurbita pepo

marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
.
white
C. leptosepala

marvel of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa

masterwort
Astrantia
.
greater
A. major
.
lesser
A. minor

Mathiasella
Constance & C. Hitchc. (Apiaceae). math-ee-uh-
sel
-uh. After botanist Mildred Esther Mathias (1906–1995), “an outstanding American student of this difficult but fascinating family.” 1 sp., perenn. herb. Mex.

bupleuroides
Constance & C. Hitchc. bew-plue-
roy
-deez. Like
Bupleurum
.