Urs Eggli . Leonard E.

Newton
Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names
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Urs Eggli . Leonard E. Newton

Etymological Dictionary
of Succulent Plant Names

, Springer
Dr. Urs Eggli
Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich
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urs.eggli@gsz.stzh.ch

Professor Dr. Leonard E. Newton

Department of Botany
Kenyatta University
P.G. Box 43844
Nairobi 00100
Kenya

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lnewton@avu.org

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Contents

Preface VII

Abbreviations IX

Introduction XI

References XVII

Dictionary
Preface

Names are important elements to handle the diversity of items in daily life - persons, object s,
animal s, plants , etc. Without such names , it would be difficult to attach information to such items
and to communicate information about them , and names are usually used without giving them
much thought.

This is not different for plant s. When dealing with plants, however, it soon become s apparent
that the situation is somewhat more complex. Botanists use Latin names to bring order into the
vast diversity, while everyday usage resorts to vemacular or "popular" names. As practical as
these vernacular name s are (it is not suggested that you should ask your greengrocer for a kilo-
gram of Solanum tuberosum or Musa paradisiaca subsp. sapientum ), their most important draw-
back is the fact that they vary widely, not only from one language to another but also from coun-
try to country, even from region to region within a large country. More importantly, vemacular
name s in any given language are usually only available for the plants growing locall y, or for
plants of some special importance, such as crops and vegetables, medicinal plants, or important
garden plants. For all other plants, the Latin names used by botanists and other scienti sts have to
be employed.

Such names often appear complicated or even awkward to the ears of those not accustomed to
them . Names are best memorized when their meaning is apparent, but the ever dimini shing gen-
eral knowledge of the classical languages (and here especially Latin) makes the information on
the meaning of these scientific names more and more inaccessible. This is the point where the
present "Etymological Dictionary" tries to fill a gap. We have tried to give a complete alphabeti-
cal list, together with concise explanations, of all the currently accepted name s of succulent
plants (including cacti ).

This task was greatly facilitated by the publication of the recently completed series "Illustrated
Handbook of Succulent Plants" (Eggli & Hartmann, 2001-2003), and explanations of the ety-
mologie s of all names used in those volumes were originally part of the planned layout. For vari-
ous reason s, etymological explanations were finally included only for the genu s names, but sev-
eral authors of the "Handbook" series had already supplied etymological explanation s for the
names of species in the group s they contributed. It was therefore an easy decision to continue this
work, expand it to cover all accepted name s of succulents (including cacti), and thus provide a
standardised set of etymological explanations for this intriguing and highly interesting group of
plants. It is our hope that the present etymological dictionary will help towards a better under-
standing of the scientific names of the plant s covered - for hobby collectors, horticulturists and
botanists alike.
Preface VIII

Acknowledgements

The compilation of this etymological dictionary relied heavily on the data supplied by several
authors to the "Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants" series. Our sincere thanks go to E Al-
bers, S. Arroyo-Leuenberger, C. C. Berg, A. Chautems, B. Descoings, S. Carter, P. Forster, G.
Germishuizen, H. 't Hart (t), H.-D. Ihlenfeldt, E. van Jaarsveld, M. Kimnach, U. Meve, R.
Moran, R. Nyffeler, G. D. Rowley, G. E Smith, J. Thiede, and W. J. de Wilde. Our work to com-
plete and standardise the etymological data, and especially our search for biographical informa-
tion, was greatly supported by Gordon D. Rowley and Dieter J. Supthut.

Others who supplied much valuable information are M. B. Bayer, V. Gapon, M. J. & R. C.
Kimberley, A. B. Pullen, L. Springate, and N. P. Taylor. Numerous colleagues have supplied fur-
ther snippets of information, and we are grateful for an their help. Additional help was also pro-
vided by several authors of recently described taxa, as wen as by living persons who were hon-
oured with the name of a plant taxon. Their help is also greatly appreciated.

Finally, it is the pleasant duty of one of us (U.E.) to thank the director of the Sukkulenten-
Sammlung Zürich, Dr. Thomas Bolliger, as wen as the administration of Grün Stadt Zürich, for
permission to use computing infrastructure for the etymological database that was developed dur-
ing this project. A further word of sincere thanks goes to Springer Verlag, and especially to Dr.
Jutta Lindenbom, who favoured the present project and thus enabled this volume to become a
companion volume to the "Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants".

Nairobi / Zürich, January 2004 Leonard E. Newton & Urs Eggli

Abbreviations

Arab. Arabian
C Central
Comp. Comparative
Dept. Department
Dirn . Diminutive
Di str. District
E East, eastern
Engl. English
esp . especially
f. fern ale
fl. (floruit) flouri shing, active
Gen. Genitive
Germ. German
Gr. Greek
ICBN International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
IHSP Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants
ItaI. Italian
Lat. Latin
m. male
MLat. Medieval Latin
N North, northern
n. neuter
NE Northeast, northeastern
NW Northwest, northwestern
PI. Plural
Provo Province
RBG Royal Botanic Gardens
RSA Republic of South Africa
S South, southern
SE Southeast, southeastern
Span . Spanish
SuperI. Superlative
SW Southwest, southwestern
syn . synonym
USA United States of America
W West, western
Introduction

Coverage discredit the publications concerned). If the

newly publi shed taxa are interpreted as having
The taxa for which etymologies are sup- at least some standing (at the editors ' discre-
plied in this volume are those accepted in the tion), etymologies have been included in this
volumes of the Illustrated Handbook of Succu- volume. Such taxa were always accepted when
lent Plant s (Eggli 2001-2003, Hartmann 2001 they were published by the authority I authori-
and Alber s & al. 2002 ). In the case of the ties who contributed the relevant Handbook
cacti, the list of accepted names was derived treatment. The infraspecific taxa (esp. variet-
from The Cactus Famil y (Anderson 2001) , ies) described as new in recent years are
which in turn is primarily based on the second mostly unlikely to be of major taxonomic im-
edition of the CITES Cactaceae Checklist portance, and these are consequently ignored
(Hunt 1999). The many synonyms, i.e. names for this work.
that have gone out of use, are not included
here. Deviation s from the sources ju st cited are Cactaceae: Deviation s from the taxonomy
relativel y minor and can be described as fol- presented by Anderson (200 1) are again rela-
lows: tively few. The most obvious change is the
recognition of the gener a Pierrebraun ia, Sul-
Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plant s corebutia and Weingartia (included in the syn-
(IHSP): With the exception of a couple of cor- onymy of Arrojadoa and, respectively for the
rection s of error s and the inclusion of a very latter two, in Rebutia). At species level,
few names erroneously not covered in these changes are mostly due to research publi shed
volumes, there are no deviations. A few of the subsequently to the compilation of Anderson's
etymologies for generic name s in the IHSP book, and usually concern names accepted by
have been slightly modified. In addition, Anderson, but which are now recognized as
names of doubtful or uncertain application synonyms. This is most notabl y the case for
were included with a short discu ssion and de- Opuntia. For several of the larger genera, addi-
scription in the main body of the text in the tional infraspecific taxa have been accepted in
case of the Aizoaceae, but were listed sepa- comparison with the taxonomy by Anderson,
rately and without explanation in the other again based on recent research. All these
four volumes. Consequently, the doubtful changes have been made with the goal of giv-
names in Aizoac eae are included in our list, ing an even coverage of etymologies for all
unless the discussion in Hartmann (200 1) sug- relevant taxa, and they reflect on-going re-
gests that they do not belong in the family, search as well as (in some cases) a continua-
whilst those listed in the other volumes are tion of current usage.
omitted. Many new taxa have been described
since the IHSP volumes appeared, and there This book covers almost exclusively names
have also been taxonomic changes for some of naturally occurring taxa, but not of artificial
existing taxa. As the main aim of this book is hybrids or cultivars (garden selections, includ-
to explain name s appearing in the Handbook, ing selected variants from natural populations,
new combinations are ignored here (though hybrids, and chimaeras). The name s included
this does not mean that the editors wish to in this list are those whose formation and use
Introduction XII

are governed by the "International Code of further recommendation should be made that
Botanical Nomenclature" or ICBN (Greuter & authors give some basic biographical informa-
al. 2000). A cultivar name consists of a botani- tion to identify persons commemorated in new
cal name followed by a cultivar epithet en- plant names.
closed in single quotes, and the application of
cultivar epithets is controlled by aseparate
code, the "International Code of Nomenclature Nomenclature - Tbe Science of
for Cultivated Plants" (Trehane & al. 1995). Naming Plants
Cultivar epithets must be words in a modem
language, though before this rule was intro- The use of Latin scientific names for plants
duced in 1959 some Latin words were used as goes back to medieval times, when Latin was
cultivar epithets, and their continued use is al- the "lingua franca" of science. Early literature
lowed. As they are in single quotes and are not used "phrase names", which were essentially
italicised, they should not be confused with very brief Latin descriptions of the plants . In
botanical epithets . 1753 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeu s
(1707-1778) published a list of plants known
at that time, with a single-word "trivial name"
Sources of Information for each species in each genus. This was
quickly established as a system, still in use to-
As indicated in the Preface, many IHSP au- day, of giving each species a binomial , i.e. a
thors included etymologies in their manu- combination of a generic name followed by a
scripts , and these contributions formed the ba- specific epithet. Additional epithets indicate
sis of our list. When completing the list we infraspecific taxa, such as subspecies, variet-
found that many names were without obvious ies, or forms. Today, the formation and appli-
meaning or application, and in such cases ref- cation of botanical names are governed by the
erence was made to protologue s, though some "International Code of Botanical Nomencla -
uncertainties remain. Secondary sources, espe- ture" or ICBN (see Greuter & al. 2000 for the
cially for biographical data relating to corn- current edition). This is a set of rules agreed at
memorative names, included lists of field col- an international botanical conference, with the
lectors (e.g. Dorr 1997; Gunn & Codd 1981), aim of ensuring stability in plant nomencla-
obituaries and archival material. The main ture. The conference is held every six years,
sources are listed at the end of this Introduc- and the ICBN is modified slightly at each
tion. conference as users find problems or loopholes
in applying the rules and propose im-
Many nomenclatural authors give no indi- provement s.
cation of how they arrived at the name, and
even the application of a descriptive epithet is Although often referred to as Latin names,
not always obvious from the description of the scientific names include many words from
plant. Very frequently a name commemorates classical Greek or from modem language s.
a person about whom absolutely no informa- Whatever the source , all names are treated as
tion is given in the protologue, and in spite of Latin with regard to grammar. Generic names
much searching in contemporary literature are nouns (substantives ). Epithets may be ad-
some of these people remain as shadowy fig- jectives, participle s treated as adjectives, or
ures of the past, in some cases known only by nouns. In Latin there are three genders for
a surname. The ICBN recommends that au- nouns, nameiy masculine , feminine and
thors of new names should include in the pro- neuter, and in a binomial the epithet must
tologue the explanation of a name whose agree with the generic name in gender. For this
meaning is not obvious (Rec. 60H). When ob- reason spelling variants occur, though they are
served, this would be a great help to readers. A essentially the same word, such as albus, alba
XIII Introduction

and album. These notes on Latin are necessari- If a published name does not have the cor-
ly brief. For further information on Latin rect spelling as laid down in the ICBN, it is to
grammar, usage and vocabulary, readers are be corrected, though without a change in au-
referred to the excellent book by Stearn thorship. Such corrections must be carried out
(1992a). with care, for the ICBN includes both manda-
tory rules, called Articles, and Recommenda-
Botanical names mostly have three tions. However, even some of the Recommen-
derivations. There are descriptive names, refer- dations attached to Article 60, dealing with
ring to some distinctive character of the plant, orthography, are rendered mandatory by state-
geographical names, referring to the type 10- ments in other parts of the Article. Thus Art.
cality or distribution of the taxon, and com- 60.8 makes Rec. 60G mandatory, and Art.
memorative names, based on personal names 60.11 makes Rec. 60Cl mandatory.
of people usually associated with the plants in Frequent errors include 'afrus' instead of
some way. In the case of epithets the ICBN 'afer' (afer, afra, afrum) and '-ferus' instead
specifies several standard terminations that in- of '-fer' (-fer, -fe ra, -ferum). Accordingly
dicate the nature of the meaning. For example Echinocereus stoloniferus had to be corrected
'-ensis' (m., f.) or '-ense' (n.) means "coming to E. stolonifer. As the ending '<iorum' is used
from" and indicates geographical origin or dis- to commemorate two or more persons, Gaste-
tribution. The terminations '-anus', '-inus ' and ria baylissiana should really be G. baylissio-
'-icus' are also used for geographical names, rum, and Anacampseros bayeriana should be
with appropriate gender endings. In substanti- A. bayeriorum. The ICBN states that epithets
val commemorative epithets, '-i' or '-ii' is for should not include hyphens, unless the two
a man, '-ae' or '-iae' is for a woman, and words would normally stand alone (Art. 60.9).
'-orum ' or '-iorum' is for two or more per- Therefore purpureo-croceus should be correct-
sons. However, there are exceptions, such as ed to purpureocroceus, but meyeri-johannis is
'-ae' for a man whose name ends in 'a ', such accepted. The formation of compound words
as rivae for Riva. Adjectival commemorative can lead to errors if Latin and Greek words are
epithets may end in '-anus', '-ana' or '-anum ', mixed unwittingly. Also, connecting vowels
according to the gender of the generic name. can be chosen incorrectly. Thus rubromarg-
Two frequently used Greek terminations to re- inata had to be corrected to rubrimarginata. In
member are '-oides' and '-opsis', which mean addition to the publications by Brown (1956)
"resembling" or "looking like". and Stearn (1992a), arecent book by Rad-
cliffe-Smith (1998) is an invaluable reference
When names are derived from languages for aspiring authors wishing to avoid problems
other than Latin, the ICBN imposes some with compound words.
standardisation, such as the treatment of ac-
cents and umlauts. Complications occur when Apart from errors, there are many inconsis-
a personal name is changed. For example, the tencies that represent a lack of standardisation,
German is transcribed as oe in plant names,
ö and it is not always clear from the ICBN if any
but when Schönland emigrated to an English- automatic correction is required. In some cas-
speaking country, he changed the spelling of es, classical and mediaeval spellings of the
his name to Schonland. Epithets based on same word are both allowed. For example the
both spellings have been published, and both classical silvaticus and mediaeval sylvaticus
are valid. Other cases of possible confusion have the same meaning and derivation but both
arise from a lack of standardisation in geo- are allowed (Art. 60.1, Ex. 1). Other cases of
graphical names, such as Migiurtina and Mi- inconsistency include bemarahaensis and be-
jerteina for a Province in Somalia, giving the marahensis, both accepted at present, and the
equally valid epithets migiurtinus and mije rtei- easily confused litoralis and littoralis. A con-
nus. fusing multiplicity of epithets is formed from
Introduction XIV

quarci- and quartzi- in compound words refer- Pronunciation of botanical names tends to
ring to quartz, and from quarciti-, quartziti- vary according to the nationality of the speak-
and quarziti- in compound words referring to er, as is evident at any international conference
quartzite. involving plants . Stearn (I 992b) commented
that how they are pronounced matters little
Some errors might go unnoticed for a long provided that they sound pleasant and are un-
time. Several corrections were made tacitly in derstood. Short names such as Cereus and Se-
the Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plant s dum are easy to say, but many people baulk at
and other corrections will be found in this die- such monstrosities as Cephalopentandra and
tionary, but we did not scan all epithets to en- Coleocephalocereus and (for western tongues)
sure complete standardisation. Attempting to dzhavachischvilii. The approach should be to
correct or standardise all the questionable break down the word into syllables and pro-
names would be to enter a minefield of uncer- nounce each syllable in turn until you can run
tainties in interpreting some finer points of the off the whole word easily. Of the few rules to
ICBN . For example, we wonder how a plant be remembered, it can be pointed out that in
named for the Bura region in Kenya became Latin every vowel should be pronounced sepa-
Euphorbia buruana, though it is treated in rately and the stress falls on the penultimate
the IHSP as an "intentional latinisation" (Art. syllable, thus A-lo-e, not A-loe, which is why
60.7). Also, although the aim of the ICBN is it has been written as Alo e in some literature.
to achieve stability in names, we are not sure
that it is useful to make corrections to names
that have been established for a considerable Layout and Content of the
time and not so far questioned. We note that Alphabetical List
there are some precedents for this view. Tech-
nically, Huernia should probably have had to In this book we have listed generic names
be corrected to Heurnia , but it is now the uni- and epithets of species and infraspecific taxa.
versally accepted spelling. Similar situations A family name is based on the name of the
apply to the now ubiquitous Mammillaria type genus , and needs no further explanation.
(grammatically correct as Mamillaria) and Pe- Since the terminal spelling of most epithets is
reskia (for Peiresc, and thus also spelled Pei- determined by the gender of the generic name,
reskia in some early literature). as explained above, variants of the same epi-
thet will be found amongst plant names. In the
A different kind of error is where the name list we have followed the usual convention
is inappropriate because of a misunderstanding adopted in dictionaries and have usually given
when the plant was named. An example is Ha- the masculine version only, to avoid endless
worthia parksiana, in which the word "Parks" repetition of etymologies. Thus albus is given,
was wrongly thought to be the name of a per- but the same explanation applies to alba and
son. Euphorbia lateriflora was described from album . Relating gender variants to the entry in
a herbarium specimen, in which the morpholo- the list should be easy, as in the example just
gy was distorted during drying and mounting. given. The only exceptions in our list are
In the case of Cephalopentandra ecirrosa, where the link with the masculine spelling
both the generic name and the specific epithet might not be obvious, such as 'afer' (m.) for
are erroneous. Detail s of these examples will 'afra' and 'afrum' (in which case 'afra' is the
be found in this dictionary. The ICBN does not list entry). To determine which gender spelling
allow correction of such errors (Art. 51) and is appropriate for a particular genus , readers
so we must continue to use these names. are referred to the main six volumes of the 11-
lustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants (Eggli
& Hartmann, 2001-2003), or Anderson (2001)
for cacti.
xv Introduction

For each name, or each part of compound names published for succulents as synonyms
names, the original language, base word and are excluded, and there might be other con-
meaning are given, followed where necessary tenders for most frequently used overall.
by the application for the particular taxon. For
commemorative names an effort has been The record for the person with the greatest
made to give some basic biographical data for number of commemorative names is held by
the persons concemed. These include title, Harry Hall, with 22 names (1 genus + 21 epi-
commonly used forename, sumame, dates of thets), followed closely by Hans Herre (21 epi-
birth and (where applicable) death, nationality thets). In third place is Neville Pillans, with 19
and occupation. Additional notes may include epithets . Again, synonyms are not included
association with the taxon concemed, such as and so there could be other published com-
having collected the type specimen, with suc- memorative names for these and other people,
culent plants in general, or with the author of possibly even changing the overall league
the name. table. Also, many of the people featured in this
dictionary have non-succulent plants, and even
animals, named for them. One other record in
Statistics and 'Awards' succulent plant names is that Peter Bally has
three commemorative epithets in one genus
The dictionary has 7006 terms with 8142 (Euphorbia) .
different explanations for 11439 taxa (572
genera, 9353 species and 1514 infraspecific Our nominations for the nicest names are
taxa). Thus there is more than 20% "overlap", apicicephalius, kalisana and mallei. The gen-
where the same explanation applies to two or eric names Calibanus and Prometheum also
more taxa. The most frequently used epithet have an interesting derivation. For the most in-
for succulents is grandiflorus (21 taxa), with elegant name, our nomination is ahremephi-
pubescens and pulchellus (16 each) sharing anus. Perhaps the award for the most unusual
second place, followed by robustus (15). name goes to mitejea.
However, this is not a complete tabulation of
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1 acinacifolius

A Acanthocalycium Gr. 'akanthos, akantha',

thorn, prickle; and Gr. 'kalyx', calyx; for the
spine-tipped scales on the receptacle and the
spine-tipped perianth segments. (Cacta-
aageodontus Gr. 'aages', hard; and Gr. ceae)
'odous, odontos', teeth. (Aloe) acanthocarpus Gr. 'akanthos, akantha', thorn,
abayensis For the occurrence in the Abay prickle; and Gr. 'karpos" fruit; for the
Gorge, Ethiopia. (Orbea) spine-covered fruits. (Cylindropuntia , Ery-
abbreviatus Lat., shortened ; (1) for the over- thrina , Tetragonia)
all size. (Senecio) - (2) for the small plants, Acanthocereus Gr. 'akanthos, akantha' , thorn,
with few leaves and ftowers. (Phyllobolus) - prickle; and Cereus , a genus of spiny col-
(3) for the very short internodes of the lat- umnar cacti. (Cactaceae)
eral branches . (Mitrophyllum) - (4) for the acanthosetus Gr. 'akanthos, akantha', thorn,
reduced leaf lamina . (Ruschia) - (5) for the prickle; and Lat. '-setus', -bristled; for the
short corolla tips. (Ceropegia arab ica var.) bristle-Iike spines. (Echinocereus pul chellus
- (6) application obscure. (Uncarina) ssp.)
abchasicus For the occurrence in the region of acanthurus Gr. 'akanthos, akantha' , thorn,
Abchasia, W Caucasu s, Georgia. (Sedum) prickle; and Gr. 'oura' , taiI; for the densely
abdelkuri For the occurrence on the island spined sterns. (Cleistocactus)
Abd-EI-Kuri off the coast of Socotra. (Eu- acaulis Lat., stemless; (1) for the growth form.
phorbia) (Furcraea , Opuntia) - (2) for the growth
aberdeenensis For the occurrence near Ab- form, but erroneously applied. (Senecio)
erdeen, Eastern Cape, RSA. (Delosperma) acervatus Lat., in heaps; for the cushion-
abhaicus For the occurrence near the city of forming growth habit. (Euphorbia)
Abha, Asir Prov., Saudi Arabia. (Aloe)
acetosus Lat., sour; for the acid taste of the
leaves. (Pelargonium)
aboriginus Lat., native, ancestral, aboriginal;
achabensis For the occurrence on the Farm
because the type plants were growing on
Achab, Northern Cape, RSA. (Conoph ytum)
shell heaps made by the FIorida aboriginal
Acharagma Gr. 'a- , an-', without ; and Gr.
people. (Harrisia)
'charagma' , groove; because the tubercles
abramsii For Prof. LeRoy Abrams (1874-
of the plant body are without a groove, con-
1956), US-American botanist at the Stan-
trasting with the related genus Escobaria.
ford University. (Dudle ya)
(Cactaceae)
abrotanifolius Lat. '-folius', -Ieaved; for the achirasensis For the occurrence at Achiras ,
similarity of the leaves to those of Artemisia ProvoC6rdoba, Argentina. (Gymnocalycium
abrotanum (Asteraceae). (Pelargonium) monvillei ssp.)
abruptus Lat., broken off, steep; application acicularis Lat., needle-shaped; (1) for the end
obscure. (Octopoma) spine of the leaves. (Agav e) - (2) for the
Absolmsia For Prof. Hermann M. C. L. E zu spination. (Echinocereus engelmannii var.)
Graf Solms-Laubach (1842-1915), German aciculatus Lat., marked with fine irregular
botanist. (Asclep iadaceae) streaks; (1) for the petal colouration. (Pelar-
abyssi Gen. of Lat. 'abyssus', abyss; for the gonium) - (2) application obscure . (Opun-
occurrence in a canyon near the Grand tia)
Canyon, Arizona , USA. (Cylindropuntia) acidus Lat., acid, sour-tasting; for the taste of
abyssicola Lat. 'abyssus' , abyss; and Lat. the fruits. (Eulychnia)
'-cola', -dweIIing. (Aloe) acifer Lat. 'acus', needle ; and Lat. '-fer', car-
abyssinicus Lat., Abyssinian, Ethiopian; for rying; for the spination. (Echinocereus poly-
the occurrence there. (Bulbine, Ceropegia, acanthus ssp.)
Delosperma , Euphorbia, Hypagophytum, acinacifolius Lat. 'acinaces' , oriental scimitar;
SchlechtereIla) and Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Gasteria)
acinaciformis 2

acinaciformis Lat. 'acinaces', oriental scimi- out' locality high above the surrounding
tar; and Lat. '-formis', -shaped; for the leaf countryside . (Plectranthus)
shape. (Carpobrotus, Crassula) acuispinus Lat. 'acus' , needle; and Lat. '-spi-
acinacispinus Lat. 'acinaces ', oriental scimi- nus' , -spined; for the end spine of the
tar; and Lat. '-spinus', -spined. (Gymnocaly- leaves. (Agave cantala var.)
cium catamarcense ssp.) aculeatangulus Lat. 'aculeatus' , prickly,
ackermannii For Georg Ackermann (fl. pointed; and Lat. 'angulus', angle; for the
1824), German cactus grower and importer. small prickles on the stern angles. tCissus
(Disocactus) quadrangularis var.)
acklinicola Lat. '-cola', -dwelling; and for the aculeatus Lat., prickly, pointed; (1) for the
occurence on Acklin Island, Bahamas. (Ag- spiny sterns. (Euphorbia , Pereskia) - (2) for
ave) the prickly sterns. (Adenia) - (3) for the
acocksii For lohn P. H. Acocks (1911-1979), spiny leaf surface. (Aloe) - (4) for the slen-
South African plant ecologist, Botanical der stylar head. (Cynanchum)
Survey Officer for the Botanical Research acultzingensis For the occurrence at Acultzin-
Institute, RSA, and a very active plant col- go, Veracruz, Mexico. (Mammillaria haa-
lector. (Delosperma, Ruschia) geana ssp.)
aconcaguensis For the occurrence in the acuminatus Lat., pointed; (1) for the shape of
Aconcagua valley, C Chile. (Eriosyce curvi- the stern segments. (Pseudorh ipsalis) - (2)
sp ina var.) for the pointed leaf tips. (Cheiridopsis , De-
acranthus Gr. 'akros ', pointed, on the top; and losperma , Dudleya, Haworthia magnifica
Gr. 'anthos ' , flower; for the position of the var., Hereroa , Ma chairophyllum, Ruschia) -
flowers near the stern tips. (Haageocereus) (3) for the petal tips. (Drosanthemum) - (4)
acre Lat. 'acer, acris, acre' , sharp, acute, acid; perhaps for the corolla lobes. (Crassula col-
for the sour-tasting sap of the plant in the orata var., Stapelia)
mornings. (Sedum) acutangulus Lat. 'acutus' , pointed, acute; and
Acrodon Gr. 'akros', pointed, on the top; and Lat. 'angulus ', angle, corner; (1) for the
Gr. 'odous , odontos', tooth; for the acute sharply ribbed sterns. (Caralluma) - (2) for
apically dentate leaves. (Aizoa ceae) the triquetrous leaves with sharp margins
acropetalus Gr. 'akros' , pointed, on the top; and keel. (Ruschia)
and Gr. 'petalon' , petal; for the spine-like acutifolius Lat. 'acutus' , pointed, acute; and
mucro at the petal tips. (Sedum) Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Crassula tetragona
Acrosanthes Gr. 'akros', pointed, on the top; ssp., Dischidia, Drosanthemum, Echeveria,
and Gr. 'anthos', flower; for the terminal Galenia, Lampranthus, Lenophyllum, Sesu-
flower above a dichotomous branching. (Ai- vium, Stomatium)
zoaceae) acutilobus Lat. 'acutus', pointed, acute; and
acrosepalus Gr. 'akros', pointed, on the top; Lat. 'lobus' , lobe; for the pointed corolla
and Gr. 'sepalon', sepal. (Lampranthus) lobes. (Quaqua)
acrotrichus Gr. 'akros', pointed, on the top; acutipetalus Lat. 'acutus' , pointed, acute; and
and Gr. 'thrix, trichos' , hair; for the fibrous Lat. 'petalum' , petal. (Khadia, Schwantesia)
leaf tips. (Dasylirion) acutisepalus Lat. 'acutus', pointed, acute; and
actinocarpus Gr. 'aktis, aktinos' , ray, rayed, Lat. 'sepalum' , sepal. (Pseudosedum)
star-like; and Gr. 'karpos' , fruit; for the stel- acutissimus Superl. of Lat. 'acutus', pointed,
lately spreading fruits. (Sedum) acute; for the leaves. (Aloe)
actinocladus Gr. 'aktis, aktinos' , ray, rayed, acutus Lat., pointed, acute; (1) for the leaf
star-like; and Gr. 'klados', branch ; for the shape. (Villadia) - (2) for the shape of the
branches, which radiate from the stern tip. leaf tip. (Aloinopsis) - (3) for the petal tips.
(Euphorbia) (Conophytum) - (4) for the acute tip of the
actites Gr. 'aktites', a watcher; for the 'look- shrivelled fruit. (Elaeophorbia)
3 aeruginosus

adamsonii For Prof. Robert S. Adamson adoensis For the occurrence near Adua, Ethio-
(1885-1965), British botanist, 1923-1950 pia. (Coccinia)
professor at Cape Town University, RSA. adolfofriedrichii For Adolfo M. Friedrich
(Trachyandra ) (1897-1987), German photographer emi-
Adansonia For Michel Adanson (1727-1806), grating 1925 to Brazil and settling 1930 in
French surgeon and naturalist who discov- Paraguay, war photographer and cactus col-
ered the "Baobab" around 1750 in Senegal. lector during the Chaco War between Para-
(Bombacaceae) guay and Bolivia. (Echinopsis)
adansonii As above. (Nolana) adolphi For Prof. Heinrich Gustav Adolf Eng-
additus Lat., joined to, added; for the frequent ler (1844-1930), German botanist in Berlin
presence of an additional flower in the oth- and director of the Berlin Botanical Garden
erwise three-flowered inflorescence. (Anti- and Museum. (Sedum)
mima) adpressifolius Lat. 'adpressus', appressed;
addoensis For the occurrence at Addo, Eas- and Lat. '-folius', -leaved; for the deflexed
tem Cape, RSA. (Senecio scaposus var.) leaves lying on the stern. (Euphorbia be-
adelae For Madame Adele Le Chartier (fl. harensis var.)
1908), perhaps an acquaintance of the Adromischus Gr. 'hadros', thick, sturdy; and
French botanist and physician Raymond Gr. 'mischos' , flower stalk; for the stout
Harnet, without further data. (Kalanchoe) pedicels. (Crassulaceae)
adelaidensis For the occurrence at Adelaide, adscendens Lat., ascending; for the growth
Eastem Cape, RSA. (Delosperma , Hawor-
habit. (Caralluma, Cotyledon, Harrisia)
thia coarctata var.)
aduncus Lat., hooked; for the apically re-
adelmarii For Dr. Adelmar E Coimbra Filho
curved leaf tips. (Lampranthus)
(fl. 1983), Brazilian zoologist in Rio de Ja-
adustus Lat., blackened, scorched; for the
neiro. (Cereus)
blackish spines. (Echinocereus)
adenensis For the occurrence near Aden, S
Aeollanthus Gr. 'Aiolos' , God of the Winds;
Yemen. (Caralluma, Euphorbia balsamifera
and Gr. 'anthos', flower (Jackson 1990).
ssp.)
(Lamiaceae)
Adenia Gr. 'aden', gland; for the glandrs) al-
Aeonium Gr. 'aionion', everliving plant; for
most always present on the leaves. (Passiflo-
raceae) the succulent nature and the assumed long-
Adenium Perhaps for the city of Aden, Ye- evity of the plants. (Crassulaceae)
men; or from Gr. 'aden', g1and. (Apoc yna- aequatorialis Lat., equatorial, equator-; for
ceae) the occurrence in Ecuador (= Span., equator.
adenochilus Gr. 'aden', gland; and Gr. 'chi- (Opuntia)
los', lip; for the lipped nectary glands. (Eu- aequilaterus Lat. 'aequus', equal; and Lat.
phorbia) 'latus, lateris', side; for the triquetrous
adenotrichus Gr. 'aden', gland; and Gr. 'thrix, leaves. (Carpobrotus)
trichos', hair; i.e. glandular-hairy. tRosula- aequoris Lat., of the plains; for the habitat.
ria) (Euphorbia)
adeyanus For Mrs. Monica Adeya Masinde aereus Lat., made from copper, bronze or
(* 1937), Kenyan social worker for health brass; for the petal colour. (Delosperma)
and nutrition, mother of the Kenyan botanist aerocarpus Gr. 'aer ', air; and Gr. 'karpos',
Dr. Patrick Siro Masinde. (Cissus) fruit; for the ballon-like wind-dispersed
adigratanus For the occurrence at Adigrat, fruits (or from Lat. 'aes, aeris', verdigris, an
Tigre Prov., Ethiopia. (Aloe) alloy of copper (bronze); for the fruit col-
adjuranus For the occurrence in the area in- our). (Eriosyce)
habited by the Somali Adjuran people. (Eu- aeruginosus Lat., verdigris-coloured; for the
phorbia) colour of the branches. (Euphorbia)
Aeschynanthus 4

Aeschynanthus Gr. 'aischyne', shame; and suffix '-ia' , having the characteristic; for the
Gr. 'anthos' , flower; for the predominantl y growth habit. (Grusonia)
red flowers. (Gesne riacea e) agglomeratus Lat., collected into a mass; for
aestiflorens Lat. 'aestas' , summer; and Lat. the group-forming growth. (Grusonia)
'-florens', -flowering. (Conophytum minu s- aggregatus Lat., aggregated, clustered; (1) for
culum ssp.) the offsetting rosettes. (Oros tachys mala co-
aestivalis Lat., pertaining to the summer; for phylla var.) - (2) for the crowded branches.
the flowering time. (Pelargonium) (Euphorbia) - (3) for the numerous flowers
aestivus Lat., pertaining to the summer; pre- clustered in the leafaxils. (Sinningia) - (4)
sumably for the flowering time. (Lampran- for the congested inflorescences. (Ruschia)
thus) agnetae For Agnes Roggen (fl. 1975), wife of
Aethephyllum Gr. 'aethes', unusual, uncom- P. A. Roggen, who was a good friend of the
mon; and Gr. 'phyllon' , leaf; for the pinnati- describing author. (Parodia concinna ssp.)
fid leaves, which are uncommon in the fam- agninus Lat., of a lamb; for the small teeth
ily. (A izoaceae) along the leaf margins, and comparing the
aethiopicus For the occurrence in Africa ('Ae- gaping leaves of a pair with a lamb's mouth.
thiopia ' in classical use means Africa, usu- (Stomatium)
ally South Africa). (Sansevieria) agnis Gen. of Lat. 'ag nus', lamb; for Agnese
aethiops Gr., sunburnt, black, scorched; for Battista (t 2002), stillborn daughter of the
the black spination. (Cereus) Italian succulent plant collector Luigi Bat-
aetnensis For the occurrence on Mt. Aetna, tista. (Haworthia)
Sicily, ltaly. (Sedum) agu doensis For the occurrence at Agudo, Rio
affinis Lat., allied to; for the relationship to Grande do Sul, Brazil. (Rhipsalis)
previously known taxa. (Aloe, Ceropegia , aguirreanus For log. Gustavo Aguirre Bena-
Delosperma, Dudleya abramsii ssp., Eche- vides (* 1915), Mexican cactus specialist
veria, Galenia , Lampranthus) and cultivator in Parras de la Fuente, Coa-
afra Lat. 'afer, afra, afrum' , African. (Portu- huila, Mexico. (Acharagma)
lacaria) ahmarensis For the occurrence at Al Ahmar,
africanus Lat., for the occurrence in Africa. Yemen. (Aloe) - (2) For the occurrence in
(Adenia wightiana ssp., Alo e, Ceropegia , the Ahmar Mts., Somalia . (Ceropegia)
Galenia, Kedrostis, Schle chterella, Stercu- ahremephianus For the initials RMF of Roger
lia) M. Ferryman (fl. 2002), English photogra-
Afrovivella From Lat. 'Africa', Africa, for the pher and cactus collector. (Copiapo a)
occurrence there; and in allusion to the sim- Aichryson Gr. 'aei' , always; and Gr. 'chry -
ilarly rosette-producing former genus Sem- sos', gold; for the flower colour. tCra ssula-
pervivella (now Sedum , Crassulaceae). ceae)
(Crassulaceae) aitonis Perhaps for William Aiton (173 1-
Agave Gr. 'Agave', daughter of Kadmos and 1793), British gardener and botanist at Kew.
sister of Semeie in Gr. mythology, also the (Mesembryanthemum )
mother of Pentheus, who she murdered in Aizoanthemum Gr. 'anthemon', flowering
an outburst of fury; also Gr. 'agavos', plant, flower; and for the similarity to the
stately, noble, illustrious; for the stately na- genus Ai zoon. (Aizoaceae)
ture of many species, but also for the fero- aizo ides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for the
cious leaf margin teeth present in many spe- genus Ai zoon (Aizoaceae). (A ichryson, Sen-
eies. (Agavaceae) ecio talinoides ssp.)
agavoides Gr. '-oides' , resembling ; and for the Aizoon Gr., an everliving plant. (A izoaceae )
genus Agave (Agavaceae). (A riocarpus, aizoon As above. (Ae onium, Phedimus, Pro-
Echeveria) metheum)
aggeria Lat. 'agger', heap, mound; and Gr. ajgal From the vemacular Berber name for the
5 albifuscus

Dragon Tree in the region of Jbel Imzi, Mo- albiarmatus Lat. 'albus' , white; and Lat. 'ar-
rocco. (Dracaena dra co ssp.) matus', armed; for the white spination.
aktites Gr., coast-dweller; for the coastal oc- (Mammillaria coahuilensis ssp.)
currence. (Ag ave) albicans Lat., whitish; for the spination.
alacriportanus For the occurrence near Porto (Mammillaria)
Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Lat. albicaulis Lat. 'albus' , white; and Lat.
'portus alacer' = Port. 'Porto Alegre', merry '-caulis', -stemmed ; for the whitish-blue
port). (Parodia) stern colour. (Cereus)
alamosanus For the occurrence at Los Ala- albicephalus Lat., 'albus' , white; and Gr.
mos and the Alarnos Mts., Sonora, Mexico. 'kephale ', head; for the white cephalium.
(Ferocactus, Sedum ) (Melocactus, Micranthocereus)
alamosensis For the occurence near Los Ala- albiceps Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. '-ceps',
mos, Sonora, Mexico. (Stenocereus) headed; for the white appearance of the
alatus Lat., winged; (1) for the ridges on the stern tips caused by the closely-set areoles.
caudex. (Myrm ecodia) - (2) for the winged (Browningia)
branches. (Eupho rbia, Pseudorhipsalis, Ru- albicolumnaris Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat.
schia ) - (3) for the winged rhachis. (Ery th- 'columnaris', column-shaped; for the
rophysa ) - (4) for the winged corolla- shortly cylindrical white-spined plant bod-
angles. (Echeveria) - (5) for the winged ies. (Frailea pygmaea ssp.)
seeds. (Bulbine) - (6) application obscure. albicolumnarius Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat.
(Crassula)
'columnarius ' , having columns; for the
albanensis For the occurrence near Albany,
shortly cylindrical white-spined plant bod-
Eastern Cape, RSA. (Rhombophyllum)
ies. (Escobaria)
albanicus As above. (Mes toklema)
albicomus Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat.
albatus Lat., clothed white; for the flower col-
'corna', hair, mane; for the white hair-like
OUf. (Juttadinteria )
spination. (Mammilla ria)
albens Lat., becoming white, whitened; für the
albidiflorus Lat. 'albidus' , whitish; and Lat.
flower colour. (Drosanthemum)
'-floms' , -flowered. (Anacampseros, Erio-
albersianus For Prof. Dr. Focke Albers
syce chilensis var.)
(* 1940), German botanist in Münster, work-
ing with the karyology and morphology of albidior Comp. of Lat. 'albidus " white, whit-
Asclepiadaceae and Geraniaceae.
ish; for the pale glaucous leaves. (Agave mi-
(Cibirhiza) tis var.)
albersii As above. (Quaqua) albido-opacus Lat. 'albidu s' , whitish; and Lat.
albertensis For the occurrence near Prince Al- 'opacus', dun, not shining; for the flower
bert, Western Cape, RSA. (Euphorbia) colour, (Umbilicus)
albertii For Albert von Regel (1845-1908), albidus Lat., whitish; (1) for the wax-covered
Swiss-born Russian physician and botanist leaves. (Machairophyllum) - (2) for the
of German descent in St. Petersburg; oldest flower colour. (Aloe, Dischidia)
son of the botanist Eduard A. Regel. (Se- albiflorus Lat. 'albus' , white; and Lat. '<flo-
dum ) rus' , -flowered. (Aloe, Arroj adoa , Beschor-
albertiniae For the occurrence near Alber- neria , Conophytum, Drosanthemum, Dud-
tinia, Western Cape, RSA. (Crassula capen- leya , Mammillaria , Polymita, Rebutia,
sis var.) Rhadamanthus, Tylecodon , Villadia )
albertisii For L. M. d' Albertis (1841-1901 ), albiflos Lat. 'albus' , white; and Lat. 'flos',
Italian botanist. (Myrmecodia) flower. (Haemanthus)
albeseens Lat., becoming white; (1) for the albifuscus Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. 'fus-
leaf colour. (Ag ave) - (2) for the spine col- cus' , brown; application not explained.
our. (Mammillaria decipiens ssp.) (Frailea gracillima ssp.)
albilanatus 6

albilanatus Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. 'lana- albopectinatus Lat. 'albus' , white; and Lat.
tus' , woolly; for the white wool-like spina- 'pectinatus' , comb-like, pectinate; for the
tion. (Mammillaria) spination. (Rebutia)
albinota Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. 'nota', alboroseus Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat.
mark; for the white-spotted leaf surface. 'roseus', rose-coloured ; for the petals. (Co-
(Rabiea) nicosia pugioniformis ssp., Leipoldtia, Sto-
albipilosus Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. 'pil- matium)
osus', hairy; for the white-hairy corolla. alboruber Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. 'ruber,
(Brachystelma, Tridentea marientalensis rubra, rubrum ', red; for the bicoloured pe-
ssp.) tals. (Antimima)
albipollinifer Lat. 'albus' , white; Lat. 'pollen', albostriatus Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat.
pollen; and Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum' , -carry- 'striatus', striped. (xDuvaliaranthus)
ing. (Euphorbia) albovestitus Lat. 'albus ', white; and Lat.
albiporcatus Lat. 'albus ', white; and Lat. 'vestitus', clothed ; for the heavy bloom on
'porcatus', ridged, ribbed (from Lat. 'por- the tepals. (Aloe)
ca', ridge between two furrows) ; for the albovillosus Lat. 'albus ', white; and Lat. 'vil-
stern architecture . (Cissus) losus' , villous, hairy; for the hairy leaves
albipunctus Lat. 'albus' , white; and Lat. and cyathia. (Euphorbia gueinzii var.)
'punctum', dot, spot; for the white-spotted albovirens Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat.
leaf surface. (Rabiea) 'virens', green ; for the colour of the
branches. (Euphorbia pillansii var.)
albisaetacens Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat.
Albuca Lat. 'albucus ', "Asphodel" (Aspho-
'saetacens', with bristles; for the spination
delus sp., from Lat. 'albus' , white, for the
of the stern segments. (Tunilla)
white flowers); for the similarity of some
albiseptus Lat. 'albus' , white; and Lat. 'sep-
species to Asphodel. (Hya cinthaceae)
tum', partition, cross-wall; for the disposi-
albus Lat., white; for the flower colour. (Astri-
tion of the white corolla lobes. (Ceropegia)
dia, Bulbine, Crassula , Gibbaeum, Oscula-
albisetatus Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. '-seta-
ria, Pelargonium , Sedum)
tus', -bristled ; for the sometimes almost
alcahes From the vernacular name of the
white spination . (xHaagespostoa) plants in Baja California , Mexico. (Cylindr-
albispinus Lat. 'albus ', white; and Lat. '-spi- opuntia)
nus', -spined. (Haageocereus) alcicornis Lat. 'alce s' , elk; and Lat. 'cornu ',
albissimus Lat., whitest (Superl. of Lat. 'al- horn; (1) for the intricate branching pattern.
bus', white). (Avonia) (Euphorbia) - (2) probably for the inflores-
albisummus Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. cences. (Crassula)
'summus', highest (Superl. of 'superus' , aldabrensis For the occurrence on Aldabra Is-
high); for the tall white-hairy sterns. tP ilo- land in the W Indian Ocean. (Aloe)
socereus) alensis For the occurrence in the Sierra del
albivenius Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. 'vena' , Alo, Mexico. (Pilosocereus)
vein; for the leaves. (lpomoea) alexanderi For Edward J. Alexander (1901-
alboareolatus Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. 1985), US-American botanist and curator of
'areolatus', with areoles. (Gymnocalycium) the herbarium at the New York Botanical
albocastaneus Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. Garden. (Sedum) - (2) For W. B. Alexander
'castaneus', chestnut-brown; for the flower (fl. 1921), who first collected this taxon.
colour. (Orbea) (Tephrocactu s)
albomarginatus Lat. 'albus', white; and Lat. alexandrii For Dr. Richard Chandler Prior
'marginatus' , margined; (1) for the leaves of (formerly Alexander) (1809-1902), British
the primary rosettes . (Sedum) - (2) for the botanist. (Sterculia)
white leaf margins. (Agave) alfredii For Alfred Hance, son of the British
7 alticola

botanist Henry E Hance (1827-1886). (Se- Aloe From the Gr. ('aloe') , Arabian ('alloch')
dum) - (2) For Alfred Razafindratsira (fl . and Hebrew ('ahalim') names for the plants.
2001), Madagascan plant collector and (Aloaceae)
owner of a succulent plant nursery. (Aloe , aloides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for the
Euphorbia) genus Aloe (Aloaceae) . (Nananthus)
Aigastoloba Intergeneric hybrid name that aloifolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved; for the simi-
combines the names of the involved genera larity of the leaves to those of Aloe (Aloa-
Aloe, Gasteria and Astroloba. (Aloaceae) ceae). (Yucca)
algidus Lat., cold ; for the occurrence in cold Aloinopsis Gr. '-opsis', similar to; and for the
Siberia. (Rhodiola) genus Aloe (Aloaceae). (Aizoa ceae)
algoensis For the occurrence in Algoa Park, alonsoi For Alonso Garcfa Luna (* 1980),
near Port Elizabeth, Eastem Cape , RSA. Mexican discoverer of the taxon . (Turbini-
(Lampranthus) carpus)
aliciae For Miss Alice Pegler (1861-1929), alooides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for the
teacher and amateur botanist in the Eastem genus Aloe (Aloaceae). (Aloe, Bulbine,
Cape, RSA. (Plectranthus) - (2) For Mlle . Dudleya saxosa ssp., Senecio)
Alice Leblanc (fl. 1908), an intimate ac- alpester Ital. 'alpestre' , alpine (from Lat.
quaintance of the the French botanist and 'Alpes', Alps) ; for the high-altitude distribu-
physician Raymond Harnet. (Orostachys) tion. (Crassula , Rosularia, Sedum)
alidae For Alida P. Zonneveld-van Leeuwen alpinus Lat., alpine; for the high-altitude dis-
(fl. 1986), wife of the Dutch Crassulaceae tribution . (Brachystelma, Ectotropis, Este r-
specialist Dr. B. Zonneveld. (Sempervivum)
huysenia)
aliwalensis For the occurrence near Aliwal alsinefolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved ; for the sim-
North, Eastem Cape, RSA. (Delosperma)
ilarity of the leaves to those of Alsine (now
alko-tuna From the local vemacular name of
Minuartia , "Sandwort" etc., Caryophylla-
the plants in Bolivia, from Quechua 'alko' ,
ceae). (Sedum)
dog, and Span. 'tuna', fruit of Opuntia spp.
alsinoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for the
(Opuntia)
former genus Alsine (now Minuartia,
allantoides Gr., sausage-shaped; for the leaf
"Sandwort" etc., Caryophyllaceae). (Cras -
shape. (Sedum)
sula pellucida ssp.)
allionii For Carlo Allioni (1728-1804), Italian
alsius Lat., frosty ; for the cold northerly habi-
physician and botanist. (Sempervivum globi-
tat. (Rhodiola)
ferum ssp.)
alloplectus Gr. ' allos', other or another; and Alsobia Gr. 'alsos', forest; and perhap s Gr.
Gr. 'plektos' , plaited, twisted ; application 'sobe', horse tail; for the epiphytic growth
obscure. (Plectranthus) and the pendent sterns. (Gesneriaceae)
allosiphon Gr. 'allos', other or another; and alstonii For Captain Edward G. Alston (fl.
Gr. 'siphon', tube ; for the floral tube that is 1891-1917), farm manager and botanical
said to distinguish the taxon from related collector in the Northem Cape, RSA. (Adro -
species. (Parodia) mischus, Avonia quinaria ssp., Cephalo-
Alluaudia For Charles Alluaud (1861-1949), phyllum, Crassula, Hoodia)
French entomologist and natural history col- altemans Lat., altemating; (1) for the alter-
lector of independent means, working in Af- nately arranged leaflets of the leaves. (Pe-
rica and Madagascar, often in association largonium) - (2) application obscure. (Kal -
with the Natural History Museum, Paris. anchoe)
(Didiereaceae) altemicolor Lat. 'altemans', altemating; and
Alluaudiopsis Gr. '-opsis', similar to; and for Lat. 'color', colour; for the variegated
the genus Alluaudia (Didiereaceae). (Didie- branches. (Euphorbia aggregata var.)
reaceae) alticola Lat. 'altus', high; and Lat. '-cola', in-
altigenus 8

habiting; for the occurrence at high alti- (2) For the occurrence in the Amazonas re-
tudes. (Aloe megalacantha ssp., Crassula , gion , Peru. (Praecereus euchlorus ssp.)
Delosperma, Kalan choe , Khadia) ambarivatoensis For the occurrence at Am-
altigenus Lat. 'altus', high; and Lat. 'genus', barivato in the Ankarana Reserve, Madagas-
birth, origin ; for the high-altitude habitat. car. (Euphorbia)
(Ruschia) ambatoensis For the occurrence in the Sierra
altissimus Comp. of Lat. 'altus' , high; (1) for Ambato, Provo Catamarca, Argentina.
the tall sterns. (Browningia) - (2) for the (Gymnocalycium )
comparatively tall leaves . (Haworthia an- ambatofinandranae For the occurrence near
gustifolia var.) Ambatofinandrahana, Madagascar. (Euphor-
altistylus Lat. 'altus', high; and Lat. 'stylus', bia stenoclada ssp.)
style. (Lampranthus) ambigens Lat., doubting ('ambigere', to
altus Lat., high; (1) for the high-altitude oc- doubt); application obscure. (Aloe)
currence. (Sempervivum) - (2) for the com- ambiguus Lat., doubtful ; (1) because the ba-
paratively tall bodies formed from the fused sionym author was uncertain about the gen-
leaves of a pair. (Conophytum bilobum ssp.) eric placing. (Plectranthus) - (2) because
alversonii For Andrew H. Alverson (1845- the taxon was seen as intermediate between
1916), British -born mineral prospector in Claytonia and Calandrinia when first pub-
Califomia, later cactus collector, propagator lished. (Cistanth e) - (3) because the place-
and dealer. (Escobaria) ment within one of the sections of the genus
amabilis Lat., loveable, pleasing; (1) for the was unresolved. (Drosanthemum) - (4) ap-
general appearance. (Cheiridops is, Lampr- plication obscure. (Sinocrassula)
anthus, Rhodiola) - (2) and for Mabel amboensis For the occurrence in the former
Grande (fl. 2002), pseudonym of a well- Amboland (now Ovamboland) in N Nami-
known US-American Mesemb specialist. bia. (Neorautanenia)
(Phyllobolus) ambohipotsiensis For the Ambohipotsi Sec-
amajacensis For the occurrence in the valley tion of the Tsimbazaza Botanical Garden,
of the Rio Amajac and near the village of Antananarivo, Madagascar, where the plants
Santa Maria Amajac , Hidalgo, Mexico. were found growing. (Euphorbia)
(Mammillaria) amboinicus From the occurrence on Amboina
amanensis For the occurrence in the Amanus Island, Moluccas. (Plectranthus)
Mts. in S Turkey. (Rosularia sempervivum ambolensis For the occurrence in the Ambolo
ssp.) territory, SE Madagascar. (Kalanchoe)
amaniensis For the occurrence at Amani in ambongensis For the occurence in the valley
the Usambara region , Tanzania. (Senecio) of the Ambongo River, Madagascar. (Pachy-
amarantoides Gr. '-oides ', resembling; and podium)
for the genus Amaranthus (Amarantha- ambovombensis For the occurrence near the
ceae). (Cistanthe) town of Ambovombe, S Madagascar. (Cero-
amarifontanus Lat. 'amarus' , bitter; and Lat. pegia , Cynanchum, Euphorbia )
'fontanus', relating to aspring; for the oc- ambroseae For Mrs. M. N. Ambrose (fL
currence at Bitterfontein, RSA. (Euphorbia) 1960), who collected plants in Southem
amatolicus For the occurrence in the Amatola Rhode sia (now Zimbabwe) and Mocam-
Mts., Eastem Cape , RSA. (Crassula sedi- bique for L. C. Leach . (Euphorbia)
flora var., Schizoglo ssum ) amecaensis For the occurrence near Ameca,
amatymbicus Probably erroneously formed Mexico, Mexico. (Disocactus speciosus fa.)
from the locality Tambukiland, from where amecamecanus For the purported type local-
the taxon was described. (Pelargonium) ity Amecameca, Mexico, Mexico (Sedum)
amazonicus For the occurrence in the Ama- amerhauseri For Mr. Helmut Amerhauser
zonas region, Brazil. (Pseudorhipsalis) - (* 1941), Austrian cactus collector, Gymno-
9 anagensis

calycium specialist and co-founder of the Amphipetalum Gr. 'amphi-', around, double,
Austrian "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gymnocaly- of two kinds; and Gr. 'petalon' , petal; for
cium". (Frailea, Gymnocalycium) the two distinct petal types. (Portulacaceae)
americanus Lat., American; for the occur- amphoralis Lat., pertaining to amphoras; for
rence on the American continent. (Agave) the amphora-shaped corolla. (Echeveria)
amethystinus Lat., amethyst-coloured; (1) for amplectens Lat., clasping; for the tubular
the leaf-colour. (Graptopetalum) - (2) for stem-clasping leaf sheaths. (Aspazoma)
the occurrence near Brejinho das Ametistas, amplexicaulis Lat. 'amplexus', clasping; and
Bahia, BraziI. (Melocactus bahiensis ssp.) Lat. '-caulis', -stemmed; for the amplexi-
amiclaeus From the ancient town of Amiclae caul (i.e. clasping the stern) leaves. (Sedum)
[Amyclae], present-day Monticelli (near ampliatus Lat., enlarged, increased; (1) for
Napoli), Italy. (Opuntia) the subglobose leaves. (Ruschia) - (2) for
amicorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'amicus', friend, the broadly inflated corolla. (Ceropegia)
i.e. of friends; (1) for the friends on the ampliflorus Lat., 'amplus', wide, large; and
Mountain Club of Kenya expedition when Lat. '-florus', -flowered. (Senecio)
the taxon was discovered. (Aloe) - (2) be- ampliphyllus Lat., 'amplus ' , wide, large; and
cause the taxon was discovered together by Gr. 'phyllon', leaf; for the large leaves. (Eu-
four friends. (Conophytum tantillum ssp.) - phorbia)
(3) for the two plant-hunting friends John J. amstutziae For Mrs. E. Amstutz (fl. 1956),
Lavranos and Len E. Newton, who collected botanist working for several years in Oroya,
the type material of the taxon. (Euphorbia) Peru, and discoverer of the taxon. (Brown-
- (4) perhaps because the taxon was discov- ingia)
ered by several friends of the South African amudatensis For the occurrence at Amudat,
botanist Louisa Bolus. (Ruschia)
Upe County, Uganda. (Aloe)
amilis Probably from Lat. 'amor', love; ac-
amydros Gr., indistinct, dirn, obscure; for the
cording to the protologue for the most-
undistinguished small plants. (Monanthes
beloved daughter of Carlos Spegazzini, who
polyphylla ssp.)
died shortly before the publication of the
Anacampseros Gr. 'anakamptein', to bring
taxon. (Portulaca)
back, and Gr. 'eros ', love; from the alleged
ammak From the local vernacular name of the
aphrodisiac properties of the plant to which
plants in Arabia (perhaps, though unlikely,
the name was originally applied by Plinius
from Arab. 'ammaq', to deepen ?). (Euphor-
bia)
and Plutarch, now thought to have been a
ammophilus Gr. 'ammos', sand; and Gr. 'phi- Sedum. Alternative1y from Gr. 'anakampto',
los', friend; for the preferred sandy habitat. to bend down; and Gr. '-eros', capable of;
(Crassula, Opuntia) and relating to the reflexed ripening fruits of
amoenus Lat., beautiful, pleasing. (Antimima, some taxa. (Portulacaceae)
Echeveria, Lampranthus) anacampseros Gr. 'anakamptein', to bring
ampanihensis For the occurrence near the back, and Gr. 'eros', love; antique Gr. name
town of Ampanihy, S Madagascar. (Cynan- of the plant, because of its alleged aphro-
chum) disiac properties. Alternatively from Gr.
ampanihyensis As above. (Euphorbia decaryi 'anakampto', to bend down; and Gr. '-eros' ,
var.) capab1e of; and relating to the procumbent
Amphibolia Gr. 'amphibolos', ambiguous, sterns. (Hylotelephium)
doubtful; for the doubtful generic placement anacanthus Gr. 'an-', without; and Gr. 'akan-
of the type species. (Aizoaceae) tha', thorn, spine; for the abscence of spines
amphibolius Gr. 'amphibolos' , ambiguous, on the sterns. (Opuntia)
doubtful; for the doubtful generic placement anagensis For the occurrence in the Anaga
of the taxon. (Lampranthus) Mts., Tenerife, Canary Islands. (Monanthes)
analalavensis 10

analalavensis For the occurrence near Analal- are without conspicuous subtending bracts.
ava, N Madagascar. (Euphorbia) (Commelinaeeae)
analavelonensis For the occurrence near Ana- anemoniflorus For the genu s Anemone (Ra-
lavelona, Provo Toliara, Madagascar. (Eu- nuneulaeeae); and Lat. '-florus' , -flowered.
phorbia) (Duvalia)
ancashensis For the occurrence in Provo An- anethifolius Lat. '- folius', -leaved; for the
cash , Peru. (Armatoeereus mataranus ssp.) similarity of the leaves to those of Anethum
anceps Lat., two-edged; (1) for the two-angled graveolens ("Dill ", Apiaeeae). tPelargo-
young sterns. (Aerosanthes) - (2) for the nium)
two-angled sterns. (Erepsia) angavokeliensis For the occurrence on Mt.
ancistrophorus Gr. 'ankistron', hook, barb; Angavokely, C Madagascar. (Cynanehum)
and Gr. '-phoros', carrying; for the hooked angelae For Mrs . Angeles G. Lopez de Kies-
spines. (Eehinopsis) ling (t 1985), former wife the Argentinian
andegavensis For the occurrence near Angers botanist Roberto Kiesling. (Gymnoealyei-
(Lat. Andecaves), Region Anjou , France. um)
(Sedum) angelensis For the occurrence on Isla Angel
andersonianus For Prof. Dr. Edward ("Ted") de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico.
E Anderson (1932-2001), US-American (Mammillaria)
botanist and Caetaeeae specialist. (Mammil- angelesiae For Mrs. Angeles G. Lopez de
laria perezdelarosae ssp.) Kiesling (t 1985), former wife of the Ar-
andersonii As above . (Opuntia, Turbiniearpus gentinian botanist Roberto Kiesling . (Eehin-
sehmiediekeanus ssp.) opsis)
andinus For the occurrence in the S American angelica For Mrs . Angelique Wallace (fl.
Ande s. (Fureraea, Meloeaetus, Sedum)
1934), wife of a former Chief Engineer of
andohahelensis For the occurrence in the
the South African Railway s. (A loe)
Massif de l' Andohahela, S Madagascar.
angelicae For Angelika Rusch (fl. 1923), wife
(Aloe)
of Ernst J. Rusch and a friend of the Din-
andongensis For the occurrence at Pungo An-
ters. (Conophytum)
dongo, Angola. (Aloe)
anglicus Lat., English; for the occurrence in
andreae For Wilhelm Andreae (1895-1970),
England. (Sedum)
German owner of a brewery, cactus special-
angolensis For the occurrence in Angola.
ist and horticulturist in Bensheim, honorary
(Aloe, Chortolirion , Glossostelma, Huernia
member of the Deutsche Kakteen-Gesell-
verekeri var., Monadenium, Raphionaeme,
schaft. (Gymnoealyeium)
Stapelia schinzii var., Synadenium, Tavare-
andreaeanus For Dieter Andreae (fl. 1961),
German cactus horticulturist in Otzberg- sia)
Lengfeld, Germany, son of Wilhelm An- angrae For the occurrence near Angra Pe-
dreae. (Eriosyee, Huernia) quena (Lüderitz Bay), Namibia. (Euphor-
andrefandrovanus For the Andrefandrova bia)
Section of the Tsimbazaza Botanical Gar- anguinus Lat., snake-like; for the habit of the
den, Antananarivo, Madagascar, where the sterns. (Cleistoeaetus baumannii ssp.)
plant was growing. (Euphorbia) angularis Lat. , angled; for the angularly
andringitrensis For the occurrence in the An- winged branches. (Euphorbia)
dringitra Mts. , Madagascar. (Aloe, Cynan- anguliger Lat. 'angulus' , angle , corner; and
ehum) Lat. '-ger, -gera , -gerurn " carrying, bearing;
androsaceus For the similarity of the cushion- for the shape of the stern segments. (Epi-
like growth to that of the genus Androsace ph yllum)
(Primulaeeae). (Antimima) angulipes Lat. 'angulus', angle, corner; and
Aneilema Gr. 'a-, an-' , without; and Gr. 'eile- Lat. 'pes', foot; for the angled peduncles.
rna' , involucre; because the inflorescences (Gibbaeum)
11 Antegibbaeum

angustatus Lat., narrowed; for the 1eaf shape. ankirihitrensis For the occurrence near Anki-
(Stathmostelma) rihitra, W Madagascar. (Cyphostemma)
angustiarum Gen. of Lat. 'angustiae ', narrow ankoberensis For the occurrence at Ankober,
place, narrow pass; for the occurrence in Ethiopia. (Aloe)
canyons . (Agave) annae For Anna S. Schchia (fl. 1969), botani-
angustiftorus Lat. 'angustus', narrow; and cal explorer in the Caucasus region, Geor-
Lat. '-flom s', -flowered; for the narrow1y gia. (Sempervivum)
elongated cyathia. (Euphorbia) annamariae For Mrs. Annamarie Braus Ross,
angustifolius Lat. 'angustus ', narrow; and Lat. wife of Erieh Ross who sponsored the expe-
'-folius', -leaved. (Acrosanthes, Bulbine, dition that discovered the taxon. (Euphor-
Corpuscularia, Ech everia, Fockea, Hawor- bia)
thia, Kalanchoe, Myrmecodia, Odontopho- annamicus For the oceurrenee in the Annam
rus , Pedilanthus tithymaloides ssp., Ptero- region, Vietnam. (Kalanchoe)
dis cus, Sedum, Stomatium, Tetragonia) annianus For Anni Lau (fl. 1981), wife of the
angustilobus Lat. 'angustus ', narrow; and Lat. succulent plant collector Alfred B. Lau.
'lobus', lobe; for the corolla lobes. (Du- (Mammillaria)
valia, Echidnopsis) annularis Lat., ring-shaped, arranged in a
angustipetalus Lat. 'angustus', narrow; and eircle; for the arrangement of the neetary
Lat. 'petalum', petal; for the petals. (Cor- glands. (Delosperma)
puscularia, Pelargonium) annulatus Lat., with a ring (from Lat. 'annu-
angustissimus Superl. of Lat. 'angustus', nar- lus', ring) ; (1) for the pattern produced by
row; for the comparatively narrow leaves. the leaf scars on the lateral branches. (Van-
(Aspidoglossum, Yucca)
zijlia) - (2) application obscure. (Hoodia
angustus Lat., narrow; (1) because the 1eaves
pilifera ssp.)
are narrow compared with the typica1 var-
annuus Lat., annual; (1) for the often annual
iety. (Monadenium invenustum var.) - (2)
growth habit. (Bulbine) - (2) for the annual
perhaps for the 1eaf shape. (Hylotelephium,
growth habit. tDo rstenia; Sedum)
Rhodiola)
anomalus Gr. 'anomales, anomalos' , abnor-
anhuiensis For the occurrence in Anhui Prov.,
mal, uneven; (1) for the abnormal character-
China. (Sedum)
istics when compared to Ornithogalum (Hy-
anisitsii For Prof. Daniel J. Anisits (1856-
acinthaceae). (Drimia) - (2) for the aber-
1911), Hungarian pharmacist and plant and
animal collector, 1883-1907 in Asunci ön, rant morphological features of the taxon.
Paraguay, 1909-1911 working as bacteriol- (Agave, Drosanthemum) - (3) for the char-
ogist in Berlin, supplied cactus specimens to actistics when eompared to the former ge-
K. Schumann . (Gymnocalycium) nus Stylophyllum (Crassulaceae) . (Dudleya)
anivoranoensis For the occurrence near Ani- - (4) application obscure. (Cras sula atrop-
vorano, NE Madagascar. (Aloe) urpurea var., Miraglossum)
ankarafantsiensis For the oceurrenee near anoplia Gr., without armour (Gr. 'hopla' , ar-
Ankarafantsika, Madagascar. (Euphorbia vi- mour); for the lack of spines. (Euphorbia)
guieri var.) Anredera Unresolved. (Basellaceae)
ankaranensis For the occurrence in the Fa- ansamalensis For the occurrence at Ansam-
laise d' Ankarana, NW Madagascar. (Aloe) ala, S Madagasear. (Cynanchum)
ankaratrae For the occurrenee at Ankaratra, antandroi For the occurrence at Antandroi in
Madagascar. (Euphorbia duranii var.) SW Madagascar; or for the occurrence in
ankarensis For the oecurrence at the rocks of the territory of the Antandroi tribe. (Alo e,
Ankara, NW Madagascar. (Euphorbia) Senecio)
ankazobensis For the occurrence near Anka- antanimorensis For the occurrence at Antan-
zobe, ProvoAntananarivo, Madagascar. (Eu- imora, Madagascar. (Aloe acutissima var.)
phorbia) Antegibbaeum Lat. 'ante', before; and for the
antemeridianus 12

genus Gibbaeum (Aizoaceae), for which the antoniae For Margery S. Anthony (* 1924),
genus was thought to be a predecessor in US-American botanist. (Cylindropuntia)
evolution . (Aizoaceae) antonii For Dr. Antony Vincent Hall (* 1936),
antemeridianus Lat. 'ante', before ; and Lat. English-bom botanist at the University of
'meridianus', pertaining to midday, noon; Cape Town, RSA. (Lampranthus)
for the flowers opening in the moming. antsingiensis For the occurrence at Antsingy,
(Lampranthus) W Madagascar. (Euphorbia moratii var.)
antennifer Lat. 'antenna', antenna (insects); antsingyensis As above. (Aloe)
and Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum', -carrying; for antsiranensis For the occurrence in the region
the very narrow corolla lobes. (Ceropegia) of Antsiranana (Diego Suarez), N Madagas-
anteojoensis For the occurrence at the base of car. (Sarcostemma)
Mt. Anteojo in the Sierra de la Madera , antso From the local vemacular name of the
Coahuila, Mexico. (Cylindropuntia) plants in Madagascar. (Euphorbia)
anteuphorbium Gr. 'anti', against; and Gr. anulatus Lat., with a ring; from Lat.
'euphorbion', spurge (cf. Euphorbia); from 'an[n]ulus', ring; application obscure. (Ho-
the supposed value as antidote against ya)
spurge poison. (Senecio) aoracanthus Gr. 'aor' , sword; and Gr. 'akan-
antezanae For Lucio Antezana (fl. 1953), Bo- tha', thom, spine ; for the fierce spination.
livian agronomist and director of the Fores- (Tephroca ctus)
try Division of Oruro, who assisted the Bo- apachensis For the occurrence near the
livian botanist M. Cärdenas on one of his Apache Trail in Arizona, USA. tEchinoce-
trips. (Echinopsis) reus)
anthonyanus For Dr. Harald E. Anthony (fl.
apamensis For the occurrence near San Lor-
1950) of Englewood, New Jersey, USA,
enzo Apam, Hidalgo, Mexico. (Mammilla-
who first flowered the taxon. (Selenicereus)
ria wiesingeri ssp.)
anthonyi For A. W. Anthony (fl. 1896), US-
Apatesia Gr. 'apatesis', deception; for the pos-
American botanical collector. (Dudleya)
sible confusion with the genus Hymenogyne
Anthorrhiza Gr. 'anthos', flower; and Gr.
(Aizoaceae) . (Aizoaceae)
'rhiza', root; for the root-derived spines
apedicellatus Gr. 'a-' , without; and Lat. 'pedi-
around the flowers. (Rubiaceae)
cellatus', pedicellate; for the sessile flowers.
antidysentericus Gr. 'anti' , against; and Gr.
(Agave)
'dysenterikos', dysentery; for the use of the
apertiflorus Lat. 'apertus', open, uncovered;
tubers as a remedy against dysentery. tPe-
and Lat. '-floms', -flowered; for the widely
largonium)
antillanus For the occurrence in the Greater opening flowers. (Sedum eriocarpum ssp.)
Antilles . (Furcraea, Opuntia) apertus Lat., open, uncovered ; (1) for the
antillarum As above. (Agave) widely opening flowers. (Villadia) - (2) be-
Antimima Gr. 'antimimos', imitating; for the cause the filamentous staminodes do not
superficial similarity of the type species to cover the flower centre completely. (Erep-
Argyroderma necopinum (now A. octophyl- sia) - (3) probably for the flower shape.
lum) . (Aizoaceae) (Tromotriche)
antiquorum Lat., of the ancients ; because the apetalus Gr. 'a-, an-', without ; and Gr. 'peta-
taxon was known and used medicinally in lon' , petal; for the seemingly absent but in
ancient times. (Euphorbia) reality very inconspicuous petals . tDorothe-
antisyphiliticus Gr. 'anti', against; and Lat. anthus)
'syphiliticus', gonorrhoeie; for the supposed aphyllus Lat., leafless. (Crassula, Euphorbia)
use of the latex. (Euphorbia) apicicephalius Lat. 'apex, apicis', tip; and Gr.
antoinii For E Antoine (1815-1886), Austrian 'kephale', head; for the cephalia formed at
horticulturist. (Myrmecodia platytyrea ssp.) the stern tips. (Cephalocereus)
13 arborescens

apiciflorus Lat. 'apex, apicis', tip; and Lat. aquosus Lat., watery; relating to the Mexican
'-florus' , -flowered; for the flowers, which vemacular name "Tuna de Agua" = water
appear predominantly at the stern tips. (Cor- tuna. (Pereskiopsis)
ryocactus) arabieus For the occurrence in Arabia. (Car-
apiculatus Lat., apiculate, ending abruptly in alluma, Ceropegia , Raphionacme, Sarco-
a short point; (1) for the leaf tips. (Braun- stemma)
sia) - (2) for the petal tips. (Villadia cucul- arachnacanthus Gr. 'arachne', spider; and Gr.
lata ssp.) 'akanthos', spine, thom ; for the radiating ra-
aplocaryoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and dial spines. (Echinopsis ancistrophora ssp.)
for the genus Aplocarya (now Nolana , Nol- arachnoides Gr., like a spider (Gr. 'arachne',
anaceae). (Nolana) spider); for the cobweb-like hairs. (Ana-
Apodanthera Gr. 'apodos', without a foot; campseros)
and Gr. 'antheros', flowering; for the sessile arachnoideus Lat., from Gr. 'arachnoides',
flowers. (Cucurbitaceae) like a spider; (1) for the cobweb-like hairs at
apodanthus Gr. 'apodos', without a foot; and the leaf tips. (Sempervivum) - (2) for the
Gr. 'anthos ', flower; for the sessile flowers. slender delicate central spines. (Mammilla-
(Mesembryanthemum) ria prolifera ssp.) - (3) for the spidery
apoleipon Gr., missing link; because the taxon spines on the leaf margins and keels. (Ha-
is thought to be the hitherto unknown pro- worthia) - (4) for the narrow corolla lobes
genitor of Sedum sexangulare (Cra ssula- spreading like the legs of a spider. (Caral-
ceae). (Sedum) luma)
appalachianus For the occurrence in the Ap- aragonii For Manuel Aragon (fl. 1901), direc-
palache Mts., USA. (Talinum) tor of the Direcciön General de Estadistica,
apparicianus For Apparicio Pereira Duarte Costa Rica. (Stenocereus)
(1910-1984), Brazilian botanist at the Rio arahaka From the vemacular name of the
de Janeiro Botanical Garden. (Euphorbia) plants in Madagascar. (Euphorbia)
appendieulatopsis Gr. '-opsis', similar to; and araliaceus For the resemblance to species of
for its likeness to the non-succulent Cynan- Aralia (Araliaceae). (Steganotaenia)
chum appendiculatum. (Cynanchum) aralioides Gr. '-oides ', resembling ; and for the
appendieulatus Lat., appendiculate, with genus Aralia (Araliaceae) . (Cissus)
small projections; (1) for the stipules. (Pe- aramberri For the occurrence near Aramberri,
largonium) - (2) for the appendages on the Nuevo Le ön, Mexico. (Mammillaria wint-
ventral side of the carpels. (Aeonium) erae ssp.)
applanatus Lat., flattened; (1) for the flatly arancioanus For Prof. Gina Arancio (fl.
spreading growth form. (Euphorbia) - (2) 1995), Chilean botanist and curator at the
for the flattened rosettes. (Agave) herbarium at La Serena, Chile. (Cistanthe)
appressus Lat., appressed, pressed together; araneifer Lat. 'araneurn', cobweb, or Lat.
for the imbricately arranged leaves. (Cor- 'aranea', spider; and Lat. '-fer, -fera,
puscularia) -ferum' , -carrying; perhaps for the indumen-
approximatus Lat., approximate, neighbour- turn of the leaves; or for the shape of the
ing; for the close relationship with other corona. (Aspidoglossum)
taxa. (Ruschia) araneus Lat., spidery; for the soft dense cob-
Aptenia Gr. 'apten ', unfledged, unable to fly, web-like leaf prickles. tHaworthia arach-
i.e. unwinged; for the wingless fruits of the noidea var.)
type species. (Aizoaceae) araucanus For the occurrence in the region of
apurimacensis For the occurrence in Dept. the Araucarias in S Argentina. (Pterocactus)
Apurimac, Peru. (Opuntia) araysianus For the occurrence at Jebel al
aquaticus Lat., aquatic; for the habitat. (Cra s- Arays, S Yemen. (Orbea)
sula) arborescens Lat., becoming tree-like (from
arboreus 14

Lat. 'arbor' , tree). (Aloe, Crassula, Kalan- time; to avoid a homonym vs. Maihueniop-
choe, Monadenium, Othonna, Sansevieria, sis conoidea, and because the taxon was
Stoeberia) discovered earlier than the contender. (Mai-
arboreus Lat., tree-like (from Lat. 'arbor', hueniopsis)
tree). (Aeonium , Euphorbia atrocarmesina arctotoides Gr. '-oides' , resembling; and for
ssp., Leptocereus) the genus Arctotis (Asteraceae) ; for the sim-
arboricola Lat. 'arbor' , tree; and Lat. '-cola', ilarly laciniate leaves. (Othonna auriculifo-
-dwelling; for the epiphytic habit. (Echinop- lia var.)
sis) arcuatus Lat., curved like a bow; for the
arboriformis Lat. 'arbor', tree; and Lat. '-for- sterns. (Ophionella)
mis', -shaped; for the growth habit. (Mesto- arduus Lat., steep, ascending, difficult, sud-
klema) den; for the ascending sterns or their marked
arbusculoides Gr. '-oides ', resembling; and constrictions. (Armato cereus)
for the similarity to Tetragonia arbuscula arebaloi For Francisco Arebalo (fl . 1955), Bo-
(Aizoaceae). (Tetragonia) livian plant collector who collected the type.
arbusculus Lat., small tree (Dirn. of Lat. 'ar- (Echinopsis)
bor' , tree); for the growth form. tCylindro- arenaceus Lat., sandy; for the appearance of
puntia, Euphorbia, Tetragonia) the spines, which look as if covered by
arbuthnotiae For Miss Isobel A. Arbuthnot loose sand. (Sulcorebutia)
(1870-1963), Irish immigrant to RSA in arenarius Lat., sand-; for the sandy habitat.
1888 and herbarium assistant at the Bolus (Brachystelma, Ceropegia, Cistanthe, Cyn-
Herbarium, later at the Compton Herbar- anchum, Lampranthus, Opuntia polyacan-
ium. (Lampranthus) tha var, Plinthus, Sedum, Sempervivum glo-
arcei For Lucio Arce (fl. 1956), Bolivian ag- biferum ssp., Stapelianthus)
ronomist and student of the Bolivian botan- arenicola Lat. 'arena', sand; and Lat. '-cola',
ist M. Cärdenas. (Opuntia) inhabiting; (1) for the occurrence on a sand-
arceuthobioides Gr. '-oides' , resembling; and stone outcrop. (Plectranthus) - (2) for the
for the genus Arceuthobium (Viscaceae) . preferred sandy habitat. (Aloe , Euphorbia
(Euphorbia) virosa ssp., Lampranthus, Parakeelya, Qua-
archboldianus For R. Archbold (1907-1976), qua, Rhadamanthus)
American philanthropist and zoologist. Arenifera Lat. 'arena' , sand; and Lat. ' -fer,
(Myrmecodia) - (2) For Mrs. Archbold (fl . -fera, -ferum' , -carrying; for leaf surfaces
1937), amentor of botanical expeditions. covered with sand. (Aizoaceae)
(Hoya) arenosus Lat., sandy; for the preferred habitat.
archerae For Mrs. Jacoba (Kowie) M. N. Ar- (Brownanthus, Lampranthus, Stapelia)
eher (fl . 1966), without further data. tLith- areolatus Lat., areolate (from Lat. 'areola',
ops pseudotruncatella ssp.) small space); for the roughened and pat-
archeri For Joseph Areher (1871-1954), Eng- temed surface of the tuber. (Anthorrhiza)
lishman, emigrated to RSA in 1890 as rail- arequipensis For the occurrence near Are-
way worker, became station master in Mat- quipa, Dept. Arequipa, Peru. tNeoraimon-
jiesfontein, and succulent plant collector, dia)
1921-1939 curator of Karoo Garden, arfakianus For the type locality in the Arfak
Whitehill, RSA. (Drosanthemum, Hawor- Mts., Irian Jaya. (Myrm ephytum)
thia marumiana var., Ruschia, Tanquana) - argenteo-maculosus Lat. 'argenteus', silvery;
(2) For Philip G. Areher (* 1922), British ac- and Lat. 'maculosus' , spotted; for the white-
countant and succulent plant enthusiast resi- spotted leaves. (Haworthia pygmaea var.)
dent in Kenya 1950-1974. (Aloe , Echidnop- argenteus Lat., silvery; (1) for the greyish to-
sis, Huerniai mentose young plant parts. (Tylosema) - (2)
archiconoideus Gr. 'arche ', beginning, past for the spination. (Cylindropuntia imbricata
15 arrabidae

var., Thelocactus conothelos ssp.) - (3) for Madagascan teacher and discoverer of the
the silvery appearance of the densely hairy taxon. (Ceropegia)
leaves. (Antimima) - (4) for the silver-grey armatissimus Superl. of Lat. 'armatus',
leaf colour. (Lampranthus) armed; for the prominent marginal teeth of
argenticauda Lat. 'argenteus' , silvery; and the leaves. (Aloe)
Lat. 'cauda', tail; for the peduncle, which is Armatocereus Lat. 'armatus' , armed; and Ce-
covered with large silvery bracts . (Aloe) reus, a genus of columnar cacti; for the
argentinensis For the occurrence in Argent- fierce spination of some taxa. (Cactaceae)
ina. (Cereus, Gymnocalycium pfianrii ssp., armatus Lat., armed; (1) for the stout stiffly
Portulaca) pointed tubercles of the sterns. (Quaqua) -
argentinus As above. (Trianthema) (2) for the stout spination. (Echinocereus
argillosus Lat., full of clay, clayey; possibly engelmannii var., Echinocereus reichenba-
for the leaf colour, described as "dirty chii ssp., Eriosyce curvispina ssp., Opuntia)
green". (Lampranthus) armeniacus Lat., apricot-coloured, pertaining
Argyroderma Gr. 'argyros', silver; and Gr. to the apricot (from Gr. 'Armenia' , Arme-
'derma', skin; for the leaf colour. (Aizoa- nia, which is the supposed origin of the
ceae) apricot tree); for the similarity of the leaf
Aridaria From Lat. 'aridus', dry; for the arid body to a halved apricot. (Conophytum
habitat of the taxon . (Aizoaceae) maughanii ssp.)
aridicola Lat. 'aridus' , dry; and Lat. '-cola', armenus For the occurrence in (Turkish) Ar-
-dwelling; for the habitat. (Ceropegia, Pe- menia. (Sempervivum)
largonium) armianus From the initials of Anthony R.
aridimontanus Lat. 'aridus', dry; and Lat. Mitchell (* 1938), English horticulturist in
'montanus', -mountain; for the dry moun- RSA for many years , and a specialist of Co-
tain where the type was collected. (Trachy- nophytum (Aizoaceae) . (Conoph ytum , Erio-
andra) spermum, Othonna, Portulacaria, Tyleco-
aridus Lat., dry; for the preferred habitat. don sulphureus var.)
(Bursera, Euphorbia, Mammillaria petro - armillatus Lat., adomed with arm bangles; for
phila ssp., Quaqua) the spination that shows dark bands encir-
Ariocarpus Gr. 'aria', "Whitebeam" (Sorbus cling the plant, giving it the appearance of a
aria); and Gr. 'karpos', fruit ; or perhaps in- racoon's tail. (Mammillaria)
correct formation from Gr. 'erion', wool, armstrongii For William Armstrong (1901-
because the fruits arise from the woolly ?), collector of succulent plants in Humans-
crown of the plants. (Cactaceae) dorp, RSA. (Gasteria nitida var.)
aristatus Lat., awned ; (1) for the awn-like leaf arnostianus For Dr. Amost Janousek (f!.
tips. (Aloe, Haworthia, Pelargonium) - (2) 1986), Czech cactus hobbyist. (parodia)
for the awn-like petal tips. (Erepsia, Villa- arnotii For David Amot (1821-1894), son of
dia) an English settler in RSA, collected plants
aristolochioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for Kew in 1858. (Brachystelma, Stapelia,
for the genus Aristolochia ("Dutchmen's Talinum)
Pipe", Aristolochiaceae). (Ceropegia) amottianus For George Amott Walker (1799-
aristulatus Dirn. of Lat. 'aristatus', awned; for 1868), Scottish botanist. (Ceropegia)
the awn-like leaf tips. (Antimima) aromaticus Lat. 'aromaticus', aromatic, spicy
arizonicus For the occurrence in Arizona, (originally Gr. 'aromatikos'); for the scent ,
USA. (Agave, Cistanthe parryi var., Dud- which is unusual in the genus. (Kalanchoe)
leya pulverulenta ssp.) arrabidae Für Don Francisco Antonio de
arkansanus For the occurrence in Arkansas, Arräbida (f!. 1821-1831), Brazilian bishop
USA. (Yucca) and co-editor of Vellozo's "Flora Fluminen-
armandii For Armand Rakotozafy (f!. 1964), sis". (Pilosocereus)
Arrojadoa 16

Arrojadoa For Dr. Miguel Arrojado Lisboa Asclepias For Asklepios, the ancient Gr. deity
(fl. 1920), superintendent of the "Estrada de of medicine. (Asclepiadaceae)
Ferro Central do Brasil" and botanical col- aselliformis Lat. 'asella', literally: little don-
lector. (Cactaceae) key, root of German 'Assel', woodlice; and
arteagensis For the occurrence in the Arteaga Lat. '-formis' , having the form of; for the
Cafiön, Coahuila / Nuevo Leön border re- appearance of the areoles. (Pelecyphora)
gion, Mexico. tEchinocereus parkeri ssp.) asemus Gr. 'asemos', indistinct, indistin-
Arthraerva Gr. 'arthron', joint; for the jointed guished; for the few distinguishing charac-
branches and the similarity to the genus ters. (Haworthia monticola var.)
Aerva (Amaranthaceae). (Amaranthaceae) ashtonii Für H. Ashton (fl . 1922, 1932), who
Arthrocereus Gr. 'arthron' , joint; and Cereus, collected the type of the taxon. tDelosper-
a genus of columnar cacti; for the jointed ma)
columnar sterns. (Cactaceae) asparagoides Gr. '<oides', resembling; and for
arthurolfago For Dr. Arthur Tischer (1895- the genus Asparagus (Asparagaceae) . (Myr-
2000), German Mesemb specialist and siphyllum)
founding member of the International Or- Aspazoma Gr. 'aspazomai', to embrace; for
ganisation for Succulent Plant Study; and the tubular stem-clasping leaf sheaths. (Ai-
for Rolf Rawe (fl. 1970s, 1980s), German zoaceae)
nurserymen and Mesemb enthusiast in asper Lat., rough; (1) for the rough sterns.
RSA; and Lat. '-ago' from Lat. 'agere', to (Anredera) - (2) for the rough leaf surface.
(Cheiridopsis , Erepsia, Hereroa, Ruschiai -
perform, achieve; in honour of two impor-
(3) for the papillate corolla. (Huernia)
tant specialists of the genus Conophytum.
aspericaulis Lat. 'asper' , rough; and Lat.
(Conophytum lithopsoides ssp.)
' <caulis', -stemmed. (Euphorbia)
articulatus Lat., jointed; (1) for the rhizomes
asperiflorus Lat. 'asper' , rough; and Lat.
with alternating thick and slender parts. (Pe-
'<florus', -flowered. (Pectinaria articulata
largonium) - (2) for the sterns. (Pectinaria,
ssp.)
Psilocaulon, Senecio , Tephrocactus)
asperifolius Lat. 'asper' , rough; and Lat. '<fol-
artus Lat., close, pressed together; for the
ius', -leaved. (Aloe)
densely packed cushion-like growth form.
asperispinus Lat. 'asper', rough; and Lat.
(Bergeranthus)
'<spinus', -spined; for the somewhat tomen-
artvinensis For the occurrence near Artvin, tose-roughened spines. tEscobaria mis-
Turkey. (Sempervivum) souriensis ssp.)
arubensis For the occurrence on the island of asperrimus Super!. of Lat. 'asper' , rough; for
Aruba, West Indies. (Agave) the leaf surface. (Agave)
arvernensis For the occurrence in the Au- asperulus Lat., a little asperous, somewhat
vergne, France. (Sempervivum tectorum rough (Dirn. of Lat. 'asperus', rough); (1)
var.) for the stern surface. (Delosperma) - (2) for
asarifolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved; and for the the papillate leaves. (Peperomia)
similarity to the leaves of Asarum eu- asphodeloides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
ropaeum ("Asarabacca", Aristolochiaceae). for the genus Asphodelus ("Asphodei", As-
(Pelargonium) phodelaceae) . (Bulbine)
asbestinus Lat., asbestos-; application ob- Aspidoglossum Gr. 'aspis, aspidos', shield;
scure. (Aizoon) and Gr. 'glossa', tongue; for the shape of the
ascendens Lat., ascending, climbing. (Alluau- corona segments. (Asclepiadaceae)
dia) Aspidonepsis Gr. 'aspis, aspidos', shield; and
ascensionis For the occurrence near Ascen- Gr. 'anepsia', cousin; for the close relation-
si ön, Nuevo Leön, Mexico. (Mammillaria ship with the genus Aspidoglossum (Ascle-
glassii ssp.) piadaceae). (Asclepiadaceae)
17 atrorubens

aspillagae For Don Manuel Aspillaga (fl. atherstonei For Dr. William G. Atherstone
1929), Chilean owner of the Hacienda (1814-1898), English medical practitioner
where the taxon was discovered. (Erio syce) and naturalist settling in RSA with his par-
assumptionis For the occurrence at Asunci6n, ents in 1820. (lpomoea)
Paraguay. (Opuntia) atlanticus Lat. 'Atlanticus', from the Atlas
assurgens Lat. , becoming erect; for the Mountains. (Sempervivum)
growth habit. (Lepto cereus) atoto Perhaps from the loeal vemacular name
assyriacus Lat. , Assyrian; for the occurrence of the plants on the islands of the Paeific .
there. (Sedum) (Euphorbia)
astephanus Gr. 'a-, an-', without; and Gr. atra Lat. 'ater, atra, atrum' , black; for the col-
'stephanos', garland, wreath; applieation our ofthe old leaves. (Vlokia)
obscure. (Dischidia) atratus Lat., blackened, dark; (1) for the black
asterias Lat. 'asterias' , starfish ; for the body sterns. (Ruschia) - (2) for the dark leaf col-
appearance. (Astrophytum) oration upon flowering. (Sedum)
asterias From Gr. 'aster', star; for the flower atrichocarpus Gr. 'a-', without; Gr. 'trichos' ,
shape. (Stapelia) hair; and Gr. 'karpos', fruit; for the glabrous
asthenacanthus Gr. 'asthenes' , weak , feeble ; fruit s. (Jatropha schweinfurthii ssp.)
and Gr. 'akantha' , thorn, spine ; for the min- atrispinus Lat. 'ater, atra , atrum', black; and
ute spines. (Euphorbia) Lat. '-spinus', -spined. (Euphorbia, Opun-
Astridia For Astrid Schwantes (fl. 1926), wife tia)
of the German Me semb specialist Prof. G. atrocarmesinus Lat. 'ater, atra, atrum', black;
Schwantes. (Aizoaceae) and Lat. 'carmesinus' , crimson; for the in-
florescence colour. (Euphorbia)
astrispinus Gr. ' aster, astro s" star; and Lat.
atroflorus Lat. 'ater, atra, atrum' , black; and
'-spinus', -spined; for the star-like branch-
Lat. '<florus', -flowered; for the dark cy-
ing of the spinescent peduncles. (Euphorbia
athia. (Euphorbia)
stellispina var.)
atrofuscus Lat. 'ater, atra , atrum', black; and
Astroloba Gr. ' aster, astros', star; and Gr. '10-
Lat. 'fuscus', brown; for the leaf colour.
bos ', lobe; for the stellately spreading peri-
(Haworthia magnifica var.)
anth lobes . (Aloaceae)
atropatanus Lat. 'Atropatene', Azerbaijan in
astrophorus Gr. 'aster, astros', star ; and Gr.
NW Iran ; for the occurrenee there. (Semper-
'-phoros', carrying; for the star-like radiat-
vivum)
ing sterile peduncles. (Euphorbia)
atropes Lat. 'ater, atra , atrum', black; and Lat.
Astrophytum Gr. 'aster, astros' , star; and Gr.
'pes', foot ; perhaps for the spine coloura-
'phyton', plant; for the body shape. (Cacta- tion. (Opuntia)
ceae) atropilosus Lat. 'ater, atra, atrum' , black; and
astyanactis For Astyanax, son of Mr. Allah Lat. 'pilosus', hairy ; for the dark hairs cov-
Kouame, engineer at the Eaux et Forets of ering the receptacle. (Selenicereu s)
Ivory Coast, who accompanied the expedi- atropurpureus Lat. ' ater, atra, atrum', black;
tion on which the taxon was diseovered. and Lat. 'purpureus', purple; (1) for the leaf
(Dorstenia) colour. (Eche veria) - (2) for the leaf colour
asuntapatensis For the occurrence in the under dry conditions. (Cra ssula) - (3) for
mountain range of Asunta Pata, Provo J. the colour of some flower parts . tSchizo-
Bautista Saavedra, Dept. La Paz, Bolivia. glossum) - (4) for the inner face of the cor-
(Lepi smium) olla lobes . (Tylecodon) - (5) for the colour
atacamensis For the occurrence in the region ofthe nectar glands. (Euphorbia)
of the Chilean Atacama Desert. (Copiapoa) atrorubens Lat. 'ater, atra , atrum', black; and
- (2) For the occurrence at higher altitudes Lat. 'rubens', red; for the eolour of the
of the Chile an Atacama region. tEchinopsis, corona segments. (Sch izoglossum bidens
Maihueniopsisi ssp.)
atrosanguineus 18

atrosanguineus Lat. 'ater, atra, atrum' , black; aurantiacus Lat., orange; for the flower col-
and Lat. 'sanguineus ', blood-red; for the our. (Aloe haworthioides var., Disocactus,
flower colour. (Huerniopsis) Fenestraria rhopalophylla ssp., Matu cana,
atrovirens Lat. 'ater, atra, atrum', black; and Opuntia, Portulaca, Pterodiscus, Theloca c-
Lat. 'viren s" green; for the dark green tus conothelos ssp.)
leaves. (Agave) aurasensis For the occurrence in the Auras
atroviridis Lat. 'ater, atra, atrum', black; and Mts., Lüderitz-Süd, Namibia. (Antimima)
Lat. 'viridis' , green; for the colour of the auratus Lat., golden; for the predominant
plant bodies. (Erios yce crispa ssp.) spine colour. (Eriosyce)
atrox Lat., atrocious; for the vicious spines. aureicentrus Lat. 'aureu s' , yeIIow; and Lat.
(Euphorbia) 'centrurn ', centre; for the colour of the cen-
atsaensis For the occurrence at Atsa Pass, Ti- tral spines. (Parodia)
bet. (Rhodiola) aureiceps Lat. 'aureus ', yellow; and Lat.
attastoma Gr. 'stoma' , mouth; and for the ant '-ceps', -headed; for the spination. (Mam-
genus Atta; for the homed cyathial glands, millaria rhodantha ssp.)
which resemble the mouth-parts of the ants. aureiflorus Lat. 'aureus', yeIIow; and Lat.
(Euphorbia) '-florus' , -flowered. (Matu cana , Pereskia,
attenuatus Lat., drawn out, attenuate, tapered, Rebutia)
weakened; (1) for the slender sterns. (Bra- aureilanatus Lat. 'aureus', yeIIow; and Lat.
chystelma, Ceropegia) - (2) for the sterns '-Ianatus', -woolly; for the radial spines.
that become more slender apically. (Caral- (Mammillaria)
luma adscenden s var.) - (3) for the leaf aureispinus Lat. 'aureus', yeIIow; and Lat.
shape. (Agave, Dudleya, Haworthia, Ha- '-spinus', -spined. (Haageocereus pseudo-
worthia reticulata var., luttadinteria, Mon- melanostele ssp., Mammillaria rekoi ssp.,
sonia, Sedum jurgensenii ssp.) - (4) for the Opuntia , Pilosocereus)
sepals. (Pelargonium) - (5) application ob- aureopurpureus Lat. 'aureus', yeIlow; and
scure. (Drosanthemum) Lat. 'purpureus ', purple; for the petal col-
attonsus Lat. 'at-', towards; and Lat. 'tonsus', oration. (Drosanth emum)
shaven, having become glabrous; for the aureospinus Lat. 'aureu s', yeIlow; and Lat.
lack of the typical tuft of hairs or bristles at '-spinus', -spined. (Myrmecodia)
the leaf tip. (Trichodiadema) aureoviridiflorus Lat. 'aureus', yellow; Lat.
atuntsuensis For the occurrence at A-tun-tsu, 'viridis' , green; and Lat. '-florus' , -flowered.
Yunnan, China. (Rhodiola) (Euphorbia)
auberi For Pedro A. Auber (fl. before 1825, aureus Lat., yelIow, golden yellow; (1) for the
1843), French-bom Spanish director of the spine and flower colour. (Coleocephaloce-
Botanical Garden La Habana, Cuba. (Opun- reus) - (2) for the flower colour. (Aeonium ,
tia) Agave, Corryocactu s, Echinopsis, Lampran-
aubrevillei For Prof. Andre Aubreville (1897- thus , Opuntia , Quaqua, Trichodiadema)
1982), eminent French botanist, Africa spe- auriazureus Lat. 'aureus ', yeIlow; and Lat.
cialist and long-time director of the Labora- 'azureus', azure, deep blue; for the blue epi-
toire de Phanerogamie at the Museum dermis and the golden yeIIow spination.
d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. (Kalanchoe) (Micranthocereus)
aucampiae For Miss Juanita Aucamp (fl. auriculatus Lat., with small ears, auriculate ;
1929), who collected plants on her farther's for the leaf shape. (Kalan choe nyikae ssp.)
farm near Postmasburg, RSA. (Lithops) auriculifolius Lat. 'auricula', smaII ear (also
augustinus For the occurrence near St. Au- the plant Primula auri cula); and Lat. '-fol-
gustin near Toliara (Tulear), Madagascar. ius', -leaved; with leaves like an Auricula,
(Aloe descoingsii ssp.) or auriculate leaves. (Othonna)
19 azureus

auriflorus Lat. 'aureus', yellow; and Lat. Austrocylindropuntia Lat. 'auster' , south;
'-florus', flowered. (Conophytum) Lat. 'cylindrus', cylinder; and for the genus
aurilanatus Lat. 'aureus', yellow; and Lat. Opuntia ; for the cylindrical stern segments
'lanatus', woolly; for the yellow cephalium and the occurrence in South America. (Cac-
wooI. (Pilosocereus aurisetus ssp.) taceae)
aurisetus Lat. 'aureus', yellow; and Lat. '-se- autumnalis Lat., autumn-; for the flowering
tus', bristly; for the spination of the sterns. time. (Drosanthemum)
(Pilosocereus) avasmontanus For the occurrence in the Auas
auritus Lat., eared, auriculate; for the some- Mts. (Lat. 'montanus', mountain-), Nami-
times auriculate leaves. (Pelargonium) bia. (Euphorbia)
aurusbergensis For the occurrence on the Au- avellanidens Lat. 'avellaneus', hazelnut-
rusberg in the Sperrgebiet of Namibia. brown; and Lat. 'dens', tooth; for the colour
(Crassula , Tylecodon) of the leaf margin teeth. (Agave)
ausensis For the occurrence near Aus, Nami- avia Lat., desolate place, wilderness; for the
bia. (Crassula, luttadinteria) habitat. (Yucca angustissima var.)
australianus For the occurrence in Australia. Avonia Perhaps from Lat. 'avus', grandfather;
(Grahamia) for the white 'old' -looking stipular scales.
australis Lat., southern; (1) for the occurrence (Portula caceae)
in Australia. (Brachychiton , Hoya , Marsde- awashensis For the occurrence in the Awash
nia, Sarcostemma viminale ssp.) - (2) for National Park, Ethiopia. (Euphorbia)
the occurrence in New Zealand. (Cordyline, awdelianus For the occurrence at Bilad Aw-
Disphyma) - (3) for the occurrence in S deli, S Yemen. (Caralluma)
Peru. (Haageocereus) - (4) for the relatively axthelmianus For Mr. Axthelm (fl. 1923),
southern distribution in relation to the bulk without further data. (Ruschia)
of the genus. (Brachystelma, Echeveria, ayopayanus For the occurrence in Provo Ay-
Pterocactus, Sedum) - (5) for the relatively opaya, Dept. Cochabamba, Bolivia. tCorry-
southern distribution in relation to the other ocactus, Parodia)
subspecies. (Dudleya attenuata ssp., Sedum ayresii For Thomas Ayres (1828-1913), Brit-
erythrospermum ssp., Zaleya galericulata ish agriculturist and naturalist, living in
ssp.) RSA for most ofhis adult life. (Sesuvium)
austricola Lat. 'auster', south, southern; and aytacianus For Dr. Zeki Aytac (fl. 1994),
Lat. '-cola', inhabiting; for the occurrence Turkish botanist in Ankara. (Sedum)
in the very S of RSA. (Drosanthemum, aztatlensis For the occurrence near San Mi-
Lampranthus) guel Aztatla, Oaxaca, Mexico. (Echeveria
austrinus Lat. 'austrinu s', southern; for the longissima var.)
occurrence in the SE USA. (Opuntia) Aztekium For the similarity of the body struc-
austroarabicus Lat. 'auster', south; and Lat. ture of this Mexican genus to Aztec sculp-
'arabicus', Arabian; for the occurrence in S tures. (Cactaceae)
Saudi Arabia. (Aloe) azulensis For the occurrence at Pedra Azul,
Austrocactus Lat. 'auster', south; and Lat. Minas Gerais, BraziI. (Piloso cereus)
'cactus', cactus; for the occurrence in S azureus Lat., azure, deep blue; for the body
South America. (Cactaceae) colour. (Melocactus, Opuntia)
21 ballyanus

B
bahamensis As above. (Pedilanthu s tithyma-
loides ssp.)
bahiensis For the occurrence in the State of
Bahia, Brazil. (Cissus , Discocactus, Leoce-
reus, Melocactus, Pereskia, Pierrebrauniai
babatiensis For the presumed occurrence at baileyi For Liberty H. Bai1ey (1858-1954),
Babati, Northern Prov., Tanzania. (Aloe) US-American horticultura1 botanist, mainly
babiloniae For the occurrence on the Babilon- at Cornell University where he founded the
storingsberge, Western Cape, RSA, where Bailey Hortorium. (Yucca) - (2) For Mr.
the type and on1y specimen was found. Vernon Bailey (fl. 1906). (Echinocereus rei-
(Erepsia) chenbachii ssp.)
baccatus Lat., baccate , berry-like; for the bainesii For J. Thomas Baines (1820-1875),
fleshy fruits. (Yucca) English artist and explorer, esp. in S Africa.
baccifer Lat. 'bacca', berry ; and Lat. '-fer, (Corallocarpus, Cypho stemma)
-fera, -ferum' , carrying; for the fruits. baioensis For the occurrence on Baio Mt., NE
(Rhipsalis) Kenya. (Euphorbia)
bachelorum MLat. 'bacca1aureus' , bachelor, bakeri For John G. Baker (1834-1920), Brit-
apprentice, unmarried, single; for the un- ish botanist at Kew. (Aloe) - (2) For
branched growth. (Conophytum) William Baker (fl. 1993), Californian nurs-
backebergianus For Curt Backeberg (1894- eryman . (Echeveria) - (3) For Dr. Mare A.
1966), German export merchant, 1ater horti- Baker (fl. 1989), US-American botanist at
cu1turist and Cactaceae specialist. (Mam- the Arizona State University. (Opuntia)
millaria) balansanus For Benedict Ba1ansa (1825-
backebergii As above. (Echeveria chiclen sis 1891), French commercial plant collector in
var., Echinopsis) Paraguay, Uruguay and Oceani a, and a
badius Lat., reddish-brown; for the 1eaf co1- friend of A. Bonpland. (Peperomia)
our. (Haworthia mirabilis var.) baldianus For J. Ba1di (fl. 1905), an acquain-
badspoortensis For the occurrence at Bads- tance and sponsor of Carlos Spegazzini.
poort near Calitzdorp, Western Cape, RSA. tEchinopsis, Gymnocalycium)
(Crassula) baldratii For Isaia Baldrati (fl. 1930), Italian
Baeriopsis Gr. '-opsis' , similar to; and for the collector in Eritrea. (Orbea)
genus Bae ria (Asteraceae). (Asteraceae) baleensis For the occurrence in the Bale Re-
baeseckei For the German botanist and collec- gion, Ethiopia. (Euphorbia , Sedum)
tor (Pau1 ?) Baesecke (tl 1913, Namibia). balfourii For Sir Isaac Bayley Ba1four (1853-
(Anacampseros) 1922), Scottish botani st in Edinburgh. (Se-
baeticus Lat., from Baetia, which was a region dum)
of the Roman Empire in S Spain; for the oc- baliolus Lat., streaked, blotched; application
currence there. (Sedum hirsutum ssp.) obscure . (Euphorbia)
baga From the 10ca1 vernacu1ar name of the ballii For John S. Ball (tl 1964), Zimbabwean
p1ants in W Africa. (Euphorbia) forestry officer, (Aloe)
bagamoyensis For the occurrence in the Bag- ballsii For Edward K. Balls (1892-1984),
amoyo Distr., Tanzania. (Sansevieria) English botanist collecting in Asia Minor,
bagshawei For Dr. Arthur W. G. Bagshawe Greece and S America. (Echeveria , Semper-
(1871-1950), British botanist, attached to vivum marmoreum ssp.)
the Anglo-German Kenya-Uganda Bound- ballyanus For Dr. Peter R. O. Bally (1895-
ary Commission in 1904-1905. (Stathmo- 1980), Swiss botanist at the Coryndon Mu-
stelma welwitschii var.) seum, Nairobi, wide1y travelling in E Afri-
bahamanus For the occurrence on the Ba- ca, and resident in Kenya from the 1930s.
hamas. (Agave) (Ceropegia , Euphorbia)
ballyi 22

ballyi As above. (Adenia , Aloe, Echidnopsis, barbertonicus For the occurrence at Barber-
Euphorbia, Kalanchoe) ton, Mpumalanga (formerly Transvaal),
balonensis For the occurrence at the Balonne RSA. (Senecio)
River, New South Wales, Australia. (Para- barbeyi For William Barbey (1842-1914),
keelya) Swiss philanthropist and botanist in Geneva.
balsameus Lat., balsamic ; for the scent of the (Cotyledon, Sedum)
latex observed by the discoverer. (Euphor- barbicollis Lat. 'barba' , beard; and Lat. 'col-
bia gariepina ssp.) lum', collar; for the tuft of hairs at the base
balsamifer Lat. 'balsamum', balm, resin; and (neck) of the nectary glands . (Euphorbia)
Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum ' , -carrying; (1) for barbulatus Lat., with a little beard; for the
the resinous scent of the plant. (Aeonium) - somewhat hairy rosettes. (Sempervivum)
(2) perhaps for the reportedly non-toxic la- bargalensis For the occurrence at Bargal, So-
tex. (Euphorbia) malia. (Aloe)
balsamifluus Lat. 'balsamum', balm, resin; bariensis For the occurrence in the Bari re-
and Lat. 'fluere', to flow; for the viscid na- gion, Somalia. (Euphorbia)
ture of the plants. (Nolana) baringoensis For the occurrence in the Bar-
balsasensis For the occurrence near Balsas, ingo Distr., Kenya. (Euphorbia heterospina
valley of the Rio Marafiön, Provo Amazonas, ssp.)
Peru. (Armatocereus rauhii ssp.) barkerae For Miss Winsome E Barker (1907-
bambusiphilus Gr. 'philos" friend; for the oc- 1994), South African botanist for the Na-
currence in a bamboo-forest. (Mammillaria tional Botanic Gardens, 1957-1972 Curator
xaltianguensis ssp.) of the Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch .
banae For R. Bana (fl. 1993), officer of the (Drosanthemum)
Service des Eaux et Forsts, Madagascar. barklyi For Sir Henry Barkly (1815-1898),
(Euphorbia) English Governor in RSA from 1870-1877,
baradii For Dr. Gerald (Jerry) S. Barad and keen naturalist. (Ceropegia africana
(*1923), US-American gynaecologist and ssp., Crassula, Mesembryanthemum, xOr-
succulent plant enthusiast, specialist on the belia, Pelargonium, Tavaresiai
pollination of asclepiads, 1990-1993 presi- barnardii For Dr. Keppel Harcourt Barnard
dent of the Cactus and Succulent Society of (1887-1964), British marine biologist, lived
America. (Caralluma, Conophytum kling- in RSA from 1911. (Ruschia) - (2) For W.
hardtense ssp., Euphorbia) G. Barnard (fl. 1934-1939), Stock Inspector
barbadensis For the occurrence on Barbados in RSA and plant collector, esp. in Sekuku-
(Lesser Antilles). (Agave) niland, made useful notes on native lore and
barbatus Lat., bearded; (1) for the dense hair plant uses. (Euphorbia)
cover of the plants. (Plectranthus) - (2) for barnhartii For Dr. lohn H. Barnhart (1871-
the bearded leaf margins. (Crassula) - (3) 1949), US-American botanist and bibliogra-
for the bristles on the leaf tip. tTrichodiad- pher at the New York Botanical Garden .
ema) - (4) for the papillae around the fis- (Euphorbia)
sure between the fused leaves of a pair. (Co- baronii For Rev. Richard Baron (1847-1907),
nophytum obscurum ssp.) - (5) for the British botanist and missionary in Madagas-
fringed (ciliate) perianth segments. (Mam- car 1872-1907. (Pachypodium, Senecio)
millaria) - (6) for the papillate corolla. barorum Gen. PI., perhaps for Rev. Richard
(Huernia) Baron (1847-1907) and family, British bot-
barberae For [Mrs. E W.] Mary E. Barber anist and missionary in Madagascar 1872-
(nee Bowker) (1818-1899), English writer, 1907. (Senecio)
painter and naturalist in RSA, whose par- barrancensis For the occurrence in a deep
ents emigrated to RSA in 1820. (Aloe, Bra- barranca (Span., narrow valley or gorge).
chystelma, Tetradenia) (Agave inaequidens ssp.)
23 baylissii

barringtonensis For the occurrence on Bar- baumii For Hugo Baum (1867-1950), Ger-
rington Island (= Isla Santa Fe) in the Ga- man horticulturist and botanist in Rostock,
läpagos . (Opuntia echios var.) collecting on the expedition led by P. van
barrydalensis For the occurrence near Barry- der Keller 1899-1900 into the interior of
dale, Western Cape, RSA . (Piaranthus) Huila Prov., Angola, and travelling 1925 in
barthelowanus For Capt. Benjamin Barth- Mexico. (Erythrina, Jatropha, Mammilla-
elow (fl. 1911), in whose company Dr. J. N. ria)
Rose cruised the waters of Baja California baviaanus For the occurrence in the Baviaans-
on U.S. Steamer "Albatross". (Echinocereus) kloof, RSA. (Huernia brevirostris ssp.)
bartramii For Edwin B. Bartram (1878- baxaniensis For the occurrence at a place "Ba-
1964), US-American bryologist and plant xan" [Bajän ?] in Mexico . (Acanthocereus)
collector. (Graptopetalum) baxteri For Mr. W. D. Baxter (fl. 1914), plant
basalticus For the occurrence on basaltic lava. collector in RSA. (Machairophyllum)
(Crassula) baxterianus For Edgar Baxter (1903-1967),
Basella From the local Indian Malayalam US-American sociologist and enthusiastic
name of the plant. (Basellaceae) student and collector of cacti. (Mammillaria
basiclavicaulis Lat. (originally Gr.) 'basis', petrophila ssp.)
base, bottom; Lat. 'clava', club, cudgel; and Bayerara For M. Bruce Bayer (* 1935), South
Lat. '-caulis', -stemmed; for the basally African agricultural entomologist, succulent
thickened sterns. (Dioscorea) plant enthusiast and garden er, and former
basilaris Lat., basal; because new stern seg- curator of the Karoo National Botanic Gar-
ments are produced predominantly from the dens, Worcester, RSA, special ist on Hawor-
base of the plant. (Opuntia) thia; and suffix '-ara', indicating pluri-
basuticus For the occurrence in Basutoland generic hybrids. (Aloaceae)
(now Lesotho). (Delosperma) bayeri For M. Bruce Bayer (* 1935), South
batallae For Marfa A. Batalla Zepeda (fl . African agricultural entomologist, plant en-
1973), Mexican botanist. (Sedum) thusiast and gardener, and former curator of
batesianus For John T. Bates (1884-1966), the Karoo National Botanic Gardens,
British trolley bus conductor in London and Worcester, RSA, and specialist on Hawor-
succulent plant enthusiast, who collaborated thia. (Euphorbia, Gasteria brachyphylla
with N. E. Brown and others .. (Gasteria, var., Haworthia, Huernia, Tylecodon)
Haworthia marumiana var.) bayerianus As above. (Quaqua) - (2) For
batesii Probably for Henry W. Bates (1825- Waldemar F. Bayer (1903-1985), South Af-
1892), British entomologist, botanist and rican magistrate who discovered the taxon,
natural history explorer. (Sedum) and his son M. Bruce Bayer, co-discoverers,
battandieri For Prof. Jules A. Battandier the latter a well-known South African agri-
(1848-1922), French botanist and explorer cultural entomologist and plant enthusiast
of Algeria, professor at the medical school and gardener, who pursued it. (Anacampse-
of Alger. (Sedum) ros)
batteniae For Mrs. Auriol Batten (nee Taylor, baylissianus For Lt. Colonel Roy D. Bayliss
*1918), well-known South African botani- (1909-1994) and Mrs. R. Bayliss, English
cal artist and teacher. (Albuca) plant collectors in RSA. (Gasteria)
baueri For Dr. Ralf Bauer (* 1968), German baylissii For Roy D. Bayliss (1909-1994),
dentist and specialist on epiphytic cacti. English motor specialist, became Lt. Colon-
(Epiphyllum) el during World War II service, emigrating
baumannii For Mr. Nap. Baumann (fl . 1844), to Africa 1947, living variously in Kenya,
horticulturist at Mulhouse and Bolwillers Zambia and RSA, from 1973 collector for
(France). (Cleistocactus) - (2) For a Mr. the Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria,
Baumann (fl. 1969), without further data. RSA. (Euphorbia, Haworthia angustifolia
(Espostoa) var., Lampranthus, Stapelia, Tromotriche)
Baynesia 24

Baynesia For the occurrence in the Baynes German horticultural grower of succulents.
Mts., NW Namibia, which in turn are (Burseraceae)
named for Maud sley Baynes, English ex- beiselii As above. tMammillaria karw inskiana
plorer who first investigated the area in ssp.)
1911. (Asclep iadaceae) bekinolensis For the occurren ce on Mt. Bek-
bayrianus For Alfred Bayr (1905- 1970), Aus- inoly, C Madagascar. (Cynanchum gerrardii
trian bank director in Linz, cactus hobbyist ssp.)
and former president of the Austrian Cactus belavenokensis For the occurren ce near Be-
Society GÖK. (Gymnocalycium) lavenoka, Taolanaro Prov., Madagascar.
Beaucarnea For Monsieur Beaucarne (fl. (A loe)
1861), Belgian succulent plant grower and bellatulus Diminutive of Lat. 'bellu s', beauti-
notary from Eename near Audenarde, who ful. (Aloe)
first collected flowers of Beaucarnea recur- bellavistensis For the occurrence near Bella-
vata. (Nolinaceae) vista, Dept. Amazonas, Peru. (Me locactus )
beaufortensis For the occurrence near Beau- bellidiftorus Lat. '-florus', -flowered; and for
fort, Beaufort West Distr., Western Cape, Bellis perennis ("Daisy"; Asterac eae) ; for
RSA. (Ruschia , Stomatium ) the superficially similar flowers. (Ac rodon)
beauverdii For Gustave Beauverd (1867- bellidiformis Lat. '-formis', -shaped; and for
1942), Swiss botanist and curator of the Bellis perenni s ("Daisy"; As teraceae); for
Boissier herbarium, Geneva. (Kalanchoe, the superficially similar flowers. (Dorothe -
Sedum ) anthu s)
beccarii For Dr. Odoardo Beccari (1843- bellus Lat., pleasant, beautiful. (Ag ave tou-
1920), Italian botanist and ant-plant special- meyana ssp., Aloe, Drosanthemum, Eche ve-
ist. (My rmeco dia, Myrm ephytum) ria, Graptopetalum, Hoya lanceolata ssp.,
bedinghausii For H. J. Bedinghaus (fl. 1860s), Lithops karasmontana ssp., Mammillaria
Belgian horticulturi st in whose garden the nunezii ssp., Opuntia, Sansevieria , Sedum )
taxon was discovered. (Furcraea) bemarahaensis For the occurrence in the Be-
beetzii For Dr. Beetz (fl. 1922), geologi st for maraha region, W Madagascar. (Euphorbia)
the Diamond Company in present-day Na- bemarahensis As above. (Cissus microdonta
mibia. (Stoeb eria ) fa., Delonix leucantha ssp., Euphorbia mor-
begardii For M. Begard (fl. 1984), chief gar- atii var.)
dener at Tsimbazaza Botanical Garden, Ma- beneckei For Stephan (Etienne) Benecke
dagascar. (Euphorbia primulifolia var.) (1808- 1879), German merchant emigrating
Begonia For Michel Begon (1638-1710), to Mexico , founded 1875 the Camara Na-
French Governor of Santo Domingo and cional de Comercio. (Mammillaria, Steno -
promotor of botany. (Begoniace ae) cereus)
beguinii For Abb6 Beguin (fl. 1896), of Brig- bengalensis For the occurrence in the Bengal
noles, France, who produced many fine region (NE India, Bangladesh). (Dischidia)
Aloe- and Gasteria -hybrid s, which were benguellensis For the occurrence in Ben-
sold by the Haage & Schmidt nursery in guel[l]a Prov., Angola. tDorstenia . Sesamo-
Germany. (x Gaste raloe, Turbini carpusi thamnus)
beharensis For the occurrence at Behara, Ma- benguetensis For the occurrence in Benguet
dagascar. (Euphorbia, Kalan choe) Prov., Luzon , Philippines. (Hoya)
beillei For Prof. Dr. Lucien Beille (1862- bensonii For Prof. Dr. Lyman Benson (1909-
1946), French pharmaci st, physician and 1993), US-American botanist at Pornona
botanist, professor at the University of Bor- College, California, and student of cacti.
deaux and director of the botanical garden. (Opuntia)
(Euphorbia ) bentii For Theodore Bent (1851 or 1852-
Beiselia For Karl-Werner Beisel (fl. 1979), 1897), British archaeologist and explorer,
25 bianoensis

especially in Africa and Arabia, died from berthelotii For Sabin Berthelot (1794-1880),
malaria caught during an expedition to Afri- French Consul in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
ca. (Echidnopsis, Kalanchoe) and explorer of the flora of the Canary Is-
berchtii For Dr. C. A. Ludwig Bercht (* 1945), lands. (Euphorbia)
Dutch cactus hobbyist and Gymnocalycium bertinii For Pierre Bertin (1800-1891 ), plant
specialist. (Gymnocalycium) collector in Patagonia, without further data.
berevoanus For the occurrence near Berevo, (Austrocactus)
W Madagascar. (Aloe) bertramianus For Paul Bertram (fl. 1920),
Bergeranthus For Alwin Berger (1871-1931 ), German clergyman and cactus hobbyist in
German botanist and succulent plant spe- Erfurt, Germany. (Echinopsis )
cialist and long-time curator of the Hanbury Beschorneria For Friedrich W. C. Beschomer
Garden at La Mortola, Italy ; and Gr. 'an- (1806-1873), German physician and botan-
thos', flower. (Aizoaceae) ist, director of the Institute of Public Assi-
bergeri For Alwin Berger (1871-1931), Ger- stance and the Lunatic Asylum at Owinsk,
man botanist and succulent plant specialist Poland . (Agava cea e)
and long-time curator of the Hanbury Gar- beswickii For Mr. Beswick (fl. 1922), success-
den at La Mortola, Italy. (Euphorbia, Kal- ful grower of succulent plants in Queen s-
anchoe , Sedum ) town, Eastern Cape, RSA. (Khadia)
bergerianus As above. (Stape lia schinzii var.) bethencourtianus Probably for Jean (Juan) de
Bergerocactus As above. (Cactaceae) Bethencourt, Norman knight who in 1402
berghiae For Mrs. J. Bergh (fl. 1937), without discovered the Canary Islands. (Aichryson)
further data. (Lamp ranthus) betiformis Lat. 'beta', beetroot, mangold; and
bergianus For Prof. Dr. Corneli s C. Berg Lat. '-formis ', having the form of; for the
(* 1934), Norwegian botanist. (Dorstenia) caudex. (Cyphostemma)
bergii For Peter Jonas Bergius (1730-1790), betsileensis For the occurrence at Betsileo,
Swedish physician and botanist. (Eupho r- Toliara Prov., Madagascar. (A loe)
bia ) bettinae For Bettina Hoover (fl. 1965), wife of
bergioides Gr. '-oides' , similar to; and for the the US-American botani st Robert F. Hoover.
genus Bergia (Elatin aceae). (Crassula ) (Dudleya abramsii ssp.)
berillonianus For Dr. Edgar Berilloni (fl. beukmanii For Mr. C. Beukman (fl. 1935,
1913); without further data. (Sedum) 1940), schoolteacher and amateur botanist
berlandieri For Jean L. Berlandier (1805- in Bonnievale, Western Cape, RSA, field
1851), botanical traveller of Belgian origin collector and grower of succulents. (Hawor-
in Mexico, later working as physician with- thia mirabilis var.)
out ever having studied this profession. bevilaniensis For the occurrence at Bevilany,
(Echinocereus) Madagascar. (Euphorbia milii var.)
bernadetteae For Mrs. Bernadette Castillon bhidei For R. K. Bhide (fl. 1902, 1911), In-
(fl. 2000); expert cultivator of Madagascan dian botanist and keeper of the herbarium at
succulents. (Aloe) the College of Science , Poona, India. (Kal-
bernalensis For the occurrence on Cerro Ber- anchoe)
nal, Tamaulipas, Mexico. (Graptope talum bhupinderianus For Mrs. Bhupinder Kour
paraguayense ssp.) Sarkaria (t before 2002), wife of the Indian
berorohae For the occurrence near the village medical doctor and succulent plant enthusi-
of Beroroha, S Madagascar. (Euphorbia) ast J. Sarkaria. (Caralluma)
beroticus For the occurrence near the Rio biaculeatus Lat. 'bi- ', two; and Lat. 'aculea-
Bero, Angola . (Euphorbia) tus', prickly, spiny; for the paired stipular
bertemariae For Berte Marie Ulvester (fl. spines. (Euphorbia )
2000), wife of Dr. Maurizio Dioli, Italian bianoensis For the occurrence on the Biano
veterinary officer in Ethiopia. (Aloe) Plateau , Shaba Prov., Zaire. (Monadenium)
bicarinatus 26

bicarinatus Lat. 'bi-', two; and Lat. 'carina- 1937), South African naturalist, nursery-
tus' , keeled; (1) for the pair of keeled woman in Great Brak River, Western Cape,
leaves. (Conoph ytum) - (2) for the occa- field collector and founder and first presi-
sionally doubly keeled leaves. (xA strowor- dent of the South African Succulent Society.
thia) - (3) for the 2-keeled calyx. (Sarco- (Aizoaceae)
zona) bijliae As above. (Machairophyllum, Rusch ia,
bicolor Lat., two-coloured; (1) for the spina- Stapelia)
tion. (Cereus) - (2) for the yellow or pink bikitaensis For the occurrence at Bikita Mine,
flowers. (Portulaca) - (3) for the two-col - SE Zimbabwe. (Brachystelma)
oured flowers. (Adromis chus, Agave, Dros- bilobatus Lat. 'bi-', two; and Lat. 'lobatus ',
anthemum, Echeveria, Gasteria, Lampran- lobed; for the outer appendix of the corona.
thus, Thelocactus) - (4) for the mixture of (Hoya)
red buds and greenish-white flowers on the bilobus Lat., two-lobed; for the fused but two-
inflorescences. (Aloe marlothii var.) - (5) lobed leaf pairs. (Conophytum)
for the yellow flowers with a white ring bilocularis Lat. 'bi-', two; and Lat. 'loculari s' ,
around the throat. (Pachypodium rosulatum with locules or cavities; for the 2-celled
fa.) ovaries. (Euphorbia candelabrum var.)
bicomitum Lat. 'bi-', two; and Lat. 'comitor', binus Lat., two by two; for two different types
accompany; commemorating G. W. Reyn- of leaf pairs. (Antimima, Braunsia)
olds and N. R. Smuths who travelled to- biolleyi For Paul A. Biolley (1862-1908),
gether in search of plants. (Aloe) Swiss teacher and naturalist in Costa Rica.
bicornis Lat. 'bi-', two; and Lat. 'cornu', horn; (Weberocereu s)
most probably for the calyx with two lobes bipapillatus Lat. 'bi-', two; and Lat. 'papilla-
much longer than the others. (Psilocaulon) tus' , papillate; for the filaments. (Ruschia)
bidens Lat. 'bi-', two-; and Lat. 'dens, dentis' , bipartitus Lat. 'bi-', two; and Lat. 'partitus',
tooth; for the segments of the corona. (Schi- -parted; application obscure. (Kalanchoe)
zoglossum) biplanatus Lat. 'bi-', two; and Lat. 'applana-
bieblii For Wolfgang Biebl (fl. 1995), German tus', flattened; for the leaves with both faces
cactus collector. (Pygmaeocereus) flat. (Crassula)
bifidus Lat. 'bi-', two-; and Lat. '-fidus', -divi- bisetosus Lat. 'bi-', two; and Lat. 'setosus' ,
ded; for the often branched inflorescences. bristly-hairy; for the two bristles at the base
(Echeveria) of the lower spines of each areole. (Opun-
biflorus Lat. 'bi-', two-; and Lat. '<florus' , tia)
-flowered. (Aspidoglossum) bisinuatus Lat. 'bi- ', two-; and Lat. 'sinuatus ',
bifolius Lat. 'bi-', two-; and Lat. '-folius ', sinuate; for the shape of the staminal corona
-leaved. (Whiteheadia) segments. (Cynan chum)
biformis Lat. 'bi- ', two; and Lat. '-formis' , bispinosus Lat. 'bi-' , two-; and Lat. 'spino-
-shaped; (1) for the two different stern sus', spiny; for the spines arranged in pairs.
fonns (terete and leaflike flattened). tDiso- (Pachypodium)
cactus) - (2) for two fonn s of leaves. (Anti- bitataensis For the occurrence at Bittata
mima) Rocks, S Ethiopia. (Euphorbia)
bigelovii For lohn M. Bigelow (1804-1878), bituminosus Lat., full of asphalt or pitch; for
US-American surgeon and botanist. tBran- the scent of the plants. (Aichryson)
degea, Cylindropuntia, Nolina) blaauwianus For A. E H. Blaauw (1903-
biharamulensis For the occurrence in the Bi- 1978), Dutch succulent plant enthusiast.
haramulo Distr., Tanzania. (Euphorbia) (Parodia concinna ssp.)
bihendulensis For the occurrence at Bihen- blackbeardianus For Miss Gladys I. Black-
dula, Somalia. (Echidnopsis) beard (1891-1975), gardener and nature
Bijlia For Mrs. D. van der Bijl (fl. 1930- lover near Grahamstown, RSA, and succu-
27 boivinii

lent plant enthusiast. iHaworthia bolus ii blyderiverensis For the occurrence at the
var.) Blyde River, Mpumalanga, RSA. (Huernia
blackburniae For Mrs . H. Blackburn (ft. quinta var.)
1936), wife of the station master at Calitz- blyderivierensis As above. (Aloe minima var.)
dorp, Western Cape, RSA . (Gibbaeum, Ha- bocasanus For the occurrence in the Sierra de
worthia) Bocas, San Luis PotOS!, Mexico. tMammil-
blainei For Blaine Tree Welsh (ft. 1980), who laria)
discovered the taxon. (Sclerocactus spino- bocensis For the occurrence at Las Bocas,
sior ssp.) Sonora, Mexico. (Mammillaria)
blakeanus For Dr. Sidney E Blake (1892- bodenbenderianus For Dr. Bodenbender (ft.
1959), US-American botanist at the Depart- 1928), German mineralogist in Argentina.
ment of Agriculture, Washington D.C. and (Gymnocalycium)
specialist for Asteraceae. (Pereskiopsis) bodenghieniae For Mlle . Bodenghien (ft.
blakei For Stanley Thatcher Blake (1911- 1987), Belgian who travelled with E Mal -
1973), Australian botanist. (Plectranthus) aisse in Zaire. (Monadenium)
blandus Lat., mild , pleasing, kind; (1) for the bodleyae For Mrs. Elise Bodley van Wyk
nature of the plants. (Lampranthus) - (2) for (1922-1997); South African botanical illus-
the ftowers. (Conophytum) trator painting all known Tylecodon species.
bleckiae For Mary Bellerue-Bleck (1933- (Tylecodon)
1999), US-American horticulturist and suc- boehmeri For L. Boehmer (fl, 1890s?), botan-
culent plant specialist, for some time co- ical collector in Japan. (Orostachys)
owner of Abbey Garden Nursery, and 1983- boehmianus For R. Böhm (ft. 1888), a pioneer
biochemist. (Adenium obesum ssp.)
1990 curator of the succulent plant collec-
boelderlianus For Rudolf Bölderl (ft. 1988),
tion at the Johannesburg City Botanical
German cactus enthusiast and Mammillaria
Garden. (Tylecodon)
specialist in München, Germany. tMammil-
bleo From the local vernacular name for the
laria)
plants in Colombia. (Pereskia)
bogneri For Josef Bogner (* 1939), curator at
blepharantherus Gr. 'blepharis', eye lash;
the Munich botanical gardens and specialist
and Gr. 'anthera' , anther; for the ciliate an-
in Araceae. (Begonia, Kalanchoe)
thers . (Brachystelma)
bohlei For Bernhard Bohle (ft. 2001), German
blepharophyllus Gr. 'blepharis' , eye lash ; and
cactus hobbyist and specialist on Brazilian
Gr. 'phyllon', leaf; for the ciliate leaf mar-
cacti. (Pilosocereus)
gins. (Rosularia, Sedum) boinensis For the occurrence in the former
blissii For Mr. Bliss (ft. 1911) of Orpington, Iboina or Boina Region (now Mahajanga =
England, who raised this hybrid in his gar- Majunga) in NW Madagascar. (Euphorbia)
den . (Agave) boisii For Mr. Boi s (ft. 1914), assistant at the
blochmaniae For Mrs . I. M. Blochman (ft. Natural History Museum Paris . (Kalanchoe)
1896) who discovered the taxon. (Dudleya) boissieri For Prof. Pierre Edmond Bois sier
Blossfeldia For Harry Blossfeld (* 1913), Ger- (1810-1885), eminent Swiss botanist in
man botanist and plant collector in S Amer- Geneva and traveller. (Euphorbia)
ica; son of Robert Blossfeld. (Cactaceae) boiteaui For Pierre L. Boiteau (1911-1980),
blossfeldianus For Robert Blossfeld (t 1945), French botanist in Madagascar and curator
German horticulturist in Potsdam and later of the Botanical Garden at Antananarivo.
Lübeck; father of Harry Blossfeld. (Kalan- (Aloe, Euphorbia)
choe , Mammillaria) boivinianus For Louis H. Boivin (1808-
blossfeldiorum Lat. Gen . PI. of Blossfeldius; 1852), French botanist and plant collector,
for father Robert and son Harry Blossfeld, esp . active on the islands in the Indian
German horticulturist and botanist / plant Ocean. tDelonix, Talinella)
collector, respectively. (Esp ostoa) boivinii As above . (Momordica)
bojeri 28

bojeri For Wenceslas Bojer (1797-1856), boninensis For the oeeurrenee on Bonin Is-
Czech-bom naturalist and explorer who set- land (Ogasawara-Shoto), Japan. (Sedum
tled on Mauritius . (Crassocephalum) uniflorum ssp.)
bokei For Prof. Norman H. Boke (1913-1996), bonkerae For Mrs. Franees Bonker (fl. 1932),
US-American botanist, speciali sing in de- Pasadena, Califomia, USA. (Echinocereus)
velopmental anatomy of caeti. iEpithelan- bonnafousii For Mr. Bonnafous (fl. 1916)
tha) [perhaps Dr. Vietor Bonafou s, Freneh physi-
boldinghianus For Isaäe Boldingh (1879- cian in Marseille], a friend of the Freneh
1938), Duteh botanist aetive in Indonesia physician and botanist R. Harnet. (Hylotele-
and working on the flora of the Duteh West phium)
Indies after retirement. (Agave) bonnieae For Bonnie Brunkow (fl. 1997), US-
boldinghii As above. (Opuntia) American eaetu s enthusiast who discovered
boleanus For the oeeurrenee in the Bole val- the taxon . tEchinopsis, Maihueniopsisi
ley, Ethiopia . (Huernia) bonnieri Perhaps for Prof. Dr. Gaston Bonnier
bolivarii For Dr. Cändido Bolivar y Pieltain (1853-1922), Freneh botanist, professor of
(fl , 1970), professor at the Eseuela Naeional botany in Paris 1887-1922. (Sedum)
de Ciencias Biol ögicas, Mexieo. (Bursera) bonplandii For Dr. Aime J. A. Bonpland
bolivianus For the oecurrenee in Bolivia. (Cu- (Goujaud) (1773-1858), Freneh explorer
mulopuntia, Lepismiumi and botanist, aeeompanied Humboldt on his
boliviensis As above. (Furcra ea) travels, later working as physician in Provo
bollei For Carl A. Bolle (1821-1909), German Misiones, Argentina . tHarrisia, Opuntia)
dendrologist and omithologist in Berlin and booleanus For George Boole Hinton (* 1990),
avid plant eolleetor. (Aichryson) great grandson of the well-known Mexiean
bolusiae For Dr. H. M. Louisa Bolus (nee eollector George B. Hinton (1882-1942),
Kensit) (1877-1970), South African botan- and son of G. S. Hinton . (Sedum , Turbini-
ist and Mesemb specialist; daughter-in-law carpus mandragora ssp.)
of Harry Bolus . (Conophytum , Rus chia, Sto- booIii For Herbert W. Bool (fl. 1953), US-
matium) Ameriean plant enthusiast in Phoenix, and
bolusianus For Harry Bolus (1834-1911), one of the founders of the Desert Botanical
English-bom South Afriean banker and bot- Garden of Arizona . (Mammillaria)
anist, emigrated to RSA in 1850. (lpomoea) boomianus For Dr. Boudewijn K. Boom
bolusii As above. (Euphorbia, Haworthia, (1903-1980), Duteh horticultural botanist at
Pleiospilos) Wageningen University. tDiscocactus zehni-
bombycinus Lat., silky, silk-like; for the neri ssp.)
glassy silk-like radial spines. (Mammillaria) Boophane Gr. 'bouphonos' , killing eattle; for
bombycopholis Gr. 'bombyx', silk, silkworm the possibly poisonous nature of some of its
moth; and Gr. 'pholidos', reptil seale; for speeies. (Amaryllidaceae)
the silky wool-like eovering of the bud booysenii For Mr. W. A. Booysen (fl. 1968),
seales. (Senecio) South Afriean farmer near Sutherland,
bommeljei For Mr. Comelis Bommelje (fl. Northem Cape, on whose farm the type of
1968), Duteh sueeulent plant hobbyist. the taxon was eollected . (Dorotheanthus)
(Parodia tabula ris ssp.) boranae For the oeeurrenee in the region in-
bonatzii For Hans-Joaehim Bonatz (fl. 1991), habited by the Boran ethnie group, Kenya.
German eaetus eolleetor in Berlin . (Echino- (Kalanchoe)
cereus adustus ssp., Turbinicarpu si boranensis As above. (Euphorbia , Raphion-
bondanus For the oeeurrenee near Bonda acme) - (2) For the oeeurrenee near Borana
Mission , Zimbabwe. (Aloe cameronii var.) Awraja, Ethiopi a. (Pelargonium)
bongolavensis For the oeeurrenee near Bon- borcherdsii For Dr. W. M. Boreherd s (fl.
golava, Madagascar. (Euphorbia) 1929), without further data. (Schwantesia)
29 boyuibensis

borchersii For Dr. Ph. Borchers (tl. 1932), botijae For the occurrence in the Quebrada
German privy councellor in Bremen and Botija, Antofagasta Prov., Chile. (Senecio)
1932 leader of a German-Austrian expedi- botryoides Gr. 'botrys', bunch, raceme; and
tion to the Peruvian Andes. (Oroya) Gr. '-oides' , like; for the racemose inflores-
bordenii For the collector T. E. Borden (fl. cences. (Umbilicus)
1906), without further data . (Hoya) botswanicus For the occurrence in Botswana.
borealis Lat., northern; (1) for the distribution (Jatropha)
in the N of Madagascar. (Operculicarya) - bottae For Paolo Emilio Botta (1802-1870),
(2) for the distribution in relation to other who travelled in Arabia in 1837. (Euphor-
species . (Lampranthus) - (3) for the distri- bia)
bution in relation to the other subspecies. bougheyi For Prof. Arthur S. Boughey (fl.
(Conophytum lithopsoides ssp., Ferocactus 1958) of the University College of Rhodesia
fordii ssp., Khadia , Pectinaria articulata and Nyasaland , who encouraged L. C.
ssp., Sedum obtusatum ssp.) - (4) for the Leach to study succulent Euphorbias, and
distribution in North Africa. (Tetragonia) who collected the type of the taxon . (Eu-
borinquensis Probably for the occurrence on phorbia)
the island of Borinque, off Puerto Rico . bourgaeanus For Eugene Bourgeau (1815-
(Opuntia) 1877), French botanical traveller and collec-
borissovae For Antonina G. Borissova (1903- tor. (Euphorbia)
1970), Russian botanist working with Cras- bourgaei As above. (Sedum)
sulaceae. (Sedum, Sempervivum) bouvetii For Georges Bouvet (1850-1929),
borschii For Fred J. Borsch (fl. 1944), who French pharmacist and botanist and director
of the Botanical Garden at Angers, France.
cultivated the taxon. (Sedum)
(Kalanchoe)
borthii For Hans Borth (* 1925), Austrian li-
bouvieri For Prof. Bouvier (fl . 1916), French
brarian , alpinist and plant collector. (Gym-
botanist and Professor at the Natural History
nocalycium)
Museum of Paris. (Rhodiola himalensis
borzianus For Prof. Antonino Borzi (1852-
ssp.)
1921), Italian botanist in Messina and Paler-
bovicornutus Lat. 'bos, bovis' , ox, cow; and
mo, 1893-1921 director of the botanical
Lat. 'cornutus', horned ; for the leaf margin
garden at Palermo. (Moringa)
teeth. (Agave)
boscawenii For Lieut.-Col. Mildmay Thomas
Bowiea For James Bowie (1789-1869), Eng-
Boscawen (1892-1958), English military
lish horticulturist and botanical collector in
officer, became a sisal grower in Tanzania S Africa . (Hyacinthaceae)
after the first world war, where he devel- bowiea As above. (Aloe)
oped a fine garden of ornamental plants . bowieanus As above. (Erio spermum)
(Aloe) bowkeri For James Henry Bowker (1822-
bosscheanus For Mr. L. Van den Bossehe of 1900), naturalist and government official in
Tirlemont (fl. 1910), Belgian horticulturist RSA. (Ceropegia, Pelargonium)
in whose gardens the first specimen of this boyce-thompsonii For Colonel William
species grown from seed flowered. (Fau- Boyce Thompson (1869-1930), US-Ameri-
caria) can business men, mining magnate and phi-
bosseri For Jean M. Bosser (*1922), French lanthropist, founder of the Boyce-Thomp-
botanist and agronomical engineer, and di- son Southwestern Arboretum at Superior,
rector of ORSTOM in Antananarivo, Mada- Arizona. (Echino cereus)
gascar. (Aloe, Ceropegia , Euphorbia, boylei For F. Boyle (fl. 1892), without further
Odosicyos, Seyrigia) data. (Aloe)
bosserianus As above. (Delo sperma) boyuibensis For the occurrence near Boyuibe,
bothae For the occurrence at Botha Ridge , ProvoCordillera, Dept. Santa Cruz , Bolivia.
Eastern Cape, RSA. (Euphorbia) (Echinopsis)
bozsingianus 30

bozsingianus For Franz Bozsing (1912- ' stelma' , crown, garland , wreath; for the na-
1990), Austrian Gymnocalycium specialist. ture of the co rona. (Asclep iadaceae )
(Melocactus) brachytrichion Gr. 'brachys' , sho rt; and Gr.
braceanus For Mr. Brace (fl. 1904), US- 'trichion' , small hair; for the pubescent-
American botanical co llector on the Ba- hairy spine surface. (Mammillaria )
ha mas (?) . (Aga ve) bracteatus Lat., bearing (conspicuous) bracts.
brachiatus Lat. , branching like arms ; for the (Antimima, Erepsia , Gra hamia , Kalanchoe,
oppos ite branching pattern. (Euphorbia) Pedilanthus, Sansevieria )
brachyacanthus Gr. 'brachys' , short; and Gr. bracteolatus Lat., bearing (co nspic uous) brac-
'aka nthos ', thorn, spine . (Op untia sulphurea teoles. (Brachystelma)
ssp.) bracteosus Lat. , with many bracts; for the
brachyandrus Gr. 'brachys', short; and Gr. conspicuous bracts. (Agave , Antho rrhiza;
'aner, andros', man, [botany] stame ns. Pachyphytum )
(Lampranthus) bradei For Dr. Alexand er C. Brade (1881-
brachyanthus Gr. 'brachys' , short; and Gr. 1971), German botani st settling 1910 in
'anthos' , flower. (Gymnocalycium monville i Brazil, worki ng as buildin g engineer and
ssp., Pistorinlay farmer, and 1928-1 952 as biologist. (Cipo -
brachycalyx Gr. 'brachys ', short; and Gr. 'ka- cereus, Hatio ra epiphylloides ssp., Webero-
lyx ' , calyx . (Lewisia ) cereus )
brachycaulos Gr. 'brachys' , short; and Gr. bradtianus For George M. Bradt (fl. 1896),
'kaulos' , stern. (Monanthes) editor of "The So uthern Florist & Gard ene r"
Brachycereus Gr. 'brachys' , short; and Cere - of Louisville , Kentucky, USA. (Grusonia )
us, a genus of columnar cacti; for the short bradyi For Major L. G. Brady (fl . 1960), US-
sterns of this columnar cactus. (Cactaceae ) American who discovered the taxon . (Pe-
Brachychiton Gr. 'brac hys' , short; and Gr. dio cactusi
'c hito n' , covering; for the short covering brakdamensis For the occ urre nce near Brak -
aro und the seed. (Sterculiaceae) dam , Nam aqu aland , North ern Ca pe, RS A.
brachycladus Gr. 'brac hys ', short; and Gr. (Eupho rbia, Ruschia )
'klados ', branch ; for the short stern seg- brandbergensis For the occ urre nce in the
ments. (Opuntia basilaris var.) Brandberg area, C Nam ibia. (Eupho rbia
brachylobus Gr. 'brac hys', short; and Gr. ' 10- monteiri ssp., Lith ops gracilidelinea ta ssp.)
bos' , small lobe, leaflet ; for the short coroll a branddraaiensis For the occ urre nce at Brand-
seg ments. (Ka lancho e) draai, Mpumalanga, RS A. (Aloe)
brachypetalus Gr. 'brachys', short; and Gr. Brandegea For Townsend S. Brand egee (1843
'petalon' , petal. (Corryocac tus, Crassula -1 925), US-America n botanist. tCucurbita-
pe llucida ssp.) ceae )
brachyphyllus Gr. 'brac hy s', short, and Gr. brandegeei As above . (Echinoc ereus, Mam -
'phyllo n' , leaf. (Cra ssula dec umbens var., millaria)
Eup horbia , Gasteria ) brandhamii For Dr. Peter E. Brandharn
brachypus Gr. 'brachys' , short; and Gr. (* 1937), Briti sh plan t genet icist at the 10-
' pous' , foot; for the short or abse nt stern . dre ll Laboratory, Kew, England, with a
(Agave brittoniana ssp .) strong interest in A loaceae. (Aloe)
brachystachys Gr. 'brachys', short; and Gr. brandtii For Friedri ch (' Fred ' ) Brandt (fl .
' stachys', spike; for the inflorescences. 1980), Superintendent of the Huntington
(Aloe) Botanical Gardens, USA . (Echeveria co lor-
brachystachyus Gr. 'brac hys', short ; and Gr. ata fa.)
's tachys' , spike; for the inflorescences . Brasilicereus For the genus Cereus (Cac ta-
(Crass ula) ceae ) and its occurre nce in Brazil. tCac ta -
Brachystelma Gr. 'brachys' , short; and Gr. ceae)
31 brevipes

brasiliensis For the occurrence in Brazil. brevibracteatus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat.
tBrasiliopuntia, Echinopsis, Parodia mam- 'bracteatus', provided with bracts. (Ruschia)
mulosa ssp., Pilosocereus, Pseudoacantho- brevicalyx Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. 'ca-
cereus) - (2) For the erroneously presumed lyx', calyx. (Pachypodium densifiorum var.)
occurrence in Brazil. (Pterodiscus) brevicarpus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Gr. 'kar-
Brasiliopuntia From the close relationship to pos', fruit. (Antimima, Aridaria)
the genus Opuntia, and the occurrence in brevicaulis Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat.
Brazil. (Cactaceae) '-caulis', stern. (Pachypodium, Talinum)
brassii For Leonard J. Brass (1900-1971), brevicollis Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. 'col-
Australian botanist widely travelling in lum', neck; most probably for the very short
Asia. (Euphorbia, Myrmecodia) pedicels. (Antimima)
braunii For Carl P. 1. G. Braun (1870-1935), brevicorolla Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. 'cor-
German pharmacist and botanist, for many olla' , corolla. (Kalanchoe aromatica var.)
years employed in Tanzania. (Sansevieria) - breviculus Dirn. of Lat. 'brevis', short, i.e.
(2) For Otto Braun (fl. 1956), agronomist in somewhat short. (Haworthia reinwardtii
Bolivia. (Cereus) - (3) For Dr. Pierre Braun var.)
(* 1959), German agronomist and specialist brevicymus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. 'cy-
on Brazilian cacti. (Melocactus, Tacinga) mus', cyme; for the inflorescences. (Ru-
brauniorum For Dr. Pierre J. Braun (*1959), schia)
German agronomist and specialist on Brazi- breviflorus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. '-flo-
lian cacti, and his wife Beate. (Pierrebrau- rus', -flowered. (Aloe excelsa var., Eulych-
nia) nia, Fouquieria splendens ssp ., Pistoriniai
Braunsia For Dr. Hans H. J. C. Brauns (1857- brevifolius Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. '-fol-
ius', -leaved. (Aloe, Aloe deltoideodonta
1929), German physician and entomologist
var., Crassula, Dicrocaulon, Drosanthe-
in Willowmore, RSA. (Aizoaceae)
mum, Dudleya blochmaniae ssp., Hereroa,
braunsii As above. (Chasmatophyllum, Sto-
Machairophyllum, Pachyphytum, Portulaca,
matium) - (2) For Dr. R. Brauns (fl. 1915),
Ruschia, Sedum, Sesuvium, Talinum, Yucca)
who provided material of the taxon. (Eu-
brevihamatus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat.
phorbia)
'hamatus', hooked; for the short hooked
bravoae For Dr. Helia Bravo Hollis (1901-
central spines . tParodia alacriportana ssp.,
2001) , Mexican botanist and cactus special-
Sclerocactus)
ist at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma
brevilabra Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat.
de Mexico. tMammillaria hahniana ssp .) 'labrum', (upper) lip; for the short upper lip
bravoanus For Ventura Bravo (fl. 1954), a of the corolla. (Dauphinea)
friend of the botanist E. Sventenius from brevilobus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat.
Gomera (Canary Islands). (Euphorbia) - (2) 'lobus', lobe; (1) for the short free petal tips .
For Dr. Helia Bravo Hollis (1901-2001), (Caralluma arachnoidea var., Stapeliopsis)
Mexican botanist and cactus specialist at the - (2) for the short anther appendages.
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de (Glossostelma)
Mexico. (Ariocarpus, Opuntia) brevipedatus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat.
breekpoortensis For the occurrence at Breek- 'pedatus', pedate; application obscure. (Pa-
poort, Steinkopf Distr., Northem Cape, rakeelya)
RSA . (Ruschia) brevipedicellatus Lat. 'brevis ', short; and Lat.
breviaculeatus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. 'pedicellatus', pedicellate. (Brachystelma,
'aculeatus', prickly; for the short stipular Sarcostemma)
spines. (Euphorbia greenwayi ssp .) brevipes Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. 'pes',
breviarticulatus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. foot ; (1) for the caudex shape. tDioscorea
'articulatus', jointed; for the short branch sylvatica var.) - (2) for the short pedicels.
segments. (Euphorbia) (Dudleya, Ruschia)
brevipetalus 32

brevipetalus Lat. 'brevis ', short; and Lat. 'pe- briquetii For Dr. lohn I. Briquet (1870-1931),
talum' , petal. (Agave, Aichryson, Delosper- Swiss botanist in Geneva, and director of
ma, Erepsia, Sempervivum) the Geneva Botanical Garden 1896-1931.
brevipilus Lat. 'brevis' , short; and Lat. 'pilus' , (Kalan choe)
hair; for the shortly pubescent leaves. (Sem- brissemoretii For Dr. Brissemoret (fl. 1925),
pervivum) French pharmacologist. (Sedum)
breviramus Lat. 'brevis ', short; and Lat. 'ra- bristolii For Barkley Bristol (fl. 1934), US-
mus', branch. (Euphorbia) American from Nogales, Arizona, who first
brevirostris Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. 'ros- found the taxon. (Echinocereus)
trum', beak; application obscure. (Huernia) britteniae For Lilian L. Britten (1886-1952),
brevis Lat., short; (1) for the short branches. South African botanist at Rhodes Univer-
(Drosanthemum, Euphorbia) - (2) for the sity, RSA. (Corpuscularia, Faucaria, Ru-
short leaves and calyx tyube. (Conophytum) schia)
- (3) for the short corona lobes. (Marsde- brittonianus For Dr. Nathaniel L. Britton
nia) - (4) for the short segments of the (1859-1934), US-American botanist, foun-
staminal corona. (Aspidoglossum) der and first director of the New York Bot-
breviscapus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. 'sca- anical Garden, and cactus specialist. (Ag-
pus', scape; for the short inflorescences. ave)
(Aloe) brittonii As above. (Dudle ya)
brevisepalus Lat. 'brevis ', short; and Lat. broadwayi For Walter E. Broadway (1888-
'sepalurn', sepal. (Delosperma) 1922), US-American botanist and naturalist
brevispicatus Lat. 'brevis' , short; and Lat. on Tobago Island. (Melo cactus)
'spicatus', spike-bearing; for the short bromfieldii For Mr. H. Bromfield (fl. 1933);
flower spikes. (Tetradenia) without further data. (Lithops)
brevispinus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. '-spi- brookeae For Miss Winifred M. Brooke (fl.
nus' , -spined. (Agave, Armatocereus, Echi- 1949), who collected plants in Bo1ivia.
nocereus enneacanthus ssp., Lepi smium) (Cleistocactus)
brevistaminus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. brookii For Herbert A. Brook (fl. 1907), Reg-
'<staminus', pertaining to the stamens; for istrar of the Bahamas, for his valuable aid
the short stamens. (Lampranthus) during N. L. Britton's exploration of these
brevistylus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. 'sty- islands. (Harrisia)
lus', style. (Corryocactus) broomii For Dr. Robert Broom (1866-1951),
brevitortus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. 'tor- Scottish physician and palaeontologist emi-
tus', twisted; for the short twisted branches. grating to RSA in 1896. (Aloe, Crassula
(Euphorbia) barbata ssp., Rhinephyllum)
brevitubulatus Lat. 'brevis', short; and Lat. broussonetii For Prof. Pierre M. A. Brous-
'tubulatus', tubular; for the short corolla sonet (1761-1807), French botanist and zo-
tube. (Brachystelma) ologist in Montpellier, collector in Morocco
bridgesii For Dr. Thomas Bridges (1807- and the Canary Islands. (Euphorbia)
1865), English-bom plant collector in Chile, Brownanthus For Dr. Nicholas E. Brown
Peru, Bolivia and Califomia , introducing (1849-1934), English botanist at Kew spe-
many cacti to Europe. (Copiapoa , Echinop- cializing in African succulents; and Gr. 'an-
sis) thos' , flower. (Aizoa cea e)
Brighamia For William T. Brigham, explorer brownianus For Dr. Nicholas E. Brown (1849
and collector in Hawaii 1864-1865. (Cam- -1934), English botanist at Kew specializ-
panulaceae) ing in African succu1ents. (Brach ystelma)
brinkmanianus For r. Brinkman (1950- brownii As above. (Cheiridopsis, Conophy-
1994), Dutch biologist and artist. (Dorstenia tum ectypum ssp., Lampranthus, Raphion-
cuspidata var.) acme)
33 buenekeri

Browningia For W. E. Browning (ft. 1920), plant botanist. (A loe, Bulbine, Conoph ytum,
former director of the Instituto Ingles at Euphorbia, Haworthia , Scop elogena )
Santiago, Chile, who "was the friend of all bryantii For Edward G. Bryant (ft. 1918-
Americans who visited Santiago". (Cacta- 1932), mining engineer in RSA and plant
ceae) collector. (Stomatium )
bruceae For Miss Eileen A. Bruce (1905- bryoniifolius Lat. '-folius' , -leaved; and for
1955), British botanist at Kew who worked the similarity to the leaves of Bryonia
on African plants and also worked in RSA ("White Bryony", etc.; Cucurbitacea e). (Cu-
1946-1952. (Brachys telma) cumella )
bruchii For Dr. Carlos Bruch (ft. 1923), cactus bubalinus Lat., buff, also an African Buffa1o;
collector in C ördoba, Argentina, and con- for the occurrence by the Buffels River,
temporary of Carlos Spegazzini. tEchinop- Western Cape, RSA. (Euphorbia)
sis, Gymnocalycium ) bubonifolius Lat. '-fo1ius', -leaved; and for
brunellii For H. E. Brunell (ft. 1952), botanist the similarity to the leaves of Bubon (syn. of
in Göteborg, Sweden. (Euphorbia) Athamanta; Apiaceae ). (Pelargonium)
brunneodentatus Lat. 'brunneus' , brown; and buchananii For lohn Buchanan (1821-1903),
Lat. 'dentatus', toothed; for the brown mar- Scottish c1ergyman, resident in RSA 1861-
ginal teeth of the leaves. (Aloe) 1877. (A loe, Brachyst elma, Dorstenia )
brunneostriatus Lat. 'brunneus' , brown; and bucharicus For the occurrence in the then
Lat. 'striatus', striate; for the striate leaves. Emirate of Bukhara in present-day Uzbek-
(Aloe) istan / Tadzhikistan. (Pse udosedum)
brunneseens Lat., brownish; for the co1our of buchlohii For Prof. Günther Buchloh (*1923),
the spines and the tomentum of the areoles. German botanist (bryologist) in Stuttgart,
(Rebutia)
collecting higher plants with Prof. Rauh in
Madagascar in 1961. (Aloe)
brunneus Lat., brown; (1) for the epidermis
buchnerianus For Mr. Buchner (ft. 1894),
colour. (Conophytum) - (2) for the ftowers
who collected the taxon. (Aeollanthus)
with their brownish inside. (Agave)
buchtienii For Otto Buchtien, who collected
brunnthaleri For loser Brunnthaler (1871-
plants in Bolivia in 1932 and 1934. (Clei sto-
1914), Austrian botanist and conservator of
cactus)
the Botanical Museum of the Vienna Uni-
buchubergensis For the occurrence on the
versity, collected in RSA 1909-1910. (De-
Buchuberge in Namibia. (Antimima)
losperma)
buderianus For Prof. Dr. Buder (ft. 1933),
brunonianus Lat. 'Bruno', Brown (personal
Breslau, Poland, who prepared the drawings
name), for Dr. Robert Brown (1773-1858), for K. von Poellnitz 's synopsis of Ana-
Scottish botanist and plant collector, cir- camps eros. (Avonia recurvata ssp.)
cumnavigated Australia 1801-1803 , later buekii For Heinrich W. Buek (1796-1878),
Keeper of Botany at the British Museum German physician and botanist in Hamburg.
(Natural History), London. (Sarcostemma (Thelocactus tulen sis ssp.)
viminale ssp.) buenekeri For Rudolf Heinrich Büneker (ft.
Brunsvigia Honouring the House of Braun- 1922), cactus collector of German descent
schweig [Brunswick]-Lüneburg. (Amary lli- in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, brother-in-law
daceae ) of Leopoldo Horst, father of Rudi W. Büne-
brunsvigiifolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved; for the ker. (Gymnocalyc ium) - (2) For Mr. F.
similarity of the leaves to those of some Bueneker (ft. 1961), cactus collector in Bra-
species of Brun svigia (Amaryllidaceae) . zil, of German descent. (Parodia ala cripor-
(Bulbine) tana ssp.) - (3) For Rudi W. B üneker (ft.
bruynsii For Dr. Peter V. Bruyns (*1957), 1987), Brazilian cactus collector of German
South African mathematician and succulent descent, son of R. H. Büneker. (Frailea)
buettneri 34

buettneri For Prof. Dr. Oscar A. R. Büttner the similarity of the leaves to species of the
(1858-1927), German botanist, head of a re- genus Bupleurum ("Hare's Ear"; Apiaceae).
search station in Togo 1890-1891 , 1ater pro- (Euphorbia)
fessor in Berlin . (Aloe) bupleuroides Gr. '-oides', similar to; and for
buhrii For Elias A. Buhr (tl. 1971), farmer in the genus Bupleurum ("Hare's Ear"; Apia-
the Northem Cape , RSA. (Aloe) ceae). (Rhodiola)
buiningianus For Albert F. H. Buining (1901- burchardii For Oscar Burchard (1863-1949),
1976), Dutch public servant and cactu s en- German botanist. (Caralluma)
thusiast and expert on Brazilian cacti. (Frai- burehellii For William J. Burehell (1781-
lea) 1863), British naturali st and explorer, col-
buiningii As above . tParodia, Uebelmannia) lected widely in RSA 1811-1815, visited
bukobanus For the occurrence near Bukoba, Brazil 1825. (Aizoon , Brachystelma, Lithops
Tanzania. (Aloe) lesliei ssp ., Rhipsalis)
bulbicaulis Lat. 'bulbus', bulb ; and Lat. burdettii For Anthony F. M. Burdett (tl.
'caulis', stern; for the bulbous base of the 2000); collected plant s in Malaw i, without
plants. (Aloe) further data . (Sans evieria)
bulbifer Lat. 'bulbus', bulb ; and Lat. '-fer, burgeri For Dr. William C. Burger (* 1932),
-fera, -ferum', -bearing. (Portulaca , Sedum) US-American botanist, 1961-1965 at the
bulbiIIifer Lat. 'bulbilla', small bulb, bulbil; Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia. (Cerope-
gia , Euphorbia) - (2) For Mr. S. Burger (fl,
and Lat. 'fer, -fera, -ferum', -bearing; for
the bulbils that develop on the intlore s- 1962), without further data . tTrichadiad-
ema) - (3) For Willem Burger (fl. 1967),
cences. (Aloe)
South African farmer in Namaqualand,
Bulbine Lat., an onion-like plant (from Lat.
Northem Cape , on whose farm the type of
'bulbus', bulb). (Asphodelaceae)
the taxon was collected. (Conophytum)
bulbinifolius For the genus Bulbine (Aspho-
burgersfortensis For the occurrence near Bur-
delaceae) ; and Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Sene-
gersfort , Mpumalanga, RSA. (Aloe)
cio)
burkei For Joseph Burke (1812-1873), Eng-
bulbispinus Lat. 'bulbus', bulb; and Lat. '-spi-
lish plant collector, travelled 1840-1842
nus', -spined; (1) for the basally enlarged
with the German explorer Karl Zeyher in
stipular spines. (Euphorbia) - (2) for the
RSA. (Raphionacme)
basally enlarged spines. (Grusonia) burmanicus For the occurrence in Burma
bulbocalyx Lat. 'bulbus' , bulb ; and Lat. 'ca- (now Myanmar) . (Sansevieria)
lyx' , calyx ; for the funnel-shaped tlowers burmannii For Nicolaus L. Burman (1743-
with narrowed mouth and spreading peri- 1793), Dutch physician and botanist in Am-
anth segments. (Eriosyce) sterdam, son of Johannes Burman. (Euphor-
bulbosus Lat., bulbous, tuberous (from Lat. bia)
'bulbus', bu1b, tuber); for the tuberous root- burnatii For Emile Bumat (1828-1920),
stock. (Bulbine, Ceropegia, Sinningia) Swiss engineer, industrialist, magistrate and
bullockii For Arthur A. Bullock (1906-1980), amateur botanist. (Sempervivum montanum
British botanist at Kew, and specialist for ssp.)
Asclepiadaceae. (Aloe) burrageanus For Guy H. Burrage, steamship
bullulatus From Lat. 'bullula' , small bladder; commander for the 1911 collecting trip of
for the tuberculate leaf surface. (Astroloba) the US-American botanist J. N. Rose. (Cy-
bumammus Gr. prefix 'bu-' , huge , great ; and lindropuntia alcahes var.)
Lat. ' mamma' , brest, teat ; for the very large burragei As above. (Fouquieria)
tubercles of the plant bodies. (Coryphantha burrensis For its occurrence in the Serranias
elephantidens ssp.) deI Burro , Coahuila, Mexico. (Echinocereus
bupleurifolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved; and for reichenbachii ssp.)
35 byrnesii

burrito Span . 'burro', donkey; the plant is 10- buxbaumianus For Prof. Dr. Franz Buxbaum
cally named 'cola de burro' = donkey's tail, (1900-1979), Austrian botanist, high school
for its pendent densely leafy sterns . (Sedum) teacher and specialist of cactus morphology.
Bursera For Joachim Burser (1593-1649), (Coleocephalocereus)
German physician and botanist. (Burser- buysianus For T. G. ("Buys") Wiese (fl .
aceae) 1987), South African farmer and succulent
burtoniae Probably for Helen M. Rousseau plant enthusiast in the Northern Cape, RSA.
Burton (nee Kannemeyer) (1878-1973), (Conophytum reconditum ssp.)
South African amateur naturalist and collec- bwambensis For the occurrence in the
tor. (Delosperma, Ruschia) Bwamba Forest, Uganda. (Euphorbia)
buruanus For the occurrence in the Bura re- bylesianus For Rona1d S. Byles (fl . 1957),
gion, Kenya . (Euphorbia) English cactus hobbyist. (Pygmaeocereus)
busseanus For Dr. W. Busse (fl . 1902), Ger- byrnesii For Edward M. Byrnes (fl. 1905),
man agricultural officer in Tanzania. (Sesa- grower of J. N. Rose's collection of Crassu -
mothamnus) laceae in Washington. (Echeveria secunda
bussei As above . (Aloe, Euphorbia) fa.)
37 calcirupicola

c cahum From the vernacular name of the

plants in S Mexico. (Furcraea)
caineanus For the occurrence in the valley of
the Rio Caine, Potosi / Cochabamba , Bo-
cabrae For the plant collector Cabra-Michel livia. (Browningia, Echinopsis)
(fl. 1903). (Glossostelma) cairicus For the occurrence near Cairo, Egypt.
cabrerae For Prof. Dr. Angel L. Cabrera (lpomoea)
(1908-1999), Argentinian botanist of Span- cajalbanensis For the occurrence in the Sierra
ish origin, founder of the Argentinian botan- de Caj älbana, Cuba. (Agave)
ical society. (Cistanthe, Echinop sis) cajasensis For the occurrence near Cajas,
cabuya From the vernacular name of the ProvoMendez, Dept. Tarija, Bolivia. (Echin-
plants in Costa Rica. (Furcraea) opsis)
cacalioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for cakilifolius For the genus Cakile ("Sea
the genus Cacalia (Asteraceae) . (Othonna, Rocket"; Brassicaceae) ; and Lat. '-folius',
Tylecodon) -leaved. (Othonna)
cacozela Unknown, perhaps from a local ver- calamiformis Lat. 'calamus', reed; and Lat.
nacular name for the plants on the Bahamas. '-formis', -shaped; (1) for the reed-like
(Agave) branches. (Euphorbia) - (2) for the nar-
cactiformis Lat., for the resemblance to cacti. rowly cylindrical (reed-like) leaves. (Cy-
(Larryleachia) - (2) Lat., for the resem- lindrophyllum)
blance to succulent climbing cacti. (Cissu s)
Calamophyllum Gr. 'kalamos' , quill, reed;
cactus Lat. 'cactus', cactus; for the similarity
and Gr. 'phyllon' , leaf; for the slender cylin-
to some cacti. (Euphorbia)
dricalleaves. (Aizoaceae)
caducifolius Lat. 'caducus', falling, caducous;
calandrus Gr. 'kalos', beautiful; and Gr. 'aner,
and Lat. '-folius' , -leaved; for the quickly
andros', man, [botany] stamen; for the beau-
deciduous leaves. (Euphorbia)
tifully coloured stamens. (Leipoldtia)
caducus Lat., falling, caducous; for the early
calcairophila French 'calcaire', lime, lime-
caducous leaves. (Sedum)
stone; and Gr. 'philos " friend; for the eco-
caerulans Lat., becoming blue; for the bluish-
logical preference. (Aloe)
green branches. (Euphorbia)
caerulescens Lat., becoming blue; for the calcaratus Lat. 'calcar', aspur; (1) for the
bluish-green mature branches. (Euphorbia) spur-like lobes of the sterns. (Hylo cereus) -
caeruleus Lat., blue; for the flower colour. (2) for the spurred leaves. (Lampranthus,
(Anthorrhiza, Raphionacme, Sedum) Sedum) - (3) for the spurred sepals. (Sedum
caesius Lat., light blue; (1) for the body col- celatum fa.) - (4) for the prominently
our. (Melocactus curvispinus ssp.) - (2) for spurred cyathia. (Pedilanthus)
the leaf colour. (Pachyphytum) - (3) perhaps calcareus Lat., chalky, limy; because the
erroneously for the leaf colour. (Aloe stri- taxon grows on limestone. (Gunniopsis, Ha-
atula var.) - (4) application obscure, per- worthia mirabilis var., Ruschia, Sempervi-
haps for the leaves, which are dark green vum, Titanopsis)
when fresh but grey-green when dry. (Tetra- calcaricus Lat. 'calx, calcis', limestone; for
gonia) the occurrence on limestone outcrops. (Tal-
caespitosus Lat., cespitose, tufted; for the inum)
growth form. (Cephalophyllum, Delosper- calcicola Lat. 'calx , calcis' , limestone; and
ma, Dudleya, Duvalia, Echinopsis maximil- Lat. '-cola', inhabiting. (Beschorneria , Dud-
iana ssp., Lampranthus, Mila , Sedum) leya, Ruschia, Sedum)
caffer Lat. 'caffer, caffra, caffrum', from the calcirupicola Lat. 'calx, calcis', limestone;
old name Caffraria for S Africa. (Brach y- Lat. 'rupes', steep rocks; and Lat. '-cola',
stelma, Pelargonium, Talinum, Tinospora) -dwelling. (Cereus jamacaru ssp.)
calculus 38

calculus Lat., pebble; for the shape of the green epidermis. (Coryphantha, Echinopsis,
fused leaf pair. (Conophytum) Gymnocalycium)
calderanus For the occurrence near Caldera, caloderma Gr. 'kalos ' / 'kallos" beautiful;
N Chile. (Copiapoa) and Gr. 'derma', skin; für the variegation of
calderoniae For Graciela Calder ön de Rze- the branches. (Euphorbia)
dowski (* 1931), Mexican botanist and wife calodontus Gr. 'kalos' / 'kallos', beautiful;
of Jerzy Rzedowski. (Echeveria) and Gr. 'odous, odontos', tooth; for the teeth
caledonicus For the occurrence near Caledon, at the leaf margins. (Agave)
Western Cape, RSA. (Pelargonium) caloglossus Gr. 'kalos' / 'kallos ' , beautiful;
Calibanus Named for Shakespeare's monster and Gr. 'glossa', tongue; for the remarkable
Caliban from the play "The Tempest'; per- tongue-like corona segments. (Fanninia)
haps for the massive caudex. (Nolinacea e) caloruber Gr. 'kalos' / 'kallos" beautiful; and
calidicola Lat. 'calidus', hot; and Lat. '-cola', Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum', red; for the
inhabiting; for the occurrence in low alti- flower colour. tEchinopsis obrepanda ssp.)
tude hot dry valleys. (Euphorbia cooperi calvatus Lat., made bald; for the absence of a
var.) tuft of hairs or bristles on the leaf tip. (Tri-
calidophilus Lat. 'calidus' , hot; and Gr. 'phi- chodiadema)
los', friend; for the preference for hot sites. calvus Lat., bald, hairless, glabrous; (1) for the
(Aloe) glabrous plants. (Gunniopsis) - (2) because
californicus For the occurrence on the Baja the sterns are spiny but without hairs. (Es-
California peninsula (Mexico). (Euphorbia , postoa)
Portulaca) - (2) For the occurrence in the calycinus From Gr. 'calyx ', cup, cover; (1) for
State of California, USA. (Cylindropuntia) the calyx-like perianth lobes of the female
calipensis For the occurrence near Calipan, flower. (Synadenium) - (2) for the persistent
Puebla, Mexico. (Coryphantha) sepals. (Talinum) - (3) for the sepals, which
calitzdorpensis For the occurrence near Cal- enlarge after flowering. (Delosperma) - (4)
itzdorp, Little Karoo, Western Cape, RSA. for the well-developed calyx. (Cistanthe,
(Delosperma, Huernia guttata ssp.) Drosanthemum, Hereroa, Monadenium oro-
calliantholilacinus Gr. 'kallos " beauty; Gr. banchoides var., Tetragonia, Zeuktophyl-
'anthos', flower; and Lat. 'Iilacinus', lilac- lum) - (5) for the corolla form. (Ho ya)
coloured; for the beautiful flower colour. calycosus Lat., with a conspicuous calyx.
(Echinopsis) (Echeveria)
callianthus Gr. 'kallos' , beauty; and Gr. 'an- Calymmanthium Gr. 'kalymma', covering;
thos' , flower. (Rhodiola) and Gr. 'anthos', flower; for the envelope of
callichromus Gr. 'kallos ', beauty; and Gr. vegetative tissue surrounding the flower
'chroma', colour; for the flowers. (Echinop- buds. (Cactaceae)
sis, Hylotelephium) calyptratus Lat., provided with a kalyptra
callichrous Gr. 'kallos' , beauty; and Gr. (from Gr. 'kalyptra' , covering, woman's
'-chrous', -coloured; for the flowers. (Se- hat); probably for the perianth remains,
dum) which cover the ripening fruits. (Parakee-
callifer Lat. 'callus', callus, hardened thicken- lya)
ing; and Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum' , -carrying; Calyptrotheca Gr. 'kalyptra', covering,
for the small hard protrusions on the leaves. woman's hat; and Gr. 'theke' , a case; for the
(Ruschia) dehiscence of the capsule, which opens
Callisia Gr. 'kallos', beauty. (Commelinaceae) from the base with 6 slits, the top falling off
calmallianus For the occurrence at Calmalli, like a lobed cap. (Portulacaceae)
Baja California, Mexico. (Cylindropuntia) camachoi For Carlos Camacho (fl. 1933),
calochlorus Gr. 'kalos' / 'kallos " beautiful; Chilean agronomical engineer, who first
and Gr. 'chloro s' , green; for the glossy collected the taxon. (Maihueniopsis)
39 cannellii

camarguensis For the occurrence near Ca- Canatl än, Durango , Mexico. (Coryphantha
margo, Provo Cinti, Dept. Chuquisac a, Bo- recurvata ssp.)
livia. (Echin opsis) cancellatus Lat., grided, barred, latticed; for
camdeboensis For the Khoi name 'Camdebo' , the striped corolla. (Ceropegia)
meaning green elevations, and given to the candelabrum Lat., candlestick; (1) for the
region near Aberdeen , Eastem Cape, RSA, branching pattern, which is similar to a can-
where the taxon is found. (Monso nia) delabrum. (Eupho rbia) - (2) for the inflo-
cameronii For Kenneth J. Cameron (± *1862), rescences. (Ceropeg ia, Dudleya )
Scottish, 1890-± 1903 planter in Malawi for candelaris From Lat., 'candela', candle; for
the African Lakes Corporation. (A loe, Eu- the candelabriforrn growth. (Browningia)
phorbia, Synadenium) candelilla From the local vemacular name
camforosma Lat. 'camphora' , camphor; and "Candelilla"; Dirn. of Span. 'candela', can-
Gr. 'osrne' , scent; application obscure . (A i- dle; for the colourful tubular flowers. (Cleis-
zoon) tocactu s)
camilla For Camilla R. Huxley-Lambrick candens Lat., being glossy white, glossy; for
(*1952), British botanist and ant-plant spe- the pale papillate and thus glittering leaves.
cialist. (Anthorrhiza) (Drosanthemum)
camillei For Mr. Camille (fl. 1895), without candicans Lat., becoming pure white; (1) for
further data. (Zaleya) the bract colour. (Aloe deltoideodonta var.)
campanulatus Lat., bell-shaped; for the - (2) for the flower colour. (Echinopsis)
flower shape. (Brach ystelma, Ceropegia, candidus Lat., pure white; (1) for the densely
Cotyledon , Fouquieria splendens ssp., Hes- white-farinose leaves. (Dudleya ) - (2) for
peraloe, Huernia , Kalan choe) the spination. (Mammilloydia) - (3) for the
campanuliftorus Lat. 'campanula', small bell; flower colour. (Disocactus ackermannii fa.,
and Lat. '-floms', -flowered. (Pse udosedum) Lampranthus, Schlumbergera microsphaer-
camperi For Manfredo Camperio (fl. 1894), ica ssp.)
resident in Eritrea. (A loe) candollei For Prof. Augustin P. de Candolle
campestris Lat., pertaining to plains; for the (1778-1841), Swiss botanist in Geneva and
habitat. (Crassula, Ruschia, Yucca) well known author of numerous important
campii For Walter Camp (fl. ± 1990), US- botanical publications, including the famous
American discoverer of the taxon. (Cylindr- illustrated "Histoire des Plantes Grasses" .
opuntia) (Sedum)
campos-portoanus For Paulo de Campos canelensis For the occurrence in the Sierra
Porto (*1889), Brazilian botanist and long- Canelo, Chihuahua, Mexico. (Mammillaria)
time director of the Botanical Garden Rio canescens Lat., becoming grey, greyish; (1)
de Janeiro . (Rhipsalis) for the silver-grey indumentum covering the
camptotrichus Gr. 'kamptos', curved, with a whole plant. (Sinningia) - (2) for the colour
bend; and Gr. 'thrix, trichos', hair; for the of the bark. (Jatropha)
bristle-like intertwined spination. (Mammil- canigueralii For Father Juan Cafiigueral (fl.
laria decipiens ssp.) 1961), priest at the Recoleta in Sucre, Bo-
canaliculatus Lat., channelled, grooved; (1) livia. (Sulcorebutia)
for the leaves. (Phyllobolus, Sansevieria, caninus Lat., pertaining to dogs; perhaps for
Senecio ) - (2) for the deeply channelled the aroma of the leaves. (Plectranthus)
leaves. (Echeveria) canis Lat. 'cani s', dog; for Theo Campbell-
canariensis For the occurrence on the Canary Barker (fl . 2002), who discovered the taxon;
Islands. (Aeonium , Ai zoon, Euphorbia ) in allusion to the dog's barking and thus a
canarinus Lat., canary-yellow; for the flower jocular rendering of the family name
colour. (Aloe) 'Barker' . (Aloe )
canatlanensis For the occurrence near cannellii For lan C. Cannell (*1937), Zimbab-
canonotatus 40

wean civil engineer, working for the Rhode- capornii For A. St. Clair Caporn (fl. 1915),
sian / Zimbabwean Ministry of Roads and who collected the type specimen. (Ruschia)
becoming Provincial Roads Engineer, who capricornis Lat., goat-horned (from Lat. 'ca-
travelled and collected with L. C. Leach and per, capra', goat ; and Lat. 'cornu', horn); for
others. (Aloe , Euphorbia , Monadenium) the twisted spines. (Astrophytum)
canonotatus Lat. 'canus', greyish-white; and capsaintemariensis For the occurrence at Cap
Lat. 'notatus', marked; for the whitish trian- Sainte Marie, S Madagascar. (Euphorbia)
gle at the nodes of many shoots. (Ruschia) capuronianus For Rene P. R. Capuron (1921-
cantabricus For the occurrence in the Cordill- 1971), French botani st and specialist in for-
era Cant äbrica, Spain. (Sempervivum) est trees . (Euphorbia viguie ri var.)
cantabrigiensis For the Cambridge Botanic capuronii As above . (Euphorbia, Senecio)
Garden, where the taxon was found grow- caput-aureus Lat. 'caput', head ; and Lat. 'au-
ing. (Kalanchoe) reus ', golden; for the infloreseenee eolour.
cantala Perhaps from a loeal Asian vernacular (Euphorbia)
name for the plants . (Agave) caput-medusae Lat., medu sa head ; (1) for the
cante For Cante, a Mexican charitable founda- branches radiating from the thickened body
tion in San Miguel de Allende operating a and resembling the snake-head of the Gor-
botanical garden. (Echeveria) gon in Greek mythology. (Euphorbia) - (2)
cantelovii For Herbert C. Cantelow (fl. 1941), for the spreading long and very slender tu-
US-Ameriean businessman in the Pacific berdes of the plant bodies. (Digitostigma) -
Coast Shipping Industry, who diseovered (3) for the tangled leaves resembling the
the taxon . (Lewisia) snake-head of the Gorgon in Greek mythol-
canus Lat., grey ; (1) for the grey hair cover. ogy. (Bulbine)
(Brachystelma) - (2) for the leaf eolour. caput-viperae Lat. 'caput', head; and Lat.
(Pleiospilos compactus ssp.)
'vipera' , snake; for the appearanee of the
capensis For the occurrence at the Cape of
plant. (Pseudolithos)
Good Hope , or in the former Cape Province,
caracassanus For the oecurrence near Cara-
RSA. (Commiphora, Crassula, Fockea, Ke-
cas, Venezuela. (Opuntia)
drostis, Othonna, Stenostelma) - (2) For the
Caralluma From Arabian 'qarh al-luhum',
occurrence at Cabo San Luca s, Baja Cali-
wound in the flesh, abscess ; for the floral
fornia, Mexico. (Agave, Mammillaria, Yuc-
odour of some taxa . (Asclepiadaceae)
ca)
carambeiensis For the occurrence near Car-
capillaceus Lat., hair-like, thread-like; for the
ambei, Paran ä, Brazil. (Parodia)
slender sterns and pedicels. (Lampranthus)
cardenasianus For Dr. Martin Cärdenas (1899
capillaris Lat., pertaining to hair; application
-1973), Bolivian botanist and student of
obscure. (Drosanthemum)
capillensis For the oeeurrence near the local- cacti. (Echinopsis ancistrophora ssp., Gym -
ity Capilla del Monte, Provo C ördoba, Ar- nocalycium spegazzinii ssp., Portulaca , Sul -
gentina. (Gymnocalycium) corebutia)
capitatus Lat., capitate, provided with a head; cardinalis Lat., cardinal-red; for the flower
(1) for the head-like inflorescence. (Aloe , eolour. (Sinningia)
Bulbine, Monadenium) - (2) for the flower cardiophyllus Gr. 'kardia', heart ; and Gr.
heads , which are arranged in seeondary 'phyllon', leaf; for the leaf shape . (Jatropha)
heads. (Coulterella) cardiospermus Gr. 'kardia' , heart ; and Gr.
capitellus Lat., small head ; for the inflores- 'sperma' , seed ; for the seed shape . (Opun-
cences. (Crassula) tia)
capmanambatoensis For the occurrenee at caribaeicola Lat. 'Caribae [Insulae]' , Carib-
Cap Manambato, N Madagascar. (Aloe, Eu- bean [Islands]; and Lat. '-cola', inhabiting;
phorbia) for the occurrence. (Agav e)
41 carretii

caribaeus Lat., pertaining to the Caribbean re- carnosus Lat., fleshy; (1) for the fleshy roots.
gion; for the origin. (Cylindropuntia) (Ceropegia) - (2) for the succulent sterns.
Carica Lat. 'Carica' (add 'ficus', fig), Karyan (Orbea , Pelargonium) - (3) for the succu-
Fig (the fig originally came from Karya in lent leaves. (Codonanthe , Didelta, Glotti-
Asia Minor); for the fruits, which are com- phyllum, Heliophila, Hoya , Nolana , Oth-
pared with the Karyan figs. (Caricaceae) onna, Phylohydrax)
caricus Lat., from Karya, a region in Asia Mi- caroli For Dr. Carl A. Lückhoff (1914-1961),
nor (SW Turkey). (Sedum eriocarpum ssp.) South African physician, naturalist and
carinans Lat., becoming keeled; for the lower painter. (Conophytum) - (2) For Dr. Charles
face of the leaves. (Hereroa) F. Juritz (fl. 1922), in whose garden near
carinatus Lat., carinate, keeled; (1) for the Cape Town, RSA, the plant flowered. (Ru-
acutely angular sterns. (Caralluma adscen- schia)
dens var.) - (2) for the keeled leaves. (Gas- caroli-henrici For Prof. Karl Heinz Rechinger
teria) - (3) for the ribs on flowers and fruits. (jil.) (1906-1998), Austrian botanist in Vi-
(Leptocereus) - (5) application obscure. enna, and editor of 'Flora Iranica' . (Pelar-
(Aspidoglossum, Stenostelma) gonium, Sedum)
carmenae For Prof. Carrnen Gonz älez Casta- caroli-Iinnaei For Dr. Carl von Linne [Lin-
fieda (fl. 1953), wife of the Mexican engi- naeus] (1707-1778), Swedish botanist,
neer and cactus enthusiast M. Castafieda. physician and zoologist, founder of modem
(Mammillaria) plant systematics and nomenclature . (Melo-
carmenensis For the occurrence on Isla deI cactus)
Carrnen, Gulf of Califomia, Mexico. (Fero- caroli-schmidtii For Karl Schmidt (t 1919),
cactus diguetii var.) owner of the Haage & Schmidt nursery in
Erfurt, Germany. (Cheiridopsis)
carminanthus Lat. 'carrnineus' , carrnine; and
carolineae For Caroline Wheeler (nee Jones)
Gr. 'anthos' , flower. (Gymnocalycium)
(1960-2000), wife of Charlie Wheeler,
carmineus Lat., carrnine; for the flower col-
Kenya, both active in the conservation of
our. (Echeveria)
Kenya's environment. (Aloe)
carminiflorus Lat. 'carmineus', carmine; and
carolinensis For the occurrence near Carolina,
Lat. '-f1orus', -f1owered. (Haageocereus
ProvoSan Luis, Argentina. (Gymno calycium
pseudomelanostele ssp.)
andreae ssp.) - (2) For the occurrence near
Carnegiea For Andrew Carnegie (1835-
Carolina, Mpumalanga, RSA. (Delosperma ,
1919), Scottish-bom US-American industri- Khadia)
alist and philanthropist , founder of the Car- Carpanthea Gr. 'karpos', fruit; and Gr. 'an-
negie Institution of Washington. (Cacta- thos', flower; probably because the open
ceae) fruits look like star-shaped flowers. (Aizoa-
carnegiei As above. (Sedum) ceae)
carneifolia Lat. 'cameus', meat-, fleshy; and carpathicus For the occurrence in the Carpa-
Lat. '-folius', -leaved; for the somewhat thian Mountains (Ukraine, Romania). (Sem-
succulent leaves. (Peperomia) pervivum montanum ssp.)
carnerosanus For the occurrence at Paso de carpianus For Bemard Carp, living in RSA
Carneros, Mpio. Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. from 1948 as a nurserymen and plant ex-
(Yucca) plorer. (Conophytum)
carneus Lat., meat- f1eshy; for the flower col- carpii As above. (Stoeberia)
our. (Aloe, Mammillaria, Pelargonium auri- Carpobrotus Gr. 'karpos', fruit; and Gr. 'bro -
tum var., Pelargonium) tos', edible; for the juicy edible fruits. (Aizo-
carnicolor Lat. 'caro, camis ', flesh; and Lat. aceae)
'color', colour; for the colour of the flowers carretii For a Mr. Carret (fl. 1898), without
and/or leaves. (Echeveria) further data. (Mammillaria)
carrissoanus 42

carrissoanus For Luis W. Carrisso (1886- Mexican cactus hobbyist and president of
1937), Portuguese botanist working on the the Sociedad Mexicana de Cactologfa, who
flora of Angola. tCeraria; Portulaca) first collected the taxon. (Peniocereus)
carrizalensis For the occurrence near Carrizal castellanosii For Prof. Dr. Alberto Castellanos
Alto, Chile. (Eriosyce crispa var.) (1897-1968), Argentinian botanist in Cord-
Carruanthus Gr. 'anthos' , flower; and for the oba and assistant to Carlos Spegazzini, from
occurrence in the Karoo region, RSA. (Ai- 1955 onwards in Brazilian exile. (Gymnoca-
zoaceae) lycium)
carsonii For Mr. Carson, collector with the castello-paivae For Baräo do Castello de
Swedish Rhodesia-Congo Expedition 1911- Paiva (fl. 1859), Portuguese officer. (Aeon-
1912. (Glos sostelma) ium)
cartagensis For the occurrence near Cartago, castellorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'castellum', cas-
Costa Rica. (Epiphyllum) tle, fortress; for the occurrence on historic
carterae For Miss Beatrice Orchard Carter fortress mountains. (Aloe)
(1889-1939), South African botanical artist castillonii For Mr. Jean-Bernard Castillon (fl.
at the Bolus Herbarium, Cape Town, RSA. 2001), professor at the University of La
(Delosperma) Reunion. (Euphorbia)
carterianus For Mrs. Susan Carter Holmes catamarcensis For the occurrence in Provo
(*1933), English botanist at RBG Kew, and Catamarca, Argentina. (Gymnocalycium)
specialist on Euphorbia and Aloe in Tropi- cataphractus Lat., armoured; for the colour
cal Africa. (Euphorbia) pattern of the plant body, which makes it
cartilagineus Lat., cartilaginous, firm but flex- appear to be armoured with platelets. (Frai-
ible; for the leaf appendages. (Orostachys) lea)
cartwrightianus For Alfred Cartwright (fl. cataphyllaris Lat. 'cataphyllum', cataphyll,
1918) of the British Consular Service at lower bract-like leaf; for the reduced bract-
Guayaquil, Ecuador. (Armatocereus) like leaves. (Ceropegia)
carunculifer Lat. 'caruncula', caruncle [a cataphyllatus Lat. 'cataphyllum', cataphyll,
seed appendage]; and Lat. '-fer, -fera, lower bract-like leaf; for the lower leaves.
-ferum' , -carrying; for the presence of an (Bulbine)
obvious caruncle on the seeds. (Euphorbia) cataractarum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'cataracta', wa-
caryophyllaceus Lat. 'caryophyllon' , cloves; terfall; for the occurrence near waterfalls.
or for the similarity to the flowers of some (Euphorbia)
Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family). (Adromis- catarinensis For the occurrence in the State of
chus) Santa Catarina, Brazil (Parodia ala cripor-
Caryotophora Gr. 'karyon, karyotos', nut; tana ssp.)
and Gr. '-phoros' , carrying; for the nut-like catavinensis For the occurrence near Cata-
fruits. (Aizoaceae) vifia, Baja Califomia, Mexico. tCylindro-
cashelensis For the occurrence at Cashel, puntia ganderi var.)
Zimbabwe. (Huernia longituba ssp.) catenatus Lat., chained; for the small root tu-
cassythoides Gr. '-oide s', resembling; and for bers produced in chains. (Monadenium)
the genus Cassytha (Lauraceae) . (Euphor- catengianus For the occurrence near Caten-
bia) gue, Angola. (Aloe)
castaneus Lat., pertaining to the chestnut; (1) catenulatus Dirn. of Lat. 'catenatus ', chained;
for the body colour. (Frailea) - (2) for the for the chain-like succession of stern seg-
spine colour. (Eriosyce subgibbosa var.) - ments. (Rhipsalis pacheco-leonis ssp.)
(3) for the flower colour. (Aloe) - (4) for the caterviflorus Lat. 'caterva', crowd; and Lat.
spiny fruits resembling the closed casks of '-florus', -flowered. (Euphorbia)
the chestnut. (Eulychnia) catharticus Lat., cathartic; the root was used
castellae For Manuel T. Castella (fl. 1974), as an emetic. (Jatropha)
43 cephaliomelanus

cathcartensis For the occurrence near Cath- cedarbergensis For the occurrence on the Ce-
cart, Eastern Cape , RSA. (Brachystelma) darberg, Western Cape, RSA . (Oscularia,
catingicola Lat. '-cola' , -dwelling; and for the Ruschia)
occurence in the Brazilian Caatinga vegeta- cedrimontanus Lat. 'cedrus', cedar; and Lat.
tion. tDis cocactus heptacanthus ssp., Pilo- 'montanus', mountain-; for the occurrence
socereus) at the Cedarberg, Western Cape , RSA. (Sta-
catorce For the occurrence near Real de Cat- pelia)
orce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico . (Sedum) cedrorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'cedrus', cedar; for
cattimandoo From the local name 'katti" the renowned private botanical garden "Les
knife; and 'jemado', medicine; because the Cedres" of Julien Marnier-Lapostolle in S
latex was used in local medicines. (Euphor- France . (Euphorbia, Senecio)
bia) cedrosensis For the occurrence on Cedros Is-
caucasicus For the occurrence in the Cauca- land off the coast of Baja California, Mex-
sus. tHylotelephium, Sempervivum) ico. (Cylindropuntia)
caudatus Lat., with a tail; - (2) - (2) for the Ceiba From Span. 'ceiba, ceibo', some sort of
caudate tips of the leaflets. tEntandro- american cotton tree; probably of Haitian
phragma) - (3) for the calyx lobes . (Phyllo- origin with roots in Tupi-Guarani 'iba', tree.
bolu s) - (4) for the corolla segments . (Or- (Bombacaceae)
bea) - (5) for the corolla segments and the celatus Lat., hidden; (1) for the late discovery
anther appendices. (Hoya) - (6) for the tips because of its hidden habitat. (Euphorbia) -
of the stigma lobes. (Lampranthus, Rus chia)
(2) application obscure . (Sedum)
caulerpoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for celiae Anagram for 'Alice', for Mlle . Alice
the green alga Caulerpa clavifera. (Portul-
Leblanc (fl. 1910, 1913), an intimate ac-
aca)
quaintance of the French botanist and physi-
caulescens lat., stem-forming. (Oscularia,
cian Raymond Harnet. (Sedum)
Sansevieria, Senecio scaposus var.)
celosioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
Caulipsolon Anagram of Psilocaulon (Aizoa-
the genus Celosia (Amaranthaceae). (Cis-
ceae), where the type species was formerly
tanthe)
placed. (Aizoaceae)
celsianus For Jean-Francois Cels (1810-
caulopodius Gr. 'kaulos', stern; and Gr. 'po-
1888), well-known French gardener and
dion', foot; for the numerous sterns from the
base of the plant. (Monadenium ellenbeckii grower of cacti and orchids (together with
fa.) his brother Auguste Cels). (Oreocereus)
cauticola Lat. 'cautes', rock, cliff; and Lat. centralifer Lat. 'centralis', central; and Lat.
'-cola' , -dwelling. (Hylotelephium) '-fer, -fera, -ferum ', -carrying; for the pres-
Cavanillesia For Antonio J. Cavanilles (1745- ence of central spines . (Mammillaria com-
1804), Spanish clergyman and botanist in pressa ssp.)
Paris and later in Madrid. (Bombacaceae) centrocapsula Lat. 'centrum', centre ; and Lat.
caylae For Monsieur Cayla (fl . 1936), Gov- 'capsula', capsule; for the position of the
ernor-General of Madagascar. (Pelargo- fruit capsule in the centre of the spinescent
nium) inflorescence. (Ruschia)
caymanensis For the occurrence on the Cay- cepaceus Lat. 'cepa', bulb, onion ; i.e. with a
man Islands, British West Indies . (Con solea bulb. (Bulbine)
millspaughii ssp.) cepaea The ancient Latin name of the plant;
ceciliae For Mrs . Evelyn Cecil (nee Alicia Lat., a plant with purslane-like leaves , from
Margaret Amherst, later Lady Rockley) Gr. 'kepos', garden, perhaps for the similar-
(1865-1941), English flower painter, gar- ity of the leaves with those of the cultivated
dener, author and botanical collector. (Glos- garden purslane. (Sedum)
sostelma) cephaliomelanus Gr. 'kephale' , head ; here :
Cephalocereus 44

cephalium; and Gr. ' melas, melano-', black ; mathematician and botani st; also alluding to
for the dark cephalium hairs. (Fachei roa) Lat. 'bellum', war, and Lat. 'bellus', beauti -
Cephalocereus Gr. 'kephale', head ; and for ful. (Conophytum ernstii ssp.)
Cereus, a genu s of columnar cacti; for the cereiformis Lat. 'cereus', candle (also the
cephalium formed by these columnar cacti. name of a genu s of columnar Cactaceae);
(Cactaceae) and Lat. '-formi s', -shaped; for the shape of
Cephalocleistocactus Gr. ' kephale', head ; and the branches. tEchidn opsis. Euph orbia )
for the genus Cleistocactus; for the relation- cereoides Gr. '-oides' , resembling; and for the
ship and the lateral pseudocephalium. tCac- genu s Cereus (Cactaceae) ; (1) for the
taceae) bristly sterns. (Rhipsalis ) - (2) for the den-
cephalomacrostibas Gr. 'kephale' , head ; Gr. sely leaf-covered sterns, which from a dis-
'makros', large ; and Gr. 's tibas' , bed, cush- tance resemble the spiny sterns of a small
ion, padding; for the large and near the stern columnar cactus . (Pepe romia)
tips almost confluent areole s. (Echinopsis) ceresianus For the occurrence near Ceres,
Cephalopentandra Gr. 'kephale', head ; Gr. Western Cape , RSA . (Ruschia)
'penta', five; and Gr. 'aner, andros' , male ; Cereus Lat. , made of wax, candle; for the
for the cluster of stamens, erroneously erect columnar growth of many species.
stated to be 5 in the protologue. (Cucurbita- (Cactace ae)
ceae) cereusculus Dirn. of Cereus ; for the dwarf
cephalophorus Gr. 'kephale', head; and Gr. bristly sterns of the ju venile form. tRhips-
'-phoros', carrying; (1) for the compact alisi
flower head s. (Senecio) - (2) for the capitate cerifer Lat. 'cera', wax; and Lat. '-fer, -fera,
inflorescences. (Aloe, Cistanthe) -ferum ' , -carryin g; for the pruin ose sterns.
Cephalophyllum Gr. 'kephale', head; and Gr. (Adenia gummifera var.)
'phyllon', leaf; for the tufted leaves of some cerinthoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
species. (Aizoaceae) the genus Cerinthe (Boraginaceae) .
Ceraria Either Gr. ' keras', horn ; or Lat. (Tradesc antia)
'cera', wax; application obscure . (Portula- ceriseus From Lat. 'ce rasus', cherry (cf.
caceae) French 'cerise') ; for the flower colour.
ceratophyllus Gr. 'keratos', (forked) horn , (Lampranthu s)
antler; and Gr. 'phyllon', leaf; for the leaves, Cerochlamys Gr. 'keros" wax, wax candle;
which resemble stag's antlers. (Pelargo - and Gr. 'chlamys ', cloak ; for the wax cover
nium) oftheleaves. (Ai zoaceae)
Ceratosanthes Gr. 'keratos', (forked) horn , Ceropegia Gr. 'keros', wax, wax candle; and
antler; and Gr. 'anthos', flower; appli cation Gr. 'pegnynai', assembl e, unite; perhaps for
obscure. (Cucurbitace ae) the chandelier-like inflorescence s of some
ceratosepalus Gr. ' keratos ', (forked) horn , species. (As clepiadaceae)
antler; and Gr. 'sepalon', sepal; for the horn- cerralboa For the occurrence on Isla Cerralvo
like exten sion surmounting the tips of the (Cerraibo), Baja California, Mexico . tMam-
sepals. (Trianthema) millaria)
cerdanus For the occurrence near Cerda, Provo cerralvensis For the occurren ce on lsla Cer-
Cornelio Saaved ra, Dept. Potosi, Bolivi a. ralvo, Baja California, Mexico. (Dudleya
(Echinops is) nubigena ssp.)
cerealis Lat. , pertaining to Ceres, the Roman cerulatus Lat. , a little waxy (from Lat. 'cera',
deity of plant growth ; but also for the occur- wax); for the leaf surface. (Ag ave)
rence at Cere s, Western Cape , RSA. (D ros- cervifolius Lat. 'cervus', stag; and Lat. '-fol-
anthemum) ius', -leaved ; becau se "the form of the
cerebellus Dirn. of Lat. 'cerebrum', brain ; for leaflets with the irregular lobes resembles
Dr. Peter V. Bruyns (* 1957), South African the antlers of astag". (Commiphora)
45 chicamochaensis

chabaudii For John A. Chabaud (fl . 1905), Chasmatophyllum Gr. 'ehasma', cleft; and
plant grower in Port E1izabeth, Eastem Gr. 'phyllon', 1eaf; for the distinet gap be-
Cape, RSA. (Aloe) tween the leaves of a pair. (Ai zoaceae)
chacalapensis For the oeeurrenee near Cha- chauveaudii For Dr. Gustav L. Chauveaud
ealapa, Oaxaea, Mexieo. (Stenocereus) (1859-1933), Freneh botanist in Paris. (Se-
chachapoyensis For the oeeurrenee near dum)
Chaehapoyas, Provo Amazonas, Peru. (Cor- chauviniae For Marie von Chauvin (fl . 1920),
ryocactus) Gerrnan naturalist and Mesemb enthusiast.
chacoanus For the oeeurrenee in the Chaeo (Conophytum)
region, Paraguay / Argentina. (Cleistocactus chavena From the loea1 vemaeular name
baumannii ssp., Echinopsis rhodotricha 'Chavefia' or 'Chavefio' for the plants in
ssp.) Mexico. (Opuntia)
chacoensis For the oeeurrenee in the Chaeo chazaroi For Miguel Chäzaro Basafiez (fl .
region of Bolivia. (Gymnocalycium) 2002), Mexiean botanist specializing in
chaffeyi For Dr. Elswood Chaffey (fl. 1915- Crassulaceae and parasitic plants. (Echeve-
1923), US-Ameriean plant eolleetor in ria)
Mexieo . (Escobaria dasyacantha ssp., Op- Cheiridopsis Gr. 'eheiris, eheiridis' , sleeve;
untia) and Gr. '-opsis', similar to; for the sleeve-
chalaensis For the oeeurrenee near Cha1a, like sheath of the short leaf-pair basally SUf-
Arequipa, Peru. (Echinopsis, Haageoce- rounding the long leaf-pair in the resting pe-
reus) riod. (Aizoaceae)
chalumnensis For the oeeurrenee at Cha- chelidonius MLat. Chelidonium , the tradi-
lumna, Eastem Cape, RSA. (Haworthia tional medieval name for Ranunculus ficaria
reinwardtii fa.) ("Celandine"; Ranunculaceae), whieh has
chamaecereus Gr. 'ehamai' , 10w, prostrate, on similar leaves. (Pelargonium )
the ground; and for Cereus , a genus of col- chende From the loeal vemaeular name of the
umnar cacti; for the growth and size of the plants in Mexico . (Polaskia)
p1ants. (Echinopsis) chenopodioides Gr. '-oides' , resembling; and
chamelensis For the oeeurrenee near Cham- for the genus Chenopodium (Chenopodia-
ela, Jaliseo, Mexieo. (Agave) ceae) . (Tetragonia)
chanetii For L. Chanet (fl. 1908), Freneh bot- cheranganiensis For the oeeurrenee on the
anieal eolleetor. (0 rostach ys) Cherangani Hills , Kenya. (Aloe)
chapalensis For the oeeurrenee near Lake chersinus From Gr. ' xersos' , desert eountry;
Chapala, Jaliseo / Michoac än, Mexico. for its habitat. (Euphorbia)
(Echeveria ) cherukondensis For the oeeurrenee near
chapototii For Dr. Chapotot (fl. 1915), Freneh Cherukonda, Andhra Pradesh, India. (Kal-
physician in Lyon. (Kalanchoe) anchoe)
charadzeae For Anna L. Charadze [Kharadze] chevalieri For Auguste Chevalier (1873-
(1905-1971), Georgian botanist. (Sempervi- 1956), Freneh botanist and professor at the
vum) Academie des Seienees, Paris. (Kalanchoe,
charazaniensis For the oeeurrenee near Cha- Monadenium)
razani , Provo Bautista Saavedra, Dept. La chiangii For Femando Chiang (* 1943), botan-
Paz, Bolivia. (Corryocactus) ist in Mexico (?). (He speraloe funifera ssp.)
charleswilsonianus For Char1es Wilson (fl . chiapensis For the oeeurrenee in the Mexiean
1997), sueeulent plant enthu siast in Pretoria, state of Chiapas. (Agave)
RSA. (Euphorbia) chicamochaensis For the oeeumenee in the
Chasmanthera Gr. 'ehasma', cleft ; and Lat. region of Chicamoeha, Dept. Santander, Co-
'anthera', anther. (Menispermaceae) lombia. (Melocactus schatzlii ssp.)
chichensis 46

chichensis For the occurrence in Provo Nor chloracanthus Gr. 'chloros ', green; and Gr.
Chichas, Dept. Potosi, Bolivia. tCumulop- 'akantha', spine, thorn; for the spiny leaves.
untia) (Haworthia)
chichipe From the local vemacular name of chloranthus Gr. 'chloros', green; and Gr. 'an-
the plant in Mexico. (Polaskia) thos', fiower. (Alo e, Brachystelma, Echino-
chiclensis For the occurrence at Chicla, Dept. cereus viridiflorus ssp., Umbilicus)
Lima, Peru. (Echeveria) chlorocarpus Gr. 'chloros ', green; and Gr.
chihuahuensis For the occurrence in the Mex- 'karpos', fruit. (Browningia)
ican state of Chihuahua. (Echeveria, Esco- chloropetalus Gr. 'chloros', green; and Gr.
baria, Opuntia, Sedum) 'petalon' , petal. (Sedum)
chilensis For the occurrence in Chile. (Carica , Chlorophytum Gr. 'chloros ', yellowish-green,
Carpobrotus, Eriosyce, Neowerdermannia) pale green; and Gr. 'phyton', plant; for the
chilianensis For the occurrence at Qilinshan, leaves of some taxa. (Anthericaceae)
Gansu Prov., China. (Sedum erici-magnusii chloroticus Lat., yellowish green; for the stern
ssp.) colour. (Opuntia)
chiloensis From the erroneous assumption that chlorozonus Gr. 'chloros ', green; and Gr.
the taxon is native to the island of Chiloe, 'zone', zone, band; for the colour and mark-
off the coast of S Chile. (Echinopsis) ings of the corolla. (Brach ystelma)
chilonensis For its occurrence at Chilön, Dept. chludowii For a Mr. Chludow (fi. 1896), with-
Santa Cruz, Bolivia. (Echev eria) out further data. (xGasteraloe beguinii
chimanimanensis For the occurrence on Mt. nvar.)
Chirnanimani, Zimbabwe. (Kalanchoe ve- choananthus Gr. 'choanos', funnel; and Gr.
lutina ssp.) 'anthos' , fiower. (Tromotriche)
chinensis For the occurrence in China. tHylo- choapensis For the occurrence in the valley of
telephium sieboldii var., Sedum subtile ssp.)
the Rio Choapa, C Chile. (Eriosyce curvi-
- (2) For the erroneously presumed occur-
spina var.)
rence in China, possibly a corruption of
chocoensis For the occurrence in Choc ö Prov.,
'guineensi s' . (San sevieria)
W Colombia. (Pseudorhipsalis ama zonica
chingtungensis For the occurrence in the
ssp.)
Ching-tung Region, Yunnan, China. (Se-
cholla From the widespread Mexican vernacu-
dum)
lar name "Cholla" for Cylindropuntias. (Cy-
chionocephalus Gr. 'chion ', snow; and Gr.
lindropuntia)
'kephale', head; for the white-woolly stern
chontalensis For the occurrence in the region
apices. (Mammillaria)
inhabited by the Chontal Indians in Oaxaca,
chiotilla From the local vemacular name of
the fruits of the plants in S Mexico. (Escon - Mexico. (Selenicereu s)
tria) chordifolius Lat. 'chorda', cord; and Lat.
chiquitanus For the occurrence in Provo Chi- '-folius' , -Ieaved. (Senecio talinoides ssp.)
quitos, Dept. Santa Cruz, Bolivia. (Frailea, chortolirioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
Gymnocalycium) for the genus Chortolirion (Aloa ceae) .
Chirita From 'cheryta', the Hindustani name (Aloe)
for the gentian. (Gesneriaceae) Chortolirion Gr. 'chortos ' , feeding place; and
chisoensis For the occurrence in the Chisos Gr. 'leirion ', lily; for the preferred habitat in
Mts., Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA. grassland. (Aloaceae)
(Echinocereus) chotaensis For the occurrence in the valley of
chisosensis As above. (Opuntia) the Rio Chota, Cajamarca, Peru. tCleisto-
chitralicus For the occurrence in the Chitral cactu s)
Distr., Pakistan. (Rosularia adenotricha chrisocruxus For Chris Barnhill (fi. 2001),
ssp.) US-American Conophytum enthusiast; and
47 cicatricosus

Lat. 'crux, crucis' , cross ; for the discoverer chrysocentrus Gr. 'chrysos', gold ; and Gr.
of the taxon and for the cross-shaped mark- 'kentron', centre; for the ftower colour.
ing on the surface. (Conophytum) (Echinocereus engelmannii var.)
chrisolus For Chris Rodgerson (*1958), Eng- chrysocephalus Gr. 'chrysos', gold; and Gr.
lish self-employed electrician and nursery- 'kephale', head; for the golden spined
man, succulent plant enthusiast and author cephalia. (Cephalocleistocactus)
specialising in Conophytum and Adromis- chrysochete Gr. 'chrysos', gold; and Gr.
chus , who discovered the taxon during one 'chaite', long hair; for the yellow bristly
of his field trips in RSA; and Lat. ' solus' , spination. (Ech inop sis)
solitary, alone ; because the plants do not chrysoglossus Gr. 'chrysos', gold ; and Gr.
offset. (Conophytum) 'glossa', tongue; for the yellow long and
christianeae For Christiane Peckover (fL dense inftorescences. (Agave)
1993), wife of the South African succulent chrysoleucus Gr. 'chrysos', golden; and Gr.
plant enthusiast Ralph Peckover. (Brachy- 'leukos' , white; for the ftower colour of
stelma) many plants in this variable species. (Moni-
christianii For H. Basil Christi an (1871- laria)
1950), South African agriculturist and ama- chrysophthalmus Gr. 'chrysos', gold; and Gr.
teur botanist, emigrated to Zimbabwe in 'ophthalmos', eye; for the golden-eyed
1911 and established a large private garden ftowers. (Phyliobolus)
in 1914, which is now the Ewanrigg Na- chrysostachys Gr. 'chrysos' , gold ; and Gr.
tional Park. (Aloe) 'stachys', spike; for the yellow inftores-
christophoranum For Christopher (Chris) cences of the type material. (Aloe)
Hemming (ft. 1968), US-American botanist chrysostele Gr. 'chrysos', gold; and Gr.
with the Desert Locust Survey, without fur- 'stele' , pillar, column; for the appearance of
ther data . (Pelargonium) the plants . (Pilosocereus)
chrysacanthion Gr. 'chrysos', gold ; and Gr. chrysostephanus Gr. 'chrysos', gold ; and Gr.
'akanthion' , small spine, small thom; for the 'stephanos', wreath; for the golden yellow
colour of the delicate spination. (Parodia) corona . (Orbea)
chrysacanthus Gr. 'chrysos', gold; and Gr. chrysus Gr. 'chrysos', gold; for the petal col-
'akantha' , spine, thom. (An thorrhiza , Fero- our. (Drosanthemum)
cactus , Pilo socereus) chuhsingensis For the occurrence in the
chrysanthemifolius For the genus Chrysan- Chuhsing Region , Yunnan, China. (Sedum)
themum (Asteraceae, formerly including the churchillianus For Sir Winston Churchill
'Chrysanthemums' of the trade); and Lat. (1874-1965), British statesman, on the oc-
'-folius', -leaved . (Rhodiola) casion of his official visit to Belgium in
chrysanthus Gr. 'chrysanthes ', with (golden-) 1945. (Sedum)
yellow ftowers. (Agave , Echidnopsis, Echin- churinensis For the occurrence in the valley
opsis, Prometheum) of the Rio Churin, Dept. Lima, Peru . (We-
chryseus Lat. (from Gr. 'chryseos'), golden, berbauerocereus)
gold-coloured; for the spine colour. (Haa - cibdelus Gr. 'kibdela' , false ; perhaps for the
geocereus pseudomelanostele ssp.) similarity to Euphorbia inde cora . (Euphor-
chrysicaulus Gr. 'chrysos' , golden ; and Gr. bia)
'kaulos', stern. (Sedum) Cibirhiza Lat. 'cibus', nourishment, food; and
chrysocardius Gr. 'chrysos' , gold; and Gr. Gr. 'rhiza' , root; for the edible root tuber s.
'kardia' , heart ; for the yellow centre of the (Asclepiadaceae)
ftowers. (Selen icereus) cicatricosus Lat., scarred (from Lat. 'cicatrix' ,
chrysocarpus Gr. 'chrysos', gold; and Gr. scar); (1) für the conspicuous scars left by
'karpos', fruit ; for the yellow spines cover- the fallen pedicels. (Caraliuma) - (2) for
ing the ripening fruits. (Stenocereus) the tuberculate sterns. (Sen ecio)
ciferrii 48

ciferrii For Raffaele Ciferri (1897-1964), Ita- cipolinieola Lat. '-cola' , -dwelling; for the oc-
lian mycologist. (Portulaca) currence on Cipolin limestones in Madagas-
eiliaris Lat., fringed , ciliate ; for the fringe of car. (Aloe capitata var.)
cilia on the leaf bases. (Aloe) Cireandra Gr. ' kirkos', ring, circle; and Gr.
eiliatus Lat., ciliate (from Lat. 'cilium', eye- 'aner, andros', male; for the ring of short
lash); (1) for the hairiness of the plants. (Ce- stamens that surround the gynoeceum. (Ai-
ropegia, Plectranthus) - (2) for the leaves. zoaceae)
(Echeveria setosa var.) - (3) for the leaf circinatus Lat., round like a circle; for the root
margins. (Aeonium , Crassula, Jatropha, Se- tuber. (Brachystelma)
dum trullipetalum var., Trachyandra) - (4) ciribe Unknown, probably from a local ver-
for the cilia at the leaf base. (Brownanthus) nacular name for the plants on Baja Califor-
- (5) for the petal tips. (Monsonia) - (6) for nia, Mexico. (Cylindropuntia bigelovii var.)
the corolla margins . (Orbea , Rhytidocaulon) cismontanus Lat., this side of the mountain;
- (7) for the hairy corolla lobes. (Echidnop- for the occurrence on the Pacific hillside
sis sharpei ssp.) slopes of the foothilIs of the S Califomian
eilicieus For the occurrence in Cilicia, S Coastal Ranges. (Nolina)
Turkey. (Sedum) Cissus Lat., from Gr. 'kissos' , ivy; name used
eiliosus Lat., ciliate; for the leaves. (Sedum ra- by Linne for an extra-European genus of
diatum ssp., Sempervivum) climbing / twining plants. (Vitaceae)
cimiciodorus For Cimex, a genus of Bedbugs; Cistanthe For the genus Cistus (Cista ceae);
and Lat. 'odorus', scented; for the bedbug- and Gr. 'anthos', flower; for the superficially
like scent of the f1.owers. (Ceropegia) similar flowers. (Portulacaceae)
cinetus Lat., encircled, girdled; (1) for the col- citreus Lat., lemon-like; for the lemon-yellow
flower colour. (Aloe)
our pattern on the corolla . (Quaqua) - (2)
citriformis Lat. 'citrus', lemon; and Lat. '-for-
for the purple margins of the petals . (Ru-
mis', -shaped; for the lernon-shaped leaves.
schia)
(Senecio)
cineraseens Lat., becoming ash-grey; for the
citrinus Lat., lemon-yellow; for the flower
spines. (Copiapoa, Echinocereus)
colour. (Aloe, Astridia, Echeveria racemosa
cinereus Lat., ash-grey: (1) for the colour of
var., Kalanchoe, Lampranthus, Umbilicus)
the bark. (Jatropha) - (2) for the body col-
Citrullus For the similarity of the fruits of
our. (Copiapoa) - (3) for the leaf colour.
some species to those of Citrus ("Orange",
(Namibia) "Lemon" etc. ; Rubiaceae). (Cucurbitaceae)
cinnabari Lat., cinnabar-red; for the colour of clandestinus Lat., hidden; for the sessile cy-
the stern exudate. (Dracaena) athia obscured by the leaves. (Euphorbia)
cinnabarinus Lat., cinnabar-red; for the clarae For Mme. Claire Schaijes (fl. 1990),
f1.ower colour. (Disocactus , Echinopsis) wife of Michel Schaijes, a colleage of the
cinnamomifolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved ; for Belgian botanist F. Malaisse. (Monadenium)
the similarity of the leaves to those of Cin- clarkei For Paul Clarke (* 1958), English man-
namomum ("Cinnamon"; Lauraceae). tHo- agement consultant resident in Kenya 1985-
ya) 2001, and keen mountaineer, who discov-
Cintia For the occurrence in Provo Nor Cinti, ered the p1ants on a remote mountain .
Dept. Chuquisaca, Bolivien. (Cactaceae) (Aloe)
cintiensis For the occurrence in the provinces classenii For George A. Classen (1915-1982),
of Nor-Cinti and Sud-Cinti, Dept. Chuquis- Russian-born geologist, resident in Kenya
aca, Bolivia. (Weingartia) from 1948, collected plants whilst travelling
Cipoeereus For Cereus, a genus of columnar professionally as a hydrologist. (Aloe, Eu-
cacti, and the occurrence in the Serra do phorbia)
Cipo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Cactaceae) clausenii For Prof. Robert T. Clausen (191 1-
49 coccineus

1981), US-American botanist and Sedum pedis' , foot; for the club-shaped pedicel s.
specialist. (Sedum ) (Delosperma)
clausus Lat., closed; perhaps for the very c1avispinus Lat. 'clava' , club ; and Lat. '-spi-
dense ("closed") shrubby growth habit. nus' , -spined; for the basally thickened cen-
(Eberlanzia) tral spines. (Cleistocactus)
clava Lat., club ; for the tapering club-shaped c1aytonioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
sterns. (Eup ho rbia) the genus Claytonia (Portulac aceae) . (Pepe-
clavarioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for romia)
the genus Cla varia (a genus of club-shaped c1eistanthus Gr. 'kleistos" closed ; and Gr.
fungi) ; for the similarly shaped branches. 'anthos', flower; for the appearance of the
(Euphorbia , Maihu eniopsis) flowers at anthesis. (Dischidia)
clavatus Lat., club- shaped; (1) for the body Cleistocactus Gr. 'kleistos' , closed; and Lat.
shape. (Coryphantha, Echinopsis, Eriosyce 'cactus', cactus; for the "closed" tubular
subgibbosa ssp.) - (2) for the shape of the flowers. (Cactaceae)
stern segments. (Gru sonia, Rhipsalis) - (3) c1eistogamus Gr. 'kleistos" closed; and Gr.
for the leaf shape. (Crassula , Dorothean- 'gamos' , wedding [i.e. referring to the
thus , Sedum ) - (4) for the shape of the flowers]; for the flowers that do not open
ovary. (Ruschia ) (cleistogamous flowers). (Rhipsalis bac-
clavellatus Dirn. of Lat. 'clavatus' , club- cifera ssp.)
shaped; for the leaf shape. (Disphyma ) Cleretum Gr. 'kleros', fate, chance, lot; appIi-
clavellinus From the Dirn. of Lat. 'clava', cation obscure. (A izoace ae)
club ; for the shape of the stern segments. c1imaxanthus Gr. 'climax', ladder, staircase;
(Cylindropuntia molesta var.) and Gr. 'anthos', flower; perhaps for the po-
claviceps Lat. 'clava' , club ; and Lat. '-ceps' , sition of the flowers, which appear scattered
-headed; for the shape of the plant body. over the Iength of the sterns. (x Haagespos-
(Parodia schumanniana ssp.) toa )
c1avicoronus Lat. 'clava' , club; and Lat. c1ivicola Lat. 'clivus' , slope of a hi1l ; and Lat.
'corona', corona; for the club-shaped seg- '-cola' , -dwelling. (Agave duplicata ssp.,
ments of the staminal corona. (Stapelia ) Euphorbia)
claviferens Lat. 'clava', club; and Lat. '-fer- clivorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'clivus', slope of a
ens', -carrying; for the club-shaped tri- hill; for the habitat preference. (Mitrophyl-
chomes covering the plant bodies . (Cono- lum)
ph ytum bilobum ssp.) cloeteae For Miss. F. Cioete (fl. 1929), without
claviflorus Lat. 'clava' , club; and Lat. '-flo- further data. (Del osp erma )
rus', -flowered; for the club- shaped flowers. closianus For Prof. Dr. Dominique Clos (1821
(Aloe) -1908), French physician and botani st in
c1avifolius Lat. 'clava' , club; and Lat. '-fol- Toulouse. (Crass ula)
ius', -leaved. (Adromischus cristatus var., c1uytioides Gr. '-oides', resernbling ; and for
l ordaaniella , Othonna, Sedum ) the genus Cluytia (Eupho rbiace ae) . (Jatro-
c1aviger Lat. 'clava' , club ; and Lat. '-ger, pha lagarinthoides var.)
-gera, -gerum', -carrying; (1) for the club- coahuilensis For the occurrence in the state of
shaped branches. (Eupho rbia) - (2) for the Coahuila, Mexico. (Graham ia , Mammilla-
appendix on the sepals. (Portulaca) - (3) for ria , Yucca )
the clavate hairs in the coroll a tube. tHuer- coalcomanensis For the occurrence in the
nia ) Coalcom än region in Michoac än, Mexic o.
clavilobus Lat. 'clava', club ; and Lat. 'lobus', (Pedilanthus)
lobe; for the club- shaped corona lobes. (Ce- coarctatus Lat., crowded togeth er; for the Ieaf
ropegia) arrangement. (Haworthia )
c1avipes Lat. 'cl ava' , club; and Lat. 'pes, coccineus Lat., deep red; (1) for the red inflo-
Coccinia 50

rescences. (Cra ssula, Cras sula perfoliata coleae For Miss Edith Cole (1859-1940), En-
var., Monadenium, Rhodialai - (2) for the glishwoman who collected plants during a
deep red bracts. (Euphorbia gossypina var.) botanical expedition led by E. Lort-Phillips
- (3) for the red flowers. (Echeveria , Echi- into N Somalia 1894-1895. (Cra ssula vol-
nocereus , Lampranthus) kensii ssp.)
Coccinia From Lat. 'coccineus' , deep red; for Coleocephalocereus Gr. ' koleos', sheath,
the red fruits. (Cucurbitaceae) scabbard; Gr. ' kephale', head; and for Cere-
cochabambensis For the occurrence in Dept. us, a genus of columnar cacti ; for the long
Cochabamba, Bolivia. (Cereus , Echinopsis, lateral cephalium formed by these columnar
Opuntia) cacti. (Ca cta cea e)
cochal From the local vernacular name "co- coleorum For Prof. Desmond T. Cole (* 1922),
chal" of the plant in Baja California, Mex- South African professor of Bantu languages
ico. (Myrtillocactus) and Lithops speciali st, and his wife and co-
cochenillifer French 'cochenille' , the cochin- worker Naureen A. Cole (* 1935). (Lithops)
eal insect ; and Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum', -car- colimanus For the occurrence in the Mexican
rying . (Opuntia) state of Colima. (Agave)
cochleatus Lat., spoon-like; for the leaf shape. collenetteae For Mrs . 1. Sheil a Collenette
(Dischidia) (* 1927), English plant collector, esp. in
cockerellii For Prof. Theodor D. A. Cockerell Asia and Arabia . (Aloe)
(1866-1948), British-born US-American colliculinus Lat. 'colliculus' , small hill; i.e.
naturalist, Profe ssor of Zoology at the Uni- from small hills, for the habitat. (Euphor-
versity of Colorado. (Sedum) bia)
cocui From the local vernacular name of the colliculosus Lat., covered with little rounded
taxon in Venezuela. (Agave) elevation s; for the rough leaves. iThompso-
coddii For Dr. Leslie E. W. Codd (1908-1999), nella)
celebrated botanist in RSA , and long-time colligatus Lat. 'cum-, con- ', together with ;
director of the Botanical Research Institute, and Lat. 'ligatus' , joined; for the long and
Pretoria. (Brachystelma) strictly erect calyx lobes at fruiting time,
Codonanthe Gr. 'kodon', bell; and Gr. 'an- which are often clasping and appear to be
thos' , flower. (Ge sneriaceae) joined together. (Crassula)
codonanthus Gr. 'kodon', bell; and Gr. 'an- collinsii For G. N. Collins (fl. 1906), collected
thos' , flower; for the corolla shape. (Brachy- 1906 in Mexico, without further data.
stelma) (Mammillaria karwinskiana ssp.)
coeganus For the occurrence near Coega, Eas- collinus Lat., hill-; for the preferred hilly habi-
tern Cape, RSA. (Orthopterum) tat. (Aloe , Drosanthemum, Galenia, Portul-
coelestis Lat., sky-blue; for the flower colour. aca)
(Nolana) collomiae For Mrs. R. E. Collom (fl. 1924),
coeruleus Lat., blue; (1) for the leaf colour. who discovered the taxon. (Dudleya saxosa
(Pachyphytum) - (2) for the flower colour. ssp.)
(Ple ctranthus) - (3) for the presumed flower colocynthis Gr. 'kolokynthe' / Lat. 'colocyn-
colour. (Pterodiscus) this', "Colocynth", i.e. the vernacular name
coetzeei For B. 1. Coetzee (*1943), South Af- of a cucurbitaceous plant with large round
rican botanist and ecologist at the Kruger and/or bitter fruits grown for its medicinal
National Park. (Bulbine) value. (Citrullus)
cognatus Lat., related; for the similary to colombianus For the occurrence in Colombia.
other taxa. (Aspidonepsis, Opuntia) (Acanthocereus, Portulaca)
coimasensis For the occurrence near Las coloradensis For the occurrence in the
Coimas, Provo Aconcagua, C Chile . (Erio- drainage of the Colorado River, California,
syce senilis ssp.) USA. tCylindropuntia acanthocarpa var.)
51 comptonianus

coloratus Lat., coloured ; (1) probably because commixtus Lat., mixed up; (1) because the
the plants are flushed with red under dry taxon at first sight seems to combine charac-
conditions. (Cra ssula) - (2) for the partly ters of several genera. (Sedum) - (2) per-
red-coloured leaves. (Echeveria) - (3) for haps because the taxon was previously
the leaf coloration. (Agave) - (4) for the known under an illegitimate name, or be-
brightly coloured spination. (Ferocactus cause of its occurrence mixed in dense
gracilis ssp.) thickets. (Aloe)
coloreus Lat., coloured; for the spination. commutans Lat., changing; for the variability
(Maihueniopsis) of the taxon. (Parodia)
colosseus From Lat. 'colossus', giant, colos- commutatus Lat., changed, changing . (Cra s-
sus; for the habit of the plants. (Cereus lam- sula rupestris ssp., Orbea, Portulaca)
prospermus ssp.) comollii For Prof. Giuseppe Comolli (1780-
colubrinus Lat., like a snake; (1) for the 1849), Italian botanist and agronomist in
snake-like longitudinal markings on the Pavia. (Sempervivum)
branches. (Euphorbia) - (2) for the nar- comosus Lat., brush-like (from Lat. 'corna ',
rowly cylindrical stern segments. (Opuntia) hair, mane); (1) for the growth form. (Allu-
columbarius Lat., pertaining to pigeons; for audia, Chlorophytum) - (2) for the tuft of
the shape of the flower in lateral view bracts at the inflorescence tips. (Aloe) - (3)
likened to a pigeon alighting. (lmpatiens) for the large crowded bracts of the inflores-
columbianus For the occurrence in British cences. (Euphorbia)
Columbia, Canada. (Lewisia, Opuntia) - (2) compactus Lat., compact; (1) for the growth
For the occurrence in Colombia. tMammil- habit. (Antimima , Crassula, Cynanchum,
lar ia)
Duvalia caespitosa var., Leipoldtia, Pleio -
columbiensis As above. (Epiphyllum)
spilos) - (2) for the massive caudex and the
columella Lat., column, pillar; for the colum-
absence of visible branches. (Beaucarnea) -
nar body formed by the congested leaves.
(3) for the compact rosettes. (Pachyphytum,
(Crassula , Peperomia)
Sedum) - (4) for the compactly arranged
columna-trajani Lat. 'columna' , column; i.e.
leaves. (Peperomia nivalis var., Trianthema)
"Trajan's column"; for the stately habit of
- (5) for the compact interwoven spination.
the plant. (Cephalocereu s)
(Coryphantha) - (6) for the inflorescences.
columnaris Lat., columnar; for the growth-
(Brach ychiton, Synadenium)
form. (Browningia, Crassula, Euphorbia ,
Fouquieria, Notechidnopsis, Parodia) complanatus Lat., flattened into a plane; for
Columnea For Fabio Colonna (Fabius Colum- the shape of the peduncle. (Ruschia)
na) (1567-1640), Italian botanist. (Gesneri- complexus Lat., complex; for the complex ar-
aceae) rangement of cymes. (Euphorbia)
comacephalus Lat. 'coma' , hair, mane; and compositus Lat., composite; application ob-
Gr. 'kephale' , head; for the dense spination scure. (Parakeelya)
at the body apex. (Matucana) compressicaulis Lat. 'compressus' , com-
comarapanus For the occurrence near Co- pressed, flat; and Lat. '-caulis', -stemmed;
marapa, Provo Valle Grande, Dept. Santa for the irregularly sculptured sterns. (Eche-
Cruz, Bolivia. (Cereus , Echinopsis, Paro- veria)
dia) compressus Lat., compressed, flat; (1) for the
comaru Corruption of the the Bushman ver- low growth habit. (Cephalophyllum) - (2)
nacular name "Kambroe" for these plants. for the closely arranged tubercles of the
(Fockea) plant body. (Mammillaria) - (3) for the
Commiphora Gr. 'kornrni' , gum, a substance leaves. (Antimima, Oscularia, Sedum) - (4)
used by the ancient Egyptians in preserving for the distichous ('laterally compressed')
mummies; and Gr. '-phoros', -carrying; for leaf arrangement. (Alo e)
the balm-like scented resin. (Burseraceae) comptonianus For Prof. Robert H. Compton
comptonii 52

(1886-1979), British botani st in RSA, confinis Lat., bordering, related with ; (1) for
Harold Paterson Professor at Cape Town the intermediate position between other spe-
University and second director of the Na- cies of the genu s. (Eriosyce) - (2) applica-
tional Botanical Garden , Kirstenbo sch. (Ha - tion obscure. (No lana)
worthia emelyae var.) confluens Lat., confluent ; perhap s for the
comptonii As above. (A loe, Anacampseros, medusoid habit with branche s converging at
Conophytum , Crassula namaquensis ssp., the main stern tip. (Euphorbia)
Cylindrophyllum, Drosanthemum, Gib- conformis Lat., having the same form . (Stape-
baeum, Lithops, Oscularia , Rabiea, Rhine- lia macowanii var.)
phyllum) confusus Lat., confused; (1) because the taxon
comptus Lat., neat, adomed; (1) for the pretty was confused with others. (Cephalophyl-
flowers. (Brachystelma) - (2) application lum, Quaqua, Sedum) - (2) as the taxon was
obscure. (Piaranthus) previously unknown. (Alo e)
conaconensis For the occurrence near the rail- congdonii For Joseph W. Congdon (fl. 1880),
way station Cona-Cona on the line from Co- US-American attorney and plant collector in
chabamba to Oruro, Provo Arque, Dept. Co- San Francisco. (Lewisia) - (2) For Colin
chabamba, Bolivia. (Echinops is) Congdon (fl. 1994), British manager of a tea
concarpus Lat. 'cum, con- ', together with ; estate in Tanzania and amateur naturalist.
and Gr. 'karpos' , fruit; for the basally united (Aloe)
follicles . (Sedum) congensis For the occurrence in the Congo
concavus Lat., concave ; (1) for the upper face Distr. in N Angola. (Ses uvium)
of the leaves. (Delospe rma) - (2) for the top congestiflorus Lat. 'conge stus' , congested,
of the fused leaf pair. (Conophytum) - (3) crowded ; and Lat. '<florus' , -flowered . (Ap-
for the top of the ovary. (Bergeranthus, odanthera, Caralluma , Euphorbia )
Drosanthemum, Hereroa ) congestus Lat., congested, crowded; (1) for
concinnus Lat., neat, pretty, elegant. (Antimi- the compact growth habit. (Phyllobolus) -
ma, Huernia, Melo cactus, Parodia, Sansevi- (2) perhaps for the caudex. (Cyphostemma )
eria) - (3) for the compactly arranged leaves.
concordans Lat., agreeing , harmonising; for (Astroloba, Crassula, Delosperma, Pepero-
the union of the genera Ophthalmophyllum mia) - (4) perhap s for the appearance of the
(where the taxon was previously classified) plants. (Cylindropuntia) - (5) for the
and Conophytum. (Conophytum) crowded tubercles of the sterns. (Monade-
condensatus Lat., condensed, densely ar- nium stapelioides var.) - (6) for the densely
ranged; for the inflorescences. tPseudose- crowded flowers. (Agave) - (7) application
dum) obscure. (Rus chia )
condensus Lat., conden sed; for the leaves, conglomeratus Lat., clustered ; for the clump-
which are fused in pairs. (Antimima) forming habit of the plants. (Copiapoa)
confertiflorus Lat. 'confertus', crowded, congregatus Lat., clustered, aggregated; for
pressed together, dense; and Lat. '-florus', the growth habit. (A rgyrode rma)
-flowered. (Agave, Sedum ) Conicosia Gr. 'konikos', conical; for the shape
confertifolius Lat. 'confertus', crowded, of the top of the fruit. (Aizoaceae)
pressed together, dense; and Lat. '-folius' , conicus Lat. / Gr., conical; for the shape of the
-leaved. (Portula ca) style. (Hymenogyne)
confertus Lat., crowded, pressed together, conifer Lat. 'conus', cone; and Lat. '-fer,
dense; for the inflorescences. (Pelargonium ) -fera, -ferum' , -carrying; for the cone-like
confinalis Lat. 'confinis', bordering; for the appearance of young inflorescences. (Aloe)
occurrence along the ridges bordering coniflorus Lat. 'conus', cone ; and Lat. '-flo-
Mocambique and Mpumalanga (RSA) . (Eu- rus', -flowered; for the cuneate inner peri-
phorbia) anth segments. (Selenicereus)
53 coralliflorus

conjunctus Lat., joined, related; perhaps for constricted in the middle. (Yucca) - (2) for
the almost completely united corolla lobes. the constricted capsule lid. (Portulaca)
(Orbeanthus) contortus Lat., contorted ; for the branches.
conjungens Lat., joined; because all branches (Euphorbia)
arise from a common base. (Opuntia) convexus Lat., convex; for the upper leaf face.
connatus Lat., connate ; (1) for the basally (Lampranthus)
fused leaves of a pair. (Crassula) - (2) for convolvuloides Gr. '-oides ', resembling; and
the bracteoles. (Octopoma) - (3) for the for the genus Convolvulus ("Bindweed";
united spur-lobes of the involucral bracts. Convolvulaceae); for the twining growth
(Pedilanthus) - (4) for the usually united and the leaf shape. (Ceropegia)
petal tips. (Aspidoglossum) conzattianus For Prof. Cassiano Conzatti
connivens Lat., connivent; (1) for the ascend- (1862-1951), Mexican botanist of Italian
ing leaves. (Crassula tetragona ssp.) - (2) origin in Oaxaca. (Disocactus ackermannii
for the position of the corolla lobes. (Cero- ssp.)
pegiafimbriata ssp., Pelargonium) conzattii As above. (Jatropha , Portulaca, Se-
conoideus Lat., conical ; (1) for the shape of dum)
the plant body. (Melocactus, Neolloydia) - cooperi For Thomas Cooper (1815-1913),
(2) for the narrowly conical operculum of English plant collector working for W. W.
the fruits. (Portulaca) Saunders and collecting in S Africa 1859-±
Conophytum Gr. 'konos ', cone, pine cone; 1862, father-in-law of N. E. Brown. (Adro-
and Gr. 'phyton', plant; for the conical body mischus, Aloe, Crassula exilis ssp., Delo-
of many taxa, formed from the fused leaves sperma, Euphorbia, Haworthia, Lede-
bouria,Orbea)
of a pair. (Aizoaceae)
copalensis For the occurrence near Copala,
conothelos Gr. 'konos' , cone, pine cone; and
Sinaloa, Mexico. (Sedum)
Gr. 'thele' , tubercle; for the shape of the tu-
copiapinus For the occurrence near Copiapö,
bercles of the plant body. (Thelocactus)
Chile. (Euphorbia, Tetragonia)
conrathii For Paul Conrath (1861-1931), Bo-
Copiapoa For the occurrence of some of the
hemian-Austrian naturalist and chemist.
species near the city of Copiapö, Chile.
(Ceropegia)
(Cacta ceae)
consanguineus Lat., related by blood; for the
copiosus Lat., copious, abundant; for the
close relationships to other taxa. (Hawor-
abundantly produced flowers. (Mestoklema,
thia mirabilis var.)
Oscularia, Ruschia)
consobrinus Lat., cousin; for the relationship copleyae For Mrs. Gwen Copley (fl. 1940),
with Euphorbia schimperi. (Euphorbia) wife of Hugh Copley, Chief Fisheries Offi-
Consolea For Michelangelo Console (1812- cer, Kenya, who had the type plant in her
1897), Italian botanist at the Botanical Gar- Nairobi garden. (Ceropegia crassifolia var.)
den Palermo, Italy. (Cactaceae) coptonogonus Gr. 'koptos', chopped smalI,
conspicuus Lat., conspicuous ; (1) for the at- bruised; and Gr. 'gonia', corner, margin; ap-
tractive plant bodies. (Mammillaria haa- plication obscure. (Stenocactus)
geana ssp.) - (2) for the showy inflores- coquimbanus For the occurrence near Co-
cence. (Lampranthus, Sansevieria) - (3) quimbo, Chile. (Copiapoa, Echinopsis)
Welwitsch reported it as easily seen from a coquimbensis As above. (Cistanthe)
ship at sea. (Euphorbia) corallicola Lat. 'corallum', coral; and Lat.
constanceae For Konstanze Zimmermann (fl. '-cola', -dwelling; for the occurrence on
1996), wife of the German physician and coral-derived rocks. (Consolea)
amateur botanist Norbert Zimmermann . coralliftorus Lat. 'corallum' , coral; and Lat.
(Schwantesia) '-florus', -flowered; for the flower colour.
constrictus Lat., constricted ; (1) for the fruits (Lampranthus)
coralliformis 54

coralliformis Lat. 'corallum', coral; and Lat. -gera, -gerum ', -carrying ; for the horn-like
'-formis', -shaped ; perhaps for the appear- process of the petal tip. (Cyphostemma)
ance of the plants with compressed leaves cornutus Lat., horned; for the erect corona
on erect shoots. (Mesembryanthemum) segments. (Piaranthus decorus ssp.)
corallinus Lat., coral-red, like a coral; (1) for coronatus Lat., crowned; (1) for flowers that
the appearance of the succulent sterns. appear several together from near the stern
(Brownanthus) - (2) for the leaf colour dur- apex. (Echinop sis) - (2) for the auriculate
ing dry periods. (Crassula) - (3) for the corona segments, which form a crown.
flower colour. (Alo e) (Marsdenia) - (3) for the membranous wing
Corallocarpus Lat. 'corallum' / Gr. 'koura- surrounding the operculum . (Portulaca um-
lion' , coral; and Gr. 'karpos " fruit; for the brati cola ssp.) - (4) for the ring of horns on
coral-red fruits. (Cucurbitaceae) top of the fruit. (Tetragonia)
coralloides Gr. 'kouralion' , coral; and Gr. coronopifolius For the genus Coronopus
'-oides', like; for the habitat on coral rocks. ("Swine Cress", "Wart Cress"; Brassica-
(Portulaca) ceae); and Lat. '-folius', -Ieaved. tHelio-
corallothamnus Lat. 'corallum' / Gr. 'koura- phila)
lion', coral; and Gr. 'thamnos', shrub; for corotilla From the local vernacular name of
the coral-like branching. (Euphorbia mauri- the plants in Peru. (Cumulopuntia)
tanica var.) Corpuscularia Lat. 'corpusculum', a small
cordatus Lat., heart-shaped ; for the leaf body; and Lat. '-arius' , having the posses-
shape. (Cras sula) sion; for the clustered growth and the firm
corderoyi For Justus Corderoy (l832-1911), thick leaves. (Aizoaceae)
English miller and succulent plant cultivator correllii Für Dr. Donovan S. Correll (1908-
at Blewbury near Didcot, Berkshire (now 1983), US-American botanist. (Echinoce-
Oxfordshire). (Duvalia) reus viridifiorus ssp.)
cordifolius Lat. 'cor, cordis ', heart; and Lat. corrigioloides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
'-folius', -leaved. (Anredera, Aptenia, Cras- for the genus Corrigiola (Caryophyllaceae).
sula , Schizoglossum) (Parakeelya)
cordiformis Lat. 'cor, cordis' , heart; and Lat. corroanus For Anibal Corro (fl. 1952), a
'-formis', -shaped; for the cordate leaves. friend of the Bolivian botanist Martfn Cär-
(Tylecodon) denas. (Samaipaticereus)
Cordyline Gr. 'kordyle', club, pestle; for the corrugatus Lat., corrugated , wrinkled; (1) for
club-like roots of some taxa. (Dracae- the surface of the stern segments. (Tunilla) -
naceae) (2) for the leaves, which appear wrinkled
coriarius Lat., tanner; for its use in tanning from the rough tubercles. (Astroloba) - (3)
leather. (Psilocaulon) for the apically wrinkled leaves. (Conophy-
cormifer Lat. 'cormus' , trunk, tuberous thick- tum roodiae ssp.)
ening ; and Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum ', -carry- Corryocactus For T. A. Corry (fl. ± 1918),
ing; for the thickened rootstock . (Sedum) Chief Engineer of the Ferrocarril del Sur in
corniculatus Lat., with a horn-like appendage, Peru, who helped J. N. Rose during his
or curved like ahorn; (1) perhaps for the Peruvian expedition . (Cacta ceae)
spination. (Euphorbia) - (2) for the leaves, cortusifolius Lat. '-folius' , -leaved; and for
which are often incurved like the horns of a the similarity to the leaves of Cortusa (Pri-
bull. (Cephalophyllum) - (3) for the long mulaceae). (Pelargonium)
lobes of the staminal corona. (Stenostelma) corumbensis For the occurrence at Corumba
cornifer Lat. 'cornus', horn; and Lat. '-fer, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do
fera, ferum', carrying, bearing ; for the Sul. (Jacaratia)
hooked central spines. (Coryphantha) corymbifer Lat., bearing corymbs [f1at-
corniger Lat. 'cornus', horn; and Lat. '-ger, headed inflorescences] . (Sene cio)
55 crassiserpens

corymbosus Lat., corymbose; for the arrange- coxii For G. Cox (fl. ± 1850), traveller in Ar-
ment of the cymes in a flat head (corymb). gentina. (Austrocactus)
(Euphorbia , Sedum) cradockensis For the occurrence near Cra-
coryne Gr., club, pestle; for the stern shape of dock, Eastem Cape, RSA. (Ruschia)
seedling plants. (Stet sonia) craibii For Prof. William G. Craib (1882-
corynephyllus Gr. 'koryne' , club, pestle; and 1933), British botanist in Aberdeen, Edin-
Gr. ' phyllon', leaf; for the leaf shape. (Se- burgh and Kew. (Kalanchoe) - (2) For
dum) Charles Craib (fl. 2001), enthusiastic ama-
Coryphantha Gr. 'koryphe', summit, tuft ; and teur botanist in Johannesburg, RSA. (Alo e)
Gr. ' anthos' , flower; for the flowers appear- craigianus For Dr. Robert T. Craig (1902-
ing near the apex of the plant bodies. (Cac- 1986), US-American denti st and specialist
taceae) on the genus Mammillaria (Cactaceae) .
costafolius Lat. 'costa', rib; and Lat. ' -foliu s', (Echeveria)
-leaved; for the rib-shaped narrow leaves. craigii As above. (Sedum)
(Dudl eya cymosa ssp.) crassicaulis Lat. 'crassus ' , thick; and Lat.
costaricensis For the occurrence in Costa 'caulis', stern. tEchinopsis , Euphorbia fran-
Rica . (Epiphyllum , Hylocereus) coisii var., Hoya, Monsonia, Pelargonium,
costatus Lat ., ribbed; for the ribbed fruit cap- Sceletium)
sules. (Ruschia) crassicylindricus Lat. 'crassus' , thick; and
cotacajensis For the occurrence near Cotaca- Lat. 'cylindricus' , cylindrical; for the mas-
jes, ProvoAyopaya, Dept. Cochabamba, Bo- sive stern segments. (Cumulopuntia)
livia. (Echinopsis) crassifolius Lat. ' crassus', thick; and Lat.
'-folius', -Ieaved. (Antimima, Ceropegia ,
Cotyledon Lat., "Pennywort" (Umbilicus ru-
Codonanthe, Columnea, Disphyma , Ne-
pestris), from Gr. 'kotyledon', cup , hol-
matanthus, Osteospermum, Tapinanthu s)
lowed ; bec ause Penny wort was part of the
crassigibbus Lat. 'crassus' , thick ; and Lat.
genus originally. (Crassula ceae)
'gibba', swelling, gibbosity; for the bulging
cotyledon For the similarity of the leaf ro-
body tubercles. (Parodia)
settes to some species of Echeveria (Cras-
crassihamatus Lat. 'crassus ', thick ; and Lat.
sulaceae), then still known under the gen -
'hamatus', hooked; for the massive hooked
eric name Cotyledon. (Lewisia) - (2) For
central spines. (Sclerocactus uncinatus ssp.)
the leaves, which are similar to those of
crassipedicellatus Lat. 'crassus' , thick; and
Umbilicus rupestris ("Pennywort", Crassu-
Lat. 'pedicellatus" pedicellate. (Cynan-
lacea e), in medieval time s known as Cotyle- chum)
don, from Gr. 'kotyledon', cup, hollowed. crassipes Lat. 'crassus', thick; and Lat. 'pe s' ,
(Peperomia) foot; (1) for the large root tuber. (lpomoea)
cotyledonis Presumably from the resemblance - (2) for the thickened root and stern. (Eu-
to Cotyl edon (Cras sulaceae). (Crassula, phorbia) - (3) for the thickened sterns. (Pe-
Sene cio) - (2) For the leaves , which are largonium) - (4) application obs cure . (Aloe)
similar to those of Umbili cus rupestris crassirostratus Lat. 'crassus', thick; and Lat.
("Pennywort", Crassulaceae), in medieval 'rostratus' , beaked; for the fruit shape. (Ke-
times known as Cotyledon, from Gr. drostis)
'kotyledon' , cup, hollowed. (Pelargonium) crassisepalus Lat. 'crassus' , thick; and Lat.
couesii For Dr. Elliott Coues (1842-1899), 'sepalum', sepal; (1) for the thickly fleshy
US-American naturalist, physician and sepals . (Rus chia) - (2) for the thickly fleshy
philosopher. (Agave parryi var.) outer perianth segments ('sepals') . (Cipoce-
Coulterella For John M. Coulter (1851-1928), reus)
US-American botanist. (Asteraceae) crassiserpens Lat. 'crassus', thick; and Lat.
coursii For G. Cours (fl. 1965), French botan- 'serpens', creeping; for the thick sterns .
ist. (Cissus) (Cleistocactus)
crassispinus 56

crassispinus Lat. 'crassus', thick; and Lat. ius', -leaved; for the leaf amangement.
'-spinus', -spined; (1) for the strong spina- (Dudleya cymosa ssp .)
tion. tMaihueniopsisi - (2) for the strong creethae For Miss Creeth (fl. 1912), who col-
leaf marginal teeth. (Agave salmiana ssp.) lected the taxon in West Australia. (Para-
crassissimus Superl, of Lat. 'crassus', thick; keelya)
for the very thick leaves . (Senecio) cremersii For Georges Crerners (* 1936),
crassiusculus Dirn. of Lat. 'crassus', thick ; French botanist. (Aloe, Euphorbia)
i.e. somewhat thickened, for the leaves. (Cy- Cremnophila Gr. 'kremnos', cliff, slope; and
phostemma) Gr. 'philos" friend; for the habitat. tCrassu-
Crassocephalum Lat. 'crassus', thick; and Gr. laceae)
'kephale', head. (Asteraceae) cremnophilus Gr. 'kremnos', cliff, slope; and
Crassula Dirn. of Lat. 'crassus' , thick; for the Gr. 'philos', friend; for the habitat. (Albuca,
predominantly succulent leaves. (Crassula- Aloe, Bulbine, Crassula, Melocactus oreas
ceae) ssp.)
crassulae Dirn. of Lat. 'crassus', thick; for the crenatus Lat., crenate, scalloped; (1) for the
succulent leaves and sterns; or for the wrong stern margins. (Epiphyllum , Lepismiumi -
assumption that its host is a species of Cras- (2) for the crisped leaf rnargins. (Kalanchoe,
sula. (Viscum) Monadenium)
crassularia For the genus Crassula and Lat. crenulatus Lat., crenulate, i.e. with srnall
'-arius', pertaining to; perhaps for the super- rounded teeth; (1) for the sterns. (Caral-
ficial similarity. (Sedum) luma) - (2) for the leaf rnargins. (Crassula ,
crassulifolius For the genus Crassula (Cras- Echeveria, Rhodialai
sulaceae; from Lat. 'crassus', thick); and creticus For the occurrence on Crete, Greece.
Lat. '-folius', -leaved; for the leaves resem- (Sedum, Sedum litoreum var.)
bling those of Crassula. (Nolana, Senecio) cretinii For Monsieur Cretin (fl. 1916), assis-
crassuloides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for tant physician and good friend of the French
the genus Crassula (Crassulaceae) . (Delo- physician and botanist Raymond Harnet.
sperma) (Rhodiola)
crassulus Dirn. of Lat. 'crassus', thick; for the crinitus Lat., with tufts of weak hairs ; (1) for
succulent leaves and sterns, and perhaps the hair-like stipules. (Jatropha) - (2) for
suggesting a similarity to some species of the hair-like radial spines . (Mammillaria)
Crassula (Crassulaceae) . (Tradescantia) crispatulus Lat ., rninutely crisped or curled;
crassus Lat., thick; (1) for the succulent for the leaf margins . (Talinum)
sterns. tOpuntia, Plectranthus, Ruschia, crispatus Lat., crisped or curled; (1) for the
White-sloanea) - (2) for the thicker sterns. wavy rnargins of the stern segments. tRhips-
(Drosanthemum , Euphorbia enterophora alis) - (2) for the wavy ribs of the plant
ssp.) - (3) for the thick and almost terete body. (Stenocactus) - (3) for the spination.
leaves. (Delosperma, Hereroa) - (4) appli- (Sulcorebutia) - (4) for the wavy leaf mar-
cation obscure. (Malephora) gins. (Mesembryanthemum)
crateriformis Lat. 'crater', bow 1, vessel for crispus Lat., crisped, curled; (1) for the spina-
rnixing water and wine ; and Lat. '-formis', tion. (Eriosyce) - (2) for the leaf margins .
-shaped; for the shape of the calyx tube . (Euphorbia, Ipomoea, Monadenium)
(Argyroderma) cristatus Lat., crested; (1) for the crested un-
creber Lat. 'creber, crebra, crebrum', pressed dulate leaf tip. (Adromischus) - (2) for the
together, nurnerous; (1) for the leaves . fruits with four wings on top and convoluted
(Lampranthus) - (2) for the dense inflores- ridges between them . (Tetragonia)
cences. (Aspidoglossum) crithmifolius For Crithmum maritimum (Api-
crebrifolius Lat. 'creber, crebra, crebrum' , aceae); and Lat. '- folius' , -leaved; for the
pressed together, numerous; and Lat. '-fol- leaf shape. (Cyphostemma, Pelargonium)
57 cuencamensis

crithmoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for and Lat. 'caulis' , stern; for the underground
the genus Crithmum (Apiac eae) . (Sesuv ium) sterns. (Euphorbia)
croceiflorus Lat. 'croceus', saffron-yellow; cryptoflorus Gr. 'kryptos' , hidden, covered;
and Lat. '-tlorus' , -flowered; for the yellow and Lat. '-tlorus', -tlowering; for the
margins of the perianth segments. (Cleisto- tlowers, which are hidden by the bracts.
cactu s baumannii ssp.) (Aloe)
croceus Lat., saffron-yellow; for the tlower cryptopetalus Gr. 'kryptos', hidden, covered;
colour. (Bulbine, Drosanthemum, Male- and Gr. 'petalon' , petal. (Portulaca)
phora) cryptopodus Gr. 'kryptos ', hidden, covered;
croizatii For Dr. Leon C. M. Croizat (1894- and Gr. 'podos" foot; (1) for the under-
1982), botanist of French origin, became ground bulb. (Hyacinthus) - (2) because the
US-American citizen 1929, from 1947 liv- tlower bases are covered by the large bracts.
ing in Venezuela, and specialist of Euphor- (Aloe)
biaceae. (Euphorbia) cryptospinosus Gr. 'kryptos ', hidden, cov-
cronemeyerianus For Gustav Cronemeyer (t ered; and Lat. 'spinosus', spiny; for the min-
before 1922), curator of La Mortola Botani- ute spines. (Euphorbia)
cal Garden, who 1889 published the first crystalenius Unknown, probably from Lat.
plant list of the garden. (Delosperma) 'crystallum', crystal; application obscure
croucheri For J. Croucher (tl. 1869), English and according to some sources perhaps re-
gardener, first head gardener at Kew and ferring to the edible fruits. (Opuntia)
later at the Peacock collection, and succu- crystallinus Lat., crystalline; (1) for the den-
lent plant specialist. (Gasteria) sely papillate sterns and leaves. (Trianth-
cruciatus Lat., like a cross; (1) for the decus- ema) - (2) for the appearance of the leaves,
sate leaves. (Glottiphyllum) - (2) for the which are densely covered with translucent
shape of the top of the fused leaf pair, with papillae. (Galenia, Mesembryanthemum,
Tetragonia)
the sides bowed inwards. (Conoph ytum ec-
typum ssp.)
cubensis For the occurrence on Cuba. (Esco-
baria, Opuntia , Portulaca)
cruciformis Lat. 'crux, crucis', cross; and Lat.
cubicus Lat., cubic, cube-shaped ; for the
,-formis' , -shaped; for the appearance of the
square body shape. (Conophytum)
cross-section of the four-angled sterns.
cubiformis Lat., having the shape of a cube;
(Lepismium)
for the body shape. (Pseudolithos)
cruciger Lat. 'crux, crucis' , cross; and Lat.
cucullatus Lat., hooded; for the corolla shape.
'-ger, -gera, -gerum " carrying, bearing; for
(Cynanchum, Villadia )
the usually 4 central spines. (Mammillaria)
Cucumella Dirn. of Lat. 'cucumis', cucumber,
crundallii For Albert H. Crundall (1889- gherkin; for the relatively small fruits. (Cu-
1975), British-bom bank official and ama- curbitaceae)
teur botanist widely travelling in RSA and cucumerinus Lat., like a cucumber ; for the re-
developing a garden of rare plants in Preto- semblance of the branches to cucumbers.
ria. (Kalan choe) (Euphorbia)
cryptanthus Gr. 'krypto s', hidden, covered; Cucumis Lat. 'cucumis', cucumber, gherkin;
and Gr. 'anthos', tlower; for the small i.e. the ancient name for the plant. (Cucur-
tlowers. (Mesembryanthemum) bitaceae)
cryptocarpus Gr. 'kryptos', hidden, covered; Cucurbita Lat., gourd. (Cucurbitaceae)
and Gr. 'karpos " fruit; (1) for the small cuencaensis For the occurrence near Cuenca,
fruits hidden by the apical wool of the stern. Ecuador. (Echeveria)
(Yavia) - (2) for the small fruits hidden by cuencamensis For the occurrence near Cuen-
the leaves. (Plinthus) came, Durango, Mexico. (Coryphantha du-
cryptocaulis Gr. 'kryptos', hidden, covered; rangensis ssp.)
cufodontii 58

cufodontii For Prof. Giorgo (Georg) Cufodon- cupressoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
tis (1896-1974), Austrian botanist of Ita- the genus Cupressus ("Cypres"; Cupres-
lian-Greek descent in Vienna. (Ceropeg ia) saceae) ; for the similarly appressed leaves.
cuija From the local vemacular name of the (Sedum)
plants in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. (Opuntia cupreus Lat., coppery, copper-coloured; for
engelmannii var.) the flower colour. (Jordaaniella)
cuixmalensis For the occurrence at Rancho de cupricola Lat. 'cuprum' , copper; and Lat.
Cuixmala, Jalisco, Mexico. (Peniocereus) '-cola ', -inhabiting; for the occurrence on
cultratus Lat., shaped like the blade of a copper-rich soils. (Monadenium)
knife; for the leaf shape. (Crassula, Dud- cuprispinus Lat. 'cuprum' , copper; and Lat.
leya) '-spinus', -spined; for the spine colour. (Eu-
cultriformis Lat. 'culter', knife; and Lat. phorbia)
'-formis', -shaped; for the leaf shape. (Cras - cupularis Lat., having a small tube or cask;
sula atropurpurea var.) for the shape of the cyathium. (Synadenium)
Cummingara For David M. Cumming cupulatus Lat., cup-shaped; (1) for the ar-
(*1942), Scottish medicallaboratory techni- rangement of the bracteoles . (Ruschia) - (2)
cian, amateur botanist and plant breeder, for the cup-shaped corona. (Brachystelma)
lived in Australia from 1962 and established curassavicus For the occurrence on Curacao.
Silky Oaks nursery, moved to RSA in 1994; (Opuntia)
plus the suffix '-ara ', indicating plurigeneric curcas From a local vemacular name. (Jatro-
hybrids. (Aloaceae) pha)
cummingii For David M. Cumming (*1942), curocanus For the occurrence near the Curoca
Scottish medical laboratory technician, am- Drift in the Mocamedes district of Angola.
(Euphorbia)
ateur botanist and plant breeder, lived in
currorii For Dr. A. B. Curror of HMS Water-
Australia from 1962 and established Silky
Witch, active around 1840. (Cyphostemma ,
Oaks nursery, moved to RSA in 1994. (Bra -
Hoodia)
chystelma)
currundayensis For the occurrence at the
cumulatus Lat., in a heap, piled up; for the
Cerro Currunday, Provo La Libertad, Peru.
crowded sterns. (Euphorbia)
(Matu cana aurantiaca ssp.)
Cumulopuntia Lat. 'cumulus', heap, pile; for
curtophyllus Lat., 'curtus', short; and Gr.
the growth form and the close relationship
'phyllon' , leaf; for the short leaves. (Cepha-
to the genus Opuntia ("Prickly Pear"). (Cac- lophyllum, Drosanthemum)
tacea e) curtus Lat., short; for the short leaf sheaths.
cundinamarcensis For the occurrence in Provo (Rusch ia)
Cundinamarca, Colombia. (Agav e) curvatus Lat., curved; (1) for the curved
cuneatus Lat., wedge-shaped; (1) for the branches. (Adenia globosa ssp.) - (2) for
shape of the stern segments. (Rhipsalis) - the downwards-curved leaves. (Bulbine lati-
(2) for the leaf-shape. (Aeonium, Cotyledon, folia var.) - (3) for the downwards-curved
Euphorbia , Jatropha , Othonna) peduncles. (Kleinia)
cuneneanus For the occurrence near the Cun- curviandrus Lat. 'curvus ', curved, bent; and
ene River, Angola. (Euphorbia) Gr. 'aner, andros', man, [botany] stamens;
cupreatus Lat., coppery ; (1) for the leaf col- for the upwards curved stamens. (Pelargo-
our. (Conophytum pellucidum ssp.) - (2) for nium)
the colour of the leaf marginal teeth. (Ag- curviftorus Lat. 'curvus', curved, bent; and
ave) Lat. '-florus', -flowered; for the incurved pe-
cupreiftorus Lat. 'cupreus', coppery, copper- tals. (Lampranthus)
coloured; and Lat. '-florus', -flowered. (Co- curvifolius Lat. 'curvus', curved, bent; and
nophytum) Lat. '-folius' , -leaved. (Lampranthus)
59 cymochilus

curviramus Lat. 'curvus' , curved, bent ; and circle; and Gr. 'phyllon', leaf. (Matelea,
Lat. ' ramus', branch; for the U-curved Othonna, Portulaca)
branches. (Euphorbia) cycniftorus Gr. 'kyknos ' / Lat. 'cygnus',
curvispinus Lat. 'curvus', curved , bent ; and swan ; and Lat. '- florus' , -flowered; for the
Lat. '-spinus' , -spined. (Eriosyce, Frailea, shape ofthe corolla. (Ceropegia)
Melocactus, Parodia) cylindraceus Lat., cylindrical; (1) for the
curvospinus Lat. 'curvus', curved, bent; and shape of the plant body. (Ferocactus) - (2)
Lat. '-spinus ', -spined . (Opuntia) for the dense cylindrical inflorescence.
curvulus Dirn. of Lat. 'curvus' , curve; for the (Plectranthus)
slightly curved corolla. (Kalanchoe) cylindratus Lat. , cylindrical; for the shape of
cuscutoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for the fused leaf pair. (Conophytum)
the genus Cuscuta ("Dodder"; Convolvula- cylindricus Lat. , cylindrical ; (1) for the shape
ceae / Cuscutaceae); for the fine slender of the sterns. (Austrocylindropuntia, Echino-
sterns. (Schizobasis) cereus viridiflorus ssp., Euphorbia, Sulcore-
cuspidatus Lat., cuspidate, ending in a sharp butia) - (2) for the leaf shape. (Calamophyl-
point; for the leaf tips . (Dorstenia, Echeve- lum , Othonna, Sansevieria , Senecio talinoi-
ria, Sedum) des ssp.)
cussackianus For Mr. Cussack (fl. 1895), cylindrifolius Lat. 'cylindricus', cylindrical;
plant collector in Australia. (Trianthema ) and Lat. '-folius' , -leaved; for the terete
Cussonia For Pierre Cus son (1727-1783 ), leaves. (Euphorbia)
French physician , botanist and mathemati- Cylindrophyllum Gr. 'kylindros' , cylinder;
cian in Montpellier. (Araliaceae) and Gr. 'phyllon', leaf; for the leaf shape.
cussonioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for (A izoaceae)
the genus Cussonia ("Cabbage Tree"; Arali- Cylindropuntia Lat. 'cylindrus', cylinder; and
aceae); for the similar branching. (Euphor- for the genus Opuntia ("Prickly Pear"); for
bia) the cylindrical stern segments. (Cactaceae)
cuzcoensis For the occurrence near Cuzco, cymatopetalus Gr. 'kyma, kymatos', wave;
Peru. (Echinopsis, Weberbauerocereus) and Gr. 'petalon' , petal; for the wavy-erose
cyananthus Gr. 'kyanos', dark blue; and Gr. petal tips . (Sedum)
'anthos' , flower; for the flower colour. cymbifer Lat. 'cymba', boat ; and Lat. '-fer,
(Stephania) -fera, -ferum" -carrying; for the shape of
cyaneus Lat., dark blue; (1) for the leaf colour. the cyathia. (Pedilanthus)
(Haworthia decipiens var.) - (2) application cymbifolius Lat. 'cymba', boat; and Lat. '-fol-
obscure. (Hylotelephium) ius', -leaved ; for the leaf shape . (Kalan choe ,
cyanophyllus Gr. 'kyanos' , dark blue; and Gr. Ruschia)
'phyllon', leaf; for the leaf-colour. (Plec- cymbiformis Lat. 'cymba', boat; and Lat.
tranthus) '-formis', -shaped; for the leaf shape. (Cor-
Cyanotis Gr. 'kyanos' , dark blue; and Gr. puscularia, Crassula , Ha worthia)
'ous, otos', ear ; for the flowers. (Commeli- cymbosepalus Lat. 'cymba', boat ; and Lat.
naceae) ' sepalum', sepal ; for the concave boat-
cyathiformis Lat. 'cyathus' / Gr. ' kyathos' , shaped sepals. (Talinum )
cup; and Lat. '-formis', -shaped; (1) for the cymifer Lat. 'cyma' , young sprout of cabbage,
shape of the receptacle. (Eberlanzia) - (2) also cyme, a type of branched inflorescence;
for the shape of the calyx tube. (Lampran- and Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum' , carrying; for
thus) the inflorescence. (Drosanthemum)
Cyclantheropsis Gr. '-opsis' , similar to; and cymochilus Gr. 'kyma' , offset , child ; and Gr.
for the genus Cyclanthera (Cucurbitaceae). 'cheilos', lip, margin; perhaps for the
(Cucurbitaceae) branching nature, forming chains of seg-
cyclophyllus Gr. 'kyklos' (Lat. 'cyclus '), ments. (Opuntia)
cymosus 60

cymosus Lat., with many shoots ; für the cy- cypseloides Gr. '<oides' , resembling; and für
mose inflorescences. (Cistanthe, Crassula, the genus Cypselea (Aizoaceae). iTrianth-
Dudleya, Galenia, Ruschia, Synadenium) ema)
Cynanchum Gr. 'kynos' , dog; and Gr. 'an- cyrenaicus Für the occurrence in the Cyre-
chein', tü choke; für the toxicity of the naica, NE Libya (Sedum)
plants . (Asclep iadaceae) Cyrtanthus Gr. 'kyrtos', curved; and Gr. 'an-
Cyphostemma Gr. ' kyphos', swelling, hump; thos', flower; für the curved flower tube.
and Gr. 'stemma ', garland , crown; für the (Amaryllidaceae)
nectary consisting of four hump-like glands. cyrtophyllus Gr. 'kyrtos', curved; and Gr.
(Vitaceae) 'phyllon', leaf; für the distal leaf halves,
cyprius Lat., Cyprian ; für the occurrence on which are rolled back. (Aloe)
Cypru s. (Sedum)
Cypselea Gr. 'kypsele', bee-hive; für the fruit
shape. (Aizoaceae)
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D
dasylirioides Gr. '-oides', resernbling; and for
the genus Dasylirion (Nolinaceae ). (Agav e)
Dasylirion Gr. 'dasys ', dense, rough, shaggy;
and Gr. 'Ieirion', lily; presumably for the
dabenorisanus For the oeeurrenee in the Dab- long and untidy appearance of the leaves .
enoris mountain range, Northern Cape, (Nolinaceae)
RSA. (Aloe) dasyphyllus Gr. 'dasys', dense , rough,
dactylifer Gr. 'daktylos', finger; and Lat. '-fer, shaggy; and Gr. 'phylIon' , leaf; (1) for the
-fera, -ferum' , -earrying; (1) for the finger- pubescent leaves. (Pelargonium , Sedum) -
like stern segments. (Cumulopuntia) - (2) (2) for the papillate leaves. (Antimima)
for the finger-like petal appendages. (Eche- datylio From the loeal vernacular name of the
veria) plant in Mexico. (Agave)
dactylopsis Gr. 'daktylos', finger; and Gr. dauanus For the oeeurrenee by the Dawa
'-opsis', looking like; for the leaf shape. Parma River, Kenya. (Euphorbia)
(Cotyledon orbiculata var.) Dauphinea For the oecurrence near Fort Dau-
daigremontianus For Monsieur & Madame phin (= Tolanaro), SE Madagascar. (Lamia-
Daigremont (ft. 1914), Freneh eolleetors of ceae)
Crassulaceae. (Kalanchoe, Sedum) dauphinensis As above . (Talinella )
dalettiensis For the occurrenee near Daletti, davidbramwellii For Dr. David Bramwell
Ethiopia. (Euphorbia) (* 1942), British botanist and director of the
damannii For Pater Damann, eatholic mis- Jardfn Canario in Tafira Aita, Gran Canaria.
sionary in Angola. (Ceropegia) (Aeonium)
damaranus For the occurrence in Damara- davisii For Colonel Jefferson Davis (ft. 1856),
land, Namibia. (Euphorbia) US-American military and Secretary of
dammannianus For the horticultural estab- War. (Cylindropuntia) - (2) For Peter H .
lishment of Dammann & Co. (ft. 1899) in Davis (1918-1992), botanist in Edinburgh
Napoli , Italy . (Echidnopsis) and editor of the 9-volume ' Flora of Tur-
dandyanus For James E. Dandy (1903-1976), key' . (Rosularia, Sempervivum) - (3) For
British botanist. (Sedum obtusipetalum ssp.) Allie R. Davis (ft. 1939), US-American cac-
dangeardii For Prof. Pierre A. Dangeard tus dealer in Marathon (Texas) . (Echinoce-
(1862-1947), French botanist. (Kalanchoe reus viridiflorus ssp.)
velutina ssp .) davyanus For Dr. Joseph Burtt Davy (1870-
danguyi For Paul A. Danguy (1862-1942), 1940), British botanist working in RSA
French botanist in Paris . (Xerosicyos) 1903-1919, Chief of Division of Botany,
darbandensis For the occurrence at Dar Dept. of Agricuiture, RSA. (Aloe great-
Banda, Central Afriean Republic. (Euphor- headii var.)
bia) davyi As above. (Delosperma, Euphorbia , Mi-
darrahianus For Charles Darrah (t 1903), raglossum)
English suceulent plant enthusiast in Man- dawei For M. T. Dawe (ft. 1906), Briti sh for-
chester, whose widow presented his large ester in Uganda and Curator of the Entebbe
plant collection to the City of Manchester to Botanieal Garden. (Alo e, Euphorbia , Sanse-
form a public eollection. (Opuntia) vieria)
darwinii For Charles R. Darwin (1809-1882), dawsonii For Dr. EImer Yale Dawson (1918-
British naturalist and evolutionary biologist. 1966), US-American botanist speeialising in
(Maihueniopsis) algae, Curator of Cryptogams at the US Na-
dasyacanthus Gr. 'dasys' , dense, rough , tional Museum, also with strong interest in
shaggy; and Gr. 'akantha' , spine . (Echinoce- cacti, died by drowning in the Red Sea
reus, Escobaria, Euphorbia, Mammillaria whilst collecting algae. (Melo cactus curvi-
laui ssp.) spinus ssp.)
dealbatus 62

dealbatus Lat., whitened, chalked; for the declinatus Lat., bent or curved downwards or
leaves. (Dracophilus) forwards; for the horizontally spreading in-
deamii For Charles C. Deam (1865-1953), florescences (Yucca)
US-American forester and self-taught bot- decliviticola Lat. 'declivis ', slope; and Lat.
anist from Indiana, collected cacti in Guate- '-cola', -dwelling. (Euphorbia)
mala. (Opuntia) decoratus Lat., decorated ; for the prominent
debilis Lat., weak; (1) for the growth habit. leaf markings. (Conophytum uviforme ssp.)
(Ceropegia linearis ssp., Euphorbia ephed- decorsei For Dr. J. Decorse, French botanist
roides var., Lampranthus, Sedum) - (2) for and entomologist, collecting in Madagascar
the leaves. (Agave) 1898-1900 . (Aloe, Euphorbia, Sarcostem-
debilispinus Lat. 'debilis', weak; and Lat. ma)
'-spinus', -spined, (Euphorbia) decorticans Lat., with peeling bark. (Copia-
deboeri For Dr. Hindrik W. de Boer (1885- poa, Portulaca)
1970), Dutch food chemist, director of a decorus Lat. 'decorus ', graceful, noble. (Aeo-
food investigation laboratory, and succulent nium, Erythrina, Piaranthus, Rauhia, Tri-
plant specialist. (Lithops villetii ssp.) chodiadema)
debranus For the occurrence at Debre Berhan, decumbens Lat., decumbent ; (1) for the
Ethiopia. (Aloe) growth habit. (Aloe gracilis var., Coleoce-
debreczyi For Dr. Zsolt Debreczy (fl. 2002), phalocereus fiuminensis ssp., Crassula,
Hungarian cactus specialist. (Opuntia) Haageocereus, Matelea, Opuntia, Ruschia,
decaisneanus For Prof. Dr. Joseph Decaisne Tetragonia) - (2) for the decumbent inflo-
rescence. (Echeveria)
(1807-1882), Belgian botanist in Paris and
decurrens Lat., decurrent; for the leaf base.
student of Asclepiadaceae. (Ceropegia, Or-
(Ruschia)
bea)
decurvans Lat., becoming down-curved; for
decandrus Gr. 'deka', ten; and Gr. 'aner, an-
the branches of the inflorescence. (Ruschia)
dros', man, [botany] stamen. (Zaleya)
decurvatus Lat., decurved; for the downwards
Decarya For Raymond Decary (1891-1973),
curving branches. (Phyllobolus)
French financial administrator, botanist and
decurvus Lat., decurved; for the orientation of
plant collector in Madagascar 1916-1944.
the inflorescences. (Aloe)
(Didiereaceae)
dedzanus For the occurrence on Dedza Moun-
decaryi As above. tDelonix, Euphorbia, Oper- tain, Malawi. (Aloe cameronii var., Euphor-
culicarya, Pachypodium, Senecio, Stapeli- bia)
anthus, Uncarina, Xerosicyos) defectus Lat., faulty, failure; for the lack of
deceptor Lat., swindler, impostor; because of staminodes. (Antimima)
the earlier confusion of the plants with deficiens Lat., wanting, lacking; (1) for the
Crassula deltoidea . (Crassula) low number of petals. (Stomatium) - (2) ap-
deceptus Lat., deceptive; for the camouflaged plication obscure. (Kalanchoe)
appearance in habitat. (Euphorbia) deflersianus For Albert Deflers (1841-1921),
deciduus Lat., deciduous ; (1) for the decidu- French ranger and later botanist, travelling
ous branches. (Euphorbia) - (2) for the de- on the Arabian Peninsula in 1887. (Cerope-
ciduous leaves. (Ceropegia, Cissus, Crassu- gia aristolochioides ssp., Orbea)
la, Drosanthemum, Phyllobolus) deflersii As above. (Senecio)
decipiens Lat., deceiving; (1) for the superfi- deflexus Lat., deflexed; for the disposition of
cial resemblance to another taxon. (Agave, the shoots. (Lampranthus)
Brachystelma, Haworthia, Huerniopsis, defoliatus Lat., with leaves fallen; (1) for the
Mammillaria , Portulaca pilosa ssp., Tyleco- habit of flowering from leafless tubers. iSin-
don, Yucca) - (2) for the similarity of the ningia) - (2) for the rapidly withering
sterile plants to species of Sedum. (Sedum) leaves. (Aridaria noctifiora ssp.)
63 deminutus

deformis Lat., mis shapen; perhaps for the Bay, Mocambique, where the type was col-
short almost sessile inftorescences. tHae- lected. (Aspidoglossum , Kalanchoe , Urgi-
manthus) nea)
deherdtianus For Cyril De Herdt (*1931) delamateri For Riek DeLamater (1954-1989),
Belgian nurseryman and dire ctor of the student of botany at Arizona State Univer-
well-known De Herdt nursery in Antwer- sity (USA). (Agave)
pen, Belgium. (Mammillaria) deleeuwiae For Mrs. de Leeuw (fl. 1966),
deightonii For Frederick C. Deighton (1903- without further data. (Delosperma)
1992), British mycologist, 1926-1949 at the delgadilloanus For Dr. Jose Delgadillo (ft.
Dept. of Agriculture, Njala, Sierra Leone. 2001), botanist at the Universidad Aut ön-
(Ceropegia , Euphorbia) oma de Baja Califomia in Ensefiada, Mex-
Deilanthe Gr. ' deile', evening; and Gr. 'an- ico. tCylindropuntia californica var.)
thos' , ftower ; because the ftowers of the delicatulus Dirn. of Lat. 'delicatus', delieate;
type species open in the evening. (Aizoa- for the growth. (Drosanthemum)
ceae) delicatus Lat., delieate; (1) for the growth.
deilanthoides Gr. '- oides' , resembling; and (Brachystelma, Coryphantha , Sedum mini-
for the genus Deilanthe (Aizoa ceae). (Delo- mum ssp.) - (2) for the more slender ftower
sperma) tubes. (Jasminocereus thouarsii var.)
deinacanthus Gr. 'deinos' , dreadful, terrible; deliciosus Lat. , delicious; for the edible fruits.
and Gr. 'akantha', thom, spine; for the (Carpobrotus)
spination. (Melocactus) delicus Lat., weaned; application obseure. (Se-
dejagerae For Ina de Jager (ft. 1929-1930), dum eriocarpum ssp .)
without further data. (Drosanthemum, Ru-
Delonix Gr. 'delos' , evident, eon spieuous; and
Gr. 'onyx', claw; for the long claw of the
schia)
petals. (Fabaceae)
dejectus Lat., low, fallen; perhaps for the low
Delosperma Gr. 'delos', evident, eonspicuous;
growth. (Crassula, Opuntia)
and Gr. 'sperma', seed; beeause the seeds
dekenahii For Albert Jacob ("Japie") Dekenah
are visible in the open fruit . (Aizoac eae)
(* 1907), professional photographer and
delphinensis Lat., of the dolphin (Fr. 'dau-
plant enthusiast in Riversdale, RSA. (Ha-
phin'); for the occurrence near Fort Dau -
worthia magnifica var.) - (2) For Ivor Deke-
phin, Madagasear. (Aloe , Euphorbia)
nah (* 1904), South Afriean magistrate and
delphinoides Gr. ' delphinos' , dolphin; and Gr.
plant enthusiast, eolleeting plants mainly in
'-oides', resembling; for the resemblanee of
the area of Fraserberg, Northem Cape. (An -
the leaf shape to a dolphin's snout. tCheirid-
timimai opsis)
dekindtii For Eugene Dekindt, German who deltoideodontus Gr. 'deltoides', delta-shaped;
eolleeted plants in Angola 1899-1902. (Eu - and Gr. 'odous, odontos', tooth; for the leaf
phorbia) marginal teeth. (Aloe)
dekosterianus For a Mr. De Koster (ft. 1864), deltoides Lat., deltoid, triangular; for the leaf
without further data. (Beschorneria yuc- shape. (Oscularia)
coides ssp .) deltoideus Lat., deltoid, triangular; for the leaf
delaetianus For Frans (Frantz) de Laet (1866- shape. (Cissus microdonta fa., Crassula)
1928 [1929?]), Belgian coffee importer and delus Gr. 'delos', open, evident; beeause the
sueeulent expert and horticulturist in Con- yellow staminodes are visible almost as
tieh (Kontich). (Coryphantha, Dracophilus, soon as the petal s show. (Phyllobolus)
Hoodia officinalis ssp ., Opuntia) deminuens Lat., diminishing ; for the smaller
delaetii As above. (Argyroderma, Echinoce- overall size. (Euphorbia strangulata ssp.)
reus longisetus ssp., Gymnocalycium) deminutus Lat., smalI , reduced, diminutive;
delagoensis For the oeeurrenee at Delagoa (1) for the small size of the plants. tCrassu-
demissus 64

la setulosa var., Echeveria setosa var., Frai- densirosulatus Lat. 'densus' , dense; and 'ro-
lea pumila ssp., Rebutia, Ruschia) - (2) for sulatus' , rosulate; for the crowded rosette
the smallleaves. (Acrodon) leaves. (Sinocrassula)
demissus Lat., low, humble, drooping; for the densispinus Lat. 'densus', dense; and '-spi-
decumbent habit. (Aspidoglossum, Euphor- nus', -spined. tEchinopsis. Frailea buenek-
bia) eri ssp., Mammillariai
denboefii For Mr. J. L. den Boef (tl. 1983), densus Lat., dense; (1) for the eompact growth
Dutch visitor to Kenya who first collected habit. (Trichodiadema) - (2) presumably for
the taxon during a random stop on a group the growth habit. (Psilocaulon)
tour. (Orbea) dentatus Lat., toothed; (1) for the prominently
dendriticus Lat., branched like a tree; for the tubercular ribs. (Euphorbia heptagona var.)
leaf markings. (Lithops pseudotruncatella - (2) for the leaf margins. (Crassula , Ha-
ssp.) worthia floribunda var.) - (3) for the leaf
Dendrocereus Gr. 'dendron', tree; and for Ce- tip. (Othonna)
reus, a genus of columnar cacti; for the denticulatus Lat., minutely toothed; (1) for
large size of adult plants. (Cactaceae) the leaves. (Ceropegia , Cheiridop sis, Cras-
dendroides Lat., tree-like (from Gr. 'dendron' , sula lanceolata ssp.) - (2) for the petal tips.
tree); for the growth form. (Euphorbia) (Delosperma)
dendroideus Lat., tree-like (from Gr. 'den- denticulifer Lat. 'dentieulus' , small tooth; and
dron', tree); for the growth form. (Sedum) Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum', -carrying; for leaf-
Dendroportulaca Gr. 'dendron', tree; and for margins. (Haworthia chloracantha var.)
the genus Portulaca ("Purslane"; Portula ca - dentiens From Lat. 'dentire', becoming teeth;
ceae) ; for the similar fruits but differing in
for the small leaf margin teeth. (Agave cer-
the shrubby growth. (Portulacaceae)
ulata ssp.)
Dendrosicyos Gr. 'dendron', tree; and Gr. 'si-
dentonii For William C. Denton (1886 or
cyos', cucumber; for the large size of the
1887-1953), English sueculent plant hobby-
plants and their family classification. (Cu-
ist who created the hybrid. (Euphorbia)
curbitaceaei
denudatus Lat., denuded, stripped, worn off;
denegrii For Mr. Denegri (fl. 1923), Mexiean
for the few appressed spines. (Gymnocalyci-
Minister of Agrieulture. (Obregonia)
um)
denisianus For Dr. Mareel Denis (1897-
depauperatus Lat., depauperate; for the small
1929), French botanist and expert on Mada-
gascan Euphorbia species. (Euphorbia) 'starved' habit. iOpuntia, Sedum radiatum
Denmoza Anagram of Mendoza, name of the ssp.)
Argentinian province, which is part of the dependens Lat., suspended, hanging down;
geographie range of the genus. (Cactaceae) (1) for the growth form. (Chasmanthera,
densiareolatus Lat. 'densus' , dense; and Lat. Cleistocactus, Crassula, Quaqua) - (2) for
'areolatus', with areoles. (Pilosoc ereus) the branches. (Lampranthus)
densiflorus Lat. 'densus', dense; and -,florus' , depressus Lat., depressed, flattened; (1) for
-flowered. tBulbine, Cistanthe, Dudleya, the low shrubby growth. tOpuntia, Ruschlai
Kalanchoe , Pachypodium, Rus chia, Sedum - (2) for the leaves appressed to the ground.
wrightii ssp.) (Glottiphyllum) - (3) for the flattened fused
densifolius Lat. 'densus', dense; and '-folius', leaf pairs. (Conophytum) - (4) perhaps for
-leaved. (Lampranthus) the flattish inflorescence, or for the flatly
densipetalus Lat. 'densus', dense; and Lat. spreading leaves. (Mas sonia) - (5) applica-
'petalum' , petal. (Lampranthus) tion obscure. (Aloe brevifolia var., Cras sula)
densipunctus Lat. 'densus ', dense; and Lat. derenbergianus For Dr. Julius Derenberg
'punctum', dot, spot; for the densely spotted (1873-1928), German physician and succu-
leaves. (Conophytum quaesitum ssp.) lent plant collector in Hamburg, with a spe-
65 Didelta

cial interest in Mesembs, and a friend of K. Prov., Oman. tCibirhiza. Echidnopsis scu-
Dinter and G. Schwantes. tCheiridopsis, tellata ssp., Euphorbia)
Ebracteola) dhofaricus As above. (Jatropha , Portulaca)
derenbergii As above. (Echeveria) dhufarensis For the occurrence in the Dhufar
derustensis For the occurrence near De Rust, [Dhofar] Prov., Oman. (Aloe)
Western Cape, RSA. (Haworthia blackbur- diabolicus Lat., diabolical; application un-
niae var.) known. (Adrom ischus)
descampsii For G. Descarnps , Belgian plant dianthiftorus For the genus Dianthus
collector in Zaire 1890-1896. (Monade- ("Pinks"; Caryophyllaceae) ; and Lat. '-flo-
nium) rus', -flowered; for the fringed petals. (Also-
descoingsii For Dr. Bernard Descoings (* bia)
1931), French botanist and specialist on diaz-romeroanus For Dr. Belisario Dfaz
Madagascar. (Aloe , Cynan chum, Senecio) Romero (fl. 1920), Bolivian naturalist. (Pe-
deserti Lat., of the desert . (Agave , Aloe, Esco- reskia)
baria) diazlunanus For Carlos L. Diaz Luna (fl.
deserticola Lat. 'desertus', deserted, desert; 1993), Mexican biologi st and founder of the
and Lat. '<cola', inhabiting; for the occur- herbarium in Guadalajara. (Pedilanthus)
rence in very arid regions . tEchinopsis, Jut- dicapuae For Mrs. Ernesta Di Capua (fl.
tadinteriai 1904), Italian botanist. (Caralluma)
desertorum Lat., of the deserts . (Pelargo - dichondrifolius For Dichondra micrantha
nium) (Convolvulaceae); and Lat. '-folius',
desertus Lat., abandoned, forsaken, solitary; -leaved; for the leaves, which are similar in
for the occurrence in a deserted landscape. shape, texture and indumentum. (Pelargo-
(Cylindropuntia) nium)
desmetianus For Louis De Smet (1813-1887), dichotomus Lat. , dichotomous, division in
Belgian horticulturist and nursery owner. pairs; (1) for the branching of the sterns.
(Agave) (Aloe) - (2) for the occasional apparently
desmondii For R. Desmond Meikle (* 1923), dichotomous branching. tCeropegia , Cras-
British botani st at RBG Kew. (Euphorbia) sula) - (3) for the branching of the inflores-
despainii For Mr. Kim Despain (fl. 1978), US- cence. (Eberlanzia)
American student of the flora of Utah. (Pe - dichrous Gr. 'dichroos', bi-coloured; (1) for
diocactus) the branches striped in two shades of green .
despoliatus Lat., deprived, robbed; for the (Euphorbia) - (2) for the two-coloured pe-
leafless branches . (Euphorbia) tals. (Ruschia)
devius Lat., off the way, out of the way, devi- dickisoniae For Mrs. Shirley Dickison (fl.
ating; for having 5 instead of 6 calyx seg- 1982), US-American cactus collector from
ments like related taxa. (Conophytum) Texas. tTurb inicarpus schmiedickeanus
devosianus For A. Devos (fl. 1855), (Bel- ssp.)
gian?) plant collector in Brazil for the Ver- Dicrocaulon Gr. 'dikros', fork; and Gr. 'kau -
schaffelt Nurseries . (Codonanthe) los', stern; because the long shoots are over-
dewetii For J. F. de Wet (fl. 1937), Headmaster topped by lateral shoots after flowering, giv-
of Vryheid Junior School, RSA. (Aloe) ing the appearance of a fork. (Aizoa ceae)
deweyanus For Lyster H. Dewey (1865- dictyanthus Gr. 'diktyon', net; and Gr. 'an-
1944), fibre specialist at the US Dept. of thos', flower; for the pattern of the corolla.
Agriculture. (Agave vivipara var.) (Matelea)
dewinteri For Dr. Bernard de Winter (* 1924), Didelta Gr. 'di', double ; and Gr. 'delta' , the
botanist at the Botanical Research Institute, letter D or a triangle; perhaps for the double
Pretoria, RSA. (Aloe) involucral triangular scales (Jackson 1990).
dhofarensis For the occurrence in the Dhofar (Asteraceae)
Didierea 66

Didierea For Col. Alfred Grandidier (1836- leaves of a pair in a "finger and thumb"
1921), French pioneer explorer and chroni- manner. (Phyllobolus)
cler of Madagascar. (Didiereaceae) Digitostigma Lat. 'digitus', finger; and Gr.
didiereoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for 'stigma', stigma, spot, dot; for the long and
the genus Didierea (Didiereaceae) . (Eu- narrow tubercles with a white-dotted epider-
phorbia) mis. (Cactaceae)
Didymaotus Gr. 'didymos', twice, double; diguetii For Leon Diguet (1859-1926), French
and Gr. 'aotos', flower; for the laterally ap- chemist and explorer in Mexico. (Ferocac-
pearing flowers, one on each side of the tus, Fouquieria, Pereskiopsis)
plant. (Aizoaceae) digynus Gr. 'di-', two; and Gr. 'gyne',
didymocalyx Gr. 'didymos', twice, double; woman; for the often double central flowers.
and Gr. 'calyx', calyx; for the double whorl (Portulaca)
of sepals. (Sedum) dilatatus Lat., broadened, expanded; (1) for
diegoi For Carlos M. Diego Legrand (* 1901), the broad leaves. (Bijlia) - (2) for the broad
Uruguayan botanist and specialist of the ge- sepals. (Ruschia)
nus Portulaca. (Portulaca) dillenii For Prof. John J. Dillen [Dillenius]
dielsianus For Prof. Dr. Friedrich L. E. Diels (1684-1747), German botanist from Darm-
(1874-1945), German botanist in Berlin and stadt, later in Oxford. (Opuntia)
at some time director of the botanical gar- dilunguensis For the occurrence in the Dil-
den Berlin. tHaworthia- cooperi var., Ru- ungu area of the Biano Plateau, Shaba Prov.,
schia) Zaire. (Monadenium)
dielsii As above. (Sedum) dilutus Lat., diluted; probably for the very
diersianus Nach Prof. Lothar Diers (fl. 1981), pale pink petals. (Lampranthus)
German cactus specialist in Köln. (Piloso- diminutus Lat., diminutive; for the small size
cereus) of the plants. (Sedum)
dieterlea For Jennie van Ackeren Dieterle dimorphanthus Gr. 'dimorphus', in two
(* 1909), US-American botanist at the Uni- forms; and Gr. 'anthos ', flower; for the pres-
versity of Michigan Herbarium and Cucur- ence of both bisexual and male flowers on
bitaceae specialist. (Parasicyos) the same plant. (Tribulocarpus)
difficilis Lat., difficult; (1) probably for the dimorphophyllus Gr. 'dimorphus', in two
difficulty in classifying the taxon. (Aspido- forms; and Gr. '-phyllus', -leaved. (Sedum)
glossum) - (2) for the difficulty to cultivate dimorphus Gr., in two forms; (1) for the dis-
the plants. (Coryphantha) similar vegetative and flowering sterns. (Ce-
difformis Lat., unevenly or differently formed, ropegia) - (2) because cultivated plants are
unlike what is usual; (1) for the dimorphie much larger. (Haworthia marumiana var.) -
leaves. (Rabiea, Stomatium) - (2) for the (3) for the differing leaves on young and old
appearance. (Agave, Glottiphyllum) branches. (Psilocaulon) - (4) for the stellate
diffractens Lat., breaking into pieces, shatter- or cage-like flowers. (Brachystelma)
ing; for the easily detached bracts. (Echeve- dinae For Dina Buining (fl. 1973), wife of the
ria) Dutch cactus enthusiast Albert Buining.
diffusus Lat., diffuse, widely spreading, scat- (Arrojadoa)
tered; (1) for the growth form. (Caralluma, dinklagei For W. Dinklage (fl. 1985), horticu1-
Praecereus euchlorus ssp., Sedum, Trianth- turist at the Botanical Garden Heidelberg,
ema) - (2) for the low, f1at, ill-defined tuber- Germany. (Kalanchoe)
cles of the plant bodies. (Lophophora) - (3) Dinteranthus For Prof. Kurt M. Dinter (1868
for the scattered f1owers. (Villadia) -1945), German botanist famous for his ex-
digitatus Lat., digitate; (1) for the digitate plorations in Namibia; and Gr. 'anthos',
leaves. (Adansonia, Adenia, Cucurbita) - flower. (Aizoaceae)
(2) for the position of the two different dinteri For Prof. Kurt M. Dinter (1868-1945),
67 dissimilis

German botanist famous for his explo- tus', cactus ; for the depressed-globose to
rations in Namibia. (Aizoanthemum, Aloe, flat disc-like plant bodies. (Cactaceae)
Avonia, Brachystelma, Ceropegia , Commi- discoideus Lat., disc-shaped; (1) for the all-
phora, Lithops, Plectranthus, Psilocaulon) disc florets. (Othonna carnosa var.) - (2)
dioicus Lat., dioecious. (Jatropha , Mammilla- for the rounded shape of the bract cup.
ria, Phytolacca) (Monadenium) - (3) for the shape of the
diolii For Dr. Maurizio Dioli (fl. 1995), Italian corona . (Brachystelma)
veterinary officer resident in Kenya, later in discolor Lat., many-coloured, with different
Ethiopia. (Aloe) colours; (1) for the spination. (Mammilla-
Dioscorea For Pedanios Dioscorides, most in- ria) - (2) for the colour markings below
fluential Greek physician and herbalist of each areole, (Opuntia) - (3) because of the
the first century C.E. (Dioscoreaceae) differently coloured leaf tips. (Rhodiola) -
dioscoridis From the old name 'Dioscoris' or (4) application obscure. (Pachycormus)
'Dioscorida' for Socotra; for the occurrence discrepans Lat., differing; for the differences
there . (Duvaliandra) from the elosely related E. tetracanthoides.
dipageae For Mrs. Di Page (fl. 1993), South (Euphorbia)
African naturalist and speciali st in the disepalus Gr. 'di-', two- ; and Gr. 'sepalon',
Swartkops Valley Bushveld vegetation. sepal. (Lewisia)
(Drosanthemum) disgregus Lat. 'dis-', not, separate; and per-
Dipcadi Perhaps the ancient oriental name for haps from Lat. 'grex, gregis', flock; perhaps
some species today elassified as Muscari in the sense of "separate from the flock", i.e.
("Grape Hyacinth"). (Hyacinthaceae) disagree, since the plant was first known un-
dipetalus Gr. 'di-', double, two; and Gr. 'peta- der a wrongly applied name . (Lampranthus)
lon' , petal; for the 2-petalled flowers. (Pe- Disocactus Shortened compound form of Gr.
largonium) 'dis-', twice, and Gr. 'isos' , the same; and
diphyllus Gr., two-leaved, (Bulb ine) Lat. 'cactus', cactus ; for the leaf-like flat-
diplocycius Gr. 'diplo-' , double; and Gr. 'cy- tened ("with two identical sides") sterns.
elus', cirele; application obscure. (Aeonium) (Cactaceae)
diploglossus Gr. 'diplo-', double; and Gr. dispar Lat., different, unequal ; for the differ-
'glossa', tongue; for the inner appendix of ent shape of the leaves within a pair. (Gib-
the corona segments. (Aspidonepsis) baeum)
Diplosoma Gr. 'diplo-' , double; and Gr. dispermus Gr. 'di- ', two; and Gr. 'sperma' ,
'sorna' , body ; for the connate leaves of a seed; for the 2-seeded fruits. (Parakeelya,
pair, or for the 2 different leaf pairs fonned Sedum)
during the year. (Aizoaceae) dispersus Lat., scattered (from Lat. 'disperg-
dipterus Gr. 'di- ' double; and Gr. 'pteron', ere', to scatter), for the scattered occurrence
wing; (1) for the two lateral wings on the in contrast to the crowded populations of re-
fruit. (Tetragonia) - (2) application obscure. lated taxa. (Euphorbia)
(Hoya) Disphyma Gr. 'dis-', double; and Gr. 'phyma' ,
Dischidia Gr. 'dischides', eleft in two; for the tumour, swelling; for the two large elosing
apically bifid staminal corona. (Asclepiada- bodies of the fruit capsules of most specie s.
ceae) (Aizoaceae)
Dischidiopsis Gr. '-opsis', similar to; and for dissectus Lat., dissected; for the deeply lobed
the genus Dischidia (Ascl epiadaceae) . (Asc- leaves. (Jatropha, Kedrostis)
lepiadaceae) dissimilis Lat., dissimilar; (1) for the variable
disciformis Lat. 'discus' , disc; and Lat. '-for- flowers of the taxon. (Aspidoglossum) - (2)
mis', -shaped; for the shape of the plant because the taxon has no elose affinities
body. (Strombocactus) with any other. (Bulbine, Lampranthus,
Discocactus Lat. 'discus', disc ; and Lat. 'cac- Rhipsalis)
dissitispinus 68

dissitispinus Lat. 'dissitus', well-spaced, re- dodsonianus For Dr. John ('Jay ') W. Dodson
mote; and Lat. '<spinus', -spined. (Euphor- (1901-1999), US-American accountant,
bia) succulent plant enthusiast and founder of
dissitus Lat., well-spaced, remote; for the long the International Succulent Institute (now
internodes. (Mitrophyllum) International Succulent Introductions, ISI).
distans Lat., distant, standing apart; for the (Pseudolithos)
long internodes (i.e. with distant nodes). dodsonii As above. (Mammillaria deherdtiana
(Aloe, Antimima, Erep sia) ssp.)
distichus Lat., distichous, two-ranked; for the doei For Brian Doe (fl. 1965), Director of An-
leaf arrangement. (Boophane, Gasteria) tiquities in Aden, Yemen. (Aloe)
distinctissimus Superl. of Lat. 'distinctus', doellii For Wilhelm Döll (ft. 1853), German
distinct, different. (Euphorbia) surveyor in Santiago de Chile who accom-
distinctus Lat., distinct, different. (C eropegia , panied R. A. Philippi on his trip to the Ata-
Huemia .Orbeai cama Desert. (Peperomia)
distortus Lat., distorted; for the branches. doelzianus For Bruno Dölz (1906-1945), Ger-
(Tetragonia) man lawyer and cactus hobbyist, 1941-
distylus Gr. 'di', double; and Gr. 'stylos', 1945 president of the Deutsche Kakteen-
style. (Se suvium) Gesellschaft. (Oreocereus)
diutinus Lat., long-lasting; because the doinetianus For M. Doinet (fl. 1956), horti-
ftowers remain open until late in the day. culturist in Glain-lez-Liege, Belgium. (Eu -
(Lampranthus) phorbia)
divaricatus Lat., spreading, divaricate; (1) for dolabellus Dirn. of Lat. 'dolabra', axe,
the growth. (Aich ryson, Harrisia , Nolana , hatchet; for the leaves, which are shaped
Stapelia) - (2) for the branching of the in- like small axe blades. (Peperomia)
ftorescences. (Aloe , Ruschia) dolabriformis Lat. 'dolabra', axe, hatchet; and
divergens Lat., divergent; (1) for the spread- Lat. '-formis', -shaped; for the leaf-shape.
ing leaves. (Lithops) - (2) for the widely tPeperomia, Rhombophyllum)
spreading follicles. (Sedum) doldii For A. C. "Tony" Dold (ft. 2002), bot-
diversifolius Lat. 'diversus', different; and anist at the Schoenland Herbarium, Rhodes
Lat. '-folius' , -Ieaved. (Drosanthemum, Ha- University, Grahamstown, RSA. iHawor-
worthia nigra var., Hoya , Ruschia, Sino- thia cooperi var., Orbea)
crassula, Stathmostelma , Trochomeriopsis) dolichanthus Gr. 'dolichos', long; and Gr.
diversiphyllum Lat., 'diversus', different; and 'anthos' , ftower. (Agave, Dis chidia)
Gr. 'phyllon' , leaf; for the unequal size of dolichocarpus Gr. 'dolichos', long; and Gr.
the leaves on a branchlet. (Cephalophyllum) 'karpos ', fruit. (Caralluma)
divisus Lat., divided; application obscure. dolichoceras Gr. 'dolicho s', long; and Gr.
(Gunniopsis) 'keras', horn; for the long horns of the nec-
dixanthocentron Gr. 'di-', two; Gr. 'xantho s', tary glands. (Euphorbia)
yellow; and Gr. 'kentron', centre; for the of- dolichocnemus Gr. 'dolichos', long; and Gr.
ten 2 yellow central spines. (Mammillaria) 'knemis', splint; for the long pedicels. (So-
dodii For Anthony H. Wolley-Dod (1861- cotrella)
1948), British soldier and botanist collect- dolichophyllus Gr. 'dolichos', long; and Gr.
ing in S Africa 1900-1901. (Crassula) 'phyllon ', leaf. (Ceropegia)
dodomaensis For the occurrence near Dod- dolichopodus Gr. 'dolichos', long; and Gr.
oma, Central Prov., Tanzania. (Portulaca) 'pous, podos' , foot; for the long leaf petiole.
dodrantalis Lat., three quarters long, i.e. the (Plectranthus)
distance between thumb and little finger dolichopus Gr. 'dolichos', long; and Gr.
when extended (± 24 cm); for the inftores- 'pous, podos', foot; for the elongated pachy-
cence size. (Aeonium) caul stern. iCyphostemma humile ssp.)
69 Drosanthemum

Dolichos Gr. / Lat. , long ; and also the ancient 1927), mother of the German Me semb spe-
name of a cultivated legurne with long pods; cialist Prof. G. Schwantes; and Gr. 'anthos' ,
for the long fruits (Fabaceae) flower. (Aizoaceae)
dolichosiphon Gr. 'dolichos', long ; and Gr. Dorstenia For Theodor Dorsten [Dor stenius]
'siphon', tube ; for the long tubular flowers . (1492-1552), German professor of medi-
(Adenia) eine . (Moraceae)
dolichospermaticus Gr. 'dolichos' , long; and Doryanthes Gr. 'dory' , wood, trunk, lance,
Lat. 'spermaticus', -seeded. iMicrantho- spear; and Gr. 'anthos' , flower. (Doryan -
cereus) thaceae)
dolomiticus For the occurrence on dolomite douglasii For Mr. David Douglas (1798-
outcrops. (Antimima, Delosperma, Gasteria 1834), Scottish plant collector for the Royal
bate siana var., Pelargonium, Plectranthus, Horticultural Society in London, gored to
Sempervivum) death by a trapped bull when he fell into a
dolosus Lat., deceptive; perhaps because the wild-cattle pit in Hawaii. (Sinningia)
taxon was previously misidentified. (Sedum) downsii For Philip E. Down s (* 1938), British
domeykoensis For the occurrence near Dom- dentist and succulent plant enthusiast, 1967
eyko in the Chilean Atacama Desert; Dom- -1987 resident in RSA (San sevieria)
eyko is named for Prof. Domeyko (fl. 1853), drabii For Igor Dr äb (fl. 2002) , Czech cactus
Santiago, Chile. (Maihueniopsis) collector. (Ariocarpus)
dominella Dirn . of Lat. 'domina' , Mistress; Dracaena Lat. 'drago, draconis', female
application unknown. (Aloe) dragon (from Gr. ' drakon', dragon); from
domingensis For the occurrence in Santo the vemacular name of D. draco , "Dragon's
Domingo, Dominican Republic. tMelocac- Blood Tree ", which is based on the red exu-
tus intortus ssp., Sarcopilea, Talinum) date of the bruised sterns. (Dra caenaceae)
dongzhiensis For the occurrence in the draco Lat., dragon; see Dra caena for an ex-
Dongzhi District, Anhui Prov., China. (Se- planation of the etymology. (Dracaena)
dum) Dracophilus Gr. 'drakon', dragon, snake; and
donkelaarii For Andre van Donkelaar (1783- Gr. 'philos', friend; for the occurrence of
1858), Belgian botanist in Gent. iSelenice- the type species on the Drachenberg (Germ.
reus) 'Drachen', dragon), SW Namibia. (Aizoa-
dooneri For H. B. Dooner (fl. 1915), collector ceae)
of plants in Kenya, without further data. dregeanus For Jean Prancois Drege (1794-
(Sansevieria) 1881), German plant collector in S Africa
doranus For Dora Frey (fl. 2002), partner for 1826-1833. (Cra ssula obovata var., Euphor-
life of Hansjörg Jucker, intrepid Swiss cac- bia, Galenia, Lampranthus)
tus enthusiast who widely travels in South dregei As above . (Begonia, Hoodia) - (2) For
America. (Sulcorebutia) Isaac L. Drege (1853-1921), apothecary in
dorisiae For Dori s Amerhauser (* 1943), wifc Port Elizabeth, RSA, son of C. F. Drege,
of the Austrian Gymnocalycium specialist collected plants in the Port Elizabeth area .
Helmut Amerhauser. (Gymnocalycium (Euphorbia ledienii var.)
pfianzii ssp.) drepanophyllus Gr. 'drepane', sickle; and Gr.
dorotheae For Miss Dorothy Westhead (fl. 'phyllon' , leaf; for the leaf shape. (Esterhuy-
1908), London, without further data . (Aloe) senia)
- (2) For Dr. Dorothea van Huyssteen (fl. Drimia Gr. ' drimys' , sharp, cutting; for the
1935), daughter of Dr. D. P. van Huy ssteen, pointed capsules (Genaust 1983). (Hyacin -
a succulent plant collector in Bellville near thaceae)
Cape Town, RSA, who had cultivated the Drosanthemum Gr. ' drosos' , dew ; and Gr.
type specimen. (Lithops) 'anthemon' , flowering plant, flower ; for the
Dorotheanthus For Dorothea Schwantes (fl. glittering papillae of the leaves. (Aizoa ceae)
drouhardii 70

drouhardii For Eugene J. Drouhard (1874- dumeticola Lat. 'dumetum', thicket; and Lat.
1945), French agronomist and forester, fa- '-cola', -dwelling. (Euphorbia)
ther-in-1aw of the French botanist Perrier de dumetorum Gen . PI. of Lat. 'dumetum' ,
la Bäthie, collected p1ants in Madagascar thicket, hedge; for the occurrence under
and Mocarnbique. (Moringa) trees and bushes . tGrusonia, Mammillaria
drummondii Probably for Thomas Drum- schiedeana ssp.)
mond (1780-1835), Scottish collector and dummeri For Richard A. Dummer [also writ-
botanist, working in N America 1831-1835. ten as Dümmer] (1887-1922), South Afri-
(Crassula) can horticulturist, trained at Kew and since
drupifer Lat. 'drupa' , drupe; and Lat. '-fer, 1914 employed in Uganda where he was
-fera, -ferum', -bearing. (Elaeophorbia) killed in a motorcycle accident. (Orbea)
drymarioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; for the dumortieri For Count Barthelerny C. J. Du-
similarity to Drymaria cordata (Caryophyl- mortier (1797-1878), Belgian politician and
laceae). (Sedum) botanist. (lsolatocereus)
drymophilus Gr. 'drymo', forest, and Gr. dumosus Lat., covered with (thorn) bushes
'philos', loving; for the preferred habitat. (from Lat. 'dumetum', thicket); (1) for the
(Gynura) growth form and the spination. (Alluaudia)
dualis Lat., of two; for the two-leaved branch- - (2) perhaps for the habitat. (Aichryson,
lets. (Antimima) Rhodialai
dubitans Lat. , doubting; for the uncertain gen- dumoulinii For Jan Dumoulin (ft. 1970s), Bel-
eric placement of the taxon . (Lampranthus)
gium-born curator of the Hester Malan Na-
dubius Lat ., dubious, doubtful; (1) for the un-
ture Reserve, RSA. (Aloe krapohliana var.)
certain taxonomic status. (Jordaaniella) -
duncanii For ex-Capt. Frank Duncan (ft. 1937
(2) because it is a rare (and possibly now
-1945), on whose mining claims the taxon
extinct), hence dubious, species known
was first discovered. (Escobaria)
from only one locality. (Erepsia)
dunensis Lat ., of the dune; for the preferred
dubniorum For Milos and Tom äs Duben (ft.
habitat. tDelosperma, Erepsiai
2002), Czech cactus hobbyists. (Ariocar-
dunsdonii For Mr. L. Dunsdon (ft. 1924),
pus)
without further data. (Disphyma)
duchii For Joaquin Duch (ft. 1976), Venezue-
duoformis Lat. 'duo' , two; and Lat. '-formis',
lan who discovered the taxon. (Frailea cata-
-shaped; for the existence of plants with
phracta ssp.)
duckeri For H. C. Ducker (ft. 1940), then in straight centra1 spines and p1ants with
charge of the Cotton Experiment Station, hooked central spines. (Mammillaria)
Malawi. (Aloe) duplessiae For Miss Rosalie du Plessis (later
Dudleya For Prof. William R. Dudley (1849- Mrs. C. Gill) (ft. 1932-1955), staff member
1911), US-American botanist at the Stan- of the Bolus Herbarium, Cape Town, RSA .
ford University. (Crassulaceae) (Drosanthemum)
dugueyi For "Monsieur l' Adjudant-Chef" duplicatus Lat., double, duplicate; (1) because
Duguey (ft. 1916), a friend of the French the taxon was first described under an ille-
botanist and physician Raymond Harnet. gitimate homonym name. (Brachystelma) -
(Sedum) (2) because a new name was necessary
dulcinomen Latinization of the name of the when the basionym was transferred to the
type locality near Dukes Nombres, Nuevo present genus. (Agave)
Leön, Mexico. (Sedum) durangensis For the occurrence in the Mex-
dulcis Lat ., sweet, pleasant; (1) probably in ican state of Durango. (Agave , Coryphan-
the sense of 'attractive', for the ftowers. tha, Dasylirion wheeleri var., Opuntia)
(Lampranthus) - (2) perhaps for the pale duranii For M. Duran, who collected a living
("sweet") pink ftower colour. (Astridia) plant of the taxon in 1951. (Euphorbia)
71 dzhavachischvilii

duripulpa Lat. 'durus', hard ; and Lat. 'pulpa', dwequensis For the occurrence at the Dwequa
fruit pulp, ftesh; for the tough tissue of the River, Ceres Karoo , RSA. (Tridentea)
plant body. (Eriosyce napina ssp.) dybowskii Most probably for Jean Dybowski
durispinus Lat. 'durus', hard; and Lat. '-spi- (1855- 1928), topogr aphic al engineer in
nus' , -spined; for the rigid spines. (Mammil- Bahia, Brazil. (Espostoops is)
laria polythele ssp.) dyckii For Fürst Joseph Salm-Reifferscheid-
duseimatus Gr. 'duseimatos', clad in rags; for Dyck (1773-1861 ), German (Prussian) bot-
the untidy appear ance. (Euphorbia) anist, botanical artist, horticulturist and suc-
dussianus For Father Antoine Duss (1840- culent plant collector. (Lampranthus)
1924), Swiss clergyman and botanist in the dyeri For Sir William T. Thiselton-Dyer (1843
West Indies. (Agave) -1928), British botanist, Director of Kew
duthiae For Dr. Augusta V. Duthie (1881- 1885-1905. (Aloe, Kalan choe) - (2) For Dr.
1963), South Afric an botanist at Stellen- Robert A. Dyer (1900-1987), South African
bosch University. tRuschia, Stomatium) botanist with a strong intere st in succulents,
duthiei For John F. Duthie (1845-1922), Brit- 1944-1963 director of the Botanical Re-
ish botani st in India. (Sedum) search Institute Pretori a. (Delosperma , Ra-
Duvalia For Henri Auguste Duval (1777- phionacme, Rhombophyllum)
1814), French physician and botani st in dyvrandae For Agathe Dyvranda (ft. 1914),
Aleneon. Normand y. (As clepiadaceae) without further data. (Villadia)
Duvaliandra For the similarity to the genu s dzhavachischvilii For A. Dzhavachischvili (ft.
Duvalia (As clepiadaceae) . (Asclepiada- 1969), Georgian plant collector. (Sempervi-
ceae) vum)
73 ecklonianus

E spine-like stipules. (Pelargonium) - (4) for

the spiny fruits. (Tetragonia)
echinellus Dirn. of Lat. 'echinus', hedge-hog;
for the spiny inflorescence. (Anthorrhiza)
eastwoodiae For Alice Eastwood (1859- Echinocactus Lat. 'echinus', hedgehog; and
1953), US-American botan ist in Califomia Lat. 'cactus', cactus; for the globose plant
and long-time curator of the herbarium at bodies and the spination. (Cacta ceae)
the Califomia Academy of Sciences. tFero- echinocarpus Gr. 'echinos', hedgehog; and
cactus, Sedum laxum ssp.) Gr. 'karpos' , fruit ; (1) for the spiny fruits .
eastwoodianus As above. (Sesuvium) (Cylindropuntia) - (2) for the spiny surface
Eberlanzia For Friedrich G. Eberlanz (1879- of the seeds . (Cyphostemma)
1966), teacher and founder of the Museum Echinocereus Lat. 'echinus', hedgehog; and
at Lüderitzbucht, Namibia. (Aizoa ceae) Cereus, a genus of columnar cacti ; for the
eberlanzii As above. (Lithops karasmontana spiny columnar plant bodies . (Cactaceae)
ssp.) echinoides Gr. 'echinos', hedgehog; and Gr.
ebracteatus Lat. 'e, ex', without; and Lat. ' -oides', like, sirnilar to; for the spiny habit
'bracteatus' , bracteate; (1) for the absence of the plant s. (Copiapoa)
of bracts . (Cephalophyllum , Eberlanzia, echinoideus Gr. 'echinos', hedgehog; and Gr.
Lampranthus) - (2) for the inconspicuous '-oides', like, similar to; for the spiny habit
and thus easily overlooked bracts on the in- of the plant s. (Coryphantha)
florescences. (Sansevieria, Sedum) Echinomastus Gr. 'echinos', hedgehog; and
Ebracteola Lat. 'e , ex', without; and Lat. Gr. 'mastos', breast ; for the spiny tubercles
' bracteola', bracteole, small bract; for the of the plant bodies. (Cactaceae)
lack of bracts in some taxa . (Aizoaceae) Echinopsis Gr. 'echinos', hedgehog; and Gr.
eburneus Lat., ivory-white; for the flower col- '-opsis', similar to; for the spiny globose
our. (Drosanthemum , Pachypodium rosula- plant bodies. (Cactaceae)
tum var.) echinospermus Gr. 'echinos', hedgehog; and
ecalcaratus Lat. 'e-, ex', without; and Lat. Gr. 'sperma' , seed; for the long spines on
'calcaratus', spurred; because the leaves are the seed. (Portulaca)
spurless. (Sedum) echinulatus Lat., echinulate, with very small
Echeveria For Atana sio Echeverrfa (fl. 1787), prickles ; for the small prickle s on leaves
Mexican botanical artist of Basque origin and inflorescences. (Monadenium)
who made drawings (never published) for echinus Lat., hedgehog, sea-urchin; for the
Sesse & al., Flora Mexicana. (Crassula- spiny nature of the plants. (Coryphantha,
ceae) Eriosyce taltalensis ssp., Euphorbia)
echidne Gr. 'echidna', snake, adder; applica- echios Lat. / Gr. ('echion') , "Viper's Bugloss",
tion obscure. (Ferocactus) generally a plant against snakebite; perhaps
echidnopsioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for the similarity of the dense fine spination
for the genus Echidnopsis (Asclepiadaceae). to the rough bristly hairiness of Viper's Bu-
(Huernia) gloss . (Opuntia)
Echidnopsis Gr. 'echidna', snake, adder; and ecirrhosus Lat. 'e , ex', without; and Lat. 'cir-
Gr. '-opsis' , looking like; for the often rhosus', with tendrils; (1) for the absence of
creeping sterns. (Asclepiadaceae) tendrils . (Citrullus) - (2) erroneously ap-
echinarius Lat., having spines, spiny ; for the plied since the taxon does have tendril s.
well-formed central spines. (Mammillaria (Cephalopentandra)
elongata ssp.) ecklonianus For Christian Frederick Eckion
echinatus Lat., prickly ; (1) probably for the (1795-1868), Danish chemist and botanical
foliage . (Lepidium) - (2) for the prickly explorer settling at the Cape. (Tylecodon
leaves . (Delosperma) - (3) for the persistent wallichii ssp.)
ecklonii 74

ecklonii As above. (Euphorbia, Plectranth us) eendornensis For the occurrence at Eendom,
ecklonis As above. (Aloe, Delospenna, Gale- Warmbad District, Namibia. (Antimima)
nia ) egregius Lat., excellent. (Mammillaria lasia-
Ectotropis Gr. 'ektos', out of, on the outside; cantha ssp.)
and Gr. 'tropis' , keel, ridge; most probably ehrenbergii For Prof. Christian G. Ehrenberg
for the radial expanding keels of the fruit (1795-1876), German biologist and profes-
capsules. (A izoaceae) sor at the University of Berlin. (Sansevieria)
ectypus Lat. / Gr., embossed, with arelief; for eichlamii For Friedrich (Federico) Eichlam (t
the appearance of the fused leaf pairs. (Co- 1911 ) from Hildburghausen, Germany, emi-
nophytum) grating to Guatemala in 1892, cactus ama-
edentatus Lat. 'e, ex' , without; and Lat. 'den- teur and collector of Guatemalan cacti.
tatus', toothed; for the unarmed leaf mar- (Disocactus, Mammillaria voburnensis ssp.,
gins. (Alo e) Myrtillocactus, Opuntia, Stenocereus)
edentulus Lat. 'e-, ex-' , without ; and Lat. eilensis For the occurrence near Eil, Somalia .
'dentulus', small teeth; for the absence of (Duvalia, Euphorbia , Sansevieria )
small teeth on the leaf margins. (Ruschia) einsteinii For Prof. Albert Einstein (1879-
edithae For Miss Edith Cole (1859-1940), 1955), German / Swiss / US-American
Englishwoman who collected plants during world-renowned physicist. (Rebutia)
a botanical expedition led by E. Lort-Phil- eitapensis Für the occurrence at Eitape in NE
lips into N Somalia 1894-1895. (Caral- Papua New Guinea. (Hoya)
eitenii Either for George E. Eiten (* 1923) or
luma )
for Liene T. Eiten (1925- 1979), who jointl y
Edithcolea As above. (Asclep iadaceae)
collected the type of this taxon. (Portulaca)
edmonstonei For Mr. T. Edmonstone (ft.
ekmanii For Dr. Erik L. Ekman (1883-1931),
1835), English (?) botanical collector ac-
Swedish botanist and explorer in Argentina,
companying Darwin on his famous trip on
Brazil, Cuba and Hispaniola. (Leptocereus,
HMS Beagle. (Ses uvium)
Mammillaria,Opuntia )
eduardoi For Dr. Eduardo J. S. M. Mendes
elachistemmoides Gr. '-oides', resembling;
(* 1924), Portuguese botanist, collecting
and for the unpublished genus Elachisto-
1955-1956 in Angola, later director of the stemma Choux (Asclepiadaceae). tSarco-
Lisbon herbarium . (Euphorbia) stemma)
edulis Lat., edible ; (1) because the sterns are Elaeophorbia Gr. 'elaia', olive; and for the
edible. (Caralluma) - (2) because the tubers genus Euphorbia; for the olive-like fruits
are edible. (Brachystelma, Fockea) - (3) be- and the relationship. (Euphorbiaceae)
cause young inftorescences and leaves elatinoides Gr. '-oides' , resembling ; and for
where eaten by the local indigenous people. the similarity to the genus Elatin e ("Water-
(Dudleya) - (4) for the edible fruits. (Car- wort" ; Elatinaceae). (Crassula, Sedum )
pobrotus) elatior Lat., taller (Cornp. of Lat. 'elatus' ,
edwardii For Edward Taylor (1848-1928), tall); for the stature of the plant. (Opuntia,
British grower of succulent plants, esp. Portula ca)
Mesembs. (Conophytum pilulijonne ssp.) elatus Lat., tall; (1) for the tall sterns. (Aloe,
edwardsiae For Miss Gwendoline Edwards Opuntia, Yucca ) - (2) for the height of the
(1888-1960), South African school teacher plants. (Mestoklenza)
and plant collector. (Drosanthemum, elburzensis For the occurrence on Mt. Elburz,
Lampranthus) - (2) For Miss Sue Edwards Iran. (Sedum)
(ft. 1977), British botanist in Ethiopia. (Car- elegans Lat., elegant; for the elegant appear-
alluma) ance. (A loe, Callisia , Crassula , Duvalia,
edwardsii For James L. Edwards (1895- Echeveria, Jatropha gossypiijolia var.,
1972), US-Americ an naturalist, explorer Lampranthus, Lampranthus, Mammillaria
and engineer. (Sedum ) haageana ssp., Monadenium )
75 emetocatharticus

elegantissimus Superl. of Lat. 'elegans' , ele- ellenbeckii As above. (Adenia, Alo e, Euphor-
gant; for the appearance. (Euphorbia) bia, Jatropha, Monadenium)
elegantulus Dirn. of Lat. 'elegans" elegant, elliotii For George F. Scütt-Elliot (1862-
selected, i.e. small and elegant. (Brachy- 1934), Indian-born British botanist. (Aspi-
stelma) doglos sum, Euphorbia)
elephantidens Lat. 'elephantus' , elephant; and elliottii For C. F. Elliütt, English botanical col-
Lat. 'dens', tooth; for the large tubercles. lector in Africa before 1900. (Pterodiscus)
(Coryphantha) ellipticus Lat., elliptic; (1) for the shape of the
elephantipes Lat. 'elephantus', elephant; and stern segments. (Rhipsalis) - (2) for leaf
Lat. 'pes' , foot; für the caudex like an ele- shape. (Roya) - (3) for the shape of the
phant's foot. (Dioscorea , Yucca) leaflets. (Pseudobombax)
elephantopus Lat. 'eiephantus', elephant; and ellisianus For Prof. J. Coswell Ellis (fl. 1910),
Gr. 'pous', foot; for the large caudex. (Cy- who first collected the taxon. (Opuntia)
phostemma) elongatus Lat., elongate ; (1) for the elongate
elevatus Lat., elevated; for the position of the sterns. (Mammillaria) - (2) for the leaf
current year's fruit above the fruits of the shape. (Brachystelma, Conicosia) - (3) for
last year. (Antimima) the narrower leaves with attenuate base.
elgonicus Für the occurrence on Mt. Elgon on (Euphorbia perrieri var.) - (4) application
the Kenya-Uganda border. (Aloe) obscure. (Orbea gerstn eri ssp., Portulaca)
elineatus Lat. 'e-, ex-' , without; and Lat. 'lin- elquiensis For the occurrence in the valley of
eatus', with lines; because the leaf sheaths the Rio Elqui, C-N Chile. (Eriosyce senilis
are without a visible line of fusion. (Ru-
ssp.)
schia)
elsanus For Mrs. Eisa Pooley (fl. 1969-1985),
elinguis Lat. 'e-, ex', without; and Lat. 'Iin-
South African artist and amateur botanist of
gua', tongue; because the corona segments
Rennieshaw, KwaZulu-Natal, who discov-
have no appendages. (Schizoglossum)
ered the taxon. (Raphionacme)
eliseae For Mrs. Elise Bodley van Wyk (1922-
elsieae For Mrs. Eisie E. Esterhuysen (* 1912),
1997), South African botanical illustrator
botanist at the Bolus Herbarium, Cape
who painted all known Tylecodon species.
(Cotyledon) Town, RSA. (Crassula)
elizae Unknown. (Kalan choe) elymaiticus Probably for the grass genus Ely-
elizondoanus For Jorge L. Elizondo (t 1989), mus, some species of which have similarly
Mexican botanist with an interest in cacti. bIue-green leaves. (Rosularia)
(Opuntia) emarcescens Lat., becoming withered; für the
ellacombianus For Canon H. N. Ellacombe rapidly withering leaves. (Antimima)
(fl. 1912), who first urged L. R. Praeger to emarcidus Lat., withered; presumably for the
undertake a revision of the cultivated Se- persistent dead Ieaves. (Sceletium)
dums. (Phedimus) emarginatoides Gr. '-oides ', resembling; and
ellaphieae For Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst (1920- for the similarity to Lampranthus emargin-
1994), well-known botanical artist in RSA, atus (Aizoaceae). (Lampranthus)
painted numerous succulents. (Gasteria, Pe- emarginatus Lat., emarginate ; (1) for the
largonium, Tylecodon) emarginate Ieaf tips. (Sedum, Sedum oligo-
ellemeetianus For W. C. M. de Jonge van spermum var.) - (2) for the emarginate petal
Ellemeet (1811-1888), Dutch plant fancier tips. (Lampranthus , Trichodiadema)
and friend of the German botanist G. Jacobi. emelyae For Mrs. Emily ras 'Ernely'] Fergu-
(Agave) son (fl. 1928-1933), plant collector in RSA.
ellenbeckianus Für Dr. H. Ellenbeck, German (Raworthia)
physician who collected material for Berlin emetocatharticus Lat. 'emeti cus', emetic ; and
on Baron von Erlanger 's expedition to E Af- Lat. 'catharticus', purgative; for the medici-
rica in 1900-1901. (Dorstenia , Dracaena) nal use. (Doyerea)
eminens 76

eminens Lat., standing out ; for the con spicu- compared with Euphorbia clavigera. (Eu-
ousness in nature. (Aloe, Stenostelma) phorbia)
emoryi For Major William H. Emory (1811- enotatus Lat., unmarked; for the unspotted
1887), US-American sold ier and in charge leaves . (Aloe)
of the Mexican boundary survey 1850- ensifer Lat. ' ensis' , sword; and Lat. ' -fer,
1854. (Bergerocactus, Ferocactus , Gruso- -fera, -ferum' , -carrying; for the leaves. (Ag-
nia) ave)
emskoetterianus For Robert Emskötter (fl. ensifolius Lat. 'ensi s', sword; and Lat. '- fol-
1910), German horticulturist in Magdeburg, ius' , -leaved. (Aloe menyharthii ssp ., Cero-
Germany. (Escobaria) pegia)
Enarganthe Gr. ' enarges' , brilliant, visible, Entandrophragma Gr. 'entos', within; Gr.
manifest; and Gr. 'anthos', flower. (Aizoa- 'andro-' , male-; and Gr. 'phragma', screen,
ceae) fence , partition' ; for the united filaments,
Endadenium Gr. 'endo- ', inside, and Gr. which produce an urceolate tube . (Meli-
'aden, adenos" gland; for the nectaries that aceae)
are situated on the inside of the involucre. enterophorus Gr. 'enteron' , entrails, intes-
(Euphorbiaceae) tines; and Gr. '- phoros " carrying; perhaps
endlicherianus For Prof. Dr. Stephan L. End- for the appearance of the branches. (Eu-
licher (1804-1849), Austrian botanist, sinol - phorbia)
ogist and phy sician. (Pelargonium) ephedroides Gr. ' -oides' , resembling ; and for
endlichianus For Dr. R. Endlich, collector of the genus Ephedra (Ephedracea e). (Euph or-
plants in Mexico c. 1906 . (Yucca) bia)
ephemerus Lat., ephemeral ; because the
engelmannii For Dr. George Engelmann
plants are short-lived. (Heliophila)
(1809-1884), German-born US-American
epidendrum Gr. 'epidendrios', living on trees
phy sician and botanist in St. Louis, Mis-
(from Gr. 'epi', on top of; and Gr. 'den-
souri. (Echinocereus, Opuntia)
dron' , tree) ; for the epiphytic habit. (Sedum)
engleri For Prof. Heinrich Gustav Adolf Eng-
epigeus Gr. ' epigeios', on the ground (from
ler (1844-1930), German botanist in Berlin
Gr. 'epi' , on top of; and Gr. 'ge, gaia',
and director of the Berlin Botanical Garden
earth); for the above-ground storage organ .
and Museum. (Sedum) - (2) For Mr. E.
(Adenia , Corallocarpus, Urginea)
Engler (fl. 1959) , English cactus hobbyist
epiphylloides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
(?) who supported the travels of E Ritter.
the genus Epiphyllum (Cactac eae); for the
(Erios yce) similar branches . (Euphorbia, Hatiora)
englerianus For Prof. Heinrich Gustav Adolf Epiphyllum Gr. 'epi', on top of; and Gr.
Engler (1844-1930), German botanist in 'phyllon' , leaf; for the ftowers that appear
Berlin and director of the Berlin Botanical on the seemingly leaf-like ftattened sterns.
Garden and Mu seum. (Hoya , Malephora , (Cactaceae)
Stapelia) epiphyticus Lat. , epiphytic; for the growth
englishiae For Mrs . N. English (ft. 1917), who form of the type . (Sarcorrhiza)
collected the type specimen, without further epiroticus For the occurrence in the region
data. (Prenia) known as Epiros during antique time s on
enneacanthus Gr. 'ennea', nine ; and Gr. the W coa st of Greece; also from Gr.
'akantha', thom, spine; for the number of 'epeiros' , land, mainland. (Sedum eriocar-
spines on the original plants. (Echinocereus) pum ssp.)
enoplus Gr. 'enoplos', armed; for the strong Epithelantha Gr. ' epi', on top of; Gr. 'thele' ,
spination. (Euphorbia) nipple, tubercle; and Gr. ' anthos ', flower;
enormis Lat. , abnormal, irregular; for the dis- for the position of the flower. (Cacta ceae)
tinctive structure of the spination when eranthes Gr. 'e(r)-' , without; and Gr. ' anthos' ,
77 emesti-ruschii

flower; because the vegetative sterns appear ericiftorus For the genus Erica ("Heath", Eri-
separately from the flowering sterns. (Eu- caceae); and Lat. '-florus', -flowered; be-
phorbia) cause of the resemblance of the flowers to
erectiftorus Lat. 'erectus', erect; and Lat. those of Ericas. (Echidnopsis)
'-florus', -flowered. (Stapelia) ericoides Gr. '-oides', resembling ; and for the
erectilobus Lat. 'erectus' , erect; and Lat. genus Erica (Ericaceae); for the similar
'lobu s' , lobe, for the corolla lobes. (Huer- leaves. (Aeollanthus subacaulis var., Cras-
nia) sula)
erectocentrus Lat. 'ere ctus', erect ; and Lat. erigavensis For the occurrence near Erigavo,
'centrum', centre; for the erect central Somalia. (Euphorbia)
spines. (Echinomastus) erigeriftorus Lat. '-florus', -flowered; and for
erectocladus Lat. 'erectus' , erect; and Gr. the genus Erigeron ("Fleabane ", Astera-
'klados' , branch ; for the disposition of the ceae); for the superficially similar flowers.
stern segments . (Tunilla) (Drosanthemum)
erectus Lat., erect; (1) for the erect sterns. erinaceus Lat., hedgehog-; (1) for the spiny
(Adenia, Corryocactus, Coryphantha, Ru- tuber. (Myrmecodia) - (2) for the prickly
schia, Sesuvium, Tetragonia) - (2) for the spination. (Gymnocalycium, Opuntia poly-
erect sterns in compari son to related taxa acantha var., Parodia) - (3) for the prickly
with twining sterns. (Stephania) - (3) for appearance of the leaf rosettes. (Aloe melan-
the erect leaves. (Delosperma) - (4) for the acantha var.) - (4) for the papillate corolla .
erect inflorescences. (Sedum rupestre ssp., (Huernia)
Umbilicus) - (5) for the erect corona lobes. eriocarpus Gr. 'erion', wool; and Gr. 'karpos' ,
(Glos sostelma) fruit; perhaps for the tuberculate fruits. (Se-
eremaeus Gr. 'eremos', solitary, deserted; for dum)
the solitary flowers. (Tetragonia) eriocaulis Gr. 'erion', wool; and Lat. 'cauli s',
eremastrum Gr. 'eremos', solitary, deserted ; stern; for the woolly cephalia. (Arrojadoa
and Gr. 'aster, astron' , star, a plant; probably dinae ssp.)
for the outlying distribution. (Orbea wiss- eriophorus Gr. 'erion', wool; and Gr.
mannii var.) '-phoros', -carrying; for the long hairs on
eremophilus Gr. 'eremos', solitary, deserted ; the perianth tube. (Harri sia)
and Gr. 'philos', friend; for the habitat pref- eriophyllus Gr. 'erion', wool; and Gr. 'phyl-
erence in desert. (Aloe) Ion', leaf; for the felt-covered leaves. (Kal-
erensii For Jan Erens (1911-1982), Dutch hor- anchoe)
ticulturist and collector, emigrated to RSA Eriospermum Gr. 'erion' , wool; and Gr.
in 1914, also collecting in East Africa. 'sperma', seed; for the hairy seeds. (Erio -
(Aloe) spermaceae)
Erepsia Gr. 'erepsis' , cover; for the filamen- Eriosyce Gr. 'erion ', wool; and Gr. 'syke', fig
tous staminodes that cover the flower centre . tree, fig; for the wool-covered fruits. (Cac-
(Aizoaceae) taceae)
erergotanus For the occurrence near Erer erlangeri For Carl Baron von Erlanger, who
Gota, Harerge Region, Ethiopia . (Cerope - conducted an expedition to E Africa in 1899
gia) -1901. (Euphorbia)
eriacanthus Gr. 'erion', wool; and Gr. 'akan- ermanicus For the occurrence near Ermani,
thos', spine, thorn; for the pubescent spines. Georgia. (Sempervivum)
(Mammillaria) ermininus Lat., like an ermine ; for the toothed
ericetorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'ericeturn', heath, leaf margins, comparing the gaping leaves
moor; for the habitat preference . (Aloe) of a pair with the mouth of an ermine. (Sto-
erici-magnusii For Eric Magnus (fl. 1942), matium)
without further data. (Sedum) ernesti-ruschii For Ernst Rusch jr. (1867-
ernestii 78

1957), German farmer in Namibia and dis- 'phaio s', dark; probably for the co1oured ca-
coverer of the taxon. (Gasteria pillansii lyx. (Columnea)
var.) erythrophyllus Gr. 'erythros', red; and Gr.
ernestii For Dr. Ernest E. Ga1pin (1858-1941), 'phyllon', leaf; for the 1eafco1our. (Aloe)
South African banker and amateur botanist. Erythrophysa Gr. 'erythros ', red; and Gr.
(Euphorbia , Lampranthus) - (2) For Ernst 'physa' , bladder; for the fruits. (Sapin-
H. G. DIe (1854-1915), German botanist daceae)
and botanical explorer of Brazil. (Melocac- erythropodus Gr. 'erythro s', red; and Gr.
tus) - (3) For Dr. Ernesto J. Fittkau (fl. 'pous, podos', foot; for the red sap of the
1971), Mexican biologist and brother of root tuber. (Jatropha)
Hans W. Fittkau. (Mammillaria backeber- erythrospermus Gr. 'erythros" red; and Gr.
giana ssp.) 'sperma', seed. (Mammillaria, Sedum)
ernianus For Mr. Frantz Erni (1878-1952), erythrostemma Gr. 'erythros " red; and Gr.
farmer and plant collector in Namibia. (Co- 'stemma', garland, crown; for the red
noph ytum taylorianum ssp.) corona. (Hoya)
ernstii For Ernst van Jaarsveld (* 1953), botan- erythrostictus Gr. 'erythros', red; and Gr.
ist and horticulturist at the Kirstenbosch ' stiktos' , dotted, colourfu1; for the flower
Botanical Gardens, RSA. (Conophytum , colour. (Hylotelephium)
Plectranthus) escayachensis For the occurrence near Escay-
erosulus Dirn. of Lat. 'erosus ', erose, gnawed, ache, Provo Mendez, Dept. Tarija, Bolivia.
jagged; for the appearance of the taxon in (Echinopsis)
the field. (Crassula subacaulis ssp.) eschauzieri For Dr. Louis Eschauzier (also
erosus Lat., erose, gnawed, jagged; (1) for the mis-spelled 'Eschanzier' or 'Eschaus[s]ier')
petal tips. (Ant imima) - (2) perhaps for the (t 1906?), owner of a ranch in San Luis Po-
dentate leaves. (Pachyrh izus) tosi, Mexico. (Mammillaria bocasana ssp.)
erratus Lat., erroneous; application obscure, Escobaria For the brothers R6mulo and Numa
perhaps because the name is based on the il- Escobar of Mexico City and Ju ärez, honour-
legimate homonym Mesembryanthemum ing their work, without further details.
virens. (Lampranthus) (Cacta ceae)
erubescens Lat., becoming red; (1) for the Escontria For Don Blas Escontrfa (t 1906),
spine colour. (Parodia) - (2) for the bright Mexican "Ministro de Fomento" and with a
red colour of mature inflorescences. (Mon- great interest in all subjects relating to the
adenium) - (3) for the corona colour. (Aspi- scientific development of his country. (Cac -
doglossum) taceae)
eruca Perhaps a Latinization of Spanish escuintlensis For the occurrence near Es-
'oruga', caterpillar; because of the cater- cuintla, Guatemala. (Hylocereus)
pillar-like sterns. (Portula ca, Stenocereus) esculentus Lat., edib1e; (1) for the potato-like
erythracanthus Gr. 'erythros', red; and Gr. edib1e roots. (Plectranthus) - (2) for the as-
'akanthos', thorn, spine; for the spine col- tringent tubers. (Tylosema) - (3) for the use
our. (Parodia mammulosa ssp.) as catt1e-feed. (Euphorbia) - (4) because
erythraeae For the occurrence in Eritrea. there are reports that the flowers are edible.
(Sansevieria) (Aloe)
erythraeus Gr. 'erythro s' , red; for the 1eafco1- esmeraldanus For the occurrence near La Es-
our. (Sempervivum marmoreum ssp.) meralda, Antofagasta Prov., N Chile. (Copi-
Erythrina Gr. 'erythros ', red; for the mostly apoa , Eriosyce)
red flowers. (Fabaceae) esperanzae For Sra. Esperanza Benavides de
erythrocarpus Gr. 'erythros ', red; and Gr. Valäzquez (fl. 1996), a loca1 community
'karpos', Frucht. (Rhipsalis baccifera ssp.) leader and mother of the Mexican singing
erythrophaeus Gr. 'erythros' , red; and Gr. poet Guillermo Valäzquez; also from Span.
79 evermannianus

'esperanza', hope , in the hope that the taxon viously confused, and which despite its
can be saved from unscrupulous collecting. name does not come from Massawa. (Aloe)
(Strombocactus disciformis ssp.) eumorphus Gr. 'eu-', good, weil; and Gr.
espinosae For Prof. Marcial R. Espinosa B. ' rnorphe', shape; probably for the pretty
(1874-1959), Chilean botanist (cryptoga- flowers. (Sinningia )
mist) and founder of the section of cryp- euniceae For Mrs. Eunice E. Burmeister (fl.
togamic botany at the Chilean National Nat- 1963), a friend of Herkie Hom who col-
ural History Museum in Santiago. (Tetrago- lected the taxon. (Lithops aucampiae ssp.)
nia) Euphorbia Gr. 'euphorbos' , well-fed; also to
espinosus Lat. 'e-, ex', lacking, without; and honour Euphorbos, physician to King Juba
Lat. 'spinosus', thomy, spiny; for the spine- of Mauritania after whom the king named
less sterns. (Euphorbia) the first succulent species he discovered
Espostoa For Nicolas E. Esposto (fl. 1920), hirnself in the Atlas Mts . (probably E. resi-
Peruvian botanist at the Escue1a Nacional de nifera A. Berger). (Euphorbiaceae)
Agricultura at Lima. (Cactaceae) euphorbioides Gr. '-oides' , resembling; and
Espostoopsis Gr. '<opsis', similar to; and for for the resemblance to some species of the
the genus Espostoa (Cactaceae). (Cacta- genus Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae). (Neo-
ceae) buxbaumia, Othonna)
estebanensis For the occurrence on Isla San Eureiandra Gr. 'eu' , truly; ' <rei-', unknown;
Esteban, Baja Califomia, Mexico. (Mam- and Gr. 'aner, andros' , stamen; application
millaria) obscure. (Cucurbitaceae)
Esterhuysenia For Mrs. Elsie E. Esterhuysen eurychlamys Gr. 'eurys', broad, wide ; and Gr.
(* 1912) , botanist at the Bolus Herbarium, 'chlarnys', cloak; for the con spicuous broad
Cape Town, RSA. (Aizoaceae) bracts. (Echeveria)
esterhuyseniae As above. (Bulbine , Delosper- eurypleurus Gr. 'eurys', broad, wide; and Gr.
ma , Erepsia , Gibbaeum, Lampranthus, Ru- 'pleuron' , rib. (Gymnocalycium)
schia) eurystigmatus Gr. 'eurys' , broad, wide; and
estevesii For Eddie Esteves Pereira (fl. 1989), Gr. 'stigma', scar, stigma; and also from the
Brazilian cactus enthusiast and collector in former genus name Eurystigma. (Mesem-
Goiänia, Goiäs. (Euphorbia, Facheiroa ce- bryanthemum)
phaliomelana ssp ., Melocactus, Micrantho- eustacei For Charles Eustace Pillans (1850-
cereus, Pilosocereus, Tacinga saxatilis ssp.) 1919), civil servant in the Cape Department
ettyuensis For the occurrence in Provo Ettyu, of Agriculture, RSA, and father of the bot-
Honshu, Japan. (Hylotelephium sieboldii anist Neville S. Pillans. (Euphorbia)
var.) euxinus Lat., pertaining to the Black Sea ; for
etuberculatus Lat. 'e, ex ', without; and Lat. the occurrence in the Pontic (Euxinian) re-
'tuberculatus' , tuberculate; for the smooth gion. (Sedum)
stern surface. (Euphorbia) evadens Lat., escaping, going out ; perhaps for
euchlorus Gr. 'eu', truly; and Gr. 'chloros', the insufficient material available to the de-
green; for the beautifully green body colour. scribing author. (Aga ve)
(Praecereus) evansii For Dr. IlItyd B. Pole -Evans (1877-
eugeniae For Eugenia van Vliet (fl. 1976), 1968), Welsh botanist and plant pathologist,
wife of Dirk van Vliet , Dutch (?) cactus col- Iived in RSA from 1905 and travelled
lector in Brazi1. (Parodia mammulosa ssp.) widely. (Euphorbia)
Eulychnia Gr. 'eu-' , good , weil; and Gr. 'Iych- evermannianus For Dr. Barton W. Evermann
nos ', candlestick, torch; for the columnar (1853-1932), US-American naturalist and
sterns. (Cactaceae) ichthyologist, and director of the Museum
eumassawanus Gr. 'eu ', truly; and for Aloe of the Califomia Academy of Sciences.
massawana, with which the taxon was pre- (Mammillaria)
evolutus 80

evolutus Lat., evolved, unrolled, unfolded; ap- exoticus Lat., exotic; here in the sense of ex-
plication obscure. (Antim ima) traordinary for the hybrid nature of the
evrardii For Dr. Francis Evrard (1885-1957), taxon. (Schlumbergera)
French botanist in Paris, collecting plants in expansus Lat., expanded, spread out; (1) for
Indo-China 1920-1930. (Aeschynanthus) the position of the leaves. (Agav e ameri-
ewaldianus For Ernst Ewald (1946-2001), cana var., Crassula) - (2) for the large
Gerrnan grower of epiphytic cacti in Ham- broad leaves. (Sceletium)
burg. (Rhipsalis) expatriatus Lat., expatriate; because no wild
ewersii For Johann P. G. Ewers (fl. 1829), Of- locality is known. (xCremneria)
ficer of the Imperial Russia. (Hylotele- explanatus Lat., flattened, outspread; for the
phium) orientation of the stamens. (Lampranthus)
exalatus Lat. 'ex-' , without; and Lat. 'alatus ', exsertus Lat., exserted, sticking out, protrud-
winged; for the wingless fruits. (Sceletium) ing; application obscure. (Cras sula)
exasperatus Lat. 'e, ex', beyond, very; and exspersus Lat. 'e, ex' , beyond, very; and Lat.
Lat. 'asperatus' , roughened, covered with 'sparsus' , untidy, spread out; perhaps for the
short hard points; for the papillate interior untidy growth habit. (Drosanthemum)
of the corolla. (Stapeliopsis) exstipulatus Lat. 'e-, ex', without; and Lat.
excavatus Lat., hollowed, excavate; (1) for the 'stipulatus' , stipulate; for the minute and in-
upper face of the leaves, which is concave conspicuous stipules. (Pelargonium)
near the leaf tip. (lhlenfeldtia) - (2) for the exsurgens Lat., raisinig up, ascending; for the
upper leaf face. (Mesembryanthemum) - (3) stigma lobes, which surpass the stamens.
for the holes left by the fallen flowers in the (Antimima)
rachis of the inflorescence (Basella) extensus Lat., extended, spread out; for the
excedens Lat., surpassing. (Antimima, Oscula- growth habit. (Ruschia)
ria) extimus Lat., most remote; because the sub-
excelsus Lat., tall, high; (1) for the growth species grows farthest from the American
habit. (Aloe , Euphorbia , Opuntia, Plectran - continent. (Dudleya virens ssp.)
thus) - (2) for the tall inflorescences. (Do - extrorsus Lat., opening on the outside, turned
ryanthes, Echeve ria, Gasteria) outwards; for the outwards-bent fruiting fol-
exhibens Lat., exhibiting; application obscure. licles and the widely spreading margins of
(Pelargonium) the sutures of the dehising follicles. (Cras-
exiguus Lat., weak, feeble, little; (1) for the sula)
small growth and the small flowers. (Ru - eyassianus For the occurrence near Lake Ey-
schia) - (2) perhaps beause the flowers are assi, Tanzania. (Euphorbia)
much shorter than the bracts. (Galenia) - eylesii For Mr. Frederick Eyles (1864-1937),
(3) for the short corolla lobes. (Ceropegia) English journalist, farmer, miner, and gov-
exilis Lat., smalI, meagre, slender; (1) for the ernment officer, living in Zimbabwe from
small size of the plants. (Crassula , Euphor- 1899, 1923-1928 government botanist, who
bia) - (2) application obscure. (Brachy- discovered the taxon. (Aspidoglossum)
stelma) eyriesii For Mr. J. B. Eyries (fl. 1822, 1830),
exilispinus Lat. 'exilis', smalI, meagre, slen- cactus collector in Le Havre, France, trans-
der; and Lat. '-spinus', -spined. (Euphorbia) lator of the travelogue of Prince Maximilian
eximius Lat., out of the ordinary, distin- Wied-Neuwied ("Reise nach Brasilien 1813
guished; probably for the unusual conspicu- -1817"). (Echinopsis)
ous brown margins of the calyx lobes. eytianus For the occurrence near Eyti, Dept.
(Lampranthus) Santa Cruz, Bolivia. (Gymnocalycium)
81 faustianus

F fantasticus From Lat. 'phantasma', phantom ;

for the extraordinary construction of the
flowers. (Ceropegia)
farinaceus Lat., farinose, mealy; for the
leaves. (Kalanchoe)
fabrisii For Dr. Humberto A. Fabris (1924- farinifer Lat. 'farina', flour, meal; and Lat.
1976), Argentinian botanist in La Plata. '-fer', carrying; for the glaucous-farinose
tEchinopsis, Rebutia) leaves. (Graptopetalum saxifragoides var.)
Facheiroa From the Brazilian vernacular farinosus Lat., farinose, mealy; for the den-
name for many columnar cacti; from Port. sely farinose leaves. (Dudleya, Sedum, Woo-
'facheiro' , being a torch, carrying a torch. leya)
(Cactaceae) fartaqensis For the occurrence at Ras Fartaq,
fadeniorum Lat. Gen. Pl., for Dr. Robert SE Yemen. (Echidnopsis)
("Bob") B. Faden (*1942), US-American fasciatus Lat., banded (from Lat. 'fascia',
botanist at the Smithsonian Institution, bundle); (1) for the cross-banded basal
Washington, specialist on Commelinaceae sheaths. (Rhadamanthus) - (2) für the leaf
and ferns, and Mrs. Audrey J. Faden (nee coloration. (Haworthia , Sansevieria)
Evans) (*1941), Kenyan-born naturalist, fascicaulis Lat. 'fascis" bundle, cluster; and
who collected the type specimen in 1977. Lat. 'caulis', stern; for the tufted habit. (Eu-
(Kalanchoe) phorbia)
fagaroides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for fasciculaceus Lat., clustered, bundled; for the
the genus Fagara (syn., = Zanthoxylum, Ru- flowers radiating from the inflorescence
taceae); for the similarity, probably because centre. (Pelargonium)
both are aromatic. (Bursera) fascicularis Lat., clustered , bundled; for the
falcatus Lat., faIcate, curved like a sickle; (1) growth form . (Aspidoglossum , Crassula,
for the shape of the stern segments . (Conso- Haageocereus, Portulaca)
lea) - (2) for the leaf shape. (Agave striata fasciculatus Lat., clustered; (1) for the clus-
ssp., Aloe, Lampranthus, Ruschianthus) ters of cane-like branches. (Echinocereus,
falciformis Lat. 'falx, faIcis', sickle; and Lat. Fouquieria, Tylecodon buchholzianus var.)-
'-formis', -shaped; for the leaf shape. (Os- (2) for the leaves on the stern tips. (Plec-
cularia) tranthus) - (3) for the cyathia clustered in
fallax Lat., deceptive; perhaps for the difficul- false umbels. (Euphorbia) - (4) for the
ties in identifying this taxon. (Adromischus, flowers. (Eureiandra)
Bulbine, Crassula, Talinum) fassoglensis For the occurrence at Fazoghli,
famatamboay From the local vernacular Sudan. (Tylosema)
name of the plants in Madagascar. (Euphor- fastigiatus Lat., fastigiate, with clustered
bia) branches . (Crassula subulata var., Diosco-
famatimensis Intentional Latinization, for the rea, Mesembryanthemum, Rhodiola)
occurrence in the Sierra de Famatina, La Ri- Faucaria Lat. 'faux, fauces' , mouth, entrance,
oja, Argentina. (Echinopsis) gorge; for the toothed leaf margins that
familiaris Lat., pertaining to the family; for make the diverging leaves of a pair resemble
the clustering growth. (Pygmaeocereus) openjaws of an animal. (Aizoaceae)
Fanninia For George Fannin (fl. 1868), owner faucicola Lat. 'fauces', gorges ; and Lat.
of the farm in RSA where the taxon was '-cola', -dwelling. (Euphorbia)
discovered. (Asclepiadaceae) faucius From Lat. 'faux, fauces', mouth, en-
fanshawei For Dennis B. Fanshawe (1915- trance, gorge; for the type locality in the
1993), Forest officer and plant collector in Verlatekloof (gorge), Western Cape, RSA .
Kitwe, Zambia, better known for his collec- (Tylecodon)
tions in S America. (Euphorbia) faustianus For Carlos Faust (t 1952), German
favosus 82

merchant emigrating to Spain, plant enthusi- rence in the state of Pemambuco , Brazil.
ast who 1924 converted an old vineyard into (Cereus)
the succu1ent plant garden "Marimurtra" fernandopoensis For the occurrence on Fer-
(also written "Mar y Murtra") in Blanes, nando Po Island (now Bioko Island), Equa-
Spain. tCleistocactus acanthurus ssp.) toria1 Guinea. (Sansevieria longiflora var.)
favosus Lat., honeycombed, covered with reg- fernowii For Prof. Bemhard E. Femow (1851-
ular angular depressions; app1ication ob- 1923), German-born US-American forester,
scure. (Bulbine) chief of the US Bureau of Forestry within
faxonianus For Char1es E. Faxon (1846- the USDA and one of the leaders in the
1926), US-Ameriean botanist (?). (Yucca) movement to protect forests. (Harrisia)
fechseri For Helmut Fechser (* 1918), cactus feroacanthus Lat. 'ferus' , wild; and Gr. 'akan-
collector in Los Olivos, Provo Buenos Aires, thos' , thom, spine. (Opuntia)
Argentina. (Gymnocalycium andrea e var.) Ferocactus Lat. 'ferus', wild; and Lat. 'cac-
feddei For Friedrich K. G. Fedde (1873- tus', cactus; for the heavy spination of some
1942), German botanist, editor and pub- taxa. (Cactac eae)
lisher. (Sedum) ferox Lat., fierce; (1) for the spines. tEchinop-
fedtschenkoanus For Boris A. Fedtschenko sis, Euphorbia, Gymnocalycium gibbosum
[Fedchenko] (1873-1947), Russian botanist, ssp., Myrmecodia) - (2) for the prick1y
son of 01ga Fedtschenko, director of the im- leaves. (Aloe) - (3) for the strong leaf mar-
perial Botanieal Garden at St. Petersburg. ginal teeth. (Agave salmiana var.)
(Pseudosedum) ferrarii For lug. Omar Ferrari (tl. 1976), Ar-
fedtschenkoi As above. (Kalanchoe , Sedum) gentinian agronomist and cactus collector.
fe1geri For Dr. Richard S. FeIger (fl. 1972, (Acanthocalycium , Cleistoca ctus)
2002), US-American botanist. (Agave) ferreirianus For Enrique Ferreira (tl. 1953),
felinus Lat., pertaining to cats or pine martens; former Mexiean consul in San Diego, Cali-
for the toothed 1eaf margins 1ikened to cat fomia, USA. (Echinocereus)
teeth. (Faucaria) ferreophilus Lat. 'ferrum', iron; and Gr. 'phi-
fend1eri For Augustus Fend1er (1813-1883), los', friend; for the occurrence on iron-rich
Prussian-born botanist and plant collector, soil. (Melocactus azureu s ssp.)
emigrating 1836 to the USA. (Echinoce - ferreyrae For Rarnon A. Ferreyra (* 1912),
reus) Peruvian botanist. (Peperomia)
Fenestraria Lat. 'fenestra' , window; for the ferricola Lat. 'ferrum', iron; and Lat. '-cola' ,
translucent patch on the 1eaf tip. (Aizoa- inhabiting; for the occurrence on iron-rich
ceae) soil. (Disco cactus)
fenestratus Lat., windowed; for the translu- ferrugineo-pubescens Lat. 'ferrugineus',
cent leaf tips. (Antimima) rusty, orange-brown-red: and Lat. 'pube s-
fenzlii For Prof. Eduard Fenzl (1808-1879) , cens', pubescent; for the pubescence of the
Austrian botanist in Vienna. (Cistanth e) plants. (Cissus rotundifolia var.)
fera-rubra Lat. 'ferus', wild; and Lat. 'ruber, festivus Lat., festive, gay, bright; presumab1y
rubra, rubrum', red; for the fierce red spina- for the attractive appearance. (Ruschia)
tion. (Mammillaria rhodantha ssp.) festucifolius For the genus Festuca ("Fescue",
ferganensis For the occurrence in the Fergan- "Bluegrass"; Poaceae) ; and Lat. '-folius',
skyi Mts., Kirgistan. (Pseudosedum) -leaved; for the grass-like leaves. (Brachy-
fergusoniae For Mrs. Emi1y Ferguson (fl . stelma)
1928-1933), plant collector in RSA. (Anti- Fevillea For Louis E. Feuillee (1660-1732),
mima, Glottiphyllum, Lampranthus, Pelar- French clergyman, astronomer, botanist and
gonium, Pleiospilos compa ctus ssp., Tricho- explorer, collected in Central America and
diadema , Tylecodon) the West Indies 1707-1712. (Cucurbita-
fernambucensis Mis-spelled for the occur- ceae)
83 fimbriifer

fianarantsoae For the occurrence near Fianar- filicaulis Lat. 'filum', thread; and Lat. 'caulis',
antsoa, Mada gascar. (Euphorbia) stern. (Adromischus, Crassula expansa ssp.,
fibrosus Lat., fibrous; for the presence of fi- Lampranthus,Othonna )
bres in the leaves. (A loe) filicifolius Lat. 'filix, filicis' , fern; and Lat.
ficifolius For the genu s Ficus ("Fig", Mora - '-folius' , -leaved; for the resemblance of the
ceae) ; and Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Neorauta- leaves to a small fern frond. (Bursera)
nenia , Obetia) filifer Lat. 'filum', thread ; and Lat. '-fer, -fera,
ficiformis For the genus Ficus ("Fig", Mora- -ferum ' , carrying; (1) for the thread-l ike
ceae) ; and Lat. '-formis', -shaped; for the bristle at the leaf tip. (Graptope talum ) - (2)
shape of the fused leaf pair. (Conophytum) for the threads along the leaf margins. (Ag-
ficksbergensis For the occurrence near Ficks- ave, Yucca)
berg, Orange Free State, RSA. (Delosper- filiftorus Lat. 'filum', thread ; and Lat. '-flo-
ma) rus', -flowering: for the hair-like processes
ficoides Presumably from Ficoides, a pre-Lin- on the nectary glands. (Euph orbia)
nean name for Mesembryanthemum in the filifolius Lat. 'filum' , thread; and Lat. '-folius',
broadest sense (from Lat. 'ficus' , fig). (Sen - -leaved; for the thread-like leaves. (Brachy-
ecio) stelma, Bulbine, Nolana )
Ficus Lat. name of the edible fig (Ficus car- filiformis Lat. 'filum', thread ; and Lat. '-for-
ica). (Moraceae) mis' , -shaped ; (1) for the thin sterns. (Cras-
ficus-indicus Lat. 'ficus' , name of the edible sula, Drosanthemum ) - (2) for the linear
fig (Ficus carica ); and Lat. 'indicus', from leaves. (Monadenium ) - (3) for the corolla
lobes. (Ceropegia) - (4) application ob-
India; for the edible fruit and the origin
scure. (Galenia)
from the West Indie s (then thought to be In-
filipendulus Lat. 'filum ', thread; and Lat.
dia). (Opuntia)
'pendulus', pendulous, hanging down ; ap-
fidaianus For Mr. H. E Fida (tL 1934), Ger-
plication obscure . (Ceropeg ia)
man cactus hobbyi st in Mannheim and edi-
filipes Lat. 'filum', thread ; and Lat. ' pes ' , foot;
tor of "Der Kakteenfreund". (Weingartia)
for the thin pedicels. (Echidnopsis chrysan-
fiebrigii For Dr. Carl E Fiebrig (1869-1951 ),
tha ssp., Sedum)
botanist and zoologist, founder and director
filipetalus Lat. 'filum', thread; and Lat. 'peta-
of the botanical garden and museum in
lum', petal; for the filiform petals. (Ruschia)
Asunciön, Paraguay. (Rebutia)
filsonii For Rex B. Filson (fl. 1966), the dis-
fiedlerianus For Rudolf Fiedler sen. (tL 1903),
coverer of the taxon. (Portula ca)
German master cabinet maker and cactu s
fimbrialis Lat., fimbriate ; for the leaf margins.
hobbyist in Berlin. (Copiapoa) (Aloe )
fieldianus For Captain Marshall Field (fl . fimbriatus Lat., fimbriate ; (1) for the margin s
1922), US-American philanthropist and pa- of young leaves. (Echeveria) - (2) for the
tron of science, funded 1922 a botanical ex- leaf tip appendage. (Orostachys) - (3) for
pedition to South Amer ica. (Cleis tocactus) the margins of the involucral lobes. (Eu-
fievetii For Gerard Fievet (fl. 1965), French phorbia) - (4) for the margins of the roof
wine-grower and succulent plant enthus iast formed by the corolla lobe s. (Ceropeg ia) -
in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. (Aloe) (S) for the corona. (Cynanchum) - (6) for
fiherenensis For the occurrence in the Fihere- the scales of the pericarpel. (Stenocereus) -
nana River valley, Madag ascar. (A lluaudiop - (7) for the basal part of the stigmas (He re-
sis, Euphorbia ) roa) - (8) application obscure. (Caralluma
filamentosus Lat., with thread-like hairs (Lat. adscendens var.)
'filum' , thread ); (1) for the axillary hairs. fimbriifer Lat. 'fimbria', thread, fringe ; and
(Anacampseros ) - (2) for the leaf margin s. Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum' , -carrying; for the
(Yucca) hairs on the corolla lobes. (Ceropegia)
finckii 84

finckii For the Mr. Finck (fl . 1862), who col- '-formis' , -shaped; probably for the shape of
lected the type (probably Hugo Finck (t the leaflets. (Erythrina)
1895), who collected in Mexico and sent ftaccidus Lat., flaccid, not able to hold one 's
specimens to Kew). (Pedilanthus) own weigth; (1) for the soft and weak sterns.
finlaysonii Perhap s for George Finlay son (Saphes ia) - (2) for the soft and weak
(1790-1823 ), British (?) botanist. (Roya) leaves. tHa worthia herba cea var., Ytlcca) -
firingalavensis For the occurrence at Firingal- (3) for the drooping inflorescences. (Sedum)
ava,Madagascar. (Adenia) ftagelliformis Lat. 'flagellum', (small) whip;
firmus Lat., firm, stable; for the rigid sterns. and Lat. -,formis ' , -shaped; for the long
(Ruschia) slender sterns. (Disocactus)
fischeri For Alexander A. Fischer von Wald- ftammeus Frorn Lat. 'fiamma', flame, blaze;
heim (1839-1920), Russian botanist. (Se- for the flower colour. (Drosanthemum)
dum) - (2) For Dr. G. A. Fischer (1848- ftammosus Frorn Lat. 'flamma' , flame, blaze;
1886), medical doctor and naturalist , ex- for the flower colour. (Cyrtanthus)
plorer in Kenya and Tanzania in 1882 and ftanaganii For Henry G. Flanagan (1861-
1885 who died of blackwater fever. (San se- 1919), South African citrus farmer inter-
vieria ) - (3) For Walter Fischer (fl, 1914), ested in botany. (Aspidog loss um , Cotyledon
German horticulturalist at the Botanical orbiculata var., Crassula , Euphorbia, Ra-
Garden Göttingen, who discovered the phi ona cme )
taxon in Argentina . (Pte rocactus) - (4) For ftavescens Lat., yellowish, pale yellow; for the
Ladislav Fischer (fl. 2002), Czech cactu s flower colour. (Mo nsonia)
collector. (Gymnocalycium) ftavicentrus Lat. 'flavus' , yellow; and Lat.
fischerianus For Sl ävek Fischer (fl. 2002), 'centrum', centre ; for the yellow central
Czech cactus collector in Horice. (Rebutia) spines. (Mammillaria)
fissifolius Lat. 'fissus' , eleft, split; and Lat. ftavidispinus Lat. 'flavidus' , yellow; and Lat.
'-folius ', -leaved; for the pinnate leaves. '- spinus', -spined . (Thelocactus bicolor
(Pelargonium) ssp.)
fissispinus Lat. 'fissus', eleft, split; and Lat. ftavidus Lat., yellow ; for the flower colour.
'-spinus' , -spined ; for the paired spines, (Brachystelma pygmaeum ssp., Sedum la-
which are united basally and appear split xum ssp.)
apically. (Euphorbia) ftaviftorus Lat. 'flavus' , yellow; and Lat. '-flo-
fissoides Gr. '-oides ', resembling; and for the rus' , -flowered. (Micranthocereus, Turbini-
similarity to Mesemb ryanthemum jis sum carp us schmiedickeanus ssp.)
(now Argyroderma jissum ). (Ant egibba eum ) ftavipulvinatus Lat. ' flavus', yellow ; and Lat.
fissuratus Lat., fissured, grooved ; for the ap- 'pulvinatus', cushion- shaped , strongly con-
pearance of the tubereIes. (A riocarpus) vex; for the colour and shape of the areoles.
fissus Lat., split; (1) for the gaping leaves of a (Pilosoce reus)
pair. (A rgyrode rma) - (2) probably for an ftavisetus Lat. 'flavus', yellow; and Lat. '-se-
anomalously split coroll a. (Nematanthus) tus', -bristled. (Coleoce phaloce reus buxbau-
fitchii For William R. Fitch (fl. 1913), who ac- mianus ssp.)
companied J. N. Rose on collecting trips to ftavispinus Lat. 'flavus', yellow; and Lat.
the West Indies and W Texas in 1913. (Echi- '-spinus' , -spined. (Opuntia enge lmannii
nocereus reichenbachii ssp.) var., Uebelmannia pectinifera ssp.)
fittkaui For Father Hans W. Fittkau (1913- ftavistylus Lat. ' flavus' , yellow ; and Lat. 'sty-
2002), German (Prussian) priest and succu- lus', style. (Rebutia )
lent plant collector, 1960 emigrating to ftavocroceus Lat. 'flavus', yellow; and Lat.
Mexico, 1993 returning to Germany. (Mam - 'croceus', saffron-yellow; for the flower col-
millaria, Pachyph ytum) our. (Malephora )
ftabelliformis Lat. 'flabellum', fan; and Lat. ftavopurpureus Lat. 'flavus', yellow; and Lat.
85 foleyi

'purpureus', purple, dark red ; for the for the tufts of hairs produced by flowering
flower s. (Stapelia) areoles. (Pilosocereus, Rhipsalis)
flavovirens Lat. 'flavus', yellow; and Lat. floresianus For Robert Flores (fl. 1958), nurs-
'virens' , becoming green ; (1) for the body eryman in Salinas, California, USA. (Eche-
colour. tFerocactus, Mammillaria gigantea veria semivestita var.)
ssp .) - (2) for the flower colour. (Caral- floresii For R. Flores (fl. 1949), US-American
luma) (?) cactus collector in Spreckels, California,
flavus Lat. ' flavus' , yellow, golden-yellow, assistant on F. Schwarz's collecting trips .
pale yellow; for the flower colour. (Aspi- (Echinocereus sciurus ssp.)
donepsis, Caralluma, Conophytum, Crassu- floribundus Lat., profusely flowering . (Bra-
la, Drosanthemum, Hoodia , Orbea huillen- chystelma, Ceropegia , Crassula multi cava
sis ssp., Schizoglossum , Schizoglossum ste- ssp., Delonix, Delo sperma, Drosanthemum ,
noglo ssum ssp .) Haworthia , Ruschia)
fleckii For Dr. E. Fleck, German geologist, tra- florifer Lat. 'flos, floris ', flower ; and Lat. -, fer,
velled across the Kalahari Desert to Lake -fera, -ferum', -carrying; for the free-flower-
Ngami in 1888. (Euphorb ia) ing nature of the plants. (Cynan chum, Phed-
fleurentiniorum Lat. Gen. PI., for Jacky and imus)
Martine Fleurentin (fl. 1977), French medi- fluminensis For the occurrence in the area of
cal technician and wife, resident in Yemen. Rio de Janeiro (Lat. 'Flumen Januarii').
(Aloe) (Coleocephalocereus, Nematanthus, Trades-
fleuretteanus For Mrs. Fleurette Andriantsjl- cantia)
avo (fl. 2000), Head of the Direction de Ja fluminis Lat. , of the river; for the occurrence
Planification des Eaux et Forets, Madagas- near rivers. (Euphorbia)
car. (Aloe) fluvialis Lat ., of the river; for the occurrence
flexibilispinus Lat. ' flexibilis', bendable, tend- near rivers. (Euphorbia subsalsa ssp., Por-
ing to be flexible; and Lat. ' -spinus', tulaca)
-spined. (Pilo socereus) fobeanus For Friedrich Fobe (1864-1941),
flexicaulis Lat. 'flexus', bent; and Lat. 'caulis', German cactus horticulturist and head of the
stem; for the flexuose inflorescence. (Bulb- estate nursery of G. Hempel in Ohorn,
ine, Peperomia) Sachsen, Germany. (Echinocereus chisoen-
flexiflorus Lat. 'flexus', bent; and Lat. '-flo- sis var.)
rus ' , -flowered; for the downwards bent Fockea For Charles Focke (1802-1856),
flowers. (Agave parviflora ssp.) Dutch botanist, collecting especially in
flexifolius Lat. 'flexus', bent; and Lat. ' -fol- Surinam. (Asclepiadaceae)
ius', -leaved. (Lampranthus) foetens Lat., stinking, foetid ; for the foetid
flexilifolius Lat. 'flexilis', flexible; and Lat. smell of the latex. (Euphorbia mauritanica
'-folius', -leaved. (Aloe) var.)
flexilis Lat ., flexible ; for the flexible sterns. foetidissimus SuperI. of Lat. 'foetidus', stink-
(Lampranthus) ing, evil-smelling; for the foetid odour of
flexispinus Lat. 'flexus', bent; and Lat. '- spi- crushed plant parts. (Cucurbita)
nus', -spined; (1) for the spination. (Opuntia foetidus Lat ., stinking, evil- smelling; (1) for
engelmannii var.) - (2) for the tortuous end the scent of the crushed leaves. tFurcraea,
spine at the leaf tip . (Agav e) Plectranthus) - (2) for the scent of the latex.
flexuosus Lat ., full of bends; for the inflores- (Dorstenia) - (3) for the flower odour. (Bra -
cence. (Bulbine) chystelma, Caralluma, Orbea sprengeri
floccosus Lat ., floccose, with tuft s of soft ssp ., Piaranthus geminatus var.)
hairs; (1) for the bristly-hairy glochids. foleyi For Mr. W. J. Foley, member of the
(Austrocylindropuntia) - (2) for the woolly South African Museum Herbarium from
stern apex. (Eriosy ce taltalensis var.) - (3) 1916 to 1918. (Bulbine)
foliolosus 86

foliolosus Lat., with smallleaves. (As troloba) fortissimus Superl. of Lat. 'fortis' , strong,
foliosus Lat., leafy, many-leaved. (Ceropegia, powerful; for the growth habit. (Euphorbia)
Lampranthus, Pilea, Portulaca , Psilocau- fortuitus Lat., fortuitous, lucky; for the
lon, Ruschia) chance discovery of the taxon. (Ceropegia,
folotsioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for Euphorbia)
the genus Folotsia (Asdepiadaceae); for the fosbergii For Dr. Francis R. Fosberg (1908-
similar corona. (Cynanchum) 1993), US-American botanist. (Cylindro-
fontinalis Lat., growing by aspring; for the puntia)
type locality Matjesfontein, RSA. (Stapelia fosteri For Cyril Foster (fl. 1933), Krugers-
pillansii var.) dorp, RSA. (Aloe)
forbesii For Dr. Henry O. Forbes (1851- fosterianus For Mulford B. Foster (1888-
1932), Scottish naturalist and collector. 1978), US-American plantsmen and Brom-
(Aloe) eliad specialist. (Peniocereus)
fordii For Lyman M. Ford (tl. 1922) in San Fouquieria For Pierre-Eloi (some sources
Diego, Califomia, USA. (Ferocactus) have Pierre Edouard) Fouquier (1776-
forficatus Lat., scissors-shaped, forked; appli- 1850), French physician and physician in
cation obscure. (Erepsia) ordinary of King Louis-Philippe . (Fouquie-
formicarum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'formica', ant. riaceae)
(Hydnophytum) fourcadei For Dr. Henri G. Fourcade (1855-
formosanus For the occurrence on Formosa 1948), French forester and land surveyor,
(Taiwan). (Dischidia, Sedum) emigrated to RSA in 1881. (Drosanthemum,
formosus Lat., handsome; (1) for the appear- Ruschia, Trichodiadema)
ance of the plants. (Dudleya, Echinopsis, fourcroydes Gr. '-oides' , resembling ; and for
Eureiandra, Fouquieria, Huernia , Lampran- the genus 'Fourcroya' (Furcraea) (Agava-
thus, Mammillaria, Parodia) - (2) for the ceae). (Agav e)
beautiful white inflorescences. (Monade- fouriei For Stephanus P. Fourie (fl. 1987) of
nium heteropodum var.) - (3) for the beauti- the Transvaal Nature Conservation Division,
fullarge flowers. (Matucana) RSA. (Aloe)
fornicatus Lat., arched, vaulted, with small fractiftexus Lat., zig-zag; for the zig-zag un-
arched scale-like appendages; for the outer dulations of the branch angles. (Euphorbia)
corona segments. (Stathmostelma) fragilis Lat., fragile, brittle; (1) for the fragile
forolensis For the occurrence on Forole [Fur- branches. (Conophytum wettsteinii ssp.,
role] Mountain at the Kenya / Ethiopia bor- Crassula expansa ssp., Portulaca, Tyleco-
der. (Euphorbia) don) - (2) for the easily broken rosettes.
forreri For Mr. A. Forrer (fl. 1887), who col- (Aloe) - (3) because the plants are uniquely
lected the type. (Sedum) fragile. (Bulbine, Opuntia)
forrestii For George Forrest (1873-1932), fragosus From Lat. 'fragum' , strawberry; pro-
British traveller and plant collector in China bably for the similarly red fruit. (Tinospora)
(1904-1932). (Rhodiola yunnanensis ssp., fragrans Lat., scented, fragrant; for the
Sedum, Sinocra ssula indica var.) flowers. (Callisia , Harrisia, Sedum)
forskaolianus For Pehr Forssk äl (1732-1763), Frailea For Manuel Fraile (fl. 1922), US-
Finnish botanist of Swedish parents, botani- American horticulturist who maintained the
cal traveller in Egypt and Arabia (1761- cactus collection at the US Department of
1763), died of malaria in Yemen. (Sansevie- Agriculture in Washington D.C. (Cacta-
ria, Sarcostemma) ceae)
forsterianus For Edward Forster (1765- fraileanus As above. (Mammillaria)
1849), English botanist. (Sedum) frailensis For the occurrence near Punta Frai-
fortiflorus Lat. 'fortis', strong, powerful; and les, Baja Califomia, Mexico. (Agave sobria
Lat. '-florns' , -flowered. (Agave) ssp.)
87 friisii

framesii For Percival ("Percy") Ross Frame s franzosinii For Francesco Franzosini (fl.
(1863-1947), South African solicitor, and 1892), Italian nobleman and owner of a fine
collector and grower of succulents. (Aloe, garden at the Lago Maggiore. (Ag ave)
A rgyrode rma, Ceph aloph yllum, Delo sper- fraternus Lat., brotherly, closely allied; (1)
ma , Dro santhemum, Lampranthus, Mal e- for the close affinity with Conoph ytum min-
ph ora , Piaranthus, Quaqua, Ruschia) utum. (Conop hytum) - (2) for the relation-
francescae For Francei se M-L. Williamson ship to another taxon . (Bro wnanthus)
(nee Clerc ) (* 1935), Swiss teacher and plant frederici For Frederick A. Rogers (1876-
collector in Namibia and RSA, wife of the 1944), British missionary and amateur bot-
Zimbabwean / South African dental surgeon anist, lived in RSA from 1904. (Ruschia) -
and succulent plant collector Dr. Graham (2) For Frederik T. Herselman (fl . 1968),
Williamson. (Bulbine) without further data. (Lithops dinteri ssp.)
francesiae For Miss France s M. Leighton fredericii For Frederick Huntly Holland (1873
(later Mrs. Isaac) (* 1909), botanist at the -1955), South African businessmen and nat-
Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, uralist. (Delosperma )
RSA. (Lamp ranthus) frequens Lat., frequent ; implying widespread ,
franchetii For Adrien R. Franchet (1834- because the taxon is found frequentl y when
1900), French botani st in Paris. (Sedum) travelling . (Sansevieria )
francisci For Frans (Frantz) de Laet (1866- frerei For Sir Henry B. Frere (fl . 1865), Eng-
1928), Belgian succulent plant expert and lish diplomat and Govemor of Bombay,
horticulturist in Contich (Kontich). (Lith- later in RSA. (Caralluma)
ops) - (2) For Frank J. Stayner (1907- freudenbergeri For Gerhard Freudenberger
1981), horticulturist and 1959-1969 curator (fl . 1981), German cactu s collector in Bad
of the Karoo Botanic Garden Worcester. Rappenau. (Echinocereus)
(Lamp ranthus) fricii For Alberto V. Fric (1882- 1944), Czech
francisii For Franci s (Frank) K. Horwood horticulturist and for 12 years intrepid ex-
(1924-1987 ), eminent English-bom culti- plorer and cactus collector in the Americas.
vator of succulents, emigrating to the USA (Cereus, Stenocereus)
in the 70ies. (Sansevieria) friedrichiae For Margarete Friedrich (fl .
franckianus For Harry Franck (fl. 1907), 1914), teacher in Warmbad, Namibia. (Co-
Frankfurt, owner of a large collection of nophytum, Euphorbia)
succulents. (Euphorbia) friedrichii For Adolfo M. Friedrich (1897-
francoiseae For Francoise M-L. Williamson 1987), German photographer emigrating
(nee Clerc) (*1935) , Swiss teacher and plant 1925 to Brazil and settling 1930 in Para-
collector in Namibia and RSA , wife of the guay, war photographer and cactu s collector
Zimbabwean / South African dental surgeon during the Chaco war between Paraguay
and succulent plant collector Dr. Graham and Bolivia. (Frailea) - (2) For Dr. Heimo
Williamson. (Conop hytum wettsteinii ssp.) Friedrich (1911-1987), Austrian botani st
francoisii For E. Francci s (fl . 1946), owner of and specialist in the cultivation of pharma-
the farm near Fort Dauphin , Madagascar, cological plants, intere sted in the classifica-
where the taxon was discovered. (Eupho r- tion of cacti. (Echinops is)
bia ) friesianus For Robert E. Fries (1876-1966),
francombei For Colin Francombe (fl . 1994), Swedish botanist and son of Theodor M.
Ranch Manager in Kenya. (Aloe) Fries. (Portulaca)
franksiae For Ms. Millicent Franks (later Mrs. friesii As above. (Monadenium)
Flanders) (1886-1961 ), botanical artist and frigidus Lat., cold ; for the high-Andean occur-
assistant to Prof. Medley Wood at the Natal rence. (Cistanthe, Cumulopuntia)
Herbarium, RSA. (Brachystelma , Euphor- friisii For Ib Friis (* 1945), Dani sh botanist at
bia) the University of Copenh agen. (Alo e)
Frithia 88

Frithia For Frank Frith (1872-1954), horticul- fulviceps Lat. 'fulvus', tawny, yellowish-
turist with the RSA Railway s, and succulent brown ; and Lat. '-ceps', -headed ; (1) for the
plant collector. (Aizoa ceae) cephalium colour. (Pachycereus) - (2) for
frithii As above. (Peersia) the leaf colour. (Lithops)
fritschii For K. Fritsch (1864-1934), Austrian fulvicomus Lat. 'fulvus', tawny, yellowi sh-
botanist who referred this taxon erroneously brown; and Lat. 'corna' , hair tuft, mane; for
to N. flum inen sis. (Nematanthus) the spine colour. (Cumulopuntia)
frohningiorum For Hans and Uta Frohning fulvilanatus Lat. 'fulvus', tawny, yellowish-
(fl. 2001) , German cactu s hobbyists. (Webe- brown; and Lat. 'lanatus', woolly ; for the
rocereu s) hairs produced by the flower-bearing are-
frommii For the German botanical collector oles. (Pilosocereus)
Fromm (fl. 1913). (Stathmostelma specta- fulvisetus Lat. 'fulvus' , tawny, yellowish-
bile ssp.) brown; and Lat. 'seta' , bristle ; (1) for the
frutescens Lat., becoming shrubby (from Lat. spination. (Rebutia) - (2) for the bristles on
'frutex', shrub) . (Bulbine , Conophytum, De- the flower tube . (Frailea pygmaea ssp.)
losperma, Espostoa, Grahamia, Leipoldtia, fulvus Lat., tawny, yellowish-brown; for the
Sedum, Stoeberia) spine colour. (Erio syce odieri ssp., Lasio-
fruticosus Lat., shrubby (from Lat. 'frutex', cereus )
shrub) . (Adenia , Euphorbia , Galenia, Grap- funalis Lat. 'funis' , rope ; for the narrowly
topetalum, Matucana, Plectranthus, Tetra- cylindrical sterns resembling a thick rope.
denia, Tetragonia) (Tacinga)
fruticulosus Dirn. of Lat. 'fruticosus' ; i.e. funifer Lat. 'funis' , rope; and Lat. '-fer, -fera,
-ferum', -carrying; for the leaf margins with
small shrubby. (Ceraria, Dischidia)
strong fibres. (He speraloe)
fucosus Lat., (reddish) coloured. (Orbea ver-
furcatus Lat., forked; (1) for the predominant
ruco sa var.)
branching mode of the sterns. (Othonna) -
fugitans Lat., fleeing, departing; (1) for the
(2) for the spines spreading from a common
short-lived flowers. (Lampranthus) - (2) ap-
base. (Euphorbia) - (3) for the forked apex
plication obscure. (Ruschia)
of the outer corona lobes. (Bra chystelma)
fui For Shu Hsia Fu (* 1916), Chinese botani st.
Furcraea For Antoine F. de Fourcroy (1755-
(Sedum)
1809), French politician and chemist, 1784
fulgens Lat., shining, bright-coloured; (1) for director at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
the leaves. (Echeveria) - (2) for the flowers.
(Agavaceae)
(Portulaca, Senecio) furfuraceus Lat., scurfy, covered in bran-like
fulgidus Lat., shining, brightly coloured; (1) scales; for the scurfy leaves. (Sedum)
for the spination. (Cylindropuntia) - (2) for furseorum Lat. Gen. PI., for Admiral J. P.
the brilliant flowers. (Pelargonium) Furse (fl. 1969) and some family member,
fuliginosus Lat., sooty, full of soot; for the who collected the type of the taxon (Sem-
dark appearance of the plants in the wild. pervivum)
(Opuntia) furtus Lat., theft, robbery ; the type material
fulleri For Ernest R. Fuller (fl. 1920-1928), was stolen from the Living Collections at
postmaster at Kakamas, Kenhardt and Po- Kew. (Caralluma)
fadder, Northern Cape , RSA, and active furusei For Miyoshi Furuse (fl. 1954), Japan-
field collector of succulent plants . (Cepha - ese plant collector. (Hylotelephium)
lophyllum , Conophytum, Drosanthemum, furvus Lat., dark ; for the dark purple stigma.
Ebracteola, Lithops julii ssp., Stomatium) - (Lampranthus)
(2) For Major Andrew B. 1. Fuller (fl. 1967), fuscomarginatus Lat. 'fuscus', sombre
plant collector in SW Arabia. (Aloe, Rhyti- brown; and Lat. 'rnarginatus' , margined; for
docaulon) the darker leaf margins . (Hoya)
89 fwambense

fuseus Lat., sombre brown; (1) for the red- fusiformis Lat. 'fusus', spindle; and Lat. '-for-
dish-brown leaves. (Crassula) - (2) for the mis', -shaped; (1) for the tuberous root. (Eu -
colour of the hairs enveloping the flower phorbia) - (2) for the shape of the leaves.
base. (Parodia) - (3) for the flower colour. (Sedum) - (3) for the shape of the fruits.
(Agave, Ceropegia) - (4) for the colour of (lbervillea)
the cyathial glands. (Euphorbia) - (5) appli- fwambense For the occurrence at Fwambo,
cation unclear. (Polyachyrus , Sedum) Northem Prov., Zambia. (Monadenium)
91 Gasteria

G botanist and banker Eme st E. Galpin .

(Lampranthus)
galpinii For Dr. Emest E. Galpin (1858-
1941), South African banker and amateur
botanist. (Delosperma , Raphionacme, Schi-
gabbii For William M. Gabb (1839-1888), zoglossum bidens ssp., Senecio)
US-American paleontologist and geologist gamkensis For the occurrence near the Gamka
collecting plants in Mexico. (Mammillaria River, Western Cape, RSA. (Euphorbia)
brandegeei ssp.) gamoepensis For the occurrence at Gamoep ,
gaertneri For Karl E Gaertner (t 1850), phys- Bushmanland, Northern Cape, RSA. (Cheir-
ician of German descent in Blumenau, Bra- idopsis)
zil. (Hatiora) gamugofana For the occurrence in the Gamu
gagei For Prof. Dr. Gage (fl. 1910), then direc- Gofa Region in Ethiopia. (Euphorbia sep-
tor of the Botanical Garden in Calcutta , In- tentrionalis ssp.)
dia. (Sedum) ganderi For Frank E Gander (fl. 1938), with-
galapageius For the occurrence on the Gala- out further data. (Cylindropuntia)
pagos Islands. (Opuntia) gaponii For Vietor Gapon (ft. 2001), Russian
galapagensis As above. (Nolana) cactus hobbyist in Moscow and one of the
galapagosus As above. (Talinum ) initiators of the Russian "Gymnophil"
galeanensis For the occurrence near Galeana, group. (Gymnocalycium)
Nuevo Le6n, Mexico. (Acharagma rosea- garambiensis For the occurrence near Gar-
num ssp.) ambi, Taiwan. (Kalancho e)
galeatus Lat., provided with a heImet; for the garaventae For Augustin Garaventa (ft. 1959),
corolla. (Ceropegia) Chile; without further data. (Eriosyce)
Galenia For Galen of Pergamum (129-c. garciae For Juan A. Garcfa Luna (ft. 1997),
216), Greek physician, philosopher and nat- Mexican hortieulturi st at the CANTE Bot-
ural scientist. (Aizoaceae) anieal Garden. (Pachyph ytum, Thelocactus)
galenioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for garciae-mendozae For Dr. Abisaf Garcfa
the genus Galenia (Aizoaceae). (Aizoanthe- Mendoza (ft. 2002), Mexican botanist and
mum, Tetragonia) specialist on Mexiean Agavaceae. (Agave)
galeottianus For Henri G. Galeotti (1814- garibinus From the Khoi name 'Gariep' for
1858), French-bom Belgian geologist, bot- the Orange or Oranje River, meaning 'large,
anist and explorer of Mexico. (Bursera) huge'; for the distribution. (Crassula)
galerasensis For the occurrence at Galeras, gariepensis From the Khoi name 'Gariep' for
Dept. Ayacucho, Peru. (Cumulopuntia) the Orange or Oranje River, meaning 'Iarge,
galericulatus Lat., with a little cap or hat, huge'; for the distribution. (Aloe , Bowiea,
with false hair, with a periwig; for the oper- Phyllobolus, Stapelia )
culum of the fruits, which has the outline of gariepinus From the Khoi name 'Gariep' for
a lawyer 's wig. (Zale ya) the Orange or Oranje River, meaning 'large ,
galgalanus For the occurrence at Galgalo in huge '; for the distribution. (Ceraria, Eu-
the Bosaso-Region, Somalia. (Euphorbia ) phorbia)
galgallensis For the occurrence at Galgallo in gariusanus Unknown ; application obscure .
the Bosaso-Region, Somalia. (Duvalia ) (Mesembryanthemum )
galioides Gr. '-oides' , resembling ; and for the gasserianus For Jakob Gasser (1870-1932),
genus Galium ("Woodruff', "Bedstraw"; Swiss cactus nurserymen in Zürich. (Mam-
Rubiaceae); for the whorled leaves. (Peper- millaria)
omia) Gasteria Gr. 'gastet' , stomach; for the stom-
galpiniae For Marie E. Galpin (nee de Jongh) ach-shaped basally inftated perianth. (Aloa-
(t 1933), wife of the South African amateur ceae)
gastonis-bonnieri 92

gastonis-bonnieri For Prof. Dr. Gaston Bon- gemmifer Lat. ' gemma', bud, eye, pearl ; and
nier (1853-1922), French botanist in Paris. Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum ', -carrying; for the
(Kalan choe) occasional production of bulbil s. (Crassula)
gatbergensis For the occurrence near Gat gemmiftorus Lat. ' gemma', bud, eye, pearl ;
Berg, Eastern Cape , RSA. (Euphorbia) and Lat. '-floms', -flowered ; for the rugu-
gatesii For Howard E. Gate s (1895-1957), lose glabrous corolla. (Tridentea)
US-American explorer of Baja California gemugofana For the occurrence in the Gemu
and owner of a large succulent plant nursery [Garnu] Gofa Region in Ethiopia. (Orbea)
in Norco , California. (Dudl eya , Ferocactus geniculatus Lat., with a knee , with a knot ; (1)
gracilis ssp., Pachycereus, Pereskiopsisi for the knee-like bend in the inflorescence.
gattefossei For Jean Gattefosse (1899-1960), (Orn ithogalum) - (2) for the knee -like bend
French botanical collector in Morocco. (Se- in the pedicel. (Caralluma adscendens var.)
dum) - (3) for the knee-like bend in the corolla
gaumeri For Dr. F. Gaumer (fl. 1920), who lobes . (Ceropegia fimbriata ssp.)
collected plants in Mexico. (Jatropha, geniculiftorus Lat. 'geniculum' , knee, knot;
Mammillaria heyderi ssp., Pachycereus) and Lat. '-flom s', -flowered; application ob-
gautengensis For the occurrence in Gauteng scure. (Aptenia)
Prov., RSA. (Delosperma) genoudianus For Mlle. J. Genoud (fl. 1955),
gautii For J. H. Gaut (fl. 1905), without fur- botanical assistant at the Scientific Research
ther data . (Echinomastus) Institute, Madagascar. (Euphorbia)
gayanus For Claude Gay (1800-1873), French gentilis Lat., related; for the close relation-
ships to several other taxa . (Euphorbia)
botanist and traveller, esp . in Chile . (Nol-
gentryi For Dr. Howard S. Gentry (1903-
ana)
1993), US-American botanist, explorer and
geayi For Martin Franccis Geay (1859-1910),
Agave specialist. (Agav e, Echinocereus
French pharmacist, natural history collector
scheeri ssp.)
and traveller. (Pachypodium)
geoffreyi For Geoffrey James (fl. 1931), with-
gebseri For Walter Gebser (fl. 1960), who col-
out further data. (Stomatium) - (2) For Ge-
lected the type in Namibia, without further
offrey Hinton (fl. 2003) , son of the Mexican
data. (Lithops schwantesii ssp.)
farmer and botanical collector George Se-
geldorensis For the occurrence on the Geldora
bastiän Hinton (* 1949). (Coryphantha hin-
Pass, Somalia. (Euphorbia)
toniorum ssp.)
gelidus Lat., very cold , icy; for the occurrence Geohintonia For George Sebastiän Hinton
in Siberia. (Rhodiola) (* 1949), Mexican farmer and plant collector
geminatus Lat., double; (1) for the paired in Nuevo Le6n, grands on of George B. Hin-
leaves. (Braunsia) - (2) for the occasionally ton (senior). (Cactaceae)
occuring two flowers. (Piaranthus) geometricus MLat., geometrical; for the
geminiftorus Lat. 'geminus', double, or Lat. polygonal pattern formed by the tubercles
'gemini' , twins; and Lat. '- flom s' , -flow- of the stern segments. (Tephrocactus)
ered . (Agave , Rus chlai geometrizans MLat., geometrical; for the ar-
geminispinus Lat. 'geminus', double, or Lat. cuate pattern between the annual growth s of
'gemini' , twins; and Lat. '-spinus' , -spined; the sterns. (Myrtillocactus)
for the usually two central spines . tMammil- georgii For Mr. E. Georgi (fl. 1931), cactu s
laria) collector in Saltillo, Nuevo Le6n, Mexico.
geminus Lat. , double; (1) for the two leaves (Coryphantha)
per branch. (Cerochlamys) - (2) presumably germanae Gen . of Lat. 'germana' , sister,
for the leaf pair. (Gibbaeum) brother; application obscure. (Kalan choe)
gemmeus Lat., made from gems ; for the ruby- geroldii For Raymond Gerold (fl. 1994), plant
red nectary glands. (Euphorbia) trader in Madagascar. (Euphorbia)
93 gillespieae

Gerrardanthus Gr. 'anthos' , flower; and for gielsdorfianus For Karl Gielsdorf (1888-
William T. Gerrard (t 1866), British natu- 1973), German horticulturist and for many
ralist and traveller in RSA and Madagascar, years responsible for the cactus collection at
collected in RSA ± 1860-1865. (Cucurbita- the Botanical Garden Berlin-Dahlem. (Tur-
ceae) binicarpus)
gerrardii For William T. Gerrard (t 1866), giessii For Heinrich J. W. Giess (1910-2000),
British naturalist and traveller in RSA and farmer and botani st of German origin at the
Madagascar, collected in RSA ± 1860- Windhoek herbarium, Namib ia. (Aizoon ,
1865. (Brachystelma, Cynanchum) Commiphora , Crassula ausensis ssp., Eu-
gerstneri For Father Jacob Gerstner (1888- phorbia)
1948), Bavarian missionary and botanist, giffenii For Prof. Maleolm Hutchinson Giffen
emigrating to Africa 1924 and living in (*1902), South African botanist at the Uni-
Kwazulu-Natal, RSA. (Aloe, Delosperma, versity of Fort Hare . (Delo sperma, Drosan-
Nananthus, Orbea , Stomatium) themum)
gesinae For Mrs. Gesina de Boer-Weyer (fl. giffordianus For Prof. E. M. Gifford (fl.
1955), wife of the Dutch Lithops specialist 1978), University of California, Davis. (Ja-
H. W. de Boer. (Lithops) tropha)
gessertianus For a Mr. Gessert (fl. 1923), gigantensis For the occurrence in the Sierra de
without further data. (Psilocaulon) la Giganta in S Baja California, Mexico.
gettliffei For George F. R. Gettliffe (1873- (Agave, Cylindropuntia alcahes var.)
1948), South African farmer formerly work- giganteus Lat., gigantic, enormous; (1) for the
ing for the Irrigation Department. (Stapelia) size of the plants. (Mammillaria, Opuntia
geyeri For Dr. Albertus L. Geyer (1894- echios var., Oxalis) - (2) for the large ro-
1969), South African journalist, diplomat settes. (Echeveria, Haworthia limifolia var.,
Prometheum serp entinicum var.) - (3) for
and plant collector with a special interest in
the flower size. (Stapelia)
succulent plants . (Lithops)
gigantiflorus Lat. 'giganteus', gigantic, enor-
giajae For Dr. Jean Giaja (fl. 1910), "Maitre
mous; and Lat. '<florus'. -flowered. (Stath -
de Conferences" at Belgrad University. (Se-
mostelma)
dum)
gigas Gr., giant; for the size of the plants.
gibarensis For the occurrence near the town of
(Dorstenia, Pseudolithos, Ruschianthemum)
Gibara, Cuba. (Consolea nashii ssp.)
gikyi For the Madagascan nature conserva-
Gibbaeum Lat. 'gibba', swelling, gibbosity;
tionist Monsieur Giky, whose tomb is near
for the hump or chin of the lower surface of
the type locality of the taxon, which has the
the longer leaf of each pair. (Aizoaceae) local vernacular name "felangiky". (Cerope-
gibbiflorus Lat. 'gibba' , swelling, gibbosity; gia)
and Lat. '-floms', -flowering; for the flower gilbertii For John Gilbert Baker (1834-1920),
shape. (Echeveria) British botanist at Kew. (Agav e) - (2) For
gibbosus Lat., gibbous, asymmetrically Mike G. Gilbert (*1943), English botanist
swollen ; (1) for the irregular swellings of resident in Ethiopi a and Kenya 1968-1982,
sterns and branches. (Adan sonia, Pelargo- with a strong interest in succulent plants, es-
nium) - (2) for the flatly tuberculate plant pecially Aloes, Asclepiads and Euphorbias.
body. (Gymnocalycium) - (3) for the hump (Aloe)
or chin of the lower surface of the longer gilensis For the occurrence in Gila County,
leaf of each pair. (Gibbaeum) Arizona, USA. (Marah)
gibbsiae For Miss Lilian S. Gibbs (1870- gilgianus For Dr. Ernst F. Gilg (1867-1933),
1925), British pioneer plant collector in German botanist in Berlin . (Ceropegia)
Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) . (Eu- gillespieae For Lynn J. Gillespie (fl. 1989),
phorbia trichadenia var.) US-American botanist. (Marsdenia)
gillettii 94

gillettli For Jan B. Gillett (1911-1995), Eng - glabrifolius Lat. 'glaber, glabra, glabrum' ,
lish botanist at Kew, resident in Kenya 1963 glabrous; and Lat. ' -folius', -leaved. tCras-
-1984, specialist in Indigofera and Commi- sula tomentosa var., Gynura drymophila
phora. (Aloe , Euphorbia , Monadenium , var., Hoya calycina ssp., Sempervivum)
Plectranthus) glabriphyllus Lat. ' glaber, glabra, glabrum',
gillianii For Miss Gillian Meadows (tl. 1969), glabrous; and Gr. 'phyllon' , leaf; for the
who produced drawings to illustrate a paper glabrous upper face of the leaves. (Pelargo-
on Sempervivum. (Semp ervivum) nium)
gilliesii For John Gillies (1792-1834), Scottish gladiatus Lat. , sword-like; for the elongated
physician and botanist, working and collect- shape of the leaves . (Monadenium)
ing in Argentina 1820-1828. (Portulaca) glaebosus Perhaps from Lat. 'gl[a]eba',
gilvus Lat., yellowish; for the 1eaf colour, clump; for the tufted growth. (Sedum)
(Echeveria) glaetzleanus For Dr. Wolfgang Glätzle
giselae For Prof. Gise1a Gallegos Hernändez (* 1951), Austrian chemist and cactus hob-
(fl . 1997), wife of the Mexican botanist J. byist. (Echinopsis calochlora ssp.)
G. Martinez-Avalos. (Mammillaria schiede- glandularis Lat ., with glands; for the large
ana ssp.) stipu1ar glands. (Euphorbia )
githagineus Lat. , with red or purple streaks on glandulifer Lat. 'glandu1a' , gland; and Lat.
a green ground, as the calyx of Agrostemma '-fer, -fera, -ferum', -carrying; (1) for the
githago ("Corn Cockle"; Caryophylla cea e). glandular sterns and leaves. (Galenia) - (2)
(Pelargonium) for the glandu1ar leaves. (Adenia hastata
glabellus Lat., glabrous; for the glabrous cor- var., Aspidoglossum, Jatropha, Sedum dasy-
olla. (Aspidoglossum ) phyllum var.)
glaber Lat. , naked, glabrous; (1) for the com - glanduliflorus Lat. ' glandula', gland; and Lat.
pletely or alrnost glabrous plants. tGunniop- '-florus', -flowered; for the hairy corolla.
sis, Jatropha pelargoniifolia var., Kalan- (Stapelia)
choe dejiciens var., Sedum) - (2) for the glanduliger Lat. 'glandula', gland; and Lat.
sterns . (Brach ystelma) - (3) for the leaves. ' -ger, -gera, -gerum' , -carrying; for the
(Columnea, Crassula garibina ssp., Gaste - spines transformed into nectar glands. (Co-
ria carinata var., Hymenogyne, Rosularia) - ryphantha)
(4) for the often completely absent spina- glandulosus Lat., glandu1ar-hairy; (1) for the
tion. (Weberocereus) dense glandular-pubescent indumentum.
glabratus Lat., devoid of hairs, glabrous; (1) (Aeonium) - (2) for the indumentum of
for the almo st entirely glabrous p1ants. (Syn- sterns and branches. (Trianthema) - (3) for
adenium) - (2) for the lack of (hair-like) the indumentum of pedicels and sepa1s.
marginal spines. (Haworthia) iTripo gandra )
glabrescens Lat., becoming glabrous; (1) for glareicola Lat. 'glarea' , gravel; and Lat.
the weak and sometimes absent spination. ' -cola', -dwelling. (Brownanthus)
(Eriosyce odieri ssp.) - (2) for the incon- glareosus Lat. , pebb1y, full of pebbles; for the
spicuous papillae that cover the herbaceous preferred habitat. (Mammillaria brandegeei
parts and that are much smaller than in re- ssp.)
1ated species. (Drosanthemum) - (3) for the glassianus For Char1es E. Gla ss (1934-1998),
perianth surface. (Aloe ) - (4) app1ication US-American horticulturist and succulent
obscure. (Aspidoglossum) plant specialist, editor of the US-American
glabricaulis Lat., 'glaber, glabra, glabrum' , cactus journal for 26 years , living in Mexico
glabrous; and Lat. 'caulis' , stern. (Stapelia ) from 1991 onwards. (Calibanus)
glabriflorus Lat. 'glaber, glabra, glabrurn' , glassii As above. (Coryphantha, Graptopeta-
glabrous; and Lat. '-florus', -flowered. (Bra - lum, Mammillaria)
chystelma) glaucescens Lat. 'glaucus' , blue-green, and
95 Glottiphyllum

Lat. '-escens' , becoming; (1) for the colour for the globose corolla. tEchidnopsis, Huer-
of the plants. (Ferocactus, Kalanchoe, Me - nia keniensis var.) - (7) for the globose re-
locactus) - (2) for the colour of older ceptacle of the flowers. (Lampranthus)
leaves. (Synadenium) - (3) for the slightly globulariifolius For the genus Globularia
glaucous leaves. (Carpobrotus) (Globulariaceae); and Lat. '-folius',
glaucifolius Lat. 'glaucu s' , blue-green, and -leaved; for the similar leaf shape. (Rosula-
Lat. '-foliu s', -leaved. (Trianthema) ria)
glaucochrous Gr. 'glaucos', bluish, blue- globularioides Gr. '-oides', similar to; and for
green; and Gr. 'chroa ', body colour; for the the genus Globularia (Globulariaceae); for
colour of the sterns. (Pilosocereus) the similarly capitate inflorescences. iCras-
glaucophyllus Gr. 'glaucos', bluish, blue- sula)
green; and Gr. 'phyllon ', leaf. tDasylirion, globulicaulis Lat. 'globulus', globule, little
Haworthia limifolia var., Rosularia semper- ball; and Lat. 'caulis', stern. (Euphorbia)
vivum ssp., Sedum) globulifer Lat. 'globulus' , globule, little ball;
glaucus Lat., glaucous, grey-green, blue-grey; and Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum ', -carrying ; for
(1) for the body colour. (Acanthocalycium , the capitate inflorescences. (Kalan choe)
Echinopsis, Sclero cactus) - (2) for the col- globuliftorus Lat. 'globulus ', globule, little
our of the caudex. (Adenia) - (3) for the ball; and Lat. '-florus ', -flowered; for the
sterns. (Ruschia) - (4) for the sterns and flower shape. (Echeveria, Sedum)
leaves. (Tetragonia) - (5) for the leaf colour. globuligemma Lat. 'globulus', globule, little
(Aloe, Bulbine, Gasteria, Haworthia, Hel io- ball; and Lat. 'gemma', bud; for the globu-
phila, Jatropha, Lampranthus, Monsonia, lar flower buds. (Aloe)
Sansevieria raffillii var., Yucca) globulosus Lat., like a small globe; (1) for the
glaziovii For Auguste E M. Glaziou (1828- globular rosettes. (Ech everia) - (2) for the
1906), French botanical traveller collecting globular inflorescences. (Hoya)
1861-1895 in Brazil. (Arthrocereus) glochidiatus Lat., barbed; (1) for the forked
glechomoides Gr. '-oides' , resembling ; and tips of the spines. (Euphorbia) - (2) for the
for the genus Glechoma ("Ground Ivy"; La- hooked central spines. (Mammillaria)
miaceae); for the similar leaves. (Pelargo- glomeratus Lat., glomerate, collected closely
nium) together in heads; (1) for the growth form.
glenensis For the occurrence near GIen, Free (Cheiridopsis, Gasteria, Maihueniopsis,
State, RSA. (Brachystelma, Hereroa) Parodia rudibuenekeri ssp.) - (2) for the in-
glinoides Gr. '-oides ', resembling; and for the florescence. (Crassula, Lampranthus)
genus Glinus (Aizoaceae). (Aizoon) glomerifolius Lat. 'glomerus', small heap,
globifer Lat. 'globus', globe, sphere; and Lat. head; and Lat. '-folius', -Ieaved; for the glo-
'-fer, -fera, -ferum ', -carrying; (1) for the bose clustered leaves. (Sedum)
globose offsets. (Sempervivum) - (2) for the glomeruliflorus Lat. 'glomerulus', glomerule ,
globose clusters and rosettes. tHaworthia small heap; and Lat. '-florus', -flowered; (1)
pulchella var.) for the clustered flowers. (Agave) - (2) for
globosiftorus Lat. 'globosus' , globose; and the clustered male flowers. (Corallocarpus)
Lat. '-florus', -flowered. (Haworthia nor- gloriosus Lat., glorious. (xGasteraloe, Yucca)
tieri var.) glossistigma Gr. 'glossa', tongue; and Gr.
globosus Lat., globose; (1) for the globose 'stigma', stigma; for the appearance of the
caudex. (Adenia) - (2) for the globose stigma, slightly shifted to one side and re-
branches. (Euphorbia) - (3) for the globose tumed. (Trianthema)
leaves. (Dro santhemum) - (4) for the glo- Glossostelma Gr. 'gloss a, glotta', tongue; and
bose fused leaf pairs. (Conophytum, Mey- Gr. 'stelma' , crown, garland, wreath; for the
eroph ytum) - (5) for the globose inflores- structure of the corona. (Asclepiadaceae)
cences. (Monadenium, Raphionacme) - (6) Glottiphyllum Gr. 'glossa, glotta' , tongue;
glutinicaulis 96

and Gr. 'phyllon', leaf; for the leaf shape in Medrano (* 1939), Mexican botanist who
some specie s. (A izoaceae) first found the taxon. (Eclz inoce reus parkeri
glutinicaulis Lat. 'glutinus', glutinous, sticky; ssp.)
and Lat. 'caulis', stern; for the sticky stern goochiae For Mrs. Gooch (ft. 1840), maiden
surface. (Pachyphytum) name of the mother of the English naturalist
glutinosus Lat., glutinou s, sticky; for the and geologist Philip . B. Webb (1793-1854).
sticky leaves. (Aeonium) (Aeonium)
gneissicola German 'gneiss', gneiss rock; and gooddingii For Leslie N. Goodding (1880-
Lat. '-cola', inhabiting. (Aloe capitata var.) 1967), US-American botanist. (Talinum)
gnomus MLat., dwarf fabled being; for the goodiae For Mrs. R. Good (ft. 1928), without
small size of the plants and their parts . further data. (Rusclzia)
(Dudleya) goodii For Mr. E. A. Good (ft. 1923), without
godingianus For Dr. F. W. Goding (ft. 1918), further data. (Cephalophyllum)
US Consulate-General in Guayaquil, Ecua- goodridgii For lohn Goodridge (ft. 1846),
dor, who assisted Dr. J. N. Rose in his bot- English natural history traveller, participant
anical explorations of Ecuador. (Armato- of the voyage of the HMS Herald. tMam-
cereus) millaria)
godmaniae For Dame Alice Godman (ft. gordonianus For Gordon King (ft. 1937), son
1919). (Drosanthemum, Lampranthus) of Mrs. Isabella King, in Port Elizabeth,
goebelianus For Prof. Dr. Karl I. E. Goebel Eastem Cape , RSA. (Haworthia cooperi
(1855-1932), German botanist and director var.)
of the Botanical Garden München. (Coleo- gordonii For Col. Robert J. Gordon (1743-
cephalocereus, Rhipsalis) 1795), son of a Scottish father and a Dutch
goetzei For Walter Goetze (t 1899), German mother, soldier, explorer, naturalist, artist
naturalist and explorer in Tanzania 1898- and illustrator who explored and named the
1899, who died of blackwater fever in Tan- Orange River (RSA) in 1777 and 1779,
zania . (Adenia , Dorstenia, Euphorbia , Mon- committed suicide in Cape Town. (Hoodia)
adenium) gorgoneus Lat. adjective referring to the Gor-
goianus For the occurrence in the state of gades (present-day Cape Verde Islands); for
Goiäs, Brazil. (Pilosocereus) the occurrence. (Aeonium)
goiasensis As above. (Cereusjamacaru ssp.) gorgonis Lat., of the Gorgon; for the medu-
goldianus For Dudley Gold (1897-1990), US- soid growth form. (Euphorbia)
American succulent plant collector resident gosselinianus For Robert Roland-Gosselin
in Mexico. (Echeveria halbingeri var.) (1854-1925), French botani st. (Opuntia)
goldii As above. (Mammillaria saboae ssp.) gossweileri For lohn Gossweiler (1873-1952),
goldmanianus For Edward A. Goldman (1873 Swiss botanist in Portugal and plant collec-
-1946), US-American botanist. (Agave sha- tor in Angola around 1900. (A loe, Endade-
wii ssp.) nium)
goldmanii As above. (Beaucarnea, Eche veria, gossypiifolius For the genus Gossypium
Sedum) ("Cotton"; Mal vaceae); and Lat. '-folius',
gomerensis For the occurrence on Gomera, -leaved. (latropha )
Canary Islands . (Aeonium) gossypinus Lat., cotton-Iike; for the cotton-
gonjianii For Barkev Gonjian (ft. 1960, 1973), like filiform bracteoles emerging from the
Argentinian cactus collector in Buenos cyathia . (Euphorbia)
Aires and for many years president of the gottlebei For Gunter Gottlebe (ft. 1992), Ger-
Cfrculo de Coleccionistas de Cactus y man resident of Tamatave, Madagascar.
Crasas de la Repiiblica Argentina. (Ptero- (Euphorbia)
cactus, Rebutia) goudotii For the (French ?) collector Goudot
gonzalezii For M. en C. Francisco Gonzalez (ft. 1887), without further data. (Tetradenia)
97 grammontensis

gounellei For Edmond Gounelle (fl. 1892), the growth habit. (Pachypodium rosulatum
French entomologist, 1892-1893 in Per- var.)
nambuco, Brazil. (Pilosocereus) gracillimus Superl. of Lat. 'gracilis ', slender,
govindia Unknown, presumab1y re1ating to the delicate; (1) in comparison with the related
distribution in India. (Zaleya) Brachystelma gracile. (Brachystelma) - (2)
gracilicaulis Lat. 'graci1is', slender, delicate; for the habit of the p1ants. (Agave, Antimi-
and Lat. 'cau1is', stern. (Aloe , Euphorbia) ma , Frailea) - (3) for the very slender
gracilidelineatus Lat. 'graci1is', slender, deli- sterns. (Drosanthemum) - (4) for the small
cate; and Lat. 'de1ineatus', drawn, marked; and delicate leaves. (Peperomia)
for the fine 1eaf markings. (Lithops) gradyi For Prof. Grady L. Webster (* 1927),
gracilifrondosus Lat. 'graci1is' , slender, deli- US-American botanist and renowned Eu-
cate; and Lat. 'frondosus', leavy, full of phorbiaceae specialist. (Euphorbia)
leaves; for the narrow leaflets. (Commi- graeseri For Alfred Gräser (1895-1973), Ger-
phora) man horticulturist and owner of a well-
gracilipes Lat. 'gracilis' , slender, delicate; and known cactus nursery in Nümberg. (Hati-
Lat. 'pes', foot; (1) for the slender inflores- ora)
cences. (Agave, Caralluma) - (2) for the graessneri For Richard Grässner (1875-
slender pedicels. (Kalanchoe, Lampranthus, 1942), German cactus hobbyist and nursery-
Ruschia) man in Perleberg near Berlin. (Parodia
gracilirameus Lat. 'gracilis', slender, delicate; haselbergii ssp.)
and Lat. 'rameus', belonging to a branch. Grahamia For Prof. Robert Graham (1786-
(Euphorbia) 1845), Scottish physician and botanist. (Por-
gracilis Lat., slender, de1icate; (1) for the tulaca ceae)
rather small plant bodies. (Coryphantha) - grahamii For James D. Graham (fl. 1856), co-
(2) for the growth habit. (Brach ystelma, lonel in the Corps of Engineers , US Army,
Caralluma adscendens var., Codonanthe, and chief of the scientific corps of the US &
Corpuscularia, Delosperma, Duvalia, Eche- Mexican Boundary Survey. (Grusonia,
veria, Eriosyce marksiana var., Ferocactus, Mammillaria) - (2) For the botanist M. D.
Hammeria , Haworthia, Kedro stis, Mammil- Graham (fl. 1993), without further data.
laria vetula ssp., Parakeelya, Parodia oxy- (Cyphostemma)
costata ssp., Pedilanthus, Sedum, Seyrigia, grahlianus For Paul Grahl (fl. 1899), German
Trichodiadema, Turbinicarpus schmiedi- cactus hobbyist in Erfurt. (Frail ea)
ckeanus ssp.) - (3) for the slender sterns. grallatus Lat., stilt-like; for the hairs on the
(Aloe, Harrisia) - (4) for the slender ulti- leaves. (Plectranthus)
mate stern parts. (Kleinia) - (5) for the gramineus Lat., grass-like; (1) for the slender
1eaves. (Aspidoglossum , Beaucarnea, Erep- terminal branches. (Delo sperma) - (2) for
sia, Hereroa, Monadenium, Ruschia, Sanse- the linear leaves. (Jatropha dioica var.)
vieria, Scopelogena) - (6) for the slender graminicola Lat. 'gramen, graminis', grass;
spines. (Discocactus bahiensis ssp.) - (7) and Lat. '-cola', -dwelling; for the habitat
for the narrow leaflets. (Delonix leucantha preference. (Aloe lateritia var.)
ssp.) - (8) for the delicate flowers. (Qua- graminifolius Lat. 'gramen, graminis' , grass;
qua) - (9) application obscure. tSchizoglos- and Lat. '-folius' , -leaved; for the leaf
sum bidens ssp.) shape. (Agave duplicata ssp., Dasylirion,
gracilispinus Lat. 'gracilis', thin, slender; and Haworthia blackburniae var., l schnolepis)
Lat. '-spinus' , -spined. (Myrmecodia) grammanthoides Gr. '-oides', similar to, and
gracilistylus Lat. 'graci1is', thin, slender; and for the genus Grammanthes (now a syn-
Lat. 'stylus', style. (Conophytum bilobum onym of Crassula) . (Cra ssula)
ssp.) grammontensis For the occurrence at Mome
gracilius Comp. of Lat. 'gracilis' , slender; for Grammont, Haiti. (Agave antillarum var.)
grammophyllus 98

grammophyllus Gr. 'gramma', line; and Gr. grandisepalus Lat. 'grandis', Iarge; and Lat.
'phyllon', leaf; for the linear leaves. (Se- 'sepalum', sepal. (Sedum)
dum) grandyi For Abraham Osman Grandy (f1 .
grandialatus Lat. 'grandis', Iarge; and Lat. 1913), a "good friend " of the french botanist
'alatus', winged; for the broad wings of the and physician Raymond Harnet. (Sedum)
branches. (Euphorbia ) graniformis Lat. 'granum', seed, kernei; and
grandicalcaratus Lat. 'grandis ',Iarge; and Lat. '-formis', -shaped ; for the leaf shape.
Lat. 'calcaratus', spurred; for the large nec- (Rhinephyllum)
tar tube. (Pelargonium ) graniticola Ital. 'granito', granite ; and Lat.
grandicornis Lat. 'grandis' , Iarge; and Lat. '-cola', inhabitin g; for the preferred habitat.
'-cornis', -horned; for the exceptionally (Euphorbia)
long spines. (Euphorbia) graniticus HaI. 'granito', granite ; and Lat.
grandicuspis Lat. 'grandis',Iarge; and Lat. '-icus' , pertaining to; for the preferred habi-
'cuspis' , cusp ; for the pointed leaf tips. tat. (Antimima)
(Sansevieria ) grantiae Possibly for Dr. Adele Grant (nee
grandidens Lat. 'grandis', Iarge; and Lat. Lewis) (1881-1967), US-American botanist
'dens', tooth ; (1) for the prominent teeth of teaching in RSA ± 1925-1930. (Delosper-
the branch angles . (Euphorbia ) - (2) for the ma )
large teeth of the 1eaf margins. (Stomatium) grantianus For Major Chapman Grant (f1 .
grandidentatus Lat. 'grandis', Iarge; and Lat. 1932) of the US Army. (Lepto cereus)
'dentatus' , toothed; for the large teeth of the grantii For Capt. (later Col.) Jame s Augustus
leaf margins. (Aloe, Plectranthus) Grant (1827-1892), Scottish explorer and
grandidieri For Alfred Grandidier (1836-
plant collector who travelled with J. H.
1921), French naturalist active in Madagas-
Speke to disco ver the source of the Nile.
car. (Adansonia , Cynan chum, Kalanchoe,
(Senecio sempervivus ssp., Synadenium)
Uncarina)
granulatus Lat., granulated; for the leaf sur-
grandiflorus Lat. 'grandis', Iarge; and Lat.
face. (Haworthia venosa ssp., Hereroa)
'-f1orus', -f1owering. (Aspidoglossum, Bra-
granulicaulis Lat. 'granula' , small grain; and
chystelma burchellii var., Cistanthe, Copia-
Lat. 'caulis', stern; for the papillate and thus
poa, Dicrocaulon, Ferocactus chrysacan-
slightly rough sterns. (Psilocaulon)
thus ssp., Glottiphyllum, Huernia keniensis
granvikii Most probably for Hugo Granvik
var., Kalanchoe, Maihueniopsis, Portulaca,
(1889- ?), Swedish ornithologist, also col-
Pseudobombax, Raphionacme , Rhip salis ,
lecting plants in Africa . (Crassula)
Sedum moran ense ssp., Selenicereus, Sem-
Graptopetalum Gr. 'graptos', marked, in-
pervivum, Stap elia , Tripogandra , Tyleco-
don, Yucca ) scribed; and Gr. ' petalon', petal ; for the usu-
grandifolius Lat. 'grandis', large; and Lat. ally spotted or blotched petals. (Crassula-
'-folius', -Ieaved. (Ela eophorbia, Leipoldtia ceae)
weigangiana ssp., Sedum ebracteatum ssp.) gratiae For Grace V Britten (* 1904), botani-
grandilobus Lat. 'grandis', large; and Lat. cal assistant at the Albany Museum Herbar-
'lobus', lobe; for the massively lobed sterns. ium, Grahamstown, RSA, and a keen culti-
(Epiphyllum) vator esp. of succulents. (Delosperma , Fau-
grandipetalus Lat. 'grandis', large; and Lat. caria)
'petalum', petal. (Sedum ) gratus Lat., pleasing, agreeable; for the ap-
grandis Lat., large; (1) for the large growth. pearance of the plant. (A loe, Coryphantha ,
(Echinocereus , Graptopetalum, Pachyce- Plectranthus)
reus) - (2) for the large leaves. (Mitroph yl- graveolens Lat., strong-smelling; for the
lum) - (3) for the large f1owers. (Edith- strong scent of the crushed leaves. (Pepero-
colea) mia)
99 guatemalensis

gravidus Lat., heavy, weighty; for the appear- griseolus Lat., greyish ; for the grey confluent
anee of the plants. (Eberlanzia) spine shields. (Euphorbia)
greatheadii For Dr. J. B. Greathead (fl. 1903), griseus Lat., grey; (1) for the grey colour of
without further data. (Aloe) the plants . (Crassula , Ruschia) - (2) for the
greenei For Prof. Edward L. Greene (1843- grey-brown flaking bark. (Sedum) - (3) for
1915), US-Ameriean botanist. (Dudleya) the grey-felted leaves. (Begonia) - (4) for
greenii For C. G. or G. H. Green (fl . 1880), the leaf colour. (Aga ve, Aloe, Echeveria,
without further data. (Aloe, Haworthia co- Hallianthus) - (5) for the spine colour. (Ste-
arctata fa.) nocereus)
greenwayi For Dr. Perey ("Peter") J. Green- groendrayensis For the oeeurrenee on Groen-
way (1897-1980), British botanist in Tanza- draai Farm, Namibia. (Lithops pseudotrun-
nia from 1928 and in Kenya from 1957. catella ssp.)
(Euphorbia , Portulaca) groenewaldii For B. H. Groenewald (fl.
greenwoodii For Edward Greenwood (fl. 1938), South Afriean amateur specialist on
1970), US-Ameriean engineer eolleeting Aloe. (Euphorbia)
eacti in Mexico. (Coryphantha elephanti- grossei For Hermann Grosse who collected
dens ssp.) plants in Paraguay in 1898 and 1903. (Cleis-
gregarius Lat., belonging to the herd, growing tocactus)
in company ; (1) for the similarity to other grossidentatus Lat. 'grossus' , thick, coarse;
species . (Nematanthus) - (2) because the and Lat. 'dentatus', toothed; für the leaf
taxon grows in large populations. (Euphor- margins. (Jatropha)
bia) grossus Lat., thick, eoarse . (Phyllobolus, Sta-
greggii For Josiah Gregg (1806-1850), US- pelia montana var.)
American eactus collector, (Epithelantha Grusonia For Hermann Gruson (1821-1895),
micromeris ssp., Peniocereus, Sedum) German merchant in Magdeburg and ama-
gregorii For Augustus C. Gregory (1819- teur grower of suceulents. (Cacta ceae)
1905) who diseovered the taxon during the grusonii As above. (Echinocactus, Mammilla -
North Australian Exploring Expedition ria)
1855-1856. (Adanson ia) guadalajaranus For the occurrence near the
grenvilleae For Lord and Lady W. W. Gren- city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico . (Ag-
ville who introdueed the taxon to England ave, Sedum)
in 1810. (Pelargonium) guadalupensis For the occurrence on Guada-
grevei For Mr. Greve (t 1895), French colon- lupe Island W of Baja Califomia. (Bae riop-
ist and naturalist, settled in Madagasear as sis, Cistanthe, Dudleya) - (2) For the oceur-
farmer and eollector of natural history renee in the Guadalupe Mts., Texas, USA.
speeimens for the French naturalist A. (Escobaria)
Grandidier. (Talinella) guadarramensis For the occurrence in the
griffithsii For Prof. Dr. David Griffiths (1867- Sierra de Guadarrama, Segovia, Spain.
1935), British-bom US-American horticul- (Sempervivum cantabricum ssp.)
turist and mycologist, and student of prickly guamacho From the local vemacular name of
pears at the US Department of Agriculture. the plants used in Colombia and Venezuela.
(Sedum) (Pereskia)
grijalvensis For the occurrence in the valley guanajuatensis For the oceurrence in the state
of the Rio Grijalva , Chiapas, Mexico . (Ag- of Guanajuato, Mexico . (Portulaca)
ave) guanchezii Für the (Venezuelan ?) botanical
griquensis For the occurrenee near Griqua- collector Guanehez (fl . 1986). (Marsdenia)
town, Northem Cape, RSA. (Ruschia) guantanamanus For the occurrenee in Guant-
grisebachii For August H. R. Grisebaeh (1814 änamo Prov., Cuba. (Consolea moniliformis
-1879), German botanist and direetor of the ssp.)
Botanical Garden Göttingen. (Sedum) guatemalensis For the occurrenee in Guatem-
gueinzii 100

ala. (Beaucarnea, Echeveria, Epiphyllum, gumaroi For Sefior Gumaro Manzo (fl. 2000),
Furcraea , Opuntia, Sedum, Villadia) Mexican cactus enthusiast. (Euphorbia)
gueinzii For Wilhelm Gueinzius (±1814- gummifer Lat. 'gumma', rubber, sticky mate -
1874), German apothecary and naturalist, rial; and Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum' , -carrying;
emigrated to RSA in 1838. (Euphorbia) (1) for the sap, which dries into a rubber-
guelzowianus For Robert Gülzow (fl. 1928), like substance. (Adenia , Euphorbia , Mam -
German cactu s nurserymen in Berlin. millaria heyderi ssp.) - (2) for the body
(Mammillariai cavities filled with gum-like mucilage. (Ue-
guentheri For a (botanical?) collector Mr. belmannia)
Guenther (fl. 1909). (Monadenium) - (2) gummosus Lat., full of gum; for the sterns.
For Ernesto Günther (fl . 1931), botanical (Stenocereus)
philanthropist in Valparaiso, Chile, for sig- Gunniopsis Gr. '-opsis', similar to; and for the
nificiantly contributing to the cost of the genus Gunnia (now a synonym of Gunniop-
botanical travels of the German geographer sis, Aizoac eae) . (Aizoaceae)
and botanist C. Troll in Bolivia. (Espostoa) gurgenidzeae For Mrs. M. Z. Gurgenidze (fl.
guerichianus For Prof. Georg Gürich (1859- 1965-1991), Georgian botanist in Tbilisi,
1938), German geologist at Hamburg Uni- and Sempervivum specialist. (Sempervivum)
versity, prospecting for gold in Namibia. guthriae For Miss Louise Guthrie (1879-
(Euphorbia, Mesembryanthemum) 1966), botanical assistant and artist at the
guerichii As above. (Sesamothamnus) Bolus Herbarium, Cape Town, RSA . (Os cu-
guerkeanus For Prof. Dr. Robert L. A. M. laria)
(Max) Gürke (1854-1911), German botanist guthriei For Prof. Frances Guthrie (1831-
in Berlin, co-author with K. Schumann, and 1899), British lawyer, mathematician and
president of the Deutsche Kakteen-Gesell- botanist, lived in RSA from 1861. (Delo-
schaft. (Coryphantha) sperma)
guerrae For Dr. Guilherme Guerra (fl. 1960), gutierrezii For Antonio Gutierrez (fl. 1985),
Director of Agriculture and Forests, Angol a. Brazilian cactu s collector in Rio Grande do
(Aloe) Su1. (Parodia mueller-melchersii ssp.)
guerrerensis For the occurrence in the state of guttatus Lat. , sprinkled with dots or drops; (1)
Guerrero, Mexico. (Agave , Furcraea) for the blotched leaves. (Agave, Lenophyl-
guerreronis As above. (Mammillaria) lum) - (2) for the blotched corolla. (Huer-
guianensis For the occurrence in Guian a. tMe- nia)
sembryanthemum) gydouwensis For the occurrence at Gydouw,
guiengola For the occurrence on Guiengola Ceres Distr., Western Cape, RSA . (Lampr-
Limestone, a limestone formation in Oax- anthus)
aca, Mexico. (Agave) - (2) For the occur- gymnocalycioides Gr. '-oides ', resembling;
rence at Cerro Guiengola, Oaxaca, Mexico. and for the genus Gymnocalycium (Cacta -
(Euphorbia) ceae). (Euphorbia)
guilanchi From the local vernacular name of Gymnocalycium Gr. 'gymnos', naked; and
the plants in Zacatecas, Mexico. (Opuntia) Gr. 'kalyx', calyx ; for the perianth tube de-
guillaumetii For Dr. Jean L. Guillaumet void of spines, bristles or hairs . (Cactaceae)
(*1934), French plant ecologist. (Aloe) gymnocladus Gr. 'gymnos', naked; and Gr.
guillauminianus For Prof. Andre Guillaumin 'klados' , branch; for the leafless twigs. (Eu -
(1885-1974), French botanist and Director phorbia)
of the Paris Natural History Museum. (Eu- gymnopodus Gr. 'gymnos', naked ; and Gr.
phorbia, Mammillariai 'podos" foot ; perhaps because the type was
guillemetii Probably a spelling error for Dr. found with an exposed tuber. (Bra chy-
Jean L. Guillaumet (*1934), French plant stelma)
ecologist. (Euphorbia beharensis var.) Gynostemma Gr. 'gyne', woman, female or-
101 gypsophilus

gans; and Gr. 'stemma', garland, crown; ap- gypsicola Lat. 'gypsum', gypsum; and Lat.
plication obscure. (Cucurbitaceae) '-cola', -dwelling. (Sedum)
Gynura Gr. 'gyne', woman, female organ, and gypsophilus Gr. 'gyp sos' , gypsum; and Gr.
Gr. 'oura', tail; the stigmas have a hairy tip. 'philos" friend; for the occurrence on gyp-
(Astera ceae) sum soils. (Agave, Dorstenia, Sedum)
103 hallianus

H for the genus Haemanthus (Amaryllida-

ceae) . (Boophane)
Haemanthus Gr. 'hairna, haimatos', b1ood;
and Gr. 'anthos' , flower; for the dark red
haageanus For Friedrich Adolph Haage (1796 flowers of some species. (Amaryllidaceae)
-1866), German cactu s horticulturist in Er- haematacanthus Gr. 'hairna, haimatos' ,
furt, founder of the renowned Haage Nurs- blood; and Gr. 'akanthos' , spine, thom; for
ery. (Mammillaria) - (2) For Wa1ther Haage the dark red spination. (Ferocactus)
(1899-1992), German horticu1turist, son of haematanthus Gr. 'hairna, haimatos', blood;
Ferdinand Haage and after his death (1930) and Gr. 'anthos', flower; for the dark red
owner of the renowned Haage cactu s nurs- flowers. (Echinop sis)
ery in Erfurt. (Cereus) haeneliae For Miss Christi ne Häne1 (tl. 1996),
haagei For Walther Haage (1899-1992), Ger- who collected the type. (Raphionacme)
man horticulturist, son of Ferdinand Haage hahnianus For Adolf Hahn (t 1954), German
and after his death (1930) owner of the cactus collector and nurseryman in Berlin-
renowned Haage cactus nursery in Erfurt. Lichterfelde. (Mammillaria)
(Gibbaeum) haitiensis For the occurrence in Haiti . (Mam-
Haageocereus For Walther Haage (1899- millaria prolifera ssp.)
1992), German horticulturist, son of Ferdi- hakonensis For the occurrence in the Hakone
nand Haage and after his death (1930) Distr., Honshu, Japan. (Sedum)
owner of the renowned Haage cactus nurs- halbingeri For Christian Halbinger (fl. 1931)
ery in Erfurt; and Cereus, a genus of colum- ofMexico City. (Echeveria, Mammillaria)
nar cacti. (Cactaceae) halei For J. P. HaIe (fl. 1889), 1andowner in
Haagespostoa Combination derived from the Baja Califomia who assisted T. S. Bran-
names of the parent genera. (Cactaceae) degee on his 1889 expedition. (Mammilla-
haagnerae For Mrs. C. H. "Peggy" Haagner ria)
(fl. 1986), South African naturalist. (Lavra- halenbergensis For the occurrence at Halen-
nia) berg [Haa1enberg], Namibia. (Conoph ytum)
habdomadis Contraction from Gr. 'hepta', halimoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
seven, and Gr. 'hebdomades ', week ; for the the genus Halimus (a synonym of Sesuvium,
occurrence at Sevenweekspoort, Westem Aizoaceae) (from Lat. 'halimos', salty); for
Cape , RSA . (Haworthia mucronata var.) the similar growth habit. (Portulaca , Tetra-
hadhramauticus For the occurrence in the gonia)
Had[h]ramaut region in S Yemen. (Huernia) halipedicola Lat. 'halipedum', coastal p1ain;
hadiensis For the occurrence at Hadiyah, Ye- and Lat. '-cola', inhabiting; for the preferred
men . (Plectranthus) habitat. (Euphorbia, Orbea, Synadenium)
hadramauticus For the occurrence in the Hallianthus Gr. 'anthos' , flower; and for
Had[h]ramaut region in S Yemen. (Euphor- Harry Hall (1906-1986), English-bom hor-
bia) ticulturist, curator of the Darrah Collection
hadrostachyus Gr. 'hadros', stout; and Gr. Manchester before emigrating to RSA in
's tachys', spike ; for the inflorescences. (Pe- 1947 and taking charge of the succulent
peromia) plant collection at Kirstenbosch National
haeckelianus For Prof. Dr. Emst H. P. A. Botanic Garden. (Aizoa ceae)
Haeckel (1834-1919), German evo1utionary hallianus For Harry Hall (1906-1986), Eng-
biologist in Jena . (Aptenia) lish-born horticulturist, curator of the Dar-
haemanthifolius For the genus Haemanthus rah Collection Manchester before emigrat-
(Amaryllidaceae); and Lat. '-folius', ing to RSA in 1947 and taking charge of the
-leaved . (Aloe) succulent plant collection at Kirstenbosch
haemanthoides Gr. '-oides' , resemb1ing; and National Botanic Garden. (Sene cio)
hallii 104

hallii As above. (Adromischus marianiae var., harardheranus For the occurrence near the
Antimima, Argyroderma framesii ssp., Astri- village of Harardhere, Mudug Region, So-
dia, Bulbine, Cephalophyllum, Cylindro- malia. (Pseudolithos)
phyllum, Drosanthemum, Erepsia, Euphor- harazianus For the occurrence on Mt. Haraz,
bia, Hartmanthus, Huernia , Jacobsenia, Yemen. (Delo sperma)
Lampranthus, Lithops, Othonna, Sansevie- hardyi For David S. Hardy (1931-1998), hor-
ria, Schlechteranthus, Trichodiadema, Tyle- ticulturist and former curator at the Botani-
codon) cal Garden Pretoria, RSA. (Aloe, Cynan-
Halosicyos Gr. 'hals, halos', salt; and Gr. 'si- chum , Cyphostemma, Euphorbia platyclada
cyos' , cucumber ; for the preferred occur- var., Orbeanthus, Stapelianthus)
rence on saline soils. (Cucurbitaceae) harlanus For the occurrence near Harla, Harar
hamaderohensis For the occurrence at Hama- Prov., Ethiopia. (Aloe)
deroh, Socotra. (Cissus) harlowii For Capt. Charles H. Harlow (ft.
hamatacanthus Lat. 'hamatus', hooked; and 1909), US-American naval officer and com-
Gr. 'akanthos ', spine, thom; for the hooked mandant of the Guant änamo Naval Station.
central spines. (Ferocactus) (Melocactus)
hamatilis Lat., having hooks; for the hooked harmonianus For the occurrence near the vil-
leaf tips. (Antimima) lage Harmonia, Rio Grande do Sul, BraziI.
hamatus Lat., hooked; (1) for the recurved (Frailea castanea ssp.)
stern tubercles. (Euphorbia, Selen icereus) - harmsii For Hermann A. T. Harrns (1870-
(2) for the recurved leaf tips. (Ruschia) - 1942), German botanist. (Echeveria)
(3) for the hooked appendages of the corona Harrisia For William Harris, collecting 1907-
segments. (Schizoglo ssum) 1911 on Jamaica , and Superintendent of the
hametiorum Gen. PI. of 'Harnet' ; für the an-
Public Gardens and Plantations of Jamaica .
cestors of the French physician and botanist
(Cactaceae)
Raymond Harnet. (Kalanchoe)
harrisii As above. (Agave)
hammeri For Steven A. Hammer (*1951),
Hartmanthus For Dr. Heidrun E. K. Hart-
US-American pianist, horticulturist and
mann (*1942), Gerrnan botanist at Hamburg
Mesemb specialist, and monographer of the
University and Aizoaceae specialist; and Gr.
genus Conophytum. (Conophytum)
'antho s' , flower. (Aizoaceae)
Hammeria As above. (Aizoaceae)
hammerschmidii For Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Jus- haselbergii For Dr. von Haselberg (fl. 1885),
tinian Hammerschmid (1914-1970), Ger- cactus hobbyist in Stralsund, Germany.
man Franciscan Father and from 1947 on- (Parodia)
wards missionary in San Ignacio de Ve- haseltonianus For Scott E. Haselton (1895-
lasco, Bolivia. (Echinopsis) 1991), US-American horticultural journ al-
hancockii Für Allan Hancock (ft. 1949), US- ist, cactus enthusiast and founder of the
American captain of the marine laboratory journal of the Cactus and Succulent Society
ship Velero IV. (Echinocereus maritimus of America. (Copiapoa)
ssp.) hassei For Herrnan E. Hasse (1836-1915),
handelii For Freiherr Heinrich von Handel- US-American physician and amateur botan-
Mazzetti (1882-1940), Austrian botanist ist. (Dudleya virens ssp.)
and explorer. (Rhodiola) hastatus Lat., hastate, lance-shaped ; (1) for
handiensis For the occurrence on the Jandia the leaf shape. (Adenia) - (2) for the robust
pensinsula, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. central spine. (Stenoca ctus)
(Euphorbia) hastifer Lat. 'hasta', spear, lance; and Lat.
hangzhouensis For the occurrence in the '-fer, -fera, -ferum', -carrying; for the spina-
Hangzhou Distr., Zhejiang, China. (Sedum) tion. (Matucana aurantiaca ssp., Thelocac-
hantamensis For the occurrence in the Han- tus)
tarn Mts., Northem Cape, RSA. (Antimima) Hatiora Anagram of the invalid generic name
105 heimenii

Hariota, for Thomas Hariot [Harriot] (1560 wife of Raymond C. Munch, farmer and
-1621), English mathematician, astronomer succulent plant grower near Rusape, Zim-
and natural history traveller. (Cactaceae) babwe. (Aloe)
hatschbachii For Gert Hatschbach (ft. 1960, heathii For Dr. F. H. Rodier Heath (ft. 1910-
1990), botanist and director of the Munici- 1937), English grower of succulent plants.
pal Botanical Museum, Curitiba, Brazil. (Gibbaeum)
(Apodanthera , Portulaca) hebdingii For Rene Hebding (1930-2002),
haudeanus For Michael Haude (1940-1994), French head gardener at 'Les Cedres', the
German horticultural engineer and head of a private botanical garden of the Marnier-La-
cactus nursery. (Mammillaria saboae ssp .) postolle family. (Senecio)
hauniensis For Kobenhaven (Lat. Havnia hecatandrus Gr. 'hecat-, hecto-', hundred-;
[Haunia]), where the plant was found grow- and Gr. 'aner, andros', man, [botany] sta-
ing in the Botanical Garden. (Agave) men; for the numerous stamens per ftower.
haussknechtii For Heinrich K. Haussknecht (Trianthema)
(1838-1903), German botanist in Weimar heckelii For Dr. Edouard M. Heckel (1843-
and explorer of the botany of the Orient. 1916), French landscape architect and cre-
(Rosularia) ator of the Marseille Botanical Garden. (Se-
hausteinianus For Prof. Dr. Erik Haustein dum)
(* 1910), German botanist at the University heckneri For J. H. Heckner (ft. 1930), Aus-
Erlangen, 1949-1968 editor of the German tralia-born Government Surveyor in Ore-
periodical "Kakteen und andere Sukkulen- gon , USA tLewisia cotyledon var., Sedum
ten". (Parodia) laxum ssp.)
havardianus For Valery Havard (1846-1927), hedbergii For K. Olov Hedberg (* 1923),
French-born US-American physician and Swedish botanist in Uppsala, and specialist
botanist. (Agave) on East African vegetation. (Crassula)
havasupaiensis For the occurrence in the Ha- hederifolius For the genus Hedera ("Ivy"; Ar-
vasupai Canyon, Arizona, USA. (Sclerocac- aliaceae); and Lat. ' -folius ', -leaved. (Oth-
tus parvifiorus ssp .) onna)
havlasae For Eisie Havlasa (ft. 1921), wife of hedigerianus For A. Hediger (ft. 1990), direc-
a friend of the Czech botanist Karel Domin. tor of the primary school at Lubumbashi,
(Pelargonium) Shaba Prov., Zaire, (Monadenium)
Haworthia For Adrian H. Haworth (1768- hedyotoides Gr. '<oides', resembling; and for
1833), English zoologist and botanist and the genus Hedyotis (Rubiaceae); application
succulent plant specialist. (Aloaceae) obscure. (Euphorbia)
haworthii As above. (Aeonium, Lampranthus, hedysaroides Gr. ' <oides', resembling; and for
Ruschia, Senecio , Tetragonia) the genu s Hedysarum (Fabaceae). (Oxali s)
haworthioides Gr. '-oides', similar to; and for hegnaueri For Prof. Dr. Robert Hegnauer
the genus Haworthia (Aloaceae). (Aloe, (*1919), Swiss-bom phytochemist at Leiden
Bulbine, Drimia) University, Netherlands. (Sedum luteolum
haygarthii For Walter J. Haygarth (1862- nssp.)
1950), Durban, RSA , collecting in RSA and heidelbergensis For the occurrence at Heidel-
contributing some drawings to Wood 's "Na- berg, Western Cape, RSA. (Ha worthia)
tal Plants". (Ceropegia) heidiae For Heidi Krähenbühl, wife of the
haynei For Friedrich G. Hayne (1763-1832), Swiss cactus hobbyist Felix Krähenbühl
German botanist and pharmacist in Berlin. (1917-2001) . (Mammillaria ) - (2) For
(Matucana) Heidi Neuhuber (*1965), wife of the Aus-
hazelianus For Mrs . Hazel O. Munch (nee trian cactus collector Gert Neuhuber. (Gym-
Eiske) (1912-2001), South African moving nocalycium)
to Zimbabwe with her parents when a child, heimenii For Gerhard Heimen (ft. 1999), Ger-
heinrichianus 106

man cactus hobbyist who first found the hemmingii For C. F. Hemming (fl. 1964), of
taxon in Brazil. (Arrojadoa) the Desert Locust Survey. (Aloe)
heinrichianus For W. Heinrich (fl. 1942), hempelianus For Georg Hempel (1847-1904),
German cactus hobbyist and around 1942 German cactus hobbyist, businessmen and
organizer of the illustrations archive of the estate owner in Ohorn, Sachsen, Germany.
German Cactus Society. (Eriosyce) (Oreocereus)
helenae For Mrs. He1en Decary (fl. 1929), hempelii As above. (Echinocereus fendleri
wife of Raymond Decary, French financia1 ssp.)
administrator and botanist in Madagascar. hemsleyanus For William B. Hemsley (1843-
(Aloe) - (2) For Mrs. He1ena van Heerde (fl. 1924), British botanist at Kew. (Matelea,
1937), wife of Pieter van Heerde, Spring- Sedum)
bok, Northern Cape, RSA. (Conophytum hendrickxii For Fred L. Hendrickx (fl. 1955),
tantillum ssp.) Belgian agronomist in Central Africa.
helianthoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and (Aloe)
for the genus Helianthus ("Sunflower"; Ast- hengduanensis For the occurrence in the
eraceae). (Apatesia) Hengduan Mts ., Sichuan, China. (Sedum)
helideranus For the occurrence near Helidera, henrici-robertii For Monsieur Henri-Robert
Bosaso Region , Somalia. (Aloe) (fl. 1913), "Bätonnier de l'Ordre des Av-
Heliophila Gr. 'helios', sun; and Gr. 'phile', ocas", a friend of the French botanist and
physician Raymond Harnet. (Sedum)
friend . (Brassicaceae)
henricii For Dr. M. Henrici (1892-1971),
heliosus Gr. 'helios', sun; and Lat. '-osus' , full
South African botanist. (Lampranthus)
of; for the numerous closely set areoles with
henricksonii For Dr. James S. Henrickson
stellate spination. (Rebutia)
(* 1940), US-American botanist. (Escobaria
helleri For Edmund Heller (1875-1939), US-
chihuahuensis ssp.)
American zoologist, traveller and collector.
heptacanthus Gr. 'hepta', seven; and Gr.
(Opuntia)
'akantha', spine, thorn; for the spine num-
helmiae For Mrs. M. Helm (fl. 1932-1937),
ber. (Discocactus)
Haworthia enthusiast. (Gibbaeum)
heptagonus Gr. 'hepta' , seven; and Gr. 'go-
helmsii Probably for Richard Helms (1842- nia', corner, angle; for the number of branch
1914) of the Department of Agricu1ture in ribs. (Euphorbia)
Sydney, Australia. (Crassula) herbaceus Lat., herbaceous, green and slight1y
helmutianus For Helmut Regnat (fl. 2002) , fleshy; (1) for the growth habit. (Monade-
German collector of succu1ents, esp. Cras- nium, Tetragonia) - (2) for the Ieaves. (Ha-
sulaceae. (Echeveria) worthia)
helmutii For Helmut E. Meyer (* 1908), horti- herberti For Dr. Herbert Maughan Brown (fl.
cu1turist at Stellenbosch University Botanic late 1920s, 1930s), physician and plant col-
Garden , RSA, son of the succu1ent plant en- lector in RSA. (Phyllobolus)
thusiast Louis G. Meyer. (Conophytum ste- herbeus Lat., herbaceous, herb-like; for the
phanii ssp., Lithops) annual herbaceous shoots. (Delosperma)
hemicryptus Gr. 'hemi-', half; and Gr. 'kryp- herbsthoferianus For Ing. Gunther Herbstho-
tos', hidden; (1) for the half-underground fer (* 1958), Austrian businessman in Linz
caudex. (Dioscorea) - (2) for the ha1f- and supporter of the Gymno calycium spe-
buried rosettes. (Haworthia variegata var.) cia1ist G. Neuhuber. (Gymnocalycium ocho-
hemisphaericus Lat., hemispherica1; (1) for terenae ssp.)
the shape of the plant bodies. (Mammillaria Hereroa For the occurrence in the region in-
heyderi ssp.) - (2) for the rosettes , which habited by the Herero tribe, Namibia. (Aizo-
are semiglobose in section. (Crassula) - (3) aceae)
probably for the leaf form. (Adromischus, hereroensis As above. (Aloe, Cyphostemma ,
Galenia) Portulaca , Trianthema)
107 hesseae

herman-schwartzii For Dr. Herman Schwartz herrei As above. (Antimima, Astridia, Astro-
(fl. 2002), US-American physieian, succu- loba, Brunsvigia, Cephalophyllum, Cheirid-
lent plant enthusiast and owner of Straw- opsis, Cleretum, Crassula nudicaulis var.,
berry Press. (Euphorbia) Cyrtanthus, Euphorbia, Haworthia glauca
hermannii For Hermann Petignat (t 2000), var., Hereroa, Lithops, Malephora, Monso-
Swiss-bom hotel-owner, artist and horticul- nia, Othonna , Schwantesia, Tromotriche)
turist in Madagascar. (Ceropegia) - (2) For herrerae For Alfonso L. Herrera (1870-
August Hermann (senior) (fi. 1953), US- 1942), Mexican biologist and naturalist,
Ameriean cactus collector in Phoenix, Ariz- founder of the zoologieal garden at Chapul-
ona. (Pediocactus) tepec in 1923. (Ferocactus, Mammillaria) -
hermansdorpensis For the occurrence in the (2) For Dr. Fortunato L. Herrera y Garmen-
Hermansdorp District, Westem Cape, RSA. dia (1873-1945), Peruvian botanist and pro-
(Pelargonium) fessor at the University of Cuzco. (Oxalis)
hermarius For Hermias (Mias) C. Kennedy herteri For Dr. Wilhelm (Guillermo) Herter
(fi. 1966-1968), succulent plant collector in (1884-1958), Swiss botanist and physician,
Bellville, RSA; and from the original provi- 1907 emigrating to Uruguay and later direc-
sional name C. rimarium, from Lat. 'rimar- tor of the Montevideo Botanical Garden,
lum', of the elefts, for the preferred habitat. later retuming to Germany (Hamburg).
(Conophytum smorenskaduense ssp.) (Parodia)
hermeticus MLat. 'hermeticus', a term used hertlingianus For Mr. Hertling, German mer-
in alchemy for confidential recipes; for the
chant and trader of drugs for Bayer in Peru,
occurrence in the "hermetically elosed" Pro-
accompanied C. Backeberg on his 1931-trip
tected Diamond Area ("Sperrgebiet") in Na-
in Peru. (Browningia)
mibia. (Lithop s)
hertrichianus For William Hertrieh (1878-
herminiae For Prof. Herminia Castellanos (fi.
1966), curator of the Huntington Botanieal
1941), wife of the Argentinian botanist Al-
Gardens, Califomia, USA. tEchinopsis,
berto Castellanos. (Hatiora)
Mammillaria)
hernandezii For Jorge Hemandez Camacho
(fi. 1960), Colombian botanist and plant herzogianus For Prof. Dr. Theodor C. J. Her-
collector. (Melocactus andinus ssp.) - (2) zog (1880-1961), German bryologist and
For Eulalio Hemandez (fi. 1983), nephew botanist in München, travelling 1907-1912
and field companion of the Mexican cactus in Bolivia. tEchinopsis tarijensis ssp., Mat-
collector Felipe Otero. (Mammillaria) ucana haynei ssp., Neoraimondia)
herniariifolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved; for the Hesperaloe Gr. 'hespera', evening; for the oc-
similarity of the leaves to those of Her- currence in North America (i.e. in the West,
niaria ("Hemiary", "Rupturewort"; Caryo- where the sun disappears in the evening);
phyllaceae). (Galenia) and for the superficial similarity to Aloe
herreanthus For Adolar G. J. "Hans" Herre (Aloaceae) . (Agavaceae)
(1895-1979), German hortieulturist and col- hesperanthus Gr. 'hespera', evening; and Gr.
lector in RSA, 1925-1960 curator of Stel- 'anthos', fiower; for the opening time of the
lenbosch University botanical garden; and fiowers. (Hereroa)
Gr. 'anthos', fiower; for the previous elassi- Hesperoyucca Gr. 'hespera', evening; for the
fication of the taxon in the genus Herrean- occurrence in W North Ameriea (i.e. in the
thus. (Conophytum) West, where the sun disappears in the
herreanus For Adolar G. J. "Hans" Herre evening); and for the similarity to Yucca
(1895-1979), German horticulturist and col- (Agavaceae). (Agavaceae)
lector in RSA, 1925-1960 curator of Stel- hesseae For the (botanical?) collector Mrs.
lenbosch University botanical garden. (Avo- Hesse (fi. 1954), without further data. (Cis-
nia, Senecio) tanthe parryi var.)
hesteri 108

hesteri For J. Pinckney Hester (tl. 1945), US- plane, seat; and Gr. '-phoros" carrying; for
American cactu s enthusiast in Fredonia, the 6-angled tubercles of the plant body.
Arizona, and one of the leading explorers of (Theloca ctus)
the Big Bend area of Texas, USA . (Escoba- hexagonus Gr., with six angles; (1) for the
ria) six-ribbed sterns. (Cereus) - (2) for the usu-
hestermalensis For the occurrence in the Hes- ally six-ribbed sterns. (Caralluma)
ter Malan Nature Reserve, Northem Cape, hexamerus Gr. 'hexa-', six; and Gr. 'meros',
RSA. (Dorotheanthu s bellidiformis ssp.) part; for the 6 sepals and 6 fruit locules .
heterocarpus Gr. 'heteros' , different; and Gr. (Ruschia)
'karpos', fruit ; for the variable fruits. (Pte- hexapetalus Gr. 'hexa-', six; and Gr. 'peta-
ronia) lon', petal. (Furcraea)
heterochromus Gr. 'heteros', different ; and heybensis For the occurrence on Buur Heybe,
Gr. 'chromos' , colour; (1) for the branche s an inselberg in S Somalia. (Aloe)
variegated with green and yellow-green. heyderi For Privy Councellor Eduard Heyder
(Euphorbia) - (2) for the spine coloration. (1808-1884), Gerrnan cactus hobbyi st in
(Thelocactus) Berlin . (Mammillaria)
heterodontus Gr. 'heteros' , different; and Gr. heynei For Benjamin Heyne (1770-1819),
'odous, odontos' , tooth; for the variously East India Company botanist stationed in
toothed leaf margins. (Rhodiola) Madras , India . (Jatropha)
hians Lat., gaping, widely opening; for the
heterodoxus Gr. 'heteros', different; and Gr.
gaping fissure between the lobes of the
'doxa', splendour, glory; perhaps for the no-
fused leaf pair. (Conophytum)
ticeably different inflorescences. (Eupho r-
hickenii For Dr. Crist öbal M. Hicken (1875-
bia)
1933), Argentinian botanist and founder of
heteropetalus Gr. 'heteros', different; and Gr.
the Instituto Bot änico Darwinion, San Is-
'petalon', petal; for the unequal size of the
idro, Argentina. (Pterocactus)
petals . (Erepsia , Ruschia)
hiemalis Lat., pertaining to winter; for the
heterophyllus Gr. 'heteros', different; and Gr.
flowering time. (Lampranthus)
'phyllos', leaf. (Aspidoglossum , Pelargo-
hiemiftorus Lat. 'hiems' , winter ; and Lat.
nium)
'-floms' , -flowering . (Agave)
heteropodus Gr. 'heteros', different; and Gr. hiernii For William P. Hiem (1839-1925),
'podion', foot; for the differently shaped tu- British botanist who catalogued Welwitsch's
bercles at base and tip of the sterns, which plant collections from Angola. (Elaeophor-
were thought to be diagnostic. (Monade- bia)
nium) hierrensis For the occurrence on Hierro, Ca-
heterosepalus Gr. 'heteros ', different; and Gr. nary Island s. (Aeonium)
'sepalon' , sepal; for the unequal size of the hijazensis For the occurrence in Hijaz Prov.,
sepals . (Echeveria) Saudi Arabia. (Aloe)
heterospinus Gr. 'heteros', different; and Lat. hildebrandtii For Dr. Johann M. Hildebrandt
'-spinus', -spined; for the differing spine (1847-1881), Gerrnan naturalist and widely-
size at the base and tip of mature plants. travelled collector in Africa and Madagas-
(Euphorbia) car. (Aloe , Dorstenia, Kalanchoe, Moringa,
heterotrichus Gr. 'heteros', different ; and Gr. Senecio, Senecio nyikensis var.)
'thrix, trichos', hair; application obscure. hildegardiae For Hildegard Winter (1893-
(Crassula perfoliata var.) 1975), sister of the Gerrnan cactus specialist
heuffelii For Johann A. Heuffel (1800-1857), E Ritter, who sold the seeds collected by
Hungarian physician and botanist. (Semper- hirn. (Cleisto cactus)
vivum) hildmannianus For Heinrich Hildmann (fl.
hexaedrophorus Gr. 'hexa-' , six; Gr. 'hedra' , 1870-1895), German cactus horticulturist
109 hislopii

and owner of a cactu s nursery in Birken- hiriartiae For Patricia Hiriart Valencia (ft.
werder near Berlin . (Cereus) 1992), Mexican botanist and professor.
hileiabaianus For the occurrence in the perhu - (Beauearnea)
mid Atlantic forest ('Hileia Baiana') in hirschii For Dr. G. Hirsch (ft. 1954), German
Bahia, Brazil. tRhipsalis baeeifera ssp.) botanist in Heidelberg who accompanied W.
hilliardiae For Dr. Olive Mary Hilliard (nee Rauh 1954 on his expedition to Peru. (Aus-
Hillary) (*1926); South African botanist troeylindropuntia)
and Strepto earpus specialist. iSchizoglos- hirschtianus For Karl Hirscht (t 1925), Ger-
sum) man cactus hobby ist in Berlin . (Penioce-
hillii For Leslie J. Hill (1908-2003), South reus)
African chartered accountant, businessman hirsutissimus Lat., hairiest (Superl. of Lat.
and philanthropist supporting education and 'hirsutus', hairy); for the very hairy leaves.
conservation in the Western Cape, and ethu- (Opereulicarya, Portulaca)
siastic field collector and grower of plants, hirsutus Lat., roughly hairy ; (1) because the
esp. succulents. (Astridia) whole plant is distinctly hairy. (Ceropegia,
hilmarii For Hilmar Lückhoff (t 1994), with- Monadenium , Sedum) - (2) for the sterns.
out further data . (Deilanthe, Tanquana) (Stapelia) - (3) for the hairy sterns and
himalensis For the occurrence in the Hi- leaves. (Tetragonia , Trichodiademai - (4)
malayas . (Rhodiola) for the leaves. (Crassula, Cucumis, Dischi-
himanthocladus Gr. 'himas, himanto s' , strap ; dia, Raphionacme)
and Gr. 'klados', branch; for the shape of hirtellus Lat., shortly bristly (Dirn. of Lat.
the stern segments. (Pseudorhipsalis) 'hirtus', roughly hairy); (1) for the sterns
and leaves. (Brachystelma, Kedrostis) - (2)
hindii For Dr. David J. N. Hind (*1957), Eng-
for the sterns and pedicels. (Drosanthemum)
lish botanist at the Kew herbarium. (Apod-
hirticrassus Lat. ' hirtus' , hairy; and Lat.
anthera)
'crassus', thick ; for the overall pube scence .
hindsianus For Richard B. Hinds (1812-
(Senecio)
1847), British naval surgeon, attached as
hirtifolius Lat. 'hirtus', hairy; and Lat. '-fol-
surgeon naturalist to HMS Sulphur. (Bu rs-
ius', -leaved, (Tylecodon)
era, Euphorbia californica var.)
hirtipes Lat. 'hirtus' , hairy ; and Lat. 'pes',
hintermannii For Dr. Hintermann (ft. 1940),
foot; for the hairy leaves. (Crassula)
veterinary surgeon in Casablanca and presi-
hirtipetalus Lat. 'hirtus', hairy ; and Lat. 'pe-
dent of Le Club des Plantes Grasses de
talum ', petal. (Pelargonium)
Casablanca, who raised this hybrid . (Sene-
hirtulus Lat., shortly hairy; for the shorter
eio)
hairs in comparison with the typical variety.
hintonii For George Boole Hinton (senior) (Jatropha erythropoda var.)
(1882-1942), English-born metallurgist, hirtus Lat., (roughly) hairy; (1) for the hairy
farmer and plant collector in Mexico , grand- young shoots . (Delosperma) - (2) for the
father of George S. Hinton . (Euphorbia , Se- hairiness of the plant. (Tradescantia) - (3)
dum) - (2) For George Sebasti än Hinton for the hairs present on most plant parts.
(*1949), Mexican farmer and botanical col- (Sempervivum globiferum ssp.) - (4) für the
lector in Nuevo Le ön, grands on of George hairy leaves. (Pelargonium) - (5) for the
B. Hinton (senior). (Arioearpus bravoanus hairy corolla lobes . (Schizoglossum biden s
ssp., Aztekium; Theloea etus rinconensis ssp.)
ssp.) hirundo Lat., swallow; for the shape of the
hintoniorum For George Sebasti än Hinton jr. corpuscle of the pollinaria. (Aspidoglossum)
(*1949) and his family, Mexican farmer and hislopii For Mr. A. Hislop (ft. 1920-1922),
botanical collector in Nuevo Le ön, Mexico . botanical collector in Southern Rhodesia
(Co ryphantha, Sedum, Turbinicarpus be- (now Zimbabwe). (Euphorbia milii var.,
guinii ssp.) Huernia)
hispanicus 110

hispanicus Lat. 'Hispania' , Spain; for the oc- River, Vanrhynsdorp Distr., Western Cape,
currence there . (Aizoanthemum, Pistorinia, RSA. (Lampranthus , Ruschlai
Sedum) hollandii For Frederick Huntly Holland (1873
hispidissimus Superl. of Lat. 'hispidus' , his- -1955), South African businessmen and nat-
pid, covered with coarse erect hairs like an uralist. (Delosperma , Lampranthus)
unshaved beard five days old; for the stern hollianus Unknown. (Pachycereus)
surface . (Galenia) holmesiae For Mrs. Susan Carter Holmes
hispidus Lat., hispid, covered with coarse (* 1933), English botanist at RBG Kew, and
erect hairs like an unshaved beard five days specialist on Euphorbia and Aloe in Tropi-
old; for the hairy leaves . (Crassula mesem- cal Africa. (Euphorbia)
bryanthoides ssp., Crassula subulata var.) holochlorinus Gr. 'hole ', entire; and Lat.
hispifolius Lat. , hispid, covered with coarse 'chlorinus', yellow-green; for the entirely
erect hairs like an unshaved beard five days green branches. (Euphorbia)
old; and Lat. '-folius ', -leaved. (Drosanthe- holochrysus Gr. 'hole', entire; and Gr. 'chry-
mum) sos' , golden yellow; for the flower colour.
histrix Lat. / Gr., porcup ine, hedgehog; for the (Aeonium arboreum var.)
spiny plant bodies. (Ferocactus) holopetalus Gr. ' holo', entire; and Gr. 'peta-
hitchcockii For Albert S. Hitchcock (1865- Ion' , petal; application obscure. (Sedum)
1935), US-American botanist (Opuntia) hommelsii For Mr. Cees H. Hommels (fl.
hlangapies For the occurrence at Hlangapies 1987), Dutch botanist and cytologist. (Se-
(Zulu place name , "Langgewacht") in Mpu- dum lorenzoi nssp.)
malanga, RSA. (Aloe) hondala From the local vernacular name of
hobsonii For H. E. Hobson (fl. 1913), without the plants in Sri Lanka. (Adenia)
further data. (Rhodiola) hondurensis For the occurrence in Honduras.
hoehnei For Frederico C. Hoehne (1882- (Disoca ctus nelsonii var., Opuntia, Selen i-
1959), Brazilian botanist in Säo Paulo. (Por- cereus)
tulaca) Hoodia For a Mr. Hood (fl. 1830), British sur-
hoelleri For Werner Höller (fL 1995), head geon in London, and succulent plant grower.
gardener at the University Botanical Garden (Asclepiadaceae)
Bonn, Germany. (Rhip salis) hookeri For Sir William J. Hooker (1785-
hoerleinianus For a Mr. Hoerlein [Hörlein ?] 1865), British botani st, first director of the
(fl. 1923), without further data . (Lampran- Royal Botanic Garden s Kew 1841-1865.
thus) (Agave , Calibanus, Ceropegia, Epiphyllum)
hoferi For Anton ("Toni") Hofer (fl. 2002), - (2) For Sir Joseph D. Hooker (1817-
Swiss cactus collector. (Turbinicarpus) 1911), British botanist and explorer, pioneer
hoffmannii For Ralph Hoffmann (fl. 1995- plant geographer, director of the Royal Bot-
2002) , Swiss horticulturist and succulent anic Gardens Kew 1865-1885, son of
plant enthu siast near Zürich. (Aloe) William J. Hooker. (Lithops, Pachyphytum,
hofstaetteri For Siegfried Hofstätter (fl. Rhodiola)
1992), German plant importer. (Ceropegia, hopetownensis For the occurrence near Hope-
Euphorbia) town, Northern Cape , RSA . (Euphorbia)
hohenauensis For the occurrence at Hohenau, horakii For Bohuslav Honik (1877-1942),
Paraguay. (Rhip salis floccosa ssp.) Czech botani st. (Sedum grisebachii var.)
hojnyi For L. Hojny (fl. 1998), Czech succu- horichii For Clarence K. Horich (1930-1994),
lent plant collector. (Pachypodium) German horticulturist, resident in Costa
holei For R. S. Hole (fl. 1913), then Director at Rica from 1957, and well-known plant col-
the Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun , lector. (Pseudorhipsalis)
India . (Sedum) horizontalis Lat., horizontal; for the horizon-
holensis For the occurrence near the Hol tally spreading flowers. (Umbilicus)
111 Huernia

horizonthalonius Lat. 'horizontalis' , horizon- Imperial d'Histoire Naturelle" in Paris (fl.

tal; and Gr. 'halonion', small place (for the 1857), travelled 1838 with Guillaumin in
areoles); for the horizontally oriented are- Brazil. (Lepismium)
oles. (Echinocactus) howardii For Dr. Thaddeus M. Howard
horombensis For the occurrence in the Hor- (* 1929), US-American botanist. (Agave)
ombe Mts., Madagascar. (Euphorbia, Pa- howei For D. E Howe (fl. 1974), the collector
chypodium) of the type material. (Echinocereus engel-
horridispinus Lat. 'horridus " bristly, prickly, mannii var.)
rough; and Lat. '-spinus', spined. (Gymno- howellii For Thomas J. Howell (1842-1912),
calycium monvillei ssp.) US-American botanist, pioneer of the Ore-
horridus Lat., bristly, prickly, rough; (1) for gon and NW American flora. tLewisia coty-
the rigid spines. (Myrmecodia) - (2) for the ledon var.) - (2) For John T. Howell
numerous strong spines. (Acanthocereus, (* 1903), US-American botanist at the Cali-
Euphorbia, Melocactus, Parodia microsper- fornia Academy of Seiences and specialist
ma ssp., Pereskia , Rhipsalis baccifera ssp., for the Galäpagos flora. (Portulaca)
Uebelmannia pectinifera ssp.) - (3) for the howeyi For Mr. Howey (fl. 1925), without fur-
strong leaf marginal teeth. (Agave) ther data. (Opuntia)
horripilus Lat. 'horrere', be seized with hor- howmanii For H. Roger G. Howman (* 1909),
ror, project; and Lat. 'pilus', hair; for the Zimbabwean Native Commissioner in sev-
spination . (Turbinicarpus) eral areas of the former Southern Rhodesia .
horrispinus Lat. 'horrere' , be seized with hor- (Aloe)
ror, project; and Lat. '-spinus', spined. (Ce- Hoya For Thomas Hoy (tl82l), gardener at
reus) Syon House, England . (Asclepiadaceae)
horstii For Leopoldo Horst (1918-1987), Ger- huachucensis For the occurrence in the Hua-
chuca Mountains, Arizona, USA. (Agave
man-born Brazilian cactus collector and ex-
parryi var.)
porter in Rio Grande do Sul. (Cleistocactus
huagalensis For the occurrence at Hacienda
baumannii ssp., Discoca ctus, Frailea gra-
Huagal, Dept. Cajamarca, Peru. (Matucana)
cillima ssp., Gymnocalycium, Parodia , Par-
huajuapensis Für the occurrence near Huajua-
odia otton is ssp.)
pan de Le ön, Oaxaca, Mexico. (Opuntia)
hortenseae For Hortense Muir (fl. 1927),
huanucoensis For the occurrence near Hu än-
daughter of the Scottish physician and natu-
uco, Dept. Hu änuco, Peru. (Espostoa)
ralist Dr. John Muir. (Muiria)
huascensis For the occurrence near Huasco,
horwoodii For Francis ("Frank") K. Horwood
Chile. (Eriosyce crispa var.)
(1924-1987), English horticulturist and suc-
huascha From the local vernacular name of
culent plant propagator, later emigrating to the plants in Argentina with the meaning of
California. (Euphorbia, Pseudolithos) "orphan". (Echinopsis)
hossei For Prof. Dr. Carl C. Hosseus (1878- huasiensis For the occurrence at Inca Huasi,
1950), German botanist, collected in Thai- Dept. Chuquisaca, Bolivia. (Rebutia)
land, settling in Argentina 1912 and 1916- huastecensis For the occurrence in the Cafi6n
1946 professor of botany in C ördoba, (Gym- de Huasteca, Nuevo Le ön, Mexico. tEch ino-
nocalycium) cereus viereckii ssp.)
hottentotorum For the Hottentots, a Khoi hubertii For Prof. Dr. Hubert Winkler (1875-
tribe living in the area where the taxon is 1941), German botanist widely travelling in
native. (Quaqua) Asia and Africa. (Euphorbia)
hottentottus As above. (Crassula sericea var., Huernia For Justus Heumius [van Heurne]
Euphorbia) (1587-1652), Dutch physician and mission-
houlletianus For Mr. Houllet, "sous-chef' of ary and first European to collect plants at
the glasshouse section of the "Museum the Cape of Good Hope, RSA, retaining the
huernioides 112

original typographical error in the proto - romischus, Aloe, Armatocereus, Cistanthe,

logue. (Asclepiadaceae) Cop iapoa, Cyphostemma, Dicrocaulon,
huernioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for Echeveria, Frithia, Huemia, Kalanchoe,
the genus Huernia (Asclepiadaceae) . (Or- Rhodiola, Talinum)
bea) hunua For the occurrence near Hunua, a 10-
Huerniopsis For the genu s Huernia (Asclepia- cality near Auckland, New Zealand. (Cras-
daceae); and Gr. '-opsis', like. (Asclepiada- sula )
ceae ) huotii For Mr. Huot (fl. 1853), cactus horticul-
hugo-schlechteri For Hugo Schlechter (tL turist working in the Monville collection.
1926), German lithographer, father of the (Echinopsis)
botanist Rudolf Schlechter. (Titanopsis) hurlingii For Mr. J. Hurling (fl. 1928-1933),
huillensis For the occurrence at Huil[l]a, An- dairy farmer and nurseryman (together with
gola . (Adenia, Orbea) Neil) in Bonnievale, Western Cape, RSA.
huilunchu From the local vernacular name of (Haworth ia reticulata var., Lampranthus)
the plants in Provo Ayopaya, Dept. La Paz, hurstii For Capt. H. E. Hurst (fl. 1941) of
Bolivia. (Cereus) Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, who first
huincoensis For the occurrence near Huinco collected this taxon. (Harrisia)
in the Santa Eulalia valley, Dept. Lima, hurteri For Mr. Don G. Hurter (fl. 1915),
Peru. (Corryocactus) Quezaltenango, Guatemala, who photogra-
huitcholensis For the occurrence in the Sierra phed Guatemalan Agave s for W. Trelease.
de los Huitcholes, Jalisco, Mexico. (Echino - (Agave)
cereus polyacanthus ssp.) hutchisonianus For Ted Hutchison (fl. 1934),
huitzilopochtli For Huitzilopochtli , deity of US-American cactus collector in Azusa,
sun and war in the Aztec religion. tMammil- California. (Mammillaria)
laria) hutchisonii For Paul C. Hutchison (1924-
hultenii For Eric O. G. Hulten (1894-1981), 1997), US-American botanist at Berkeley,
Swedish botanist and explorer. (Sedum) California, and later owner of a nursery.
humbert-capuronii For Prof. Henri [Jean- tLewisia kelloggii ssp., Peperomia)
Henri] Humbert (1887-1967), and Rene P. huttoniae For Mrs . Caroline Hutton (nee
R. Capuron (1921-1971), French botanists Atherstone) (1826-1908), South African
in Madagascar. (Cynanchum) wife of the English civil servant Henry Hut-
humbertianus For Prof. Henri [Jean-Henri] ton, who emigrated 1844 to RSA. (Euphor-
Humbert (1887-1967), French botanist in bia inermis var.)
Madagascar, and specialist of the Madagas- huttonii For Henry Hutton (1825-1896), Eng-
can flora. (Cissus) lish-born civil servant, emigrated 1844 to
humbertii As above. (Alluaudia, Aloe, Cero- RSA . (Bra chystelma)
pegia, Crassula, Peperomia, Seyrigia) hyacinthoides Gr. '-oides' , resemb1ing ; and
humblotianus For Leon Humblot (fl. 1848), for the genus Hyacinthus ("Hyacinth"; Hya-
French plant collector. (Do rstenia cuspidata cinthaceae). (Dipcadi , Sansevieria)
var.) hyalacanthus Gr. 'hyalos' , glass, crystal; and
humboldtianus For Friedrich H. A. von Hum- Gr. 'akantha' , thom, spine ; for the spination.
boldt (1769-1859), German scientist who (Cleistocactu s)
travelled widely in S America and Mexico hyalinus Lat., glassy, crystal-like; for the
with Aime Bonpland. (Jatropha) spination. (Mammillaria lasiacantha ssp.)
humboldtii As above. (Mammillaria) hybopleurus Gr. 'hybos', tubercle, hump; and
humifusus Lat., spread out on the ground and Gr. 'pleuron' , rib; for the tuberculate ribs .
mat-forming. (Acrosanthes, Cypselea, Nol- (Gymnocalycium)
ana, Opuntia, Sedum, Tylosema) hybridus Lat. , hybrid; (1) because the taxon is
humilis Lat., 10w, modest, low-growing. (Ad- of hybrid origin. (Disocactus, Me sembryan-
113 hystrix

themum) - (2) because the taxon was (erro- hypertrophicus Gr. 'hyper', beyond, over,
neously) thought to be of hybrid origin. above, very; and Gr. 'trophe' , food, nurish-
(Phedimus) ment; because the plants are extraordinarily
Hydnophytum Gr. 'hydnon', truffle, edible fat-looking and succulent, i.e. 'over-fed' .
mushroom; and Gr. 'phyton', plant; for the (Mesembryanthemum)
truffle-like tubers. (Rubiaceae) hyphaenoides Gr. '<oides', resembling, and
hydrocotylifolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved; for for the palm genus Hyphaene; application
the similarity of the leaves to those of Hy- obscure. (Operculicarya)
drocotyle ("Marsh Pennywort"; Apiaceae). hypogaeus Gr., underground; (1) for the semi-
(Tetilla) underground plant bodies. (Copiapoa) - (2)
Hydrophylax Gr. 'hydro' , water; and Gr. for the underground stern and main
'phylax' , guardian, custodian; perhaps for branches. (Euphorbia)
the occurrence near the coast. (Rubia cea e) hypolasia Gr. 'hypo' , beneath; and Lat. 'Asia' ,
hylaeus Gr. 'hylaio s', pertaining to the forest; Asia; for the occurrence in Papua New
for the occurrence in forested areas. (Esp os- Guinea 'beneath' (south of) Asia. (Hoya)
toa ) hypoleucus Gr. 'hypo', beneath; and Gr.
Hylocereus Gr. 'hyle', forest; and for Cereus , 'leukos', white; for the grey-tomentose
a genus of columnar cacti; for the habitat in lower face of the leaves. (Cyphostemma)
forests. (Cactace ae) hyptiacanthus Gr. 'hyptios', recurved; and
Hylotelephium Gr. 'hyle' , forest; and Gr. Gr. 'akantha', spine, thom . (Gymnocalyci-
'telephion', antique Gr. name for Hylotele- um,Opuntia)
ph ium telephium and other taxa; for the fre- hystrichoides Gr. 'hystrix' , porcupine, hedge-
quent occurrence in open forests. (Crass ula- hog; and Gr. '-oides', resembling; for the
ceae) spiny plant bodies. (Echinopsis)
Hymenogyne Gr. 'hymen', membrane; and hystricinus Lat., like a hedgehog; for the
Gr. 'gyne', woman, [Bot.] female organs; spination. (Opuntia polyacantha var.)
for the seemingly winged seeds. (Aizoa- hystrix Lat. / Gr., porcupine, hedgehog ; (1) for
ceae) the dense spination. (Cleistocactus, Cumu-
Hypagophytum Gr. 'hypagein', to deceive, to lopuntia , Matucana haynei ssp.) - (2) for
mislead; and Gr. 'phyton', plant; for the for- the spiny persistent stipules. (Pelargonium)
mer erroneous classification as Sempervi- - (3) for the bristly-papillate corolla. (Huer-
vum. (Crassulaceae) nia)
115 imperialis

I imalotensis For the occurrence in the lmaloto

valley, Madagascar. (Aloe)
imbricans Lat., becoming imbricate, like tiles
on a roof; for the leaf arrangement. (Lampr-
anthus)
ianthinanthus Gr. 'ianthinos', violet; and Gr. imbricatus Lat., imbricate, overlapping like
'anthos', fiower. (Tunilla) tiles on a roof; (1) for the leaf arrangement.
ianthothele Gr. 'ianthos', violet; and Gr. (Ceropegia, Delosperma, Dischidia, Hoya,
'thele', tubercle; for the colour of the tuber- Rhodiola, Villadia) - (2) for the tuberculate
culate ribs of the sterns. (Lepismium) stern segments. (Cylindropuntia) - (3) for
ibicuatensis For the occurrence near Ibicuati, the arrangement of the bracteoles on the
ProvoCordillera, Dept. Santa Cruz, Bolivia. persistent peduncles and pedicels. (Ruschia)
(Echinopsis) imerina For the occurrence in the region of
ibityensis For the occurrence on Mt. Ibity, C the Imerina tribe, C Madagascar. (Euphor-
Madagascar. (Aloe) bia)
icensis For the occurrence near Ica, Dept. Ica, imerinensis As above. (Aloe , Cynanchum
Peru. (Haageocereus) compactum var.)
icosagonoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; for the imitans Lat., imitating; (1) for the similarity
similarity to Cleistocactus icosagonus. of the sterns to those of Epiphyllum an-
(Haageocereus) guliger. (Weberocereus) - (2) for the simi-
icosagonus Gr. 'eikosi', twenty; and Gr. 'go- larity to species of Cephalophyllum (Aizoa-
nia', corner, angle; for the number of ribs ceae). (Cheiridopsis) - (3) for the similarity
originally observed. (Cleistocactus) of the leaves and fruit capsules to those of
some species of the genus Delosperma (Ai-
ictericus Lat., yellowish as suffering from
zoaceae) . (Trichodiadema)
jaundice; for the pale yellowish-green col-
imitatus Lat., imitated; for the similarity to
our of the plant. (Monanthes)
Euphorbia brevis. (Euphorbia)
ignavus Lat., lazy, idle, sluggish; for the slow-
immaculatus Lat., unspotted; (1) for the (usu-
ness with which the old sheathing leaves are
ally) unspotted leaves. (Adromischus maria-
broken up. (Conophytum ectypum ssp.)
niae var., Aloe) - (2) for the uniformly col-
ignescens From Lat. 'ignescere', to catch fire,
oured corolla. (Duvalia)
set fire; for the fiower colour. (Cumulopun-
immelmaniae For Mrs. Immeiman of Piquet-
tia)
berg, RSA, who collected the plant around
ignoratus Lat., ignored, unnoticed; because 1927. (Lampranthus , Stapelia)
the taxon went unnoticed for a long time. immersus Lat., immersed; for the growth
(Monsonia) form with the stern below ground-level.
iharanae For the occurrence near Iharana (for- (Euphorbia)
merly Vohemar), N Madagascar. (Euphor- imminutus Lat., diminished, reduced in size;
bia) for the smaller habit. (Euphorbia ephedroi-
Ihlenfeldtia For Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Ihlen- des var.)
feldt (* 1932), German botanist at Hamburg imparispinus Lat. 'impar', unequal; and Lat.
University, specializing in Aizoaceae and '-spinus', -spined; for the irregular spine
Pedaliaceae. (Aizoaceae) length. (Euphorbia)
illegitimus Lat., illegitimate, not right; for the Impatiens Lat., impatient, sensitive, touchy;
unusual fiower colour. (Ceropegia) for the explosive fruits. (Balsaminaceae)
illepidus Lat., impolite, rude, disagreeable; imperatae For Imperato Ferrante (1550-
application obscure, perhaps for the general 1625), Italian apothecary and naturalist.
appearance of the plants. (Mestoklema) (Euphorbia milii var.)
illichianus For a Mr. Illich (fi. 1907), without imperialis Lat., imperial, stately, grand; for
further data. (Crassula globularioides ssp.) the large beautiful fiowers. (Echinopsis)
implexicoma 116

implexieoma Lat. 'implexus', tangled, inter- inarticulatus Lat. 'in-', not; and Lat. 'articula-
woven; and Lat. 'corna' , tuft of hair, mane; tus',jointed; for the sterns. (Euphorbia)
most probably for the intricately intertwined ineaehaeanus For the occurrence at Incach-
filiform sterns. (Tetragonia) aca, Provo Cochabamba, Bolivia. (Lepi s-
implexus Lat., tangled, interwoven; for the mium)
growth habit. (Senecio) ineanus Lat., hoary, white; for the grey-hairy
implieatus Lat., entangled, interwoven; for the sterns and leaves. (Brachystelma, Pepero-
growth form. (Cynanchum) mia)
impressus Lat., impressed, printed; (1) for the inearnatus Lat., flesh-coloured; for the flower
impressions left on the leaves by the central colour. (Quaqua, Stathmostelma)
bud cone. (Agave) - (2) for the longitudinal inearus For the occurrence in the Land of the
impressed line on the leaves. (Ruschia) Inca, Peru. (Villadia)
inaehabensis For the occurrence at Inachab, inee Turkish 'ince', elegant; for the delicate
Namibia. (Mesembryanthemum) slender sterns and the general appearance of
inaequalis Lat., unequal, different; (1) for the the plants. (Sedum)
unequalleaves. (Rhinephyllum) - (2) for the inclaudens Lat. 'in-' , not; Lat. 'c1audens',
unequal length of the first-formed leaves. c1osing; because the ftowers last several
(Cephalophyllum) - (3) for the unequal days and do not close for the night. (Erep-
length of the sepals. (Delosperma, Lampr- sia, Esterhu ysenia)
anthus) inclusus Lat., inc1uded; because pedicel and
inaequidens Lat. 'in-' , not; Lat. 'aequus' , flower base are enclosed by large bracts.
equal; and Lat. 'den s' , tooth; for the un- (Octopoma, Ruschia)
ineomptus Lat., unadomed, unkempt, untidy;
equalleaf marginal teeth. (Agav e)
perhaps for the growth. (Delosp erma)
inaequilateralis Lat. 'in- ', not; Lat. 'aequus ',
ineonfluens Lat., not ftowing together; be-
equal; and Lat. 'latus , lateris' , [lateral] mar-
cause the lines on the leaves are hardly con-
gin; for the irregularly shaped stern seg-
nected. (Haworthia mucronata var.)
ments. (Opuntia)
ineonspicuus Lat., inconspicuous ; (1) for the
inaequispinus Lat. 'in-', not; Lat. 'aequus',
size of the plants. (Aloe, Hoya, Raphion-
equal; and Lat. '-spinus', -spined; for the
acme, Sedum) - (2) for the small ftowers.
variation in the spination on each branch.
(Delosperma, Lampranthus) - (3) for the
(Euphorbia)
small ftowers and the few petals. (Ruschia)
inaguensis For the occurrence on Little In- ineonstantius Lat., inconstant, fickle; for the
agua Island, Bahamas. (Agave) variable habit. (Euphorbia)
inamarus Lat. 'in- ', not; and Lat. 'amarus', inerassatus Lat., thickened; for the basal tu-
bitter; because the leaves do not taste bitter. ber. (Pelargonium)
(Aloe) ineultus Lat. 'in- ', not; and Lat. 'cultus', culti-
inamoenus Lat., not beautiful; (1) for the stern vated; for the occurrence at a distance from
segments that are dull-coloured and wrin- local areas of cultivation. (Euphorbia)
kled in the dry season. (Tacinga) - (2) per- ineumbens Lat., incumbent, folded inwards
haps for the unspotted leaves. (Adromi s- and lying upon; for the position of the stam-
chus) inodes. (Ruschia)
inandensis For the occurrence at Inanda, ineurvatus Lat., curved inwards; for the place-
KwaZulu-Natal, RSA. (Crassula) ment of the staminodes. (Ruschia)
inanis Lat., empty, useless, vain; perhaps for ineurvulus Dirn. of Lat. 'incurvus', curved in-
the small plant size. (Crassula) wards; for the orientation of the leaf tips.
inapertus Lat. 'in-', not; and Lat. 'apertus', (Haworthia cymbiformis var.)
open; for the tubular and hardly opening ineurvus Lat., curved inwards; for the leaves.
flowers. (Opuntia) (Hereroa , Lampranthus)
117 integer

indagatorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'indagator', ex- ingomensis For the occurrence at Ingoma,
plorer; according to the protologue com- KwaZulu-Natal, RSA. (Schizoglossum)
memorating the explorers who first sighted ingwersenii For Walter E. T. Ingwersen (1885
Watling Island in the Bahamas, and Dr. -1960), botanist collecting in the Caucasus.
Britton and his associates for their botanical (Sempervivum)
collections. (Agave) innesii For Clive F. Innes (1909-1999), Eng-
indecorus Lat. 'in-', not; Lat. 'decorus', lish horticulturist and succulent plant enthu-
graceful, noble ; for the undistinguished ap- siast. (Selenicereus)
pearance. (Euphorbia, Ruschia) inopinatus Lat., unexpected; because the dis-
indensis For the occurrrence near Inde, Du- covery of a new taxon in the small genus
rango, Mexico. (Coryphantha) was unexpected. (Pachypodium rosulatum
indieus For the occurrence in India. (Caral- var.)
luma , Dorstenia, Sinocrassula) inornatus Lat., unadorned; (1) for the unex-
induratus Lat., hardened; for the pungent leaf ceptional appearance. (Euphorbia) - (2) for
tips and the hardened fruit remains, making the lack of bristles on the leaf tips (in com-
the plant spiny. (Ruschia) parison with species of Trichodiadema,
indurescens Lat., becoming hard; for the where the taxon was first placed). (Drosan-
branches, which become woody with age. themum) - (3) for the inconspicuously col-
(Euphorbia) oured flowers. (Ceropegia) - (4) because
inermis Lat., unarrned, without spines or the plants never flowered in cultivation.
prickles ; (1) for the entire leaf margin. (Conophytum)
(Aloe, Beaucarnea) - (2) for the membra- inquisivensis For the occurrence near In-
nous stipules. iPelargonium antidysenter- quisivi, Dept. La Paz, Bolivia. (Yungasoce-
icum ssp.) - (4) Lat., unarrned, without reus)
spines or prickles. (Adenia, Euphorbia, insigniflorus Lat. 'insignis', distinguished, re-
Monsonia , Opuntia echios var., Selenice- markable; and Lat. '-florus' , -flowered.
reus) (Huernia)
inexpectatus Lat., unexpected; (1) for the un- insignis Lat., distinguished, remarkable; (1)
expected flower colour, contrasting with that for the appaerance. tBrighamia, Ceiba, Ce-
of the type subspecies. (Conophytum tantil - ropegia, Cynanchum, Erepsia, Portulaca,
lum ssp.) - (2) because the taxon had been Stapelianthus) - (2) for the reddish colour
confused with another species and its dis- of the rosettes. (Sempervivum armenum
tinct status was unexpected. (Dinteranthus) var.)
infestus Lat., unsafe, hostile; for the long insolitus Lat., unusual, uncommon, strange ;
spines. (Opuntia) for the differences in comparison with re-
inflatus Lat., inflated; (1) for the inflated ca- lated taxa. (Drosanthemum)
lyx. (Nolana) - (2) for the inflated corolla insularis Lat., pertaining to an island ; (1) for
tube. (Ceropegia) - (3) for the inflated cor- the occurrence on the island of Socotra.
olla. (Madangia) - (4) for the inflated fruits . (Echidnopsis) - (2) for the occurrence on
(Bulbine) the islands of the Fernando de Noronha
ingens Lat., huge; (1) for the plant size. (Eu- Archipelago off the coast of Brazil. (Ce re-
phorbia) - (2) for the plant size in compari- us) - (3) for the occurrence on some of the
son with other taxa of the genus. (Dudleya) islands of the Galäpagos archipelago. (Op-
ingentieapsa Lat. 'ingens" huge; and Lat. untia) - (4) for the occurrence on an island .
'capsa', capsule ; for the exceptionally large (Dudleya blochmaniae ssp., Dudleya virens
fruits. (Euphorbia) ssp., Mammillaria)
ingezalahianus For Mr. Ingezalaha (fl. 1955), integer Lat. 'integer, integra, integrum', en-
District Chef in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. tire; for the leaf margin. (Aloe, Furcraea
(Euphorbia) cabuya var., Stomatium)
integrifolius 118

integrifolius Lat. 'integer, integra, integrum', inundaticola Lat. 'inundatus' , f1ooded; and
entire; and Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Crassula Lat. '-cola' , -dwelling; for the oeeurrenee
sannentosa var., Kalanchoe, Rhodiola) on a f100d plain. (Euphorbia)
interjectus Lat., interealated, thrown in be- invaginatus Lat., sheathed, eovered ; for the
tween; for the systematic position interme- floral braets eovering the eyathia . (Euphor-
diate between related taxa. (Opuntia vitelli- bia)
niflora ssp.) invalidus Lat., invalid; beeause the taxon was
intermedius Lat., intermediate; for the resem- originally illustrated under the name of a
blanee to several other taxa. (Crassula , different species . (Delosperma)
Drosanthemum, Eriosyce heinrichiana ssp., invenustus Lat. 'in-', not; and Lat. 'venustus',
Gunniopsis, Haworthia maculata var., graeeful; for the ungraeeful appearanee.
Huernia brevirostris ssp., Othonna, Ru- (Monadenium)
schia, Sclerocactus parviflorus ssp., Umbili- inversus Lat., inverted; applieation obseure .
cus horizontalis var., Yucca baileyi var.) (Quaqua)
intermixtus Lat., mixed, intermingled; be- invictus Lat., invineible ; for the strong and
eause herbarium speeimens were mixed fieree spination . (Grusonia)
with those of another taxon. (Agave) involucratus Lat., wrapped up, having an in-
interratus Lat., burried, deposited in the voluere; applieation obseure. (Trachyandra)
ground; for the underground rhizomes. (No- involutus Lat ., involute; for the inrolled
lina) leaves. (Agave)
interruptus Lat., interrupted; applieation ob- inyangensis For the oeeurrenee on Mt. Inyan-
seure. (Aspidoglossum) ga, Zimbabwe. (Aloe)
intertextus Lat. 'inter', mixed, intermingled; ionanthus Gr. 'ion ', violet; and Gr. 'anthos',
and Lat. 'textus', woven (from Lat. ' texere', f1ower; for the flower eolour. (Tripogandra)
to weave); for the interwoven spination.
Ipomoea Gr. 'ips, ipos', a worm, bindweed;
(Echinomastus , Gymnocalycium bodenben-
and Gr. 'homoios', similar ; for the twining
derianum ssp., Matucana)
sterns ("twisting like a worm") or the simi-
intervallaris Lat., with intervals, spaeed; (1)
larity to Convolvulus arvensis ("Common
for the long internodes. (Antimima, Lampr-
Bindweed"). (Convolvulaceae)
anthus) - (2) for the often regular intervals
iquiquensis For the oeeurrenee near the city
between the branehlets on the elongated
of Iquique, Chile. iEriosyce recondita ssp.,
branehes. (Mossia)
Eulychnia)
intisy From the loeal vernaeular name of the
iranicus For the oeeurrenee in Iran. (Semper-
plants in Madagasear. (Euphorbia)
intonsus Lat., unshaved, i.e. bristly; (1) for the vivum)
rough stern surfaee. (Delosperma) - (2) for irmae For Mrs. Irma Burger (fl. 1997), wife of
the tuft of bristles on the leaf tip. tTrichodi- Willem Burger who owns Aggeneys Farm,
adema) RSA. (Conophytum)
intortus Lat., eontorted; applieation obseure . irwinii For Dr. Howard S. Irwin (* 1928), US-
(Melocactus) Ameriean botanist at the New York Botani-
intricatus Lat., intrieate, entangled; for the in- eal Garden. (Portulaca)
floreseence. tRuschia, Schizobasisi isabellae For Mrs. Isabella King (f1. 1938),
introrsus Lat., towards the inside; but here a housewife in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape,
printer's error for 'intonsus', but retained as RSA. (Haworthia gracilis var.)
epithet as the plant is distinet from Mesem- isacanthus Gr. 'iso', equal; and Gr. 'akantha',
bryanthemum (Trichodiadema) intonsum. spine, thorn; for the equally long spines and
(Trichodiadema) stipular spines. (Euphorbia)
intrusus Lat., intruding; for the enclosure of isaloensis For the oeeurrenee in the Isalo
the flower base by the uppermost leaves. mountains, Madagasear. (Aloe)
(Ruschia) Ischnolepis Gr. 'isehnos', dry; and Gr. 'lepis',
119 iwarenge

seale; perhaps for the filiform slender itampolensis For the oeeurrenee near Itam-
eorona segments . (Asclepiadaceae) polo, Madagasear. (Euphorbia famatam-
ishidae For Bunzaburo Ishida (fl . 1921), with- boay ssp., Euphorbia neobo sseri var.)
out further data. (Rhodiola) itremensis For the oeeurrenee in the Itremo
islayensis For the oeeurrenee in Provo Islay, mountains, Madagasear. (Aloe, Euphorbia)
Dept. Arequipa, Peru. (Eriosyce) ivohibensis For the oeeurrenee on the Pie
Isolatocereus MLat. 'isolatus " detaehed, iso- d'Ivohibe, Madagasear. (Kalancho e jon g-
lated (from Ital. 'isola' , island; and for Ce- mansii ssp.)
reus, a genus of eolumnar eaeti, beeause the ivorii For Ivor Dekenah (*1904), South Afri-
type speeies oeeurs as large isolated individ- ean magistrate and plant enthusiast, eolleet-
uals. (Cactaceae) ing plants mainly in the area of Fraserberg,
ispartae For the oeeurrenee at Isparta, SW Northem Cape. (Antimima)
Turkey. (Semp ervivum) iwarenge From the J apanese vemaeular name
isthmensis For the oeeurrenee on the Isthmus Iwa-renge for the taxon. (Orostachys mala-
of Tehu äntepec, Mexico. (Agave) cophylla var.)
121 joconostle

J jansei For Mr. Anthonie J. T. Janse (1877-

1970), Duteh entomologist, emigrated to
RSA in 1899. (Delospe rma)
jansenvillensis For the oeeurrenee near Jan-
Jacaratia Probably from the vernaeular Brazi- senville, Eastern Cape, RSA. (Eupho rbia)
lian name for one of the speeies. tCarica- japonicus For the oeeurrenee in Japan. (Oro-
ceae) stachys , Sedum uniflorum ssp.)
jaccardianus For Henri Jaeeard (1844-1922), jarmilae For Jarmila Haldov ä (fl. 2002), wife
Swiss botanist and high sehool teaeher. (Se- of the Czeeh botanist J. J. Halda. iBegonia ,
dum) Conophytum)
jacksonii For T. H. E. Jaekson (fl. 1955), Act- jarucoensis For the oeeurrenee at Esealeras de
ing Senior Civil Affairs Officer, Ethiopia. Jarueo, Cuba. (Agav e)
(Aloe, Echidnopsisi Jasminocereus For the genus Jasminum ("Jas-
Jacobsenia For Dr. Hermann J. H. Jaeobsen mine", Oleaceae); and Cereus, a genus of
(1898-1978), German hortieulturist, long- eolumnar eaeti; for scented flowers of these
time direetor of the Botanical Garden of eolumnar eaeti. (Ca ctaceae)
Kiel University, and author of important Jatropha Gr. 'iatros', physician; and Gr. ' tro-
sueeulent plant literature. (A izoaceae) phe', food; for the medicinal use of the
jacobsenii As above. (Senec io) seeds of some taxa, and for the edible root
jaegerianus For Edmund C. Jaeger (1887- tubers of Man ihot esculenta ("Cassava"),
1983), US-Ameriean botani st. (Yucca brevi - formerly also plaeed in this genus. tEuphor-
folia var.) biaceae )
jaenensis For the oeeurrenee near Jaen, Dept. jauernigii For Johann Jauernig (* 1937), Aus-
Cajamarea, Peru. (Praece reus euchloru s trian meehanie and eaetus hobbyist. (Turbi-
ssp.) nicarpus)
jahandiezii For Emile Jahandiez (1876- jenkinsii For T. J. Jenkin s (fl. 1929), assistant
1938), Freneh botani st and horticulturi st at at the Transvaal Museum around 1930.
the Jardin d' Aeclimatation de Carqueiranne, (Crassula setulosa var.)
Franee , aetive in N Africa ete. (Sedum) Jensenobotrya For Emil Jensen (1889-1963),
jaiboli From the loeal Warihio Indian vernacu- German amateur botani st emigrating to Na-
lar name of the taxon in Sonora, Mexieo. mibia in 1936; and Gr. 'botrys', grape, for
(Agave) the thiek sueeulent grape-like leaves. (Aizo-
jainii For Sudhanshu K. Jain (* 1926), Indian aceae)
botanist. (Ceropegia) jiaodongensis For the oeeurrenee in the
jaliscanus For the oeeurrenee in the Mexican Jiaodong Provo (today Shandong Prov.),
state of Jaliseo. (Ag ave, Mammillaria, Op- China. (Sedum)
untia, Sedum ) jiguu From the loeal vernaeular name of the
jaliscensis As above. (Yucca) plants in Kenya. (Cyphos temma)
jalpanensis For the oeeurrenee near Jalpan , jinianus Unknown. (Sedum)
Queretaro. Mexico . (Coryphantha) jiuhuashanensis For the oeeurrenee on Ji-
jamacaru From the loeal vernaeular name uhua-Shan (Mt.), Anhui, China. (Sedum)
"Jamaearu" or "Mandaearu" used widely for jiulungshanensis For the oeeurrenee on Jiu-
the plants in E Brazil. (Ce reus) lung-Shan (Mt.), Zhejiang, China. (Sedum)
jamaicensis For the oeeurrenee on Jamaiea. jobiensis For the type loeality Jobi in Irian
(Op untia, Pedilanthus tithymaloides ssp.) Jaya. (My rmecodia)
jamesii For Mr. H. W. James (fl. 1931), of joconostle From the loeal Nahuatl vernaeular
Cradoek, Eastern Cape, RSA, field eolleetor names Xoeonoehtli / Joeono stle for the
of sueeulents. (Dro santhemum, Rabiea, Sto- sour-tasting fruits of the plants in Mexieo.
matium) (Opuntia)
johannis 122

johannis For John J. Lavranos (* 1926), jubatus Lat., with a mane, crested; for the
Greek-born insurance broker and botani st, crest-like appearance of the inflorescence .
and intrepid collector of succulents through- (Euphorbia)
out Sand E Africa. (Eupho rbia) jucundus Lat., pleasant, nice; for the attrac-
johnsonii For Joseph E. Johnson (1817-1882), tive appearance. (Aloe, Conoph ytum, Tri-
US-American amateur botani st of St. dentea )
George , Utah. (Echinomastus) - (2) For judaicus For the occurrence in Judaea, Israel.
William H. John son, Director of the Depart - (Caralluma europaea var.)
ment of Agriculture of The Mocambique juengeri For Ernst Jünger (1895-1998), Ger-
Company from 1906-1910. (Euphorbia man writer, on the occasion of his 100.
knuthii ssp.) - (3) Perhaps for William H. birthday in March 1995. (Rhipsalis)
John son, Director of the Department of juglans For the genus Juglan s ("Walnut" ; Jug-
Agriculture of The Mocarnbique Company landa ceae) ; for the similarity of the branch
from 1906-1910. (Ceropegia) - (4) For tips to walnut shells. (Euphorbia )
Harry Johnson (1894-1987), US-American jujuyensis For the occurrence in Provo Jujuy,
nurseryman in California. (Echeveria, We- Argentina. (Sedum)
berbauerocereus) juliani-marnieri For Julien Marnier-Lapos-
johnstonianus For Dr. Ivan M. John ston tolle (1902-1976), French connoisseur and
(1898-1960), US-American botani st at the collector of succulents, owner of the Grand
Arnold Arboretum and the Harvard Univer- Marnier compan y and founder of the private
sity. (Ferocac tus) botanical garden "Les Cedre s''. (Cynan-
johnstonii Perhaps for Henry H. John ston chum)
(1856-1939), Scottish physician travelling julii For Dr. Juliu s Derenberg (1873-1928),
in S Africa 1899-1902. (Brachystelma) - German physician and succulent plant col-
(2) For Dr. Ivan M. Johnston (1898-1960), lector in Hamburg, with a special interest in
US-American botanist at the Arnold Ar- Mesembs, and friend of K. Dinter and G.
boretum and the Harvard University. (Mam- Schwantes. (Lithops)
millaria, Peniocereus) - (3) For Peter John- jumellei For Henri Jumelle (1866-1935),
ston (fl.. 1996), English succulent plant en- French botanist and ultimatel y director of
thusiast of Guernsey and sponsor of the ex- the Musee Colonial. (Cynanchum)
pedition on which the taxon was found. junceus For the genus Juncu s ("Rush" ; Jun-
(Gibbaeum) - (4) For Marshall C. John ston caceae), i.e. rush-like ; (1) for the slender
(* 1930), U'S-American botanist. (Portula ca ) green sterns. (Ceropegia , Psilocaulon, Sen e-
jongmansii For Dr. Willem J. Jongmans (1878 cio) - (2) for the leaves. (Senec io)
-1957), Dutch palaeobotanist and curator of juncifolius For the genu s Juncus ("Rush",
the Musee Royal de Botanique in Leiden , Juncaceae); and Lat. ' <folius', -Ieaved. (A I-
Netherlands. (Kalanchoe) buca ,Ornithogalum )
Jordaaniella For Prof. Dr. Pieter G. Jordaan junciformis For the genus Juncus ("Rush",
(1913-1987), South African botani st at Juncaceae ); and Lat. '<formis', -shaped ; for
Stellenbosch University. (A izoaceae) the branches. (Cynanchum)
joubertii For Adriaan J. Joubert (* 1901), junggaricus For the occurrence in the Dzun-
South African science teacher and expert on garia Basin, NW China. (Rhodiola)
the flora of the Little Karoo, RSA. (Cono - jurgensenii For Mr. Jürgen sen (fl. 1840), Ger-
phytum, Hereroa ) man botanical collector, collected for H.
juarezensis For the occurrence in the Sierra Galeotti in Mexico after the latter 's return to
de Juärez, Oaxaca, Mexico. (Echeveria) Europe in 1840. (Sedum)
jubaephyllus Combined from the specific epi- jussiaeicarpus For the genu s Jussiaea (Onag-
thets of the parents E. regis-jubae and E. raceae); and Gr. 'karpos', fruit; i.e. with
aphylla. (Euphorbia) fruits like Jussia ea. (Begonia)
123 juvenna

justi-corderoyi For Justus Cordero y (1832- juvanii For Franc Juvan (1875-1960), gar-
1911), English miller and succulent plant dener at the Ljubljana Botanical Garden s,
cultivator at Blewbury near Didcot, Berk- Slovenia. (Semperv ivum wulfenii ssp.)
shire (now Oxford shire). (CrassuLa) juvenna Pseudo-Lat., from English 'juvenile',
Juttadinteria For Mrs. Jutta Dinter (nee He- misread on the original label of a cultivated
lena Jutta Schilde) (fl. 1906-1935), wife of plant, labelIed as a possible ju venile form .
the German botani st Prof. Kurt M. Dinter. (A Loe)
(A izoaceae)
juttae As above. (Adromischus schuldtianus
ssp., Cyphostemma, Euphorbia , Hoodia ,
SynaptophyLlum)
125 kedongensis

K karasmontanus For the occurrence in the

Karas Mts. , Namibia (Lat. ' rnontanus',
montane). (Anacampse ros, Lithop s)
karatavicus For the occurrence in the Kara
kaessneri For Theodor Kässner [later angli- Tau Range, Kazakhstan. (Pseudose dum)
cized to Kassner] (fl . 1901-1908), botani st karatto From the local vernacular name
at Kew and the Briti sh Natural History Mu- "Karat" of the taxon on St. Kitts (West In-
seum, who colle cted in Kenya and Tanzania die s). (Agave )
in 1901-1902, and in Zaire in 1908. (Mo n- karibaensis For the occurrence in the Kariba
adenium) Distr., Zimbabwe. (Adenia )
kaffirdriftensis For the occurrence at Kaffir- karooicus For the occurrence in the Karoo
drift on the Fish River, Eastern Cape, RSA . (original Khoi name for the region) in RSA.
(Haworthia reinwardtii fa.) (Aizoon , Pelargonium, Plinthus, Rhadaman-
kaibabensis For the occurrence on the Kaib ab thus)
Plateau, N Arizona, USA. (Agave utahen sis karrachabensis For the occurrence at Kar-
ssp.) rachab, Richtersveld, Northern Cape, RSA.
kalahariensis For the occurrence in the Kala- (Ruschia)
hari Desert . (Cucumis) karroensis For the occurrence in the Karoo
Kalanchoe Phonetic tran scription from the (original Khoi name for the region) in RSA .
Chinese "Kalan Chauhu y" (for K. spathu- (Euphorbia)
lata ?) , with the meaning "that which falls karroicus As above. (Delosperma)
and grow s", perhaps for the bu1bils (a1- karroideus As above . (Antimima)
though no bulbilliferous taxa are native to karrooensis As above . (Drosanthemum)
China); or (Genaust 1996) from ancient In- karrooicus As above. (Ruschia)
dian ' ka1anka-', spot, rust; and ' chaya' , karwinskianus For Baron W. E Karwinsky
glo ss; perhaps for the glo ssy and perhaps von Karwin (1780-1 855), German mining
sometimes reddi sh leaves of the Indian K. engineer collecting botanical specimens in
laciniata . (Crassulaceae) Mexico. (Mammillaria, Opuntia)
kalisana Lat. from Kiswahili 'kali sana' , very karwinskii As above. (Agave)
sharp, fierce; for the spination. (Euphorbia) kasamanus For the occurrence near Kasama,
kamelinii For R. V. Kamelin (* 1938), Russian N Zambia. (Euphorbia perplexa var.)
botanist. (Pseudo sedum) kaschgaricus For the occurrence in the region
kamerunicus For the occurrence in Came- Kashgaria, Xinjiang, China. (Rhodiola)
roon. (Euphorbia ) katangensis For the occurrence in the Katanga
kamponii For Kampon Tansacha (fl . 1995), region , E Zaire. (Stathmostelma)
landscape architect and owner of a private katbergensis For the occurrence on the Kat-
botanical garden in Bangkok, Thailand. berg mountain, Stutterheim Distr., Eastern
(Euphorbia) Cape , RSA. (Delospe rma)
kamtschaticus For the occurrence in the kaurabassanus For the occurrence at Kau-
Kamtschatka Region, Siberia, Russia. (Phe- raba ssa, Mocambique. (Pyrenacantha)
dimus ) kautskyi For Roberto Kaut sky (fl . 1982), Bra-
kanabensis For the occurrence at Kanab , zilian plant collector. (Schlumbergera)
Utah , USA. (Yucca angustissima var.) kawaguchii For the colle ctor E. Kawaguchi
kanalensis For the occurrence (cultivated) at (fl . 1914). (Rhodiola alsia ssp.)
Kanala, New Caledonia. (Euphorbia) keayi For Dr. Ronald W. J. Keay (1920-1998),
kaokoensis For the occurrence in Kaokoland, British botanist and fore stry officer in Nige-
Namibia. (Euphorbia, Orbea maculata ssp.) ria. (A loe, Raphionacme)
karasbergensis For the occurrence on the kedongensis For the occurrence in the Kedong
Great Karasberg, RSA. (Aloe striata ssp.) Valley, Kenya . (Aloe)
Kedrostis 126

Kedrostis Gr. 'kedrostis', White Bryony, i.e. kerrii For Arthur F. G. Kerr (1877-1942),
the ancient name of a scrambling cucurbit, English botanist at the Calcutta Botanic
used as generic name for a different group Garden, India. (Euphorbia, Hoya)
of plants by Medikus. (Cucurbitaceae) kerzneri For Mr. Sol Kerzner (ft. 1995),
kefaensis For the occurrence in the Kef[f]a owner of the holiday resort in RSA where
Region, Ethiopia. (Aloe) the type was collected. (Brachystelma)
keithii For Capt. D. R. Keith (tl. 1935), retired ketabrowniorum Lat. Gen . PI. of 'Brown';
Indian army officer who farmed at Palata and Lat. 'et', and ; for Ken D. F. Brown
Farm, Isiteki, KwaZulu-Natal, RSA. (Aloe, (* 1957), artist , and his wife Anne E. (nee
Euphorbia) Powys) (* 1964), natural history consultant;
kellerianus For Prof. Dr. A. Keller, Swiss bot- Kenyan explorers and field collectors.
anist visiting Ethiopia in 1891 as a member (Aloe)
of Count Ruspoli 's expedition. tPt erodis- kewensis For the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew,
cus) where the taxon was found growing. (Cyan-
kellermanii For Prof. William A. Kellerman otis, Kalanchoe)
(1850-1908), US-American botanist and Khadia From the Tswana / Sotho name
mycologist, died during a botanical expedi- "Khadi" for a beer brewed traditionally us-
tion in Guatemala. (Pereskiopsis) ing the fteshy roots of a variety of taxa, in-
kelloggii For Dr. Albert Kellogg (1813-1887), cluding Mesembs and perhaps also species
US-American physician and botanist, col- of this genus. (Aizoaceae)
lecting esp . in California. (Lewisia) khalidbinsultanii For Prince Khalid bin Sul-
kelvinensis For the occurrence near the city of tan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (* 1949), Saudi
Kelvin, Arizona, USA. (Cylindropuntia)
Arabian nobleman and sponsor of nature
kenhardtensis For the occurrence at Ken-
conservation. (Huernia)
hardt, Northern Cape , RSA. (Ruschia)
khamiesbergensis For the occurrence at Kha-
keniensis For the occurrence in Kenya. (Bra -
miesberg, Northern Cape, RSA. (Conophy-
chystelma, Ceropegia) - (2) For the occur-
tum, Stapeliopsis)
rence at the base of Mt. Kenya. (Huernia)
khamiesensis For the occurrence near Kha-
kennedyanus For Hermias (Mias) C. Kennedy
mieskroon, Northern Cape, RSA. (Aloe)
(fl. 1966-1968), succulent plant collector in
khandallensis For the occurrence near Khan-
Bellville, Western Cape, RSA. (Huernia)
dalla , India. (Euphorbia)
kennedyi As above. (Lithops villetii ssp.)
kibwezensis For the occurrence at Kibwezi,
kentaniensis For the occurrence near Kentani ,
Eastern Cape , RSA. (Streptocarpus) Kenya. (Euphorbia busse i var.)
keramanthus Gr. 'keramion', pot ; and Gr. kieslingii For Dr. Roberto Kiesling (* 1941),
'anthos ', ftower; for the broadly tubular pot- Argentinian botanist and cactus specialist in
like ftowers. (Adenia) San Isidro , Buenos Aires. (Gymno calycium)
keraudreniae For Monique Keraudren-Ay- kilifiensis For the occurrence near Kilifi,
monin (1928-1981), French botanist and Kenya. (Aloe)
Madagascar specialist. (Cynanchum lineare kimberleyanus For Michael ("Mike") J. Kim-
ssp., Stapelianthus) berley (* 1934), Zimbabwean legal practi-
kerberi For Edmund Kerber (ft. 1895), col- cioner, editor of "Excelsa" and "Ingens ",
lected cacti in Mexico and sent them to Ber- and his wife Rosemary ("Rose") C. Kimber-
lin. (Stenocereus) ley (* 1937), South African teacher, both
kerchovei For Comte Oswald C. E. M. G. de succulent plant enthusiasts in Zimbabwe.
Kerchove de Denterghem (1844-1906), Bel- (Aloe inyangensis var., Monadenium)
gian horticulturist, botanist, politician and kimberleyi For the occurrence in the Kimber-
administrator. (Agave) ley region, Australia. (Trianth ema)
kermesinus Lat. , crimson; for the ftower col- kimnachii For Myron Kimnach (* 1922), US-
our. (Portulaca) American botanist, specialist on Crassula-
127 knuthianus

ceae and epiphytic cacti, and former long- klinghardtensis For the occurrence in the
standing director of the Huntington Botani- Klinghardt Mts., Namibia. (Conophytum,
cal Gardens, California. (Disocactu s, Eche- Pelargonium)
veria, Epiphyllum crenatum var., Pachyphy- klinghardtianus For the occurrence in the
tum , Sedum) Klinghardt Mountains, Namibia. (Delosper-
kingdonii For Frank Kingdon-Ward (1885- ma)
1958), English horticulturist, explorer and klinglerianus For Father Elmar Klingler
plant collector. (Sedum) (1905-1995), Austrian Franciscan Father
kingianus For Mrs. E. B. King (tl. 1937), Ha - working for most of his life in Santa Tere-
worthia collector. (Haworthia) sita, Bolivia, plant enthu siast, collected Bo-
kirilowii For Iwan P. Kirilow (1821-1842), livian cacti for European nurseries to fi-
Russian botanist. (Rhodiola) nance his missionary work. (Echinopsis)
kirkii For Thomas Kirk (1828-1898), Eng - klinkerianus For Christian Klinker (*±1868),
lish-born botanist in New Zealand. tCrassu- German cactus collector and horticulturist
La) - (2) For Sir John Kirk (1832-1922), in Schleswig. (Turbinicarpus schmiedickea-
surgeon, Consul-General and British politi- nus ssp.)
cal agent in Zanzibar, collected plants in klipbergensis For the occurrence at Klipberg,
East Africa. (Adenia, Sansevieria, Synade- Darling Distr., Western Cape , RSA. (Ru-
nium) - (3) For Lt.-Col . John W. C. Kirk schia)
(1878-1962), son of Sir John Kirk. (Huer- klissingianus For C. L. Klissing, German hor-
nia) ticulturist and nursery owner, financed
kiska-Ioro From the vernacular name of the Hugo Baum's travels 1925 in Mexico in ex-
plants in Argentina; from Quechua 'kiska' change for the plants collected. tMammilla-
(= 'quisca'), spine, spiny plant , cactus; and ria)
'loro', parrot; perhaps because the fruits are klossii For the botanical collector Kloss (fl.
eaten by parrots. (Opuntia anacantha var.) 1951). tDischidia acutifolia ssp.)
kituloensis For the occurrence on the Kitulo kniphofioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
Plateau, S Tanzania. (Ceropegia) for the genus Kniphofia (Asphodelacea e).
kladiwaianus For Dr. Leo Kladiwa (1920- (Aloe)
1987), Austrian physician in Vienna and knippelianus For Carl Knippel (fl. 1895),
cactus specialist. (Ech inop sis) German cactus horticulturist in Halberstadt.
klapperi For logo Klapper (fl. 1998), German tEchinocereus, Frailea, Mammillariai
cactu s hobbyist. (Echinocereu s) knizei For Karel Knize (fl. 1969, 2002) , con-
klaverensis For the occurrence near Klaver, temporaneous Czech cactu s collector in
Vanrhynsdorp Division, Northern Cape, Lima, Peru . (Cintia)
RSA. (Antimima, Leipoldtiai knobelii For Johann C. Knobel (1879-?),
kleinia For the genus Kleinia (now a synonym South African missionary and trader and
of Senecio, Asteraceae), named for Jacob T. keen naturalist. (Orbea) - (2) For Jurgens
Klein (1685-1759) who first flowered this C. J. Knobel (1881-?), director of Prisons,
species and wrote on it in 1730. (Sen ecio) Pretoria, and interested in the development
kleiniae For the similarity to Senecio kleinia of the public gardens in Pretoria. (Euphor-
(Asteraceae). (Cylindropuntia) bia)
kleiniiformis For the genus Klein ia (now a knowltonii For Fred G. Knowlton (t 1958),
synonym of Senecio, Asteraceae); and Lat. US-American of Bayfield, Colorado, who
'-formis' ; shaped. (Senecio) discovered the taxon . (Pediocactus)
klimpelianus For Georg Klimpel (t 1959), knox-daviesii For C. N. Knox-Davies (fl.
German horticulturist and owner of a cactus 1966), without further data. (Delosperma)
nursery in Berlin-Kleinmachnow, (Acantho- knuthianus For Count Frederic M. Knuth von
calycium) Knuthenborg (1904-1970), Danish botanist,
knuthii 128

plant collector and cactu s hobby ist. tEchin- korethroides Gr. 'korethron', broom , brush;
opsis, Turbinicarpus) and Gr. '-oides ', resembling; for the brush-
knuthii For Prof. Paul E. O. W. Knuth (1854- like spination of the plant bodies. (Echinop -
1899), German botani st at Kiel and special- sis)
ist in f!ower biology. (Euphorbia) korneliuslemsii For Kornelius Lems (1931-
knysnanus For the occurrence at Knysna , 1968), Dutch-American botani st. (Aeonium )
Western Cape , RSA. (Ruschia) kosaninii Für Prof. Nedelyko Kosanin (1874-
kochii For M. Koch (f!. 1898), who collected 1934), Serbian botani st in Belgrad. (Sem-
the type. (Gunniopsis ) pervivum)
koekenaapensis For the occurrence near Koe- kotschoubeyanus For Prince Vasily von Ko-
kenaap, RSA. (Antimima) tschoubey (1812-1850), Russian numisma-
koelmaniorum For Arthur ("At") Koelman tist and son of the Royal Minister at St. Pe-
(1915-1994), South African schoolteacher tersburg Prince Victor Kotschoubey (1768-
and horticulturalist, a founder of the Succu- 1834), supporter of the expeditions 1840-
lent Society of South Africa, pioneer in 1843 of Baron von Karwinsky in Mexico
Aloe hybridizing, and his wife Maria (A riocarpus)
("Ria") M. J. Koe1man (1917-1993 ). (H a- kotschyanus For Carl G. T. Kotschy (1813-
worthia) 1866), Austrian botanical explorer of the
koelzii For the botanical collector Koe1z (f!. Orient, later assistant and curator of the
1970), without further data. (Pseudosedum) herbarium of the Natural History Museum
koenigii For the Koenig Family, on whose in Vienna. (Sedum )
ranch in New Mexico the taxon was first koubergensis For the occurrence at Kouberg,
discovered. (Escobaria orcuttii var.)
Northern Cape , RSA. (Conophytum lithop-
kofleri For C. Kof!er (f! . 1966), without fur-
soides ssp.)
ther data. (Delosperma)
kougabergensis For the occurrence on the
kolarensis For the occurrence in the Kolar
Kougaberg, Eastern Cape, RSA. (Stapelia)
Distr., India. (Bra chystelma)
kozelskyanus For Mr. Kozelsky (f!. 1966),
kolbei For Friedrich C. Kolbe (1854-1936),
Czech cactus hobbyist. (Gymnocalycium ri-
South African priest, philosopher and ama-
ojense ssp.)
teur botanist. (Jacob senia)
kracikii For Karel Kracfk (f!. 2002), Czech
komaggasensis For the occurrence at Komag-
cactus collector. (Coryphantha)
gas, Northern Cape , RSA. (Aloe striata ssp.)
kraehenbuehlii For Felix Krähenbühl (1917-
komarovii For V1adimir L. Komarov (1869-
2001), Swiss cactus hobbyist in ArIesheim
1945), Russian botanist in St. Petersburg
and editor of the 30-volume 'Flora URSS'. near Basel. (Mammillaria )
(Orostachys aliciae var.) kraeuselianus For Prof. Richard Kräusel
komkansicus For the occurrence at Komkan s, (1890-1966), German palaeobotanist visit-
Northern Cape, RSA. (Antimima) ing Namibia 1953-1954. (Commiphora)
konasita Kiswahi1i 'kona', angle; and Kiswah - krahnii For Wolfgang Krahn (f! . 1960, 2003) ,
ili 'sita' , six; for the 6-ang1ed sterns. (Cero- German cactus collector, travelled in Peru in
pegia) the 1960s together with Paul C. Hutchison.
kondoi For Prof. Kondo (f!. 1989), Japanese (Matucana )
Euphorbia enthu siast. (Euphorbia) krainzianus Für Han s Krainz (1906-1980),
kongboensis For the occurrence in Konbgo Swiss horticulturist, 1931-1971 director of
Prov., Tibet. (Rhodiola primuloides ssp.) the Municipal Succulent Plant Collection
koolwijkianus For Antonius J. Koo1wijk Zürich. (Cop iapoa , Turbini carpus pseudo-
(1836-1913), Dutch missionary, 1871-1886 macrochele ssp.)
on Aruba etc. where he collected plants . krainzii As above. (Ceropegia dichotoma
(Melocactus curvispinus ssp.) ssp.)
129 kwebensis

krapohlianus For H. J. C. Krapohl (fl. 1908), kuntzei For Dr. Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze (1843
Land Surveyor in RSA. (Alo e) -1907), German traveller and botanist.
krausii For Peter Kraus (fl. 1955), Toledo, (Brownanthus)
Chile, who discovered the taxon. (Eriosyce) kunzei For Prof. Dr. Gustav Kunze (1793-
kraussii For Dr. Ferdinand E von Krauss 1851), German physician and botanist, from
(1812-1890), German scientist, director of 1835 professor of botany at Leipzig Univer-
the Stuttgart Natural History Museum , trav- sity. (Eriosyce) - (2) For Dr. Richard Ernest
eller and collector in RSA 1838-1840. Kunze (1838-1919), collected cacti for the
(Aloe) German Haage nursery about 1900, mainly
kritzingeri For Mr. Kobus Kritzinger (* 1953), around Phoenix, Arizona . (Grusonia)
Cape Department of Nature and Environ- kupperianus For Prof. Dr. Walter Kupper
mental Conservation (RSA). (Tyle codon) (1874-1953), Swiss-born botanist in Mün-
kroenleinii For Marcel Kroenlein (1928- chen, Germany. (Rebutia deminuta ssp.)
1994), long-time director of the Jardin Exo- kurdicus For the occurrence in Kurdistan , a
tique in Monaco. (Cereus , Gymnocalycium) region in SE Turkey and adjacent Iran and
krugerae For Mrs. Anna Maria Kruger (fl . Iraq. tRo sularia sempervivum ssp.)
1957), Bolivian botany student of M. C ärde- kuriensis For the occurrence on the island
nas. (Sulcorebutia) Abd-EI-Kuri off the coast of Socotra. (Por-
kuboosanus For the occurrence at Kuboos, tulaca)
Richtersveld , Northern Cape, RSA. (Ru- kurtzii For Dr. Fritz (Federico) Kurtz (1854-
schia) 1920), German botani st in Cördoba, Argent-
kubusensis For its occurrence at Kubus, Rich- ina. (Grahamia)
tersveld, Northern Cape, RSA. (Adromis- kutubuensis For the type locality Lake Ku-
chus marianiae var.) tubu in Papua New Guinea. (Myrmecodia)
kulalensis For the occurrence on Mt. Kulal, N kwebensis For the occurrence in the Kwebe
Kenya. (Aloe) Hills in Ngamiland in present-day Botsw-
kundelunguensis For the occurrence on the ana. (Stapelia)
Kundelungu Plateau , Shaba Prov., Zaire.
tCeropegia, Monadenium)
131 Lampranthus

L laevis Lat., smooth, tlat; (1) for the compara-

tively short or at times absent spination.
(Opuntia) - (2) for the smooth branches,
peduncles and bracts. (Monadenium) - (3)
for the glabrous corolla. (Ruernia) - (4) ap-
labatii For Jean-Noel Labat (* 1959), French plication obscure. (Amphibolia, Miraglos-
botanist in Paris. (Euphorbia) sum)
labiatus Lat., lipped; for the two-lipped lagarinthoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
tlowers. (Cyrtanthus) for the genus Lagarinthus (Asclepiadaceae) .
labworanus For the occurrence in the Labwor (Jatropha)
Hills, Uganda. (Aloe) lagascae For Mariano Lagasca y Segura (1776
lacandonicus For the occurrence in the Selva -1839), Spanish botanist at the Madrid Bot-
Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico. (Yucca) anical Garden. (Sedum)
lacei For John H. Lace (1857-1918), who lageniformis MLat. 'lagena' , tlask, bottle; and
made one of the first 1arge botanical collec- Lat. '-formis', -shaped; for the shape of the
tions in Myanmar (Burma). (Euphorbia) sterns. (Ech inopsis)
lacer Lat. 'lacer, lacera, 1acerum', tom, man- lagopus Gr. I Lat., hare foot; (1) for the stern
gled, cut up; for the roughly dentate keel of segments covered with dense hair. (Austro-
the leaves. (Erepsia) cylindropuntia) - (2) for the shape of the
lacertosus Lat., bulky, powerful, strong; for tleshy roots. (Bulbine)
the bulky appearance. (Euphorbia magn i- lagunae For the occurrence at the Laguna de
capsula var.) Amatitlän, Guatemala. (Agave) - (2) For the
Lachenalia For Wemer de [von] Lachenal occurrence in the Sierra de la Laguna, Baja
(1736-1800), Swiss botanist in Basel. (Hya- California, Mexico. (Opuntia)
cinthaceae) laikipiensis For the occurrence in the Laikipia
laciniatus Lat., laciniate ; for the leaf shape. Distr., Kenya. (Euphorbia, Orbea)
(Kalanchoe) lakhonensis For the occurrence in the former
laconicus Lat., pertaining to Laconia; for the Presidency of Lakhon, Laos. (Portulaca pil-
occurrence in Laconia , Peloponnisos, S osa ssp.)
Greece. (Sedum) lamarckii For Prof. Jean B. P. A. de Monet de
lacteus Lat., milk-white; (1) for the whitish Lamarck (1744-1829), celebrated French
markings on the branches. (Euphorbia) - naturalist and Professor of Natural History
(2) for the tlowers. (Crassula) at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris. (Euphorbia)
lactifluus Lat. 'lac , lactis' , milk; and Lat. lambii For Edgar Lamb (1905-1980), English
'fluere' , to tlow; for the abundant milky la- succulent plant nurseryman, father of Brian
tex. (Euphorbia) Lamb. (Euphorbia)
lacunosus Lat., covered with depressions ; for lamellatus Lat., with lamellae; for the seg-
the upper leaf face. (Roya) ments of the staminal corona. (Aspidoglos-
ladismithensis For the occurrence near Ladi- sum)
smith in the Little Karoo, Western Cape, lamerei For Monsieur Lamere (tl. 1899),
RSA. (Cotyledon tomentosa ssp.) French customs official at Fort Dauphin,
laetivirens Lat. 'laetus' , bright; and Lat. Madagascar, who collected the type. (Pa-
'virens " green; for the 1eaf colour. (Kalan- chypodium )
choe) lamii For Prof. Dr. Herman J. Lam (1892-
laetus Lat., bright; (1) for the bright crimson 1977), Dutch botanist in Leiden, 1919-1933
tlowers. (Aloe) - (2) application obscure. in Bogor (lndonesia). (Myrmecodia)
(Armatocereus, Lampranthus) Lampranthus Gr. 'lampros', glossy, shiny;
laevigatus Lat., smooth, smoothened; applica- and Gr. 'antho s', tlower; for the bright shiny
tion obscure. (Brachystelma, Stenocereus) tlowers of most species. (Ai zoaceae)
lamprochlorus 132

lamprochlorus Gr. 'lampros', glossy, shiny; laniger Lat. 'Iana', wool; and Lat. '-ger, -gera,
and Gr. 'chloros', yellowish-green, pale -gerum', -carrying, -bearing; for the dense
green; for the body colour. (Echinopsis) pubescence of the sterns. (Cyphostemma)
lamprophyllus Gr. 'lampros', glossy, shiny; lankanus For the occurrence in Sri Lanka.
and Gr. 'phyllon', leaf. (Bulbine) (Brachystelma)
lamprospermus Gr. 'lampros', glossy, shiny; lankesteri For Charles Lankester (1879-
and Gr. 'sperma', seed. (Cereus, Crassula 1969), British naturalist in Costa Rica.
colligata ssp.) tPseudorhipsalis)
lampusae For the occurrence near Lampusa lanosus Lat., woolly; for the long wool of the
(now Lapithos), Cyprus . (Sedum) areoles. (Cereus)
lanatus Lat., woolly; (1) for the woolly hairs lanssensianus For Etienne Lanssens (fl.
intermixed with the spines, and the woolly 1986), Belgian cactus enthusiast. (Melocac-
cephalium. (Espostoa) - (2) for the texture tus)
of the upper leaf surface . (Monadenium lanuginosus Lat., woolly, downy; (1) for the
pudibundum var.) - (3) for the hairy corona. leaves. (Crassula) - (2) for the tufts of wool
(Aspidoglossum) formed by the ftoriferous areoies of the
lancasteri For Alan Percy-Lancaster (1944- sterns. (Pilosocereus)
1995), South African amateur botanist and lanugispinus Lat. 'lanugo', woolly covering
succulent plant enthusiast. (Brachystelma) (from Lat. 'lana, woo!); and Lat. '-spinus',
lanceolatus Lat., spear-shaped, lanceolate -spined; for the minute hairs covering the
spines. (Haageocereus)
(widest below the middle) ; for the leaf
lapiazicola Fr. 'lapiaz', karst limestone; and
shape . (Adenia, Anacampseros, Crassula,
Lat. '-cola' , -dwelling; for the preferred
Dischidia. Dudleya, Hoya, Kalanchoe alter-
habitat. (Adenia)
nan s var., Kalanchoe, Pelargonium, Portul-
Lapidaria Lat. 'lapis, lapidis', pebble, stone;
aca umbraticola ssp., Raphionacme, Sedum,
for the resemblance of the plants to groups
Tetragonia)
of stones. (Aizoaceae)
lancerottensis For the occurrence on Lan-
lapidicola Lat. 'lapis, lapidis', pebble, stone;
zarote , Canary lslands. (Aeonium, Sedum)
and Lat. '-cola', -dwelling; for the preferred
lanceus From Lat. 'lancea', lance; for the leaf
habitat. (Ruschia)
shape. (Prenia pallens ssp.)
lapidiformis Lat. 'lapis, lapidis', pebble ,
lancifolius Lat. 'lancea', lance; and Lat. '-fol- stone; and Lat. '-formis', -shaped; for the
ius', -Ieaved. (Aptenia) appearance of the single compact leaf pair.
langebaanensis For the occurrence at Lange- (Didymaotus)
baan, Western Cape, RSA. (Ruschia) Laportea For Francis-Louis Laporte de Cast-
langsdorfii For Georg H. von Langsdorff elnau (1812-1880), French zoologist and
(1774-1852), German explorer and surgeon, entomologist. (Urticaceae)
later Russian consul in Brazil and plant co 1- laredoi For Mathias Laredo (fl. 1978), Mex-
lector. (Parodia) ican gardener working for the cactus enthu-
lanianuliger Dirn. of Lat. 'Ianius' , butcher; siast log . Gustavo Aguirre Benavides in
and Lat. '-ger, -gera, -gerum' , carrying, Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, Mexico. (Es-
bearing ; perhaps for the somewhat strong cobaria)
central spines. (Espostoa) laricus Lat., for the occurrence in the region
laniceps Lat. 'lana', wool; and Lat. '-ceps', of Laristan in present-day Iran. (Euphorbia)
headed; for the strongly woolly areoles . larreyi For a Mr. Larrey (ft. 1898), without
(Cleistocactusi further data. (Opuntia)
laniflorus Lat. 'lana', wool; and Lat. '-florus', Larryleachia For Leslie (Larry) C. Leach
-flowered; for the wool on the pericarpel (1909-1996), English-born electrical engi-
and perianth tube. (Cipocereus) neer and self-taught botanist in Zimbabwe
133 lavranosii

and later in RSA, specialist on succulent 'petalum', petal. (Drosanthemum, Hereroa,

Asclepiads and Euphorbias. (Asclepiada- Malephora, Phyllobolus)
ceae) latisepalus Lat. 'latus', broad, wide ; and Lat.
lasiacanthus Gr. 'lasios', hairy, densely 'sepalum', sepal. (Kalanchoe)
woolly; and Gr. 'akanthos' , spine , thorn; for latispinus Lat. 'latus', broad, wide; and Lat.
the fine spination. (Mammillaria, Opuntia) '-spinus', -spined; for the broad flattened
lasianthus Gr. 'lasios', hairy, densely woolly ; central spines. (Ferocactus)
and Gr. 'anthos', flower; (1) for the hair-like latus Lat., broad, wide ; (1) for the broader
papillae on the floral bracts . (Tetragonia) - leaves in comparison with a related taxon .
(2) perhaps for the hairy sepals . (Crassula) (Agave virginica ssp., Lenophyllum) - (2)
Lasiocereus Gr. 'lasios', hairy, densely for the fused leaf pairs that are broader than
woolly ; and Cereus, a genus of columnar tall. (Conophytum maughanii ssp .)
cacti; for the densely wool-covered flower lauchsii For Gerhard Lauchs (fl. 2003), Ger-
tubes . (Cactaceae) man journalist, succulent plant hobbyist,
lateganiae For Mrs . L. Lategan (fl. 1937), and editor of the journal "Kakteen und an-
farmer's wife in VanWyksvlei, Oudtshoorn dere Sukkulenten" . (Kleinia)
Distr., Western Cape, RSA. (Haworthia laui For Alfred B. Lau (fl. 1970-), German
scabra var.) plant-explorer and self-named missionary in
latentibulbosus Lat. 'latentus', hidden, con- Mexico, and later in Belize. (Copiapoa, Co-
cealed; and Lat. 'bulbosus', bulbous; for the ryphantha pseudoechinus ssp., Echeveria,
bulbils on the sterile sterns. (Sedum) Echinocereus, Epiphyllum, Eriosyce, Mam-
lateriflorus Lat. 'Iatus, lateris', side; and Lat. millaria , Neobuxbaumia, Turbinicarpus)
'-florus', -flowered; because on the type laurentii For Prof. Emile Laurent (1861-
specimen a branch at the base of the termi- 1904), French agronomist and botanical col-
nal inflorescence appeared to continue the lector in tropical Africa, died on a collecting
growth of the stern, giving the erroneous trip. (Sansevieria trifasciata var.)
impression of a lateral inflorescence. (Eu- lausseri For Alfons Lausser (fl. 1986), Ger-
phorbia) man cactus collector. (Thelocactus, Turbini-
lateritius Lat. , (dark) brick red ; for the flower carpus pseudomacrochele ssp.)
colour. (Aloe, Echinopsis, Kalanchoe , Por- lautneri For Mr. Jürgen Lautner (fl. 2003),
tulaca foliosa var.) German horticulturist, technical curator of
latibracteatus Lat. 'latus', broad, wide; and the Old Botanical Garden in Göttingen, and
Lat. 'bracteatus', bracteate. (Crassula) plant collector. (Selenicereus grandiflorus
laticephalus Lat. 'latus', broad, wide; and Gr. ssp.)
'kephale', head; for the broad compact in- lavisiae For Mary G. Lavis (later Mrs.
florescence. (Crassula congesta ssp.) O'Connor-Fenton) (*1903), South African
laticipes Lat. 'latex, laticis' , latex, rubber; and herbarium assistant at the Bolus Herbarium,
Lat. 'pes', foot; for the pliable sterns. (Sene- Cape Town, RSA. (Delosperma)
cio) lavisii For Sidney Warren Lavis (fl. 1927-
laticoronus Lat. 'latus', broad, wide; and Lat. 1928), South African bishop, father of Mary
'corona', corona. (Orbea) G. Lavis. (Drosanthemum, Lampranthus,
latifilamentus Lat. 'latus', broad , wide ; and Ruschia)
Lat. 'filamentum' , filament. (Sedum) lavrani For John J. Lavranos (* 1926), Greek-
latifolius Lat. 'latus', broad, wide ; and Lat. born insurance broker and botanist, and in-
'-folius', -leaved. (Bulbine, Dischidia, trepid collector of succulents throughout S
xGasteraloe lapaixii nvar., Hoya, Schizo- and E Africa. (Bulbine, Caralluma, Euphor-
glossum stenoglossum ssp., Sedum laxum bia, Haworthia sordida var., Huernia)
ssp., Solenostemon , Stomatium) Lavrania As above. (Asclepiadaceae)
latipetalus Lat. 'latus', broad, wide; and Lat. lavranosii As above . (Aloe doei var., Aloe)
lawsonii 134

lawsonii For George M. Lawson (1865-1945), tor of the Laboratoire de Phanerogarnie in

British missionary in RSA with an interest Paris. (Cynanchum)
in succu1ent p1ants. (Antimima) lecontei For John L. LeConte (1825-1883),
laxiflorus Lat. 'laxus' , lax; and Lat. '-florus' , US-American botanist. (Ferocactus cylin-
-flowered; for the lax inflorescence. (Kalan- draceus ssp.)
choe, Monanthes, Plectranthus, Ruschia) Ledebouria For Prof. Dr. Carl F. von Lede-
laxifolius Lat. 'Iaxus', lax; and Lat. '-fo1ius', bour (1785-1851), German botanist widely
-leaved. (Lampranthus) travelling in Russia. (Hyacinthaceae)
laxipetalus Lat. 'laxus', lax; and Lat. 'peta- ledermannii For Carl L. Ledermann (1875-
lum', petal; for the arrangement of the pe- 1958), German (but born in Switzerland)
tals. (Delosperma, Ruschia) botanica1 explorer and plant collector in W
laxus Lat., lax; (1) for the branching pattern. Africa and New Guinea. (Ceropegia)
tLeipoldtia, Nolana, Ruschia) - (2) for the ledienii For Fr. Ledien (fl. 1890), head gar-
open inflorescence. (Aichryson, Pelargo- dener at the Dresden Botanical Garden,
nium, Sedum, Villadia) - (3) for the ar- Germany. (Euphorbia)
rangement of the petals. (Drosanthemum) ledingii For Mr. A. M. Leding (fl. 1936), US-
laza From the local vemacular name of the American cactus lover at State College,
plants in Madagascar. (Cyphostemma) New Mexico. (Echinocereus)
lazaro-cardenasil For General Läzaro Cärde- leeanus For Lambert W. Lee who made botan-
nas (1895-1970), Mexican civil servant ical collections during a geological survey
from the state of Michoac än, 1934-1940 in 1876 in Oregon, USA. (Lewisia) - (2)
president of Mexico. (Penio cereus) For John Lee (fl. 1845), nurseryman in
leachii For Leslie (Larry) C. Leach (1909- Hammersmith, London. (Gymnocalycium)
1996), English-bom electrical engineer and leedalii For G. Philip Leedal (1927-1982),
self-taught botanist in Zimbabwe and later British geologist and priest, 1950-1953
in RSA, specialist on succulent Asclepiads working for the Geologica1 Survey, Tanza-
and Euphorbias. (Aloe, Crassula, Echidnop- nia, from 1961 as missionary in S Tanzania,
sis, Huernia) active amateur field botanist and author of
lealii For Fernando da Costa Leal (fl. 1859- handbooks on mountain plants, killed in a
1860), Portuguese army officer and admin- motorcycle accident. (Aloe)
istrator of Huila Prov., Angola, who assisted leedyi For John L. Leedy (fl. 1947), without
F. Welwitsch during his travels in Angola. further data. (Rhodiola integrifolia ssp.)
(Pachypodium) leei For W. T. Lee (fl. 1924), who first col-
leandrianus For Jacques D. Leandri (1903- lected the taxon. tEscobaria sneedii ssp.)
1982), French botanist in Madagascar. leendertziae For Reino Leendertz (later Mrs.
(Ba sella, Euphorbia) Potts) (1869-1965), Dutch botanist at the
leandrii As above. (Aloe, Senecio, Uncarina) Pretoria Museum (formerly called Transvaal
leblancae For Mlle. Alice Leb1anc (fl. 1910, Museum), RSA. (Delosperma , Stapelia)
1913), an intimate acquaintance of the lehmannii For Prof. Johann G. C. Lehmann
French physician and botanist Raymond (1792-1860), professor of botany in Harn-
Harnet. (Kalanchoe, Sedum) burg (Germany). (Corpuscularia, Parakee-
lebomboensis For the occurrence near Le- lya)
bombo, KwaZulu-Natal, RSA. (Delosper- leibergii For John B. Leiberg (1853-1913),
ma) Swedish-bom US-American forester, bryol-
lechuguilla Dirn. of Span. 'lechuga', salad; ogist and plant collector. (Sedum)
perhaps from the 10ca1 vemacu1ar name of leightoniae For Miss Frances M. Leighton
the p1ants in Mexico. (Aga ve) (later Mrs. Isaac) (* 1909), botanist at the
lecomtei For Dr. (Pau1) Henri Lecomte (1856- Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town,
1934), French botanist and from 1906 direc- RSA. (Delosperma, Lampranthus)
135 leptacanthus

leightonii For James Leighton (1855-1930), lentus Lat., pliant, flexible, sluggish, viscous;
Scottish-born horticulturist in RSA. (Ha- application obscure, perhaps for the slow
worthia cooperi var.) growth or the somewhat flexible spination.
leiocarpus Gr. 'leios', smooth; and Gr. 'kar- (Mammillaria)
pos', fruit. (Sedella) Leocereus For Antonio Pacheco Leäo (1872-
leiophyllus Gr. 'leios', smooth; and Gr. 'phyl- 1931), director of the Botanical Garden of
Ion', leaf. (Dasylirion) Rio de Janeiro, Brazi1 (Port. 'leäo' = Lat.
Leipoldtia For Dr. Christian F. L. Leipoldt 'leo', lion); and Cereus, a genus of colum-
(1880-1947), famous author, poet, medical nar cacti. (Cactaceae)
practitioner and plant collector in RSA. (Ai- leonensis For the occurrence in Sierra Leone.
zoaceae) (Euphorbia) - (2) For the occurrence in the
leipoldtii As above. (Antimima , Conophytum valley of the Rio Leön, Provo Azuay, Ecua-
minusculum ssp., Drosanthemum, Lampran- dor. (Cleistocactus) - (3) For the occurrence
thus , Pelargonium) in the state of Nuevo Leön, Mexico. tEchi-
leistneri For Dr. Otto A. Leistner (* 1931), nocereus pentalophus ssp.)
German-bom botanist, living in Africa from leonii For Dr. Frere Leön [Sauget y Barbis, Jo-
1937 (Tanzania, later RSA), 1955-1996 on seph S.; Hermano Leon] (1871-1955),
staff at the National Botanical Institute, Pre- French-bom botanist settling in Cuba in
toria, RSA. (Euphorbia) 1905, author of the Flora de Cuba. (Lepto-
lemaireanus For [Antoine] Charles Lemaire cereus)
(1800-1871), French philologist, self-taught leonilae For Dr. Leonila Vasquez (fl. 1961),
botanist, botanical editor and specialist on Mexican entomologist at the Instituto de Bi-
cacti, working in Be1gium for a long time. ologia at UNAM, Mexico. (Fouquieria)
(Euphorbia) leontopodus Gr. 'leon, 1eontos', lion, and Gr.
lemairei As above. (Melocactus) 'pous, podos', foot; for the type locality
lembckei For Hans Lembcke (1918-1985), Gaan Libah, which translated from the So-
German horticulturist and garden designer mali language means 'Lion's Foot'. (Eu-
in Hamburg, 1953-1971 resident in Chile, phorbia)
and specialist on Chilean cacti. (Eriosy ce lepidanthus Gr. 'lepidos', scale; and Gr. 'an-
napina ssp.) thos', flower; for the peculiar sca1y flowers.
lenewtonii For Prof. Dr. Leonard ("Len") E. (Pachycereus)
Newton (* 1936), English botanist at Ku- Lepidium Lat. name for the Garden Cress,
masi University, Ghana, and 1ater at the from the Dirn. of Gr. 'lepis', scale; for the
Kenyatta University, Kenya. (Cynanchum, small scale-like fruits. (Brassicaceae)
Euphorbia, Huernia) lepidocarpus Gr. 'lepis, lepidos', sca1e; and
leninghausii For Guillermo Leninghaus (fl, Gr. 'karpos', fruit; for the scale-covered
1894), cactus collector of German descent fruits. (Epiphyllum)
in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Su1, Brazil. lepidocaulis Gr. 'lepis, 1epidos', scale; and Gr.
(Parodia) 'kaulos' (Lat. 'caulis'), stern; for the scaly
lenkorianus For the occurrence in the Ta1ysh stern. (Othonna)
Mts. near Lenkoran, Azerbaidzhan . (Sedum) lepidus Lat., nicely dwarf; for the decorative
lenophylloides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and nature of the p1ants. (Aloe)
for the genus Lenophyllum (Crassulaceae) . Lepismium From Gr. 'lepisma', skin, husk,
(Sedum) scale; for the way how the flowers of some
Lenophyllum Gr. 'lenos', trough, tank, bath; species burst through the epidermis (Cacta-
and Gr. 'phyllon', leaf; for the often chan- ceae)
nelled leaves. (Crassulaceae) leptacanthus Gr. 'leptos', fine or delicate; and
lensayuensis For the occurrence at the Lens- Gr. 'akanthos', spine, thom; for the delicate
ayu Rocks, Kenya. (Aloe) spination. (Mammillaria rekoi ssp.)
leptaleon 136

leptaleon Gr. 'leptaleos', fine, delicate; for the Forssman) (1895-1985), botanical artist for
slender branches. (Lampranthus) the Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria,
leptanthus Gr. 'leptos' , fine or delicate; and RSA, and field collector. (Aloe)
Gr. 'anthos', flower; for the slender flowers. leubnitziae For Elsbeth von Leubnitz (fl.
(Gymnocalycium) 1884), wife of Dr. Eduard Pechuel-Loesche,
leptarthros Gr. 'leptos', fine or delicate; and who collected in Namibi a in 1884. (Arthr-
Gr. 'arthron', joint; for the slender stern seg- aerva)
ments . (Psilocaulon) leucacanthus Gr. ' leukos' , white; and Gr.
leptocalyx Gr. 'leptos' , fine or delicate; and 'akantha' , spine , thorn. (Thelocactus)
Gr. 'kalyx', calyx. (Ruschia) leucanthemus Gr. ' leukos' , white ; and Gr.
leptocarpus Gr. 'leptos ' , fine or delicate; and 'anthemon' , flowering plant , flower. tRebu-
Gr. 'karpos" fruit. (Uncarina) tia)
leptocaulis Gr. 'leptos', fine or delic ate ; and leucantherus Gr. 'leukos', white; and Gr. 'an-
Gr. 'kaulon' , stern; for the slender stern seg- thera ', anther. (Antimima)
ments . (Cylindropuntia) leucanthus Gr. 'leukos', white; and Gr. 'an-
Leptocereus Gr. 'leptos', fine or delicate; and thos', flower. (Crassula multifiora ssp., De-
Cereus, a genu s of columnar cacti ; for the lonix, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Sempervi-
relatively slender sterns. (Cactaceae) vum)
leptopetalus Gr. 'leptos' , fine or delicate; and leucoblepharus Gr. 'leukos', white; and Gr.
Gr. 'petalon' , leaf; for the foliage . (Lepid- 'blepharis ', eye-lash; for the white ciliate
leaf margins. (Aeonium)
ium)
leucocarpus Gr. 'leukos', white ; and Gr. 'kar-
leptophyllus Gr. 'leptos', fine or delicate; and
pos', fruit. (Sedum)
Gr. 'phyllon', leaf. (Ceropegia , Nolana, Se-
leucocentrus Gr. ' leukos ', white ; and Gr.
dum, Senecio mweroensis ssp.)
'kentron', centre; for the central spines.
leptosepalus Gr. 'leptos' , fine or delicate; and
(Mammillaria geminispina ssp.)
Gr. 'sepalon', sepal. (Lampranthus)
leucocephalus Gr. ' Ieukos', white ; and Gr.
leptosiphon Gr. 'leptos' , fine or delicate; and
'kephale', head; for the white , woolly
Gr. 'siphon', tube; for the narrow perianth
flower-bearing zones of the sterns. (Piloso-
tube. (Alo e)
cereus)
leptus Gr., fine or delicate; for the sterns.
leucodendron Gr. 'leukos', white ; and Gr.
(Drosanthemum , Sedum triactina ssp.) 'dendron' , tree ; for the waxy pale-grey col-
lerouxiae For Mrs. Olive le Roux (fl. 1923), our of older branches. (Euphorbia)
without further data. (Ruschia) leuconeurus Gr. ' leukos' , white ; and Gr. 'neu-
leroyi For Monsieur I. Leroy (fl. 1964), who ron' , vein, nerve ; for the whitish colour of
first collected the taxon . (Ceropeg ia) the lateral veins of the lower leaf face . (Eu-
lesliei For Dr. Thomas N. Leslie (1858-1942), phorbia)
English-born builder, emigrated to RSA in leucophyllus Gr. 'leukos', white ; and Gr.
1881, active plant collector and photogra- 'phyllon', leaf. (Adromischus)
pher. (Lithops, Rabiea, Stomatium) leucospermus Gr. 'leukos', white; and Gr.
letestuanus For Georges M. P. C. Le Testu 's perma', seed . (Ruschia)
(1877-1967), French botanist in Paris and leucostele Gr. 'leukos', white; and Gr. ' stele' ,
specialist in the W African flora. (Euphor- pillar, column; for the appearance of the
bia, Monadenium) plant s. (Stephanocereus)
letestui As above. (Brachystelma) leucothrix Gr. ' leukos' , white, glos sy; and Gr.
letonae For the occurrence (cultivated) at the 'thrix, trichos', hair; for the white hair s on
farm Sucesi6n Letona in EI Salvador. (Ag- the leaves . (Tylecodon)
ave vivipara var.) leucotrichus Gr. 'Ieukothrix, leukotrichos' ,
lettyae For Miss Cythna L. Letty (later Mrs . white-hairy; (1) for the white hairs covering
137 lindheimeri

the plants. (Echeveria, Oreocereus, Sin- lignescens Lat., becomin g woody; for the na-
ningia ) - (2) for the whitish flexible spina- ture of the branches. (Brownanthus, Crassu-
tion. (Opuntia) la tetragona ssp., Phyllobolus)
levis Lat., flat, smooth, polished; for the leaf lignosus Lat., woody; for the woody branches.
surface. (Stomatium) (Drosanthemum, Euphorbia , Euphorbia
levitestatus Lat. 'levis' , flat, smooth, polished; mauritanica var.)
and Lat. ' testatus" with a testa; for the lilacinus Lat., lilac-coloured; for the leaf col-
almost smooth seed coat (testa). (Me locac- our. (Echeveria)
tus) lilae For Mrs. Lila Trujillo (1913-1987),
levyi For B. Levy (1896-?), US-America-bom Venezuelan teacher and promoter of human
pharmaceutical chemi st resident in (then) rights at Campo Elias and later Caracas ,
Rhodesia . (Huernia) aunt of the Venezuelan botani st Baltasar
Lewisia For Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), Trujillo. (Opuntia)
US-American army officer, explorer and liliputanus Lat., small enough to inhabit Lil-
plant collector in the US-American North- liput from Gulliver 's travels; (1) for the
west, and 1808-1809 Govemor of Alabama. minute plant bodies. (Blossfeldia ) - (2) for
(Portulacaceae) the small leaves. (Gasteria bicolor var.)
lewisiae For Dr. Gwendoline J. Lewis (1909- limariensis For the occurrence in the valley of
1967), South African botanist at the South the Rio Limarf, Provo Limari, C Chile.
African Museum, Cape Town, and later at (Eriosyce)
the Kirstenbo sch Botanical Garden , special- limbatus Lat., bordered ; application obscure .
ist on lridaceae. (Lampranthus) (Antimima)
lewisianus For Berkele y R. Lewis (fl. 1955), limifolius Lat. 'lima' , file, ratchet ; and Lat.
Colonel of the US-American Army, who ac- '-folius' , -leaved; for the rough leaf surface.
companied G. E. Lindsay on a long botani- (Haworthia)
cal trip to Baja Califomi a. (Mammillaria limitatus Lat., limited ; for the very limited ge-
brandegeei ssp.) ographical range. (Opuntia )
libanoticus For the occurrence in the Leba- limonensis For the occurrence at EI Lim6n ,
non. (Rosularia sempe rvivum ssp.) Jalisco , Mexico. (Mammillaria )
liberalis Lat., liberal, freely; for the "liberal limoniacus Perhaps from MLat. 'limones',
supply of petals and staminodes". (Lampr- lemons; application obscure. (Hoya)
anthus) limpidus Lat., clear, transparent, pure; for the
libericus For the occurrence in Liberia. (San- translucent window area at the leaf tips.
sevieria) (Conophytum )
liciae For Madame Alice Rasse (fl. 1909), an limpopoanus For the occurrence in the Limp-
acquaintance of the French botanist Ray- opo River valley, S Africa. (Eupho rbia)
mond Harnet. (Rhodiola chrysanthemijolia linaresensis For the occurrence near Linares,
ssp.) Nuevo Le6n, Mexico. (Mammillaria mela-
liclicensis For the occurren ce near Liclic, nocentra ssp.)
Provo San Marco s, Dept. Cajamarca , Peru. lindbergianus For Gustav A. Lindberg (1832-
(Peperomia) 1900), Swedish botani st and city treasurer at
liebenbergii For Louis C. C. Liebenberg Stockholm, travelling 1854-1 855 in Brazil,
(1900-?), agriculturist at the RSA Depart- specialist of Rhipsalis. (Rhipsalis)
ment of Agriculture, and botanical collector. lindenianus For Dr. Seymour Linden (* 1921),
(Adromischus, Delosperma ) US-American chemist and succulent plant
liebmannianus For Frederik M. Liebmann enthusiast. (Conophytum tantillum ssp.)
(1813-1856), Danish botanist, travelling in lindenii As above. (A loe , Ceropegia, Monade-
Cuba and Mexico 1840-1843. (Sedum) nium )
lievenii Unknown. (Pseudosedum ) lindheimeri For Ferdinand J. Lindheimer
lindiensis 138

(1801-1879), German botanist from Frank- ceae) ; and Lat. '-floms ', -f1owered. (Para-
furt / Main, 1ater living in Texas. (Opuntia keelya)
engelmannii var.) Iinkii For Prof. Dr. Johann H. E Link (1767-
Iindiensis For the occurrence in the Lindi 1851), German botanist , and successor of
area, S Tanzania . (Adenia ) Willdenow in Berlin. (Parodia)
Iindleyi For Prof. Dr. John Lindley (1799- Iinophyllus For the genus Linum ("Flax" ; Lin-
1865), English botanist and professor of aceae) ; and Gr. 'phylIon ', leaf; for the f1ax-
botany at the University College, London. like narrow leaves. (Ceropegia)
(Aeonium, Sinningia) Iioutchenngoi For Liou Tchen-ngo (1897-
Iindmanii For Carl A. M. Lindman (1856- 1975), Chinese botanist. (Orostachys mala-
1928), Swedish botanist and traveller, from cophylla ssp.)
1905 at the Natural History Museum in Iisa From the local vernacular name "maguey
Stockholm. (Kalan choe) lisa" (Span. 'lisa', smooth) of the plants in
Iindsayi For Dr. George E. Lindsay (1917- Mexico. (Agave mapisaga var.)
2002), US-American botanist and speciali st Iisabeliae For Lisabel I. Hall (* 1919), South
for the Baja California flora, director of the African botanist and teacher, wife of Harry
San Diego Natural History Museum 1957- Hall. (Ruschia )
1963, director of the California Academy of Iisianthoides Gr. '- oides', resembling; and for
Seiences 1963-1982. (Cylindropuntia, Ech- the genus Lisianthus (Gentianaceae). (Glos-
inocereus f erreirianus ssp., Ferocactus, sostelma)
Mammillaria , xMyrtgerocactus) Iissocarpus Gr. 'lissos', smooth; and Gr. 'kar-
Iinearifolius Lat. 'linearis' , like a line, linear ; pos', fruit, (Erio syce marksiana var.)
and Lat. '-fo1ius', -leaved; for the narrow Litanthus Gr. 'lithos', stone; and Gr. 'anthos' ,
leaves. (Aloe, Kalan choe , Nolana, Othonna f1ower; because flowers are produced di-
retrorsa var., Rosularia modesta var., Yuc- rectly from the bulb, which looks like a
ca) stone. (Hyacinthaceae)
Iinearis Lat., like a line, linear; (1) for the leaf lithophilos Gr. 'lithos', stone ; and Gr. 'philos ',
shape. (Aeollanthus subacaulis var., Brachy- friend; for the habitat preference. (Hylotele-
stelma, Ceropegia, Columnea, Cynanchum, phium verticillatum var.)
Delosperma, Dudleya, Hoya, Sedum, Tal- Lithops Gr. 'lithos', stone ; and Gr. 'ops', eye,
inum) - (2) for the shape of the corolla seg- face; because the plants resemble the stones
ments. (Quaqua) amongst which they grow. (Aizoaceae)
Iineatus Lat., striped; (1) for the dark red stri- Iithopsoides Gr. '-oides', resembling ; and for
ations of sterns, peduncles and petioles. the genus Lithops (Aizoaceae). (Conophy-
(Sinningia) - (2) for the longitudinal mark- tum)
ings on the 1eaves. (Aloe ) - (3) for the vena- Iitoralis Lat., littoral, coastal ; for the coastal
tion of the petals. (Rosularia) occurrence. (Delosperma, Echinopsis, Erio-
Iineolatus Lat., provided with small1ines; for syce subgibbosa var., Phedimus)
the lines on the leaf sheaths. (Ruschia) Iitoreus Lat., pertaining to the sea shore ; for
Iinguifolius Lat. 'lingua', tongue ; and Lat. the preferred habitat. (Sedum)
'-folius', -leaved; for the leaf shape. (Crem- Iittlewoodii For Roy Charle s Littlewood (1924
nophila) -1967), British horticulturist, emigrated to
Iinguiformis Lat. 'lingua', tongue; and Lat. RSA in 1957 and worked at the Karoo Gar-
'-fonnis', -shaped ; (1) for the shape of the den, Worcester, Western Cape. (Lampran-
stern segments. (Opuntia engelmannii var.) thus , Leipoldtia weigangiana ssp., Phyllo-
- (2) for the leaf shape. (Glottiphyllum) bolus digitatus ssp., Ruschia, Trichodiad-
Iingulatus Lat., tongue-shaped; for the leaves. ema)
(Cistanthe) Iittoralis Lat., littoral, coastal; for the coastal
Iiniflorus For the genus Linum ("F1ax" ; Lina- occurrence. (Agave, Aloe, Coccinia rehman-
139 longiflorus

nii var., Ferocactus viridescens var., Opun- lolwensis For the oeeurrenee in association
tia, Stenocereus thurberi ssp., Trianthema) with Lake Vietoria , loeally ealled Lolwe in
littoreus Lat., pertaining to the sea shore ; for the Luo language. (Aloe)
the preferred habitat. (Momordica) lomatophylloides Gr. '-oides', resembling;
litvinovii For Dimitri I. Litvinov [Litwinow] and for the former genus Lomatophyllum
(1854-1929), Russian botanist and explorer (Aloaceae). (Alo e)
of Central Asia. (Rhodiola) lomi Combination of the first syllables of the
lividiflorus Lat. 'lividus', leaden purple; and parental species names E. lophogona and E.
Lat. '-florus', -flowered . (Euphorbia) milii. (Euphorbia)
lividus Lat., leaden purple ; (1) for the leaf col- longaevus Lat. 'longus', long; and Lat. 'ae-
our. (Haworthia pubescens var.) - (2) for vum ', life time, life span; for the assumed
the flower colour. (Dischidia) longevity of the plants . (Furcraea)
Ilanuraensis For the occurrence in the 'Lla- longianus For Frank R. Long (1884-1961),
nura Costera del Pacifico' in Sonora, Mex- English-born horticulturalist, working on
ico. (Echinocereus nicholii ssp.) rubber in Malaysia and then emigrating to
Iloydii For Francis E. Lloyd (1868-1947), RSA in 1920 and beeoming Superintendent
English-bom cytologist, working in Canada of Parks in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.
and USA. (Escobaria, Mammillaria, Thelo- (Haworthia)
cactus hexaedrophorus ssp.)
longiareolatus Lat. 'longus', long ; and Lat.
loandae For the occurrence near Luanda, capi-
'areolatus', with areoles. (Opuntia basilaris
tal of Angola. (Raphionacme)
var.)
lobatus Lat., lobed ; for the leaf shape. (Ger-
longibracteatus Lat. 'longus', long ; and Lat.
rardanthus, Kalanchoe, Pelargonium)
'braeteatus' , braeteate. (Agave, Conophy-
lobulatus Lat., weakly lobed (Dirn. of Lat.
tum, Haworthia turgida var., Ornithogalum,
'lobatus', lobed); (1) for the leaf margins.
Senecio melastomifolius ssp.)
(Rhodiola) - (2) perhaps for the two-lobed
longicarpus Lat. 'longus', long; and Gr. 'kar-
corona. (Raphionacme)
pos' , fruit. (Melocactus erne stii ssp.)
localis Lat., local ; perhaps for the presumed
longicaulis Lat. 'longus', long ; and Lat.
local occurrence. (Lithops)
'eaulis', stern. (Aeschynanthus)
lockwoodii For S. Lockwood-Hill (fl. 1940),
magistrate in Laingsburg, Western Cape , longiciliatus Lat. 'longus' , long ; and Lat. 'eil-
RSA. (Haworthia) iatus', ciliate; for the long hairs along the
lodarensis For the occurrence at Lodar, Saudi leaf margins . (Crassula setulosa var.)
Arabia. (Huernia) longicomus Lat. 'longus' , long ; and Lat.
lodewykii For Lodewyk van Heerde (fl. 1935- 'coma', hair, mane; for the white hair-like
1947), without further data. (Antimima) spination. (Weberbauerocereus)
loeschianus For Alfred Lösch (1865-1946), longicornis Lat. 'longus', long; and Lat.
German succulent plant enthusiast. (Cono- 'eornu', horn; for the long eurved spines .
phytum, Schwantesia) (Coryphantha)
loesenerianus For Dr. Ludwig E. T. Loesener longicoronae Lat. 'longus', long ; and Lat.
(1865-1941), German botanist in Berlin and 'corona', erown , eorona. (Cynanchum lutei-
friend of the German botanist R. Schlechter. fluens var.)
(Huernia) longidens Lat. 'longus', long ; and Lat. 'dens' ,
loganii For Mr. J. D. Logan (fl. 1933), without tooth; for the long tuberc1es of the sterns.
further data. (Aloinopsis, Antimima, Stoma- (Orbea)
tium) longidentatus Lat. 'longus', long; and Lat.
lokenbergensis For the oceurrenee near Lo- 'dentatus', toothed , dentate; applieation ob-
kenberg, Calvinia Distr., Northern Cape, seure. (Pseudosedum)
RSA. (Antimima) longiflorus Lat. 'longus', long ; and Lat. '-flo-
longifolius 140

rus', -flowered; (1) for the overall flower longispinus Lat. 'longus', long ; and Lat. ' <spi-
size. (Agave , Aloe trichosantha ssp., Caral- nus', -spined. (Euphorbia, Gymnocalycium
luma, Echeveria, Kalanchoe, Mammillaria, andreae var., Hoodia)
Sansevieria, Senecio, Thomcroftiai - (2) longissimus Lat., longest (Superl. of Lat.
for the long and narrow petals. (Pelargo- 'longus' , long); (1) for the long leaves. (Da-
nium) sylirion, Myrmecodia) - (2) for the ex-
longifolius Lat. 'longus', long; and Lat. '-foli- tremely long f1owers. (Echeveria)
us' , -leaved, (Agave ocahui var., Astridia, longistamineus Lat. ' longus', long; and Lat.
Brachystelma, Bulbine, Ceropegia, Euphor- 'stamineus' , staminate; for the long fila-
bia, Euphorbia milii var., Hoya, Kalanchoe, ments . (Copiapoa, Lampranthus)
Myrmecodia, Nolina, Pachyphytum, Pelar- longistylus Lat. 'longus' , long ; and Lat. 'sty-
gonium, Psammophora, Raphionacme, Se- lus', style. (Alo e, Mesembryanthemum, Si-
suvium) nocrassula)
longifuniculatus Lat. 'longus' , long; and Lat. longituberculosus Lat. 'longus', long ; and
'funiculatus' , with a funiculus. (Sedum) Lat. 'tuberculosus' , tuberculate; for the
longii For Frank R. Long (1884-1961), Eng- elongate stern tubercles. (Euphorbia)
lish-bom horticulturalist, emigrated to RSA longitubus Lat. 'longus', long ; and Lat.
and became Superintendent of Parks in Port 'tubus', tube; for the flower architecture.
Elizabeth, Eastem Cape. (Huernia, Tromo- (Huernia , Moringa, Raphionacme, Sansevi-
triche) eria metallica var., Sansevieria suffruticosa
longimammus Lat. 'longus', long; and Lat. var.)
'mamma', nipple, tubercle; for the long longus Lat. 'longus', long ; (1) for the long
body tubercles. (Mammillaria) leaves. (Glottiphyllum) - (2) for the long
longipedicellatus Lat. 'longus' , long; and Lat. fused leaf pairs . (Conophytum)
'pedicellatus" pedicelled, stalked ; for the longyanensis For the occurrence at Long-yan,
long flower stalk. (Stapelia) Tibet [Xizang, China] . (Sedum)
longipedunculatus Lat. 'longus', long; and lootsbergensis For the occurrence on the
Lat. 'pedunculatus', pedunculate. (Ceraria, Lootsberg mountain, Eastem Cape, RSA.
Dorstenia buchananii var.) (Delosperma)
longipes Lat. 'longus', long; and Lat. 'pes ', lophanthus Gr. 'lophos', crest; and Gr. 'an-
foot; (1) for the long petioles of the leaves. thos', flower; application obscure. (Agave)
(Tylecodon) - (2) for the long peduncles. lophogonus Gr. 'lophos', crest; and Gr. 'go-
(Agave , Talinum) - (3) for the long pedi- nia', angle; for the crested stern angles. (Eu-
cels. (Antimima , Crassula, Drosanthemum, phorbia)
Pectinaria, Sedum, Tromotriche) Lophophora Gr. 'lophos', crest ; and Gr.
longipetalus Lat. 'longus', long ; and Lat. 'pe- '-phoros" -carrying; for the arrangement of
talum', petal. (Lewisia) the tufted wool of the areoles . (Cactaceae)
longiscapus Lat. 'longus', long ; and Lat. 'sca- lophophoroides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
pus' , scape; for the long inflorescence. (Bul- for the genus Lophophora (Cactaceae) .
bine, Cistanthe) (Turbinicarpus)
longisepalus Lat. 'longus', long ; and Lat. lophophorus Gr. 'lophos' , crest; and Gr.
'sepalum' , sepal. (Bergeranthus, Echeveria '-phoros" -carrying; for the tuberculate
pringlei var., Sedumfui var.) plant body. (Baynesia)
longiserpens Lat. 'longus' , long ; and Lat. loranthiflorus For the genus Loranthus (Lo-
'serpens', creeping; for the growth form . ranthaceae) ; and Lat. '-f1orus' , -flowered;
(Cleistocactus) for the similarly cylindrical corolla. (Cero-
longisetus Lat. 'longus' , long; and Lat. '-se- pegia)
tus', with bristles; for the long bristle-like lorentzianum For Prof. Paul (Pabio) G. Lor-
spines . (Echinocereus) entz (1835-1881), German botanist, 1869-
141 lungtsuanensis

1874 in C6rdob a (Argentina), later high- haps an acquaintace of the French botanist
school teacher in Concepci6n (Uruguay). and physician Raymond Harnet, without
(Lepismium) further data. (Kalanchoe)
lorenzoi For Lorenzo Dotson-Smith (fl . 1978), lucidus Lat., shining; for the ± shiny leaves.
without further data. (Sedum) (Plectranthus, Sedum )
loreus Lat., made from straps, made from lucile-allorgeae For Dr. Lucile Allorge (fl .
thongs; for the elongated branches with 2002), Madagascar-born French botanist at
long internodes. (Cephalophyllum) the National Museum in Paris, with many
loricatus Lat., armoured; for the protection field trips to Madagascar, daughter of the
through the persistent peduncles . (Euph or- French botanist Pierre Boiteau . (Aloe)
bia) luckhoffii For Dr. Jame s Lückhoff (fl . 1925-
lorifolius Lat. 'lorum', strap; and Lat. '-fol- 1931), physician in Cape Town, RSA, who
ius', -leaved. (Monadenium pseudoracemo - accompanied Dr. R. Marloth on field trips .
sum var.) iAloinopsis, Antimima, Conophytum, Delo-
loristipula Lat. 'lorum', strap; and Lat. 'stip- sperma, Diplosoma, Gibba eum )
ula', stipule; for the shape of the stipules. ludlowii For Frank Ludlow (1886- 1972), Brit-
(Jatropha ) ish explorer of Bhutan and Tibet. (Rhodiola)
lossowianus For Dr. Otto von Lossow (1888- luederitzii For the occurrence near Lüderitz ,
1947), German physician, alpinist and plant Namibia. (Crassula )
collector, born in Munich , emigrated to Na- luethyi For Dr. Jonas M. Lüthy (* 1961), Swiss
mibia. (Jensenobotrya ) botanist and cactu s enthu siast. (Mammilla-
louisae For Louisa Hutchison (fl. 1934), d a)
mother of the US-American cactu s collector luetzelburgii For Dr. Philipp von Luetzelburg
Ted Hutchi son, who discovered the taxon. (1880-1948), German botanist and explorer,
(Mammillaria hutchisoniana ssp.) collecting repeatedl y in Brazil. (Stephano-
louisianensis For the occurrence in the state of cereus)
Louisiana, USA. (Yucca) lugardiae For Charlotte E. Lugard (nee Ho-
louwii For Dr. Wynand J. Louw (fl . 1975), ward) (fl. 1897-98), English painter and
botanist, herbarium curator and lecturer at wife of Major E. J. Lugard. (Ceropegia,
the University of Potchefstroom, RSA. (Eu- Monadenium)
phorbia) - (2) For Mr. Piet Louw (fl. 1980), lugardii For Major E. J. Lugard (fl. 1897-
farmer at Vanrhynsdorp, RSA. (Bulbin e) 1898), Englishman who discovered the
lowei For Richard T. Lowe (1802-1874), Brit- taxon while representing Kew on an expedi-
ish clergyman and botanist, chaplain in tion. (Hoodia currorii ssp., Orbea, Sesam o-
Madeira 1832-1854. (Mo nanthes) thamnu s)
lozanoi For Filarnon Lozano (fl . 1905), one of lukoseanus For the occurren ce by the Luko se
its Mexican discoverers. (Echeveria) River, C Tanzania. (Euphorbia)
luapulanus For the occurrence in the Luapul a lumbricalis Lat., worm- shaped ; for the worm-
Distr. in Zambia. (A loe, Euphorbia ) like procumbent branches. (Euphorbia)
lubangensis For the occrrenc e near Lubango, lumbricoides Lat. 'lumbricus', earthworm;
Angola . (Kalanchoe) and Gr. '-oides', resemblin g; for the creep-
lubbersii For George E. K. Lubber s (fl . 1984), ing terete sterns. (Lepismium)
Johannesburg, discoverer of the taxon. (An- lumholtzii For Dr. Carl Lumholtz (fl . 1890),
acampseros subnuda ssp.) US-American archaeol ogist of Norwegian
lucayanus For the occurren ce near Lucaya, origin. (Sedum)
Grand Bahama Island. (Opuntia) lunatus Lat., crescent-shaped; for the leaf
luchuanicus For the occurrence in the Lu- shape. (Leipoldtia, Oscularia )
Chuan Distr., Yunnan, China. (Sedum) lungtsuanensis For the occurrence at Lung-
luciae For Mlle. Lucy Dufour (fl. 1908), per- tsuan, Chekiang Prov., China. (Sedum)
luntii 142

luntii For William Lunt (1871-1904), British lutescens Lat., becoming yellow; for the grad-
gardener at Kew, collecting in S Arabia in ual change from scarlet buds to yellow open
1893. (Aloe, Orbea) flowers. (Aloe)
lunulatus Dirn. of Lat. 'lunatus', crescent- luteus Lat. , yellow; (1) for the bract colour.
shaped; for the leaf scars. (Lampranthus) (Euphorbia atropurpurea fa.) - (2) for the
lupulinus Lat. , hop-like; for the similarity of flower colour. (Aloe madecassa var., Cras-
the inflorescence to that of Hop, Humulus sula namaquensis ssp., Echeveria, Mal e-
lupulus. (Euphorbia) phora, Opuntia, Orbea, Portulaca, Prenia
lupulus Dirn. of Lat. 'lupus', wolf; for the oc- pallens ssp., Rhinephyllum, Sedum surculo-
currence in the Wolfkloof, Western Cape , sum var.) - (3) presumably for the flower
RSA. (Haworthia herbacea var.) colour. (Delosperma)
luribayensis For the occurrence in the valley lutzii For Monsieur L. Lutz (fl. 1913), French
of Luribay, Provo Loayza, Dept. La Paz, Bo- pharmacist and at the time general secretary
livia. (Cleistocactus) of the Societe Botanique de France. (Se -
luridus Lat. , drab yellow, dirty brown ; (1) for dum)
the colour of the leaves under water stress . Iychnidiflorus For the genus Lychnis ("Cam-
(Agave) - (2) for the flower colour. (Pelar- pion", "Lampflower", Caryophyllaceae) ;
gonium, Pterodiscus) and Lat. '-florus', -flowered. (Pereskia)
lutatus Lat., muddy, dirty (from Lat. 'luturn', Iycioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for the
loam'); for the leaf colour. (Astridia) genus Lycium (Solanaceae). (Nolana)
luteifluens Lat. 'Iuteus', yellow; and Lat. 'flu- Iydenburgensis For the occurrence in the Ly-
ens', flowing; for the yellow latex . (Cynan- denburg Distr., Mpumalanga, RSA. (Delo-
chum) spe rma , Euphorbia , Urginea)
luteolus Lat., pale yellow, yellowish; (1) for Iydiae For Lydia Triebner (fl. 1948), wife of
the flower colour. (Malephora , Pelargo- Wilhelm Triebner, Namibia. (Conophytum)
nium, Sedum) - (2) for the corona. (Stapelia Iydius For the occurrence in Lydia in W
praetermissa var.) Turkey. (Sedum)
luteoruber Lat. ' Iuteus' , yellow ; and Lat. 'ru- Iynchii For Richard Irwin Lynch (1850-1924),
ber, rubra , rubrum', red; perhaps for the pe- English gardener and botanist, 1879-1919
tal colour. (Sinocrassula indica var.) curator of the Cambridge Botanical Garden.
luteoviridis Lat. ' Iuteus', yellow ; and Lat. (xGasteraloe)
' viridis', green; (1) for the leaf colour. (Gib- Iyratifolius From Lat. 'lyra', Iyre; and Lat.
baeum) - (2) for the flower colour. (Sedum) '-folius', -Ieaved; for the leaf shape. (Clere-
tum)
143 macrocentrus

M
collector, esp. in Ja1isco, Mexico. (Mammil-
laria, Pachyphytum )
mackieanus For Mr. Mackie (ft. 1837), nurs-
eryman in Lakenharn , England . (Gymnoca-
maassii For Mr. W. Maass (tl 1907), German lycium)
cactus hobbyist at Zeh1endorf near Ber1in, macleayi For Prof. K. N. G. MacLeay (ft.
1907 secretary of the Deutsche Kakteen-G e- 1955), botanist at Khartoum University, Su-
sellschaft. (parodia ) dan. (Aloe)
macbridei For James F. Macbride (1892- macloughlinii For Alfred G. McLoughlin
1976), US-American botanist working esp. (1886-1960), officer in the Department of
on the ftora of Peru. (Portula ca ) Native Affairs in RSA and keen naturali st.
macdonaldiae For Mrs. General MacDonald (Orbea)
(ft. 1850), who sent material from Honduras macowanianus For Prof. Peter MacOwan
to Kew, without further details. (Selenice- (1830-1909), English-bom teacher and bot-
reus) anist in RSA and curator of the Cape Gov-
macdonaldii For J. Andrew McDonald (ft. emment Herbarium and the Cape Town
2002), US-American botanist at the Univer- Botanic Garden s. (Crassula)
sity ofTexas at Austin. (Sedum) macowanii As above. (Euphorbia tuberculata
macdougalii For Prof. Dr. Daniel Trembly var., Ruschia, Stap elia )
MacDougal (1865- 1958), US-American macracanthus Gr. ' makros', large; and Gr.
botanist at the New York Botanical Garden. 'akanthos', thom, spine; for the long spines.
tFouquieria, Mammillaria heyderi ssp., Tu- (Consolea, Melo cactus)
mam oca) macradenius Gr. 'rnakros ', large; and Gr.
macdougallii For Thomas [Tom] MacDou gall 'aden' , gland; for the large nectary glands.
(1895-1973 ), Scottish-born plantsmen and (Peersia)
explorer in S Mexico . (Disocactus, Echeve- macrandrus Gr. ' makros', large; and Gr.
ria, Furcraea, Graptopetalum, Ortegocac- 'aner, andros ' , man, [botany] stamen. (Pepe -
tus, Peniocereus, Sedum) romia )
macdowellii For Mr. J. A. MacDowell (ft. macranthus Gr. ' makros', large; and Gr. 'an-
1894), plant collector in Mexico. (Thelocac- thos' , ftower. (Ceropegia, Cynan chum , Dis-
tus) ocactus, Echeveria, Jatropha)
macellus Dirn. of Lat. 'macer, macra, mac- macraxinus Gr. ' makros' , 1arge; and Gr. 'ax-
rum' , lean; for the slender sterns. (Delospe r- ine', ax, wedge, hatchet; for the occurrence
ma , Euphorbia ) in the Big Hatchet Mts., New Mexico , USA.
macer Lat. ' macer, macra, macrum ', 1ean; for tEscobaria orcuttii var.)
the slender sterns. (Aloe) macroacanthus Gr. ' rnakros', large; and Gr.
macgillivrayi Probabl y for Paul H. MacGilliv- 'akantha' , thom , spine ; for the large tenni-
ray (1834-1 895), Scottish botani st, zoolo- nalleaf spine. (Ag ave)
gist and medical practitioner, from 1855 in macrocalyx Gr. ' makros', 1arge; and Gr. 'ka-
Austra1ia. (Hoya) lyx' , calyx. (Drosanthemum)
Machairophyllum Gr. ' machaira', dagger; macrocarpus Gr. 'makros', large; and Gr.
and Gr. 'phyllon', 1eaf; for the leaf shape of 'karpos' , fruit. (Agave papyrocarpa ssp.,
some taxa. (A izoaceae) Aloe, Cyphostemma, Huernia , Jatropha,
machrisii For Mr. and Mrs. Maurice A. Lampranthus, Marah, Opuntia galapageia
Machri s (ft. 1956), who sponsored an expe- var., Pedilanthus, Rhodiola , Schreiteria , Tet-
dition to Brazil in 1956, during which the ragonia , Trochomeria)
taxon was discovered. (Pilosocereus) macrocentrus Gr. ' makros', large; and Gr.
machucae For Jose Antonio Machuca N üüez ' kentron', centre; for the conspicuous red
(ft. 1999), Mexican agronomi st and plant colouring of the ftower centre. (Opuntia)
macrocephalus 144

macrocephalus Gr. 'makros ', large; and Gr. macrosiphon Gr. 'makros ', large; and Gr.
'kephalos', head; for the large terminal 's iphon' , tube ; for the large flowers. (A loe)
pseudocephalia. (Neo buxbaum ia) macrospermus Gr. ' makros', large; and Gr.
macrochele Gr. 'makros', large ; and Gr. 's perma', seed. (Portulaca)
'chele', claw; for the spination. (Turbinica r- macrostachya Gr. ' makros ', large; and Gr.
pu s schm iedic kea nus ssp.) 'stachys' , spike; prob ably for the den se in-
macrochlamys Gr. 'makros', large ; and Gr. florescence. (Sinningia)
' chlamys', cloak; for the conspicuous calyx . macrostigma Gr. ' makros' , large; and Gr.
(Kalanchoe) 's tigma', stigma, (De lospe rma, Lampran -
macrocladus Gr. 'm akro s', large; and Gr. thus )
'klados', shoot; for the large size of the maculatus Lat. , spotted; (1) for the marbled
plants. (Aloe) epidermis of the sterns. (D rosanthemum , Pe-
macrodiscus Gr. 'makros', large; and Gr. nio cereus) - (2) for the spotted leaves. (Ad-
'diskos', disc; for the large flat disc-Iike romischus, Aloe, Haworthia ) - (3) for the
plant bodies. (Ferocac tus) spotted corolla. (Brachystelma, Orb ea , Or-
macroglossus Gr. ' makros', large ; and Gr. nith ogalum) - (4) for thc spotted annulus of
'g lossa', tongue; for the large ray floret s. the flowers. (Duvalia) - (5) for the spots
(Senecio) caused by insect pests on the leaves of the
macrogonus Gr. 'makros' , large; and Gr. ' go- cultivated type material. (Echeveria panicu-
nia ', corner, margin ; for the few and broad lata var.)
ribs. (Echinops is) maculosus Lat., spotted, mottled; for the mot-
macrolobus Gr. ' makros' , large ; and Lat. tled leaves. (Agave, Sinocrass ula indi ca
' lobus ', lobe; (1) for the long corolla seg- var.)
ments. (Rhytidoca ulon) - (2) possibly for macvaughianus For Prof. Dr. Rogers Mc-
the relati vely large corona lobe s. (Cynan- Vaugh (* 1909), US-Amcrican botani st and
chum) specialist in the Mexican flora. (Matelea)
macromeris Gr. ' makros', large ; and Gr. madagascariensis For the occurrence in Ma-
'meros" part; perh aps for the large perianth dagascar. (Adan sonia , Ba sella , Ceropegia ,
segments. (Co ryphantha) Cynanchum, Decarya , Didierea , Perrierose-
macropetalus Gr. ' makros' , large ; and Gr. dum, Phylohydrax , Plectranthus, Senecio
'petalon' , petal. (Brachystelma ) longifiorus ssp., Stapelianthus)
macrophyllus Gr. ' makros', large ; and Gr. Madangia For the occurrence in Madang
'phylIon', leaf. (Hoya , Jat ropha ) Prov., Papua New Guinea. (Asclep iadaceae)
macropodus Gr. 'makros' , 1arge; and Gr. madecassus Probabl y an attempt to latinise a
'pous, podo s' , foot; for the large tubers. local variant of the name Madagascar.
(Sinningia) (A loe)
macropterus Gr. 'makros ', large; and Gr. maderensis For the occurrence in the Sierra
'pteron' , wing; for the winged fruit s. (Tetra- de la Madera, Coahuil a, Mexico. (Agave as-
gonia) p errima ssp.)
macrorhizus Gr. ' makros ', large ; and Gr. madiensis For the occurrence in the region in-
'rhiza', root; (1) for the swollen root s. (Ja- habited by the ethni c group of the Madi in
tropha, Opuntia , Portulaca ) - (2) for the Uganda. (Raphionacme)
large tuber. (Ge rrarda nthus , Peperomia) madisoniorum For Marshall P. Madi son
macrorrhizus Gr. 'makros', large; and Gr. (* 1895), US-American lawyer, and his wife
' [r]rhiza', root ; for the swollen main root. Elena Eyre Madi son , of San Franci sco and
(Crass ula corallina ssp.) Atherton, California, USA , and for the
macrosepalus Gr. 'makros', large ; and Gr. Madison Fund of San Franci sco and its sup -
'sepalon', sepal. (Lamp ranthus, Sedum dai - port of the Botanical Garden at the Univer-
gremontianum var., Sedum susannae var.) sity of California at Berkeley. (Matucana)
145 major

madrensis For the occurrence in the Mexican 1991), US-American botani st at the New
Sierra Madre Occidental, (Sedum, Yucca) York Botanica1 Garden . (Lew isia)
maduraiensis For the occurrence at Madurai, mahabalei For Tryambak S. Mahabale (1909-
Tamil Nadu, India. (Sansev ieria) 1983), Indian botanist. (Ceropegi a)
maechlerorum Lat. Gen. PI.; for Wendelin mahabobokensis For the village of Mahabo-
Mäch1er (fl . 2002), Swiss cactus hobbyist in boka between Toliara and Fianarantsoa, Ma-
Pfungen near Zürich , and his son Wendelin dagascar, where the taxon was first found .
Mäch1er (t c. 1997). (Eriosyce aspillagae (Euphorbia)
ssp.) mahafalensis For the occurrence in the Ma-
Maerua Unknown . (Capparidaceae) hafa1y region, S Madaga scar. (Cynanchum,
mafekingensis For the occurrence near Mafe- Euphorbia, Jatropha )
king, capita1 of the North-West Prov., RSA. maheshwarii For Prof. Panchanan Mahesh-
(Brachystelma) wari (1904-1966), Indian botanist. Uatro-
mafi ngensis For the occurrence on the Maf- pha)
inga Hills, Ma1awi. (Monadenium) mahonii For a Mr. J. Mahon (fl. 1900), possi-
magae For "Madame Mag F. (fl. 1914), "en b1y for John Mahon (1870- I 906), Irish gar-
temoignage de tres affectueuse tendresse", dener at RBG Kew 189 I -1897, forester in
on the part of the French botanist Raymond Ma1awi 1897-1899, 1ater curator of Entebbe
Harnet. (Sedum) Botanic Garden , Unganda , unti1 1903, died
magallanii For Pedro Magallan (fl. 1945), of sleeping sicknes s. (Delospe rma)
probab1y a collector for the Mexican plant mahraensis For the occurren ce in AI-Mahra
trader F. Schmoll. (Mammillaria) Prov., Yemen. (A loe)
magellensis For the occurrence near Mt. Ma- Maihuenia From the local vemacular name
jella in the Abruzzi Mts. between Provo "Maihuen" in the Mapuche language of S
Peseara and Provo Chieti , C Ita1y. (Sedum ) Chile (Cactaceae)
magenteum Lat., magenta-red; for the flower Maihueniopsis Gr. '-opsis' , similar to; and for
co1our. (Pelargonium) the genus Maihuenia (Cactace ae ). (Cacta-
magnicapsula Lat. 'm agnus', 1arge; and Lat. ceae)
'capsula', capsu1e; for the 1arge fruits . (Eu- mainiae For Mrs. F. M. Main (fl. 1900), who
phorbia) first collected the taxon. (Mammillaria)
magnificus Lat., magnificient; (1) for the mainty From the local vemacular name "Farn-
state1y appearance of the p1ants. (Lampran- ata Mainty" of the plants in Madagascar.
thus , Mammillaria, Parodia , Pilosocereus) (Euphorbia)
- (2) for the beautifu1 rosettes. (Haworthia ) maireanus For Prof. Dr. Rene C. J. E. Maire
- (3) for the magnificient inflorescences. (1878-1949), French botanist, from 1911
(Monadenium) - (4) for the 1arge flowers. professor of botany at the University of AI-
(Hoya) - (5) for the bright red flowers. (Sin- ger, Algeria . (Sedum )
ningia ) mairei For E. E. Maire (fl . 1912), who col-
magniflorus Lat. ' rnagnus', 1arge; and Lat. lected the type. (Ceropeg ia)
'-florus ', -flowered. (Huernia zebrina ssp., maiusculus Lat., a 1ittle bit larger. (Ceropegia)
Sedum ) maiz-tablasensis For the occurrence between
magnimammus Lat. 'magnus', 1arge; and Lat. Ciudad Maiz and Las Tablas, San Luis Po-
' mamma', breast, teat; for the very 1arge tu- tosi, Mexico . (Coryphantha)
bercles of the plant bodies. (Discocactus major Comp. of Lat. ' magnus' , great, i.e.
hepta canthus ssp., Mammillaria ) greater; (1) for the 1arge tuber. (Squamel-
magnus Lat., 1arge; (1) for the 1arge rosette s. laria ) - (2) for the 1arger size. (Aloe boylei
(Agave shrevei ssp.) - (2) for the 1arge body. ssp., Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var., Di -
(Arthrocereus melanurus ssp.) schidia , Echeveria bella fa., Euphorbia hor-
maguirei For Dr. Bassett Maguire (1904- rida var., Haworthia emelyae var., Hawor-
majus 146

thia ftoribunda var., Sedum , Turbini carpu s mamillatus Lat. , with tubercles; for the stern
viereckii ssp.) segments. (Cylindropuntia f ulgida var.)
majus Comp. of Lat. 'magnus ', great, i.e. mamillosus Lat., with tubercles; for the plant
greater; for the larger size. (Oscularia, bodie s. (Echinops is)
Sphyrosp ermum) mammifer Lat. ' mam[m]a', nipple ; and Lat.
makallensis For the occurrence in the Makalle '-fer, -fera, -ferum', -carrying ; for the plant
Distr., Tigre , Ethiopia. (Euphorbia) body whose ribs are dissolved into tuber-
makinoi For Tomitaro Makino (1862-1957), cles. (Frailea)
Japanese botanist and botanical artist. (Se- Mammillaria Lat. 'mam[m]illa' , nipple ; for
dum ) the tuberculate plant bodie s. (Cactaceae )
makurupiniensis For the occurrence near the mammillaris From Lat. ' mam[m]illa', nipple;
Makurupini River, Zimbabwe / Mocam- (1) for the stern tubercles. (Euphorbia,
bique. (Aloe ballii var.) Mammillaria, Quaqua) - (2) for the nipple-
malacophyllus Gr. ' malakos', soft; and Gr. like leaves. (Adromischus)
'phylIon', leaf; (1) for the softly fteshy Mammilloydia For the assumed relationship
leaves. (Orostachys) - (2) for the softly of the species, showing characteristics both
hair y leaf-surface, (Jatropha ) of Mammillaria and Neollo ydia . (Cacta-
malangeanus For the occurrence in the Mal- ceae)
anje area , Angola. (Adenia) mammulosus Dirn. of Lat. ' mamma' , brea st,
maleoiens Lat. ' malus' , bad; and Lat. ' olens', tubercle; i.e. full of small tubercles; for the
smelling; (1) for the unpleasant fishy odour tuber culate plant bod y. (Parodia)
of the whole plant. (Antimima) - (2) for the manaia For the occurrence near Man aia,
unpleasant odour of the latex and the cy- Egmont Coast, New Zealand. (Crassula)
athial gland secretions. (Euphorbia) Mandevilla For H. John Mandeville (1773-
Malephora Gr. ' male' , arrnpit ; and Gr. 1861), Engl ish diplomat in Argentina. (Apo -
'-phoros " carrying; for the leaf sheaths, cynace ae)
through which the stern continues. (Aizoa- mandragora Lat. ' mandragoras ', mandrake
ceae) (Mandragora officinalis, Solanaceae); for
malevolus Lat., envious, malevolent; presum- the similarly tuberous root s. (Turbinicarpus)
ably for the sharp spines. (Euphorbia) mandraliscae For Count Enrico Mandralisca
malherbei For Mr. M. Malherbe (ft. 1935), (ft. 1878), Italian nobleman, benefactor and
without further data. (A loinopsis ) art collector in Sicil y. (Senec io talinoides
maliterrarum Lat. ' malus' , bad ; and Gen. PI. ssp.)
of Lat. 'terra', land ; for the occurrence in mandrarensis For the occurrence in the basin
badland formations. (Coryphantha) of the Mandrare River, Mad agascar. (Kalan-
mallei Lat. ' malleus ', hammer; for Steven A. choe)
Hammer (* 1951), US-American piani st, mangelsdorffii For Ralph D. Mangelsdorff (fl .
horticulturist and Mesemb specialist, and 1998), Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Eu-
monographer of the genus Conophytum. phorbia)
(Avonia) manginii For Loui s Mangin (fl . 1912), profe s-
malus Lat. , apple; for the apple- shaped urceo- sor at the Natural History Museum of Paris.
late ftowers. (Echidnops is) (Kalanchoe)
malvifolius For the genus Malva ("Mallow", mangokyensis For the occurrence in the Man-
Mal vaceae); and Lat. '-folius', -Ieaved. goky Basin, Madagascar. (Euphorbia)
(Pyrenacantha) mangulensis For the occurrence near Man-
malvinus Lat. , mauve; for the ftower colour. gula, Northern Prov., Zimbabwe. (Euphor-
(Plectranthus) bia gossypina ssp.)
mamfwensis For the occurrence near Mam- maniaensis For the occurrence near the Mania
fwe, Shaba Prov., Zaire . (Monadenium) River, Madagascar. (Aloe laeta var.)
147 marinus

maninus Perhaps Dirn. of Lat. 'manus', hand ; margaritifer Lat. 'margarita', pearl; and Lat.
perhaps for the hand-like appearance of the '-fer, -fera, -ferum' , -carrying; for the leaves
clusters of erect leaves. (Chasmatophyllum) covered white warts like pearls . tNanan-
mapimiensis For the occurrence in the Bolsön thus)
de Mapimi, Coahuila, Mexico . (Echinoce- marginalis Lat., marginal ; for the pronounced
reus) red leaf margins . (Cras sula pellucida ssp.)
mappia From the vernacular name "Mappou" marginatus Lat., marginate; (1) for the dryish
for the plants on Mauritius. (Cyphostemma) leaf margins. (Talinum) - (2) for the thick-
Marah Perhaps from Lat. 'amarus', bitter; for ish leaf margins . (Haworthia, Rhodiola) -
the bitter taste of the roots . (Cucurbitaceae) (3) for the white membranous leaf margins.
maraisii For W. R. B. Marais (fl. 1930), dis- (Graptopetalum) - (4) for the readdish leaf
coverer of the taxon, without further data . margins. (Conophytum) - (5) for the "rnar-
(Haworthia) gin" on the ribs formed by the confluent are-
marcanoi For Prof. E. J. Marcano (fl. 1992), oles. (Copiapoa, Pachycereus) - (6) for the
University of Santo Domingo and discov- deeper colour of the petal margins . (Lampr-
erer of the taxon. (Pereskia) anthu s)
marcescens Lat., marcescent, withering but mariae For Marie E. Galpin (nee de Jongh) (t
not falling; for the inflorescences, which dry 1933), wife of the South African amateur
and persist during summer. (Dudleya cy- botanist and banker Ernest E. Galpin. (De-
mosa ssp.)
losperma) - (2) For Mary G. Lavis (later
marchesii For. Prof. Eduardo Marche si (fl.
Mrs. O'Connor-Fenton) (*1903), South Af-
1968), Montevideo, Uruguay, who discov-
rican herbarium assistant at the Bolus
ered the taxon . (Parodia scopa ssp.)
Herbarium, Cape Town, RSA. (Lampran -
marcidulus Dirn. of Lat. 'marcidus', withered,
thus) - (3) For Mary Bellerue-Bleck (1933-
weak; for the flaccid branches. (Lampran-
1999), US-American horticulturist and suc-
thus)
culent plant specialist, for some time co-
marcosii For Marcos Sierra (*1978?), Mex-
owner of Abbey Garden Nursery, and 1983-
ican cactu s grower at CANTE, San Miguel
1990 curator of the succulent plant collec-
de Allende, Guanajuato, and discoverer of
tion of the Johannesburg City Botanical
the taxon. (Mammillaria)
Garden. (Echidnopsis) - (4) For Mrs . M.
marenae For Maren B. Parsons (fl. 1910),
who first found the taxon. (Grusonia) (Mary?) Villet (fl. 1937), without further
margaretae For Miss Margaret Johnson data. (Ruschia)
(* 1946), English botanical cytologist at marianae For Marian Marloth (fl. 1923), wife
Kew. (Euphorbia) - (2) For Margarethe of the German botanist and pharmacist Ru-
Friedrich (fl. 1919), German teacher in dolf Marloth. (Ruschia)
Warmbad, Namibia, and eager collector of marianiae For Mrs. Mariane Crossman (fl.
succulent plants, often in company with the 1900), British botanical artist who visited
German botanist Kurt Dinter. (Lapidaria) RSA for painting. (Adromischus)
margarethae For Mrs. Margaretha Wiese marianus For Mary Ann Gentry (fl. 1942),
(*1923), succulent plant grower and wife of wife of the US-American botanist and Ag-
Buys Wiese, owner of the farm Quaggas- ave specialist Howard S. Gentry. (Penioc e-
kop, RSA. (Bulbine) reus)
margaritaceus Lat., pearl-like; for the pale mariensis For the occurrence at Cap Ste.
pinkish (pearl-coloured) fruits. (Melocactus Marie, S Madagascar. (Cynanchum)
violaceus ssp.) marientalensis For the occurrence near Ma-
margaritae For the occurrence on Isla Santa riental, S Namibia. (Tridentea)
Margarita off the Baja California coast, marinus Lat., of the sea; for the occurrence
Mexico . (Agave) near the coast. (Drosanthemum)
mariposensis 148

mariposensis For the occurrence near Mari- -1976), French connoi sseur and collector of
posa, Brewster County, Texas, USA . (Echi- succulents, owner of the Grand Marnier
nomastus) company and founder of the private botani-
maritae For Marita Specks (ft. 1996), wife of cal garden "Les Cedre s". (Rosularia alpest-
the Gerrnan succulent plant collector and ris ssp., Sene cio, Seyrigia )
nurserymen Ernst Specks. (Brachystelma, marnierianus As above. (Alluaudiopsis, Co-
Euphorbia) noph ytum, Crassula rupestris ssp., Cynan-
maritimus Lat., maritime; for the preferred chum, Huernia, Kalan choe )
habitat. (Cistanthe, Echinocereus, Hydro- marrubatus From Lat. 'rnarrubium', "Hore-
phylax, Mammillaria , Quaqua, Sesu vium , hound" (Marrubium vulgare, Lamiaceae);
Tetragonia) for the similarity of the plants . tPlectran-
markgrafii For Prof. Dr. Friedrich Markgraf thus)
(1897-1987), Gerrnan botanist in Berlin , marsabitensis For the occurrence at Marsabit,
1945-1957 at the Botanical Garden Mün- North-East Distr., Kenya. (Euphorbia, Mon-
chen, and 1958 onwards director of the Bot- adenium ritchiei ssp.)
anical Garden Zürich . (Brasilicereus) Marsdenia For William Marsden (1754-
marksianus For Herrnan Mark s (ft. 1960), 1836), Irish orientalist and traveller in Su-
US-American cactu s hobbyist in Salinas , matra, secretary to the British Admirality.
California, who supported the travels of E (Asclep iadaceae)
Ritter. (Eriosyce) marsoneri For Oreste Marsoner (ft. 1932), Ar-
marksianus For Mr. H. Marks (ft. 1946), gentinian cactus collector. (Echinopsis,
travel companion in Mexico of the discov- Gymnocalycium, Rebutia)
erer of the taxon Fritz Schwarz. (Mammilla - martianus For Dr. Carl E P. von Martiu s
ria ) (1794-1868), German botanical traveller,
marlothianus For Prof. Dr. Hermann Wilhelm ethnologist and botanist in München, travel-
Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931 ), celebrated ling in Brazil 1817-1820, founder of the
Gerrnan botani st, analytical chemist and "Flora Brasiliensis". (Disocactus )
pharmacist, living in South Africa from martinae For Mrs. Martine Bardot-Vaucoulon
1883, professor of chemistry at Stellenbosch (* 1948), French schont teacher and botanist
University 1889-1892. (Euphorbia) working in Madagascar. (Euphorbia)
marlothii As above. (Adromischus jilicaulis martinezii For Prof. Maximo (Maximiliano)
ssp., Aloe, Ana campseros, Brownanthus, Martinez (1888-1964), Mexican botanist,
Conophytum ju cundum ssp., Gibbaeum, author of books on Mexican plants, and
Larryleachia, Monsonia, Odontophorus, founder of the Mexican botanical society.
Schwantesia, Trichodiadema) (Stenocereus) - (2) For Esteban Martinez
Marlothistella For Prof. Dr. Hermann Wil- Salas (ft. 1984, 2000) , Mexican botanical
helm Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931), cele- collector, esp. in the Rio Balsas area . Uatro-
brated Gerrnan botani st, analytical chemist pha )
and pharmacist, living in South Africa from martinianus For Dr. William P. Martin (ft.
1883, profes sor of chemi stry at Stellenbosch 1940), field companion of the U'S-American
University 1889-1892; and Lat. 's tella', botanist L. D. Benson in Arizona. (Opuntiai
star; for the sar-shaped fruit. (Aizoaceae) martinii For Raymond Martin (fl . 1854), cac-
marmoratus Lat., marbled; for the leaf mark- tus hobbyist in Toulouse , France , and owner
ings. (Agave , Aloe somaliensis var., Kalan - of a large cactus collection (Harrisia)
choe, Lithops) martleyi For J. E Martley (ft. 1932), without
marmoreus Lat., marbled , irregularly striped further data. (Lampranthus)
or veined; application obscure. (Sempervi- marumianus For Dr. Martinus van Marum
vum) (1750-1837), Dutch botanist. (Haworthia)
marnieri For Julien Marnier-Lapostolle (1902 marylanae For Miss Marylan Coelho (ft.
149 maximus

2003), Brazilian biology student from mathildae For Mrs. Mathilde Wagner (fl.
Bahia. (Arrojadoa) 1968), wife of Willi Wagner, Cadereyta de
masaicus For the occurrence on the territory Montes, Mexico, who 1951 took over the
of the Mas[s]ai People. (Aspidoglossum) Finca of his uncIe F. Schmoll and developed
mashonicus For the occurrence in Mashona- it into a cactus nursery. (Mammillaria)
land, Zimbabwe. (Euphorbia griseola ssp.) matoensis For the occurrence in the state of
masirahensis For the occurrence on Masirah Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. (Gymnocalyci-
Island off the coast of Oman. (Euphorbia) um marsoneri ssp.)
masonianus For Maurice L. Mason (1912- Matucana For the occurrence near the town
1993), British farmer and succulent plant of Matucana, ProvoLima, Peru. (Cactaceae)
enthusiast near Norfolk in East Anglia. matucanensis As above. (Armatocereus)
(Sansevieria) matudae For Prof. Dr. Eizi Matuda (1894-
masonii For Dr. Herbert L. Mason (1896- 1978), Mexican botanist of Japanese origin.
1994), US-American botanist at the Univer- (Mammillaria , Thelocactus tulensis ssp.)
sity of Califomia, Berkeley. (Portulaca) maturus Lat., ripe, mature; for the early ftow-
massaicus For the occurrence in the area for- ering season in comparison with other taxa.
merly known as Masailand, Kenya. (Portul- (Lampranthus)
aca) matutinus Lat., of the moming; for the mom-
massawanus For the presumed occurrence at ing ftowering. (Lampranthus)
Massawa [Mits'iwa], Eritrea. (Aloe) matznetteri For Josef Matznetter (1870-
Massonia For Francis Masson (1741-1805), 1956), co-founder of the Austrian Cactus
British horticulturist collecting esp. in S Af- Society and owner of a cactus nursery in Vi-
rica. (Hyacinthaceae) enna, Austria. (Gymnocalycium andreae
ssp.)
massonii As above. (Crassula alpestris ssp.)
matabelensis For the occurrence in Matabele- maughanii For Dr. Herbert Maughan Brown
(ft. late 1920s, 1930s), physician and plant
land, SW Zimbabwe. (Euphorbia)
collector in RSA. (Conoph ytum , Dorothean-
mataikona For the occurrence at Mataikona, a
thus, Haworthia truncata var., Pectinaria)
locality on the E coast of the North Island of
mauritanicus For the presumed occurrence in
New Zealand. (Crassula)
'Mauritania' (= NW Africa). (Euphorbia)
matanzanus For the occurrence near Matan-
mauritiensis For the occurrence on Mauritius.
zas, Cuba. (Melocactus)
(Portulaca, Rhipsalis baccifera ssp.)
matapensis For the occurrence near Matape, maurus Lat., African, Mauric; for the occur-
Sonora, Mexico. (Agav e shrevei ssp., No- rence in N Africa. (Caralluma burchardii
lina) ssp., Sedum)
mataranensis For the occurrence near Matar- mawii For Capt. A. H. Maw (ft. 1940), owner
ani, Provo Tarata, Dept. Cochabamba, Bo- of the property in Malawi where the type
livia. (Echinop sis) was collected. (Aloe)
mataranus For the occurrence near Matara maximilianus For Maximilian ("Max")
near San Marcos, Provo Cajamarca, Peru. Schlechter (1874-1960), German trader and
(Armatocereus) plant collector, lived in Namibia and RSA
matehualensis For the occurrence near Mate- from 1896, brother of the German botanist
huala, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. (Neolloy- Rudolf Schlechter. (Braun sia , Schle chteran -
dia) thus) - (2) For a friend of Geheimrat Hey-
Matelea Unknown. (Asclepiadaceae) der named Maximilian and "deceased too
mathewsii For Mr. Joseph William Mathews early" (before 1846), without further details.
(1871-1949), British horticulturist , living in (Echinopsis)
RSA from 1895, curator of the National maximus Lat., the greatest; for the size of the
Botanic Garden Kirstenbosch 1913-1936. plants. (Adromi schus, Haworthia, Hylotele-
(Drosanthemum) phium telephium ssp., Ibervillea , Ruschia)
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maxonii For Dr. William R. Maxon (1877- (* 1909), US-American botanist and special-
1948), US-American botanist. (Echeveria, ist in the Mexican ftora. (Euphorbia, Jatro-
Leptocereus) pha )
maxwellii For Maxwell Bolus (1890-1956), Medinilla For lose de Medinilla y Pifieda,
South African farmer, nephew of Dr. H. M. Spanish governor of the Marianes in the
L. Bolus. (Antimima , Delosperma) early 19. century. (Mela stomataceae)
mayottensis For the occurrence on Mayotte medishianus For the occurrence at Medishe,
Island, Comoros. (Aloe) Somalia. (Aloe)
Maysara For Harry Mays (fl. 1999), English medius Lat. , middle; (1) for the distribution
succulent plant enthusiast and at the time between related taxa. (Thorn crojtia) - (2)
editor of the journal "Haworthiad"; plus the perhaps for the intermediate position be-
suffix '-ara', indicating plurigeneric hybrids. tween related species . (Drimia, Khadia) -
(Aloaceae) (3) perhaps for the medium-sized corolla.
mayuranathanii For P. V. Mayuranathan (tl (Ceropegia)
1921-1940), botani st at the Government medley-woodii For Dr. lohn Medley Wood
Museum, Madras, India. (Euphorbia) (1827-1915), British botani st and director
mazapilensis For the occurrence near Maza- of the Botanical Garden in what was then
pil, Zacatecas, Mexico. (Echinocereus par- Natal, RSA . (Senecio )
keri ssp.) meenae For Mrs. Meena Singh (ft. 2002), In-
mazatlanensis For the occurrence near Mazat- dian Euphorbia enthusiast and succulent
hin, Sinaloa, Mexico. (Mammillaria) plant collector. (Euphorbia)
mazelianus For Mr. B. Mazel (tl. 1981), megacalyx Gr. ' megas, megale', large ; and Gr.
Czech engineer and cactu s hobbyist. (Melo- 'kalyx', calyx ; for the prominent calyx .
cactus) (Echeveria)
mbisiensis For the occurrence near Mbi si megacanthus Gr. 'megas, megale', large; and
[Mbizi], Tanzania. (Glo ssostelma) Gr. 'akanthos', spine , thom . (Opuntia)
mccartenii For Niall McCarten (fl . 1972), megalacanthoides Gr. '-oides', resembling;
who first collected the taxon . (Mammillaria and for the similarity to Aloe megalacantha
rhodantha ssp.) (Aloaceae) . (Aloe gilbertii ssp.)
mccoyi For Tom A. McCoy (* 1959), US- megalacanthus Gr. 'megas, megale', large;
American consultant and botanical collec- and Gr. 'akantha', thom, spine; for the large
tür, resident in Saudi Arabia. (Aloe, Huer- teeth on the leaf margins. (Aloe)
nia, Kleinia, Pseudolithos, Rhytidocaulon) megalanthus Gr. 'megas, megale', large; and
mcgillii For a Mr. McGill (ft. 2001), without Gr. 'anthos' , ftower. tMarsdenia, Selenice-
further data. (Cylindropuntia alcahes var.) reus)
mckelveyanus For Susan A. McKelvey (nee megalocarpus Gr. ' megas, megale ', large; and
Delano) (1888-1965), US-American botan- Gr. 'karpos " fruit. (Alo e)
ist, horticulturist and botanical historian, megalorrhizus Gr. 'rnegas, megale', large;
working with Aga vacea e and Lilac s. (Ag- and Gr. '[r]rhiza' , root ; for the succulent
ave) rhizomes. (Oxalis)
mcloughlinii For Major Alfred G. Mcl.ough- megalothelos Gr. ' megas, megale ', large ; and
lin (1886-1960), South African lawyer, col- Gr. 'thele', tubercle; for the large tubercles
lected in NE Africa during military service. ofthe plant bodies. (Gymnocalycium)
(Aloe) megapotamicus Gr. 'megas potamos', big
mcmurtryi For Douglas McMurtry (ft. 1984), river; for the occurrence in the region of the
curator of the Municipal Botanic Garden Rfo de la Plata, Uruguay. (Opuntia)
Emmarentia, Johannesburg, RSA. (Hawor- megarrhizus Gr. 'megas, megale' , large; and
thia koelmaniorum var.) Gr. '[r]rhiza', root; for the large taproot.
mcvaughii For Prof. Dr. Rogers McVaugh (Copiapoa,Opuntia)
151 menarandrensis

megasepalus Gr. 'rnegas, megale', large; and for the sheathing remains of old leaves.
Gr. ' sepalon' , sepal. (Brachystelma) (Bulbine)
megaspermus Gr. 'megas , megale', large; and melanurus Gr. 'melas , melano- ', black; and
Gr. ' sperma' , seed. (Opuntia , Trianthema) Gr. 'oura', tail; for the black appearance of
megliolii For Dr. Silvio Meglioli (fi. 1971), the original plants. (Arthrocereus)
Argentinian cactus collector and mountain melastomifolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved; and
climber. (Pteroca ctus) for the sirnilarity of the leaves to those of
meiacanthus Gr. 'rneios', smaller; and Gr. species of the genus Mela stoma tMelastom-
'akantha' , thorn, spine; for the smaller ataceae). (Sen ecio)
spines in comparison with some other meleagris Lat., guinea-fowl; (1) for the dotted
taxon. (Mammillaria heyderi ssp.) leaves. (Hammeria) - (2) for the purple
meintjesii For C. C. C. Meintjes (fi. early blotched corolla tube. (Cerop egia)
1960s), South African architect interested in meliftuus Lat. 'mel', honey; and from Lat.
succulents, worked in Aden at the time and 'fluere' , to fiow; for the abundant nectar.
facilitated the first visit of John Lavranos to (Hoya)
the Yemen. (xStaparesia, Stapelia) melitae For Melita Horst (* 1917?), wife of the
meiringii For the occurrence at Meiringspoort Brazilian plant collector Leopoldo Horst,
in the Little Karoo, Eastern Cape, RSA. who cared for the collected plants when her
(Bulbine) - (2) For P. L. Meiring (fl. 1976), husband was travelling. (Frailea cataphrac-
property speculator and gardener with the ta ssp.)
Hurling and Neil Nursery, Bonnievale, mellei For Henry A. Meile (1893-1957),
Western Cape, RSA. (Haworthia maraisii South African agronomist with a farm at
var.) Zwartkop, near Pretoria, RSA. (Carpobro-
tus)
melaleucus Gr. 'melas, melano-', black; and
melleospinus Lat. 'melleus' , sweet like honey;
Gr. 'leuko s', white; for the colour of the
and Lat. '-spinus', -spined; for the spine
spination. (Mammillaria)
colour. (Coryphantha)
melanacanthus Gr. 'rnelas, melano-', black;
mellitulus Dirn. of Lat. 'mellitus', sweet like
and Gr. 'akantha', spine, prickle. (Aloe,
honey; perhaps for the flower scent ? (Se-
Myrmecodia)
dum)
melanantherus Gr. 'melas, melano-', black;
Melocactus Gr. 'rnelon' , apple, melon; and Gr.
and Gr. 'anthera', anther. (Sedum)
'kaktos', cactus; for the size and shape of
melananthus Gr. 'rnelas, melano-' , black; and
the plant body. (Cactaceae)
Gr. 'anthos' , fiower. (Orbea)
meloformis Lat. 'melo' , an apple-like melon
melanocentrus Gr. 'melas, melano-', black; (from Gr. 'melon', apple); and Lat. '<for-
and Gr. 'kentron', centre; for the black cen- mis', -shaped; for the body shape. (Euphor-
tral spines. (Mammillaria) bia)
melanohydratus Gr. 'rnelas, melano-', black; membranaceus Lat., membrane-like; for the
and Gr. 'hydros', water; for its occurrence at thin texture of the corolla lobes. (Sarcostem-
the locality Swartwater (= Black Water), ma)
Northem Cape, RSA. (Euphorbia) memoralis Lat. 'memorare', remember ; in
melanospermus Gr. 'rnelas, melano-' , black; memory of H. Basil Christian (1871-1950),
and Gr. 'sperma', seed. (Phyllobolus) South African, emigrated to Zimbabwe in
melanotrichus Gr. 'rnelas, melano-', black; 1911 and established a large private garden
and Gr. 'thrix, trichos', hair; for the black- in 1914, which is now the Ewanrigg Na-
felted areoles and the black bristles of the tional Park. (Euphorbia)
fiower tube. (Corryo cactus) menachensis For the occurrence at Menacha,
melanovaginatus Gr. 'melas, melano-', black; Yemen. (Aloe)
and Lat. 'vaginatus', provided with a sheath; menarandrensis For the occurrence in the
mendelianus 152

valley of the Menarandra River, S Madagas- sembling the leaves of some Ai zoaceae.
car. (Cynanchum) (Rhip salis)
mendelianus For Mr. E. Mendel (tl 1931) , Mesembryanthemum Gr. 'mesembria', noon,
US-American cactophile. (Mammillaria south; and Gr. ' anthemon', flower ; because
hahn iana ssp.) the vast majority of the taxa here classified
mendesii For Dr. Eduardo J. S. M. Mendes in the course of time are native to South Af-
(* 1924) , Portuguese botanist, collecting rica, but perhaps also because most open
1955-1956 in Angola, later director of the their flowers around noon; altematively but
Lisboa herbarium. (Aloe, Ceropegia , Eryth- unlikely from Gr. 'mesos' , middle; Gr. 'em-
rina) bryon', embryo; and Gr. 'anthemon' : for the
mendozae For Mario Mendoza Garcia (fl. free axi1e placentation of the ovules. (Aizoa-
1997), Mexican succulent plant enthusiast ceae)
and propagator. (Graptopetalum) mesembryanthoides Gr. '-oides', resembling;
menniei For Mr. A. Mennie (fl. 1937), who and for the formerly all-embracing genus
collected the type specimen. (Antimima) Mesembryanthemum (Aizoaceae). (Bulbine,
mentiens Lat., deceiving, lying; for the simi- Crassula)
larity to another taxon. (Ph iambolia) mesklipensis For the occurrence at Mesklip,
mentosus Lat. 'mentum', chin; and Lat. Northem Cape, RSA . (Antimima)
'-osus', full of; for the chin-like tubercles of mesophyticus Gr. 'mesos', middle; and Gr.
the plant body. (Sulcorebutia) 'phyton' , plant; perhaps for the occurrence
menyharthii For L äszlö Menyhärth (1849- at places with an "intermediate" climate.
1897), Austro-Hungarian missionary and (Opuntia megasperma var.)
botanist, collected in the Zambesi region. mesopotamicus For the occurrence in the re-
(Aloe) gion of Mesopotamia, i.e. between the Rio
meonacanthus Gr. 'meion', smaller; and Gr. Paran ä and the Rio Uruguay, Provo Entre
'akantha' , thom, spine; for the relatively Rios / Corrientes, Argentina. (Gymnocalyci-
short spines. (Parodia) um)
mercadensis For the occurrence on the Cerro messeri For Karl Messer (f). 1889), teacher
Mercado, C Durango, Mexico. (Mammilla - and curator in Bremen, Germany. (Cynan-
ria) chum )
meredithii For York Meredith (fl. 1988), Aus - Mestoklema Gr. 'mestos' , full ; and Gr. 'kle-
tralian plant enthusiast who discovered the ma', a small branch; for the abundant
taxon, without further data. (Hoya) branching. (Aizoaceae)
meridionalis Lat., southem; (1) for the distri- metallicus Lat. , metallic; for the metallic
bution. (Pachypodium rutenbergianum var.) sheen on the leaves. (Aloe, Sansevieria)
- (2) for the occurrence in S Kenya and ad- Meterostachys Gr. 'stachys', spike; for the in-
jacent Tanzania S of the equator. (Euphor- florescences. The first part of the name 'rne-
bia) teros ' is probably a fantasy word, as the
mesae-verdae For the occurrence near Mesa generic name would be an illegitimate
Verde, Colorado, USA. (Sclerocactus) homonym in the form originally published
mesembrianthemopsis Gr. '-opsis' , similar ('Merostachys', from Gr. ' meros', part,
to; and for Mesembryanthemum calcareum place) . (Crassulaceae)
(then spelled Mesembrianthemum, now metriosiphon Gr. ' rnetrios', medium; and Gr.
placed in Titanop sis; Ai zoacea e). (Cras sula) 'siphon', tube; for the moderately long tubu-
mesembryanthemoides Gr. '-oides', resem- lar flowers in comparison to the long ones
bling; and for the formerly all-embracing of A. dolichosiphon. (Adenia)
genus Mesembryanthemum (Aizoaceae) ; (1) meuselii For Prof. Hermann Meusel (* 1909) ,
for the general similarity. (Senecio, Sesuv- German botanist at Halle University, and
ium) - (2) for the short stern segments re- specialist in composites. (Sen ecio)
153 micromeris

mevei For Dr. Ulrich Meve (*1958) , German Königsberg (1910-1935 director of the Bot-
botanist and Asclepiadaceae special ist in anical Garden) and finally Freiburg i.Br.
Mün ster and 1ater Bayreuth. (Cynanchum) (Cypselea, Galenia)
mexicanus For the occurrence in Mexico. micans Lat. , gleaming, with slight metallic
tBeiselia, Dio scorea, Geohintonia, Pepero - lustre; (1) for the leaf surface. (Drosanthe-
mia, Portulaca, Sedum, Talinum) mum) - (2) application obscure. (Crassula)
meyerae For Luise Meyer (nee Olpp) (1873- michelii For the plant collector Cabra-Michel
1956), wife of the German-born c1ergyman (fl. 1904), or, according to other source s, for
and plant collector L. G. Meyer, whom she the missionary station Cabra-Michel in
accompanied on collecting trips. (Antimima) Zaire. (Raphionacme)
meyeri For Ernst H. F. Meyer (1791-1858), michoacanus For the occurrence in the Mex-
Prussian botanist in Göttingen and Königs- ican state of Michoac än, (Agave)
berg . (Ceropegia, Crassula capitella ssp .) - Micholitzia For Wilhelm Micholitz (1854-
(2) For Louis G. Meyer (1867-1958), Ger- 1932), plant collector for Sander & Co.,
man c1ergyman, went to RSA as a mission- England. (Asclepiadaceae)
ary in 1894, and became an active explorer micracanthus Gr. 'mikros ', small; and Gr.
and plant collector. (Aloe , Cheiridopsis, Co- 'akantha', thorn , spine; (1) for the spiny
nophytum, Lithops, Meyerophytum, Stomati- sterns. (Euphorbia) - (2) for the small teeth
um) - (3) For Rudolph Meyer (fl. 1896- on the leaf margins. (Aloe)
1914), German cactus cultivator in Charlot- Micranthocereus Gr. 'mikros', smalI ; Gr. 'an-
tenburg (Berlin). (Echinopsis) - (4) For the thos ', flower; and Cereus, a genus of colum-
nar cacti. (Cactaceae)
collector Meyer, active in Argentina before
1945. (Portulaca) micranthus Gr. 'mikros' , small ; and Gr. 'an-
thos', flower. (Brachystelma, Callisia , Lep-
meyeri-johannis For Dr. Johannes (Hans)
ismium, Rhipsalis, Sedum samium ssp.)
Meyer (1858-1929), German geographer
microcarpus Gr. 'mikros', smalI; and Gr.
and publisher and the first who c1imbed Mt.
'karpos', fruit. (Osteospermum , Sedum, Tet-
Kilimanjaro. (Ceropegia , Sedum)
ragon ia)
meyerianus For Ernst H. F. Meyer (1791-
microceps Gr. 'mikros' , small; and Lat.
1858), Prussian botanist in G öttingen and
'-ceps' , headed; for the small compact ro-
Königsberg. (Brachystelma)
sette s. (Agave filifera ssp.)
Meyerophytum Gr. 'phyton' , plant; and for
microdasys Gr. 'mikros', smalI; and Gr.
Louis G. Meyer (1867-1958), German c1er-
'dasys', dense, rough, shaggy; for the fine
gyman, went to RSA as a missionary in
dense glochids and the absence of spine s.
1894, and became an active explorer and (Opuntia)
plant collector. (Aizoaceae) microdontus Gr. 'mikros', small ; and Gr.
meyranianus For Jorge Meyrän (*1918), 'odous, odontos', tooth; for the small teeth
Mexican specialist of cacti and Crassula- along the leaf margins. (Aloe, Cissus)
ceae. (Sedum) microgaster Gr. 'mikros', small ; and Gr.
meyranii As above . (Mammillaria) 'gastet ' , stomach; for the small and very in-
mezcalaensis For the occurrence in the valley flated corolla tube. (Ceropegia)
of the Rio Mezcala, Guerrero, Mexico. microhelius Gr. 'mikros', small; and Gr. 'he-
(Neobuxbaumia) lios', sun; for the radiating prominent radial
mezereum Gr. ' mezereon', "Mezereon" spines . (Mammillaria)
(Daphne mezereum, Thymelaeaceae); for microlepis Gr. 'rnikros', small ; and Gr. ' lepis',
the similar habit. (Euphorbia tuckeyana scale; perhaps for the corona. (Marsdenia)
var.) micromeris Gr. ' mikros' , small; and Gr.
mezianus For Prof. Dr. Carl C. Mez (1866- 'meros', part; for the numerous small radiat-
1944), German botanist at Breslau, Halle , ing spines . (Epithelantha)
micropetalus 154

micropetalus Gr. 'mikro s" smalI; and Gr. 'pe- rence in the coastal region of Migiurtina
talon', petal; for the small perianth seg- [Mijertein] in Somalia. (Cyphostemma, Eu-
ments. (Cleistocactu s) phorbia, Kalancho e)
microphyllus Gr. 'mikros', smalI; and Gr. migiurtinus For the occurrence in the coastal
'phylIon', leaf. (Acrosanthes, Antimima, region of Migiurtina [Mijertein] in Somalia.
Bursera, Peperomia , Pilea, Sesuvium, Talin- (Pseudolithos)
ella) mihanovichii For Nicol äs Mihanovich (1881?
micropterus Gr. 'mikros' , small; and Gr. 'pte- -1940), Croatia-bom Argentinian engineer
ron' , wing; for the hardly winged fruits. and businessman, owner of a shipping com-
(Tetragonia) pany and supporting the travels of the Czech
microsepalus Gr. 'rnikros', smalI; and Gr. cactus specialist A. Fric in Paraguay. (Gym-
'sepalon ', sepaI. (Lampranthus , Sedum) nocalycium)
microspermus Gr. 'mikro s', small; and Gr. mijerteinus For the occurrence in Migiurtina
'sperma', seed. tBrowningia, Dinteranthus, [Mijerteina] Prov., Somalia. (Echidnopsis)
Parodia) Mila Anagram of the name of the city of
microsphaericus Gr. 'mikros ', smalI; and Gr. Lima; for the occurrence in Peru. (Cacta-
'sphaira', globe, sphere; for the spiny terete ceae)
stern segments. (Schlumbergera) milanjianus For the occurrence on Mt. Mi-
microstachyus Gr. 'mikros', small; and Gr. lanji [Mt. Mulanje], in Nyassaland, Malawi.
'stachys' , spike; for the inftorescences. (Se- (Senecio oxyriifolius ssp.)
dum) milii For Commander Pierre le Baron Milius
microstigma Gr. 'mikros', small; and Gr. (1773-1829), Govemor of Mauritius. (Eu-
phorbia)
'stigma', spot, stigma; (1) for the spotted
militaris Lat., pertaining to the military or
leaves. (Aloe) - (2) for the shiny green
army; for the terminal cephalium likened to
papillae covering the herbaceous parts. (Di-
a soldiers' cap. (Pachycereus)
crocaulon) - (3) for the short stigma lobes.
millaresii For the occurrence near MilIares,
(Lampranthus)
Dept. Saavedra, Provo Potosi, Bolivia.
microthele Gr. 'mikros', smalI; and Gr.
(Gymnocalycium zegarrae ssp.)
'thele', tubercle; for the small tubercles of
milleri For Anthony G. MilIer (* 1951), Sco-
the plant bodies. tMammillaria j ormosa
tish botanist. (Ech idnopsis)
ssp.) millotii For Monsieur MilIot (fl. 1912), "pro-
middelburgensis For the occurrence at Mid- fesseur de dessin" at the Natural History
delburg, Eastem Cape, RSA. (Stomatium) Museum Paris. (Kalan choe) - (2) For Prof.
middendorfianus For Dr. Alexander T. von J. Millot (ft. 1949), French zoologist, direc-
Middendorff [Middendorf] (1815-1894), tor of the Institut de Recherche Scientifique,
Russian biologist and explorer, physician Madagascar, and later director of the Musee
and zoologist. (Phedimus) de l'Homme, Paris, France. (Aloe, Euphor-
middlemostii For Alexander J. M. Middle- bia)
most (1902-1970), South African horticul- millspaughii For Prof. Dr. Charles E Mill-
turist at the Kirstenbosch National Botanic spaugh (1854-1923), US-American physi-
Garden. (Lampranthus, Ruschlai cian and botanist. (Agave , Consolea , Pedi-
miegianus For Charles E. Mieg (ft. 1972), US- lanthus, Sedum)
American cactus collector in Scottsdale, milne-redheadii For Edgar Milne-Redhead
Arizona. (Mammillaria) (1906-1996), British botanist at Kew and
mieheanus For G. Miehe (ft. 1933), cactus field collector in Africa. (Aloe)
horticulturist at Hannover, Germany. (Mam- minensis For the occurrence in the state of
millariai Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Cipocereus, Portul-
migiurtinorum Lat. Gen. PI., for the occur- aca)
155 missionum

mingjinianus For Ming-Jin Wang (fl. 1965), director of the botanical gardens of Rotter-
Chinese botan ist. (Hylotelephium) dam, then Amsterdam , and finally Utrecht.
miniatus Lat., vermillion-red, flame-scarlet; (Miqueliopuntia)
for the flower colour (Kalanchoe) Miqueliopuntia For Prof. Dr. Friedrich A. W.
minimus Lat. , dwarf, very small; (1) for the Miquel (1818-1871 ), Dutch physician and
size of the plants. (Aloe , Antimima, Brachy- botanist, director of the botanical garden s of
stelma , Bulbin e, Conophytum , Echeveria, Rotterdam , then Amsterdam, and finally Ut-
Escobaria, Ha worth ia, Sedum ) - (2) for the recht ; and for the relationship to the genus
small growth and tiny flowers. (Monanthes, Opuntia (Cacta ceae). (Cactaceae)
Pelargonium) - (3) for the smaller flowers mirabella For the former genus name
in compari son with other taxa. (Rhytido- Mirabella, which in turn was named for the
caulon macrolobum ssp.) occurrence near Mirabela, Minas Gerais,
minor Lat., smaller, lesser. (Brachystelma, Brazil. (Cereus)
Cheiridopsis, Crassula perfoliata var., Ech- mirabilis Lat., wonderful, marvellous , miracu-
everia setosa var., Euph orbia mauritanica lous; (1) for the appearance. (x Cleistocana,
var., Haworthia decipiens var., Haworthia Conophytum , Dendroportulaca, Echinopsis,
heidelbergensis var., Haworthia zantneriana Espostoa, Haw orthia , lmpatiens, Pelargo-
var., Kalan choe densiflora var., Lewisia re- nium , Trichodiadema ) - (2) for the rernark-
diviva var., Opuntia macrocentra var., Pe- able difference from other species of the ge-
diocactus simpsonii var., Pleiospilos com- nus. (Phyllanthus) - (3) for the size of the
pactus ssp., Senecio stapeliiJonnis ssp.) plants. (Agave atrovirens var.)
minus Lat., less, lesser; (1) for the small size Miraglossum Lat. ' rnirus', exceptional, re-
of the plants (Crassula natan s var., Semper- markable ; and Gr. 'glo ssa', tongue ; for the
vivum) - (2) for the smaller flowers. (Odon-
conspicuous corona segments. (As clep iada-
ceae)
tostelma )
mirandae For Dr. Faustino Miranda (1905-
minusculus Lat., somewhat smallish; for the
1964), Mexican botanist. (Weberocereus
plant size. (Cistanthe , Conophytum , Rebu-
glaber var.)
tia, Tunilla )
mireillae For Mireille Laudrin (fl. 2002), wife
minutiflorus Lat. ' rninutus', very small, rnin-
of the insurance broker and plant explorer
ute; and Lat. '<florus', -flowered; (1) for the
John Lavranos and discoverer of the taxon.
small flowers. (Crassula thunbergiana ssp.,
(Caralluma)
Thomp sonella, Villadia) - (2) for the
miriamiae For Mrs. Miriam Davis (fl. 1918),
flowers that are small in relation to those of
friend of the Danish botanist Carl Ostenfeld.
other species in the genus.. (Hylocereus) (Crassula colorata var.)
minutifolius Lat. ' rninutus', very small, min- mirkinii For the collector Mirkin (fl. 1939),
ute; and Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Antimima, without further data. (Ophionella arcuata
Cyphostemma macrocarpum var.) ssp.)
minutissimus Superl. of Lat. ' rninutus' , very mirus Lat., exceptional, remark able ; perhap s
small, minute ; for the overall small size. for the exceptionally narrow leaves. (Eu-
(Crassula) phorbia)
minutus Lat., very small, minute ; (1) for the miscellus Lat., mixed; application obscure.
plant's size. (Avonia recurvata ssp., Cono- (Orbea)
phytum, Crassula, Crassula vaginata ssp., miserus Lat., miserable; (1) perhap s for the
Maihueniopsis, Portulaca, Semp ervivum) - small size of the plants. (Villadia) - (2) for
(2) for the very small leaves on flowering the frequently leafless state of the plants.
sterns. (Plectranthus) (Euphorbia) - (3) for the ftowers without
miquelii For Prof. Dr. Friedrich A. W. Miquel petals. (Ruschia)
(1818-1871), Dutch physician and botanist, missionum Gen. PI. of Lat. ' rnissio' , mission,
missouriensis 156

i.e. of the nu ssions; application obscure, stelma , Duvalia, Haworthia variegata var.,
perhaps for the occurrence near missions . Psammophora, Rosularia, Sedum) - (2) for
(Agave) the smaller plant and bract size. (Euphorbia
missouriensis For the occurrence near the atropurpurea var.) - (3) for the small
Missouri River, USA. (Escobaria) flowers. (Carpobrotus)
mistiensis For the occurrence in the vicinit y of moelleri For Dr. Heinrich Möller (fl. 1930),
the Misti volcano, Dept. Arequipa, Peru. physician in Schafhausen , Switzeriand,
(Cumulopuntia) brother of A. Möller who collected cacti in
mitejea Anagram of French "Je t'aime", I love Mexico. (Grusonia)
you ; apparently expressing relation ship be- moellerianus As above. (Mammillaria)
tween the two authors of the name , Mlle. mojavensis For the occurrence in the Mojave
Alice Leblanc and the French botanist and Desert , SW USA. (Echinocereus)
physician Raymond Harnet. (Kalanchoe) molaventi From Lat. ' mola' , mill; and Lat.
mitis Lat., mild, soft, gentle; (1) for the 'ventus ', wind ; for the windmill-like verti-
smooth tuber. (Anthorrhiza) - (2) for the cally arranged flowers. (Brachystelma)
soft leaves. (Agav e) - (3) for the absence of molederanus For the occurrence at Moledera
spines. (Neorautanenia) Hill, Somalia. (Aloe)
mitratus Lat., having a mitre or bishop's cap; molestus Lat., molesting, unpleasant; for the
for the shape of the leaves. (Mitrophyllum) spiny nature of the plants. (Cylindropuntia ,
mitriformis Lat., mitre-shaped; (1) for the ap- Echinopsis)
pearence of the rosette apex. (Aloe) - (2) for molinensis For the occurrence near Molino s,
the shape of the cushion formed by the Salta, Argentina. (Tephroca ctus)
plants. (Euphorbia) mollendorffianus For Mr. H. Mollendorff (t
Mitrophyllum Gr. 'rnitra', mitre, cap; and Gr. 1947), a long-time friend of the Mexican
'phyllon' , leaf; for the appearance of the cactus collector Fritz Schwarz. (Mammilla-
leaf pair, which is like the deeply eleft head- ria rhodantha ssp.)
dress worn by bishops . (Aizoaceae) mollicomus Lat. 'rnollis' , soft; and Lat.
mitsimbinensis For the Mitsimbina section of 'corna', hair tuft, mane ; for the pubescence
the Botanical Garden Tsimbabaza, Antana- of the leaves. (Pelargonium)
narivo, Madagascar, where the taxon was molliculus Dirn. of Lat. ' mollis', soft; for the
found growing . (Euphorbia) softly fleshy plant bodies. (Copiapoa)
mixtecanus For the occurrence in the moun- mollis Lat., soft; (1) for the soft and pulpy na-
tainous region of the Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca / ture of the bodies formed from the fused
Puebla, Mexico. (Yucca) - (2) For the oc- leaves. (Gibbaeum) - (2) for the softly hairy
currence in the region inhabited by the leaves. tCrassula, Kedrostis, Nolana, Syna-
Comunidad Mixtecana, Oaxaca, Mexico . denium) - (3) application obscure. (Male-
(Thompsonella) phora, Ruschia)
mixtus Lat., mixed ; because the material was molokiniensis For the occurrence on Molokini
originally mixed up with another species, Islet, Hawaii. (Portulaca)
and also for the illegitimate name first molonyae For The Hon. Mrs. Evelyn R. Mol-
given. (Euphorbia) ony (nee Napier) (1902-1952), British , ar-
mlanjeanus For the occurrence on Mt. Mlan- rived in Kenya 1922, botanist at the Coryn-
je, Malawi. (Aloe chabaudii var., Euphor- don Memorial Museum, Nairobi (Kenya)
bia) 1930-1934 as Miss Napier, after marriage
mocinianus For Jose M. Mocifio (1757- in 1935 working on her husband's farm in
1820), first Mexican botanist and member Kenya. (Huernia keniensis var.)
of the "Real Expedici ön Bot änica''. (Sedum) mombergeri For Peter Momberger (fl . 2002) ,
modestus Lat., modest ; (1) for the small size German cactus collector and trader. (Turbi -
of the plants . (Aloe, Antimima, Brachy- nicarpus)
157 monteiroi

Momordica Probably from Lat. 'mordicus', 'karpos" fruit ; for the monocarpic nature of
biting; either for the bitin g taste of the sap the plants, i.e. flowering and fruiting once .
of the ripe fruit s of M. balsamina (Genaust (Sedum creticum var.)
1996), or for the chewed appearance of the monophyllus Gr. ' monos ', one, only; and Gr.
grooved margin s of the seeds. (Cucurbita- 'phyllon', leaf. (Eulbine)
ceae) monospermus Gr. ' rnonos', one, only; and Gr.
monacanthus Gr. 'rnonos', one , only; and Gr. 'sperma', seed; for the frequentl y one-
'akantha', thorn , spine. (Euphorbia, Hylo- seeded fruits. (Cistanth e)
cereus, Lepismium ) monotropus From Gr. 'rnonotropos' , hermit,
monadelphus Gr. ' monos', one, only ; and Gr. alone and on its own ; for the unique cornbi-
'adelphos', brother; for the united filaments. nation of characters. (Aloe)
(Adenia) monregalensis From the antique name "Mons
monadenioides Gr. ' <oides' , resembling; and Regalis" for the village of Monte Reale in
for the genus Monadenium (Euphorbia- the Abruzzi Mts., Italy. (Sedum )
ceae); for the similarly geophytic habit. monroi For Claude F. H. Monro (1863-1918),
(Euphorbia) British collector, author of "Indigenous trees
Monadenium Gr. ' rnonos' , one, only; and Gr. of Southern Rhodesia" . (Jatropha)
' aden' , gland; for the single horse-shoe- Monsonia For Lady Anne Mon son, great-
shaped nectary gland formed by the fusion grand-daughter of Charles 11, visited the
of four glands. (Euphorbiaceae) Cape around 1775. (Geraniaceae)
monandrus Gr. ' rnonos', one, only ; and Gr. montagnacii For R. Mont agnac (fl. 1942,
' aner, andro s', man, [botany] stamen; for 1961), French botanist and for many years
the single stamen present in the flowers. director of the Services d' Agriculture at To-
(Cistanthe) liara , Madagascar. (Alluaudia, Cypho stem-
monanthemus Gr. ' rnonos', one, only; and Gr. ma, Stapelianthus)
'anthos' . flower; for the solitary flowers. montaguensis For the occurrence at Montagu,
(Delospe rma) Western Cape , RSA . (Lampranthus, Ru-
Monanthes Gr. ' monos', one, only ; and Gr. schia)
'anthos' , flower; for the few-flowered inflo- montanus Lat., mountain-; for the habitat.
rescences (though only rarely I-flowered). (Agave, Brachystelma, Copiapoa, Crassula,
(Crassulaceae) Cyrtanthus, Echeveria, Echidnopsis, Eu-
monanthus Gr. ' monos' , one, only; and Gr. phorbia arbuscula var., Kalan choe luciae
'anthos', flower; for the few-flowered inflo- ssp., Monadenium , Plectranthus purpuratus
rescences. (Sedum stenopetalum ssp.) ssp., Rhadamanthus, Sedum, Semp ervi vum,
Monilaria From Lat. 'rnonile' , pearl collar; Stapelia , Steno cereus)
for the sterns with regular constrictions, giv- monte-amargensis For the occurrence at
ing the appearance of a string of bead s. (A i- Monte Amargo near Caldera, Chile. tErio-
zoaceae) syce odieri var.)
moniliformis Lat. ' rnonile', pearl collar; and monteiroae For Mrs. Mont eiro (fl. 1887),
Lat. '-formis', -shaped; (1) for the chains of Engli sh wife of the Portu guese minin g engi-
tuber s formed by the roots. (Pelargonium) - neer, zoologist and natur alist Joachim J.
(2) for the sterns with regular constriction s, Monteiro, lived in Mocambique after her
giving the appearance of astring of bead s. husband 's death in 1878 and collected in-
(Mo nilaria) - (3) prob ably for the reticulate sects and plant s. (Raphionacme , Stomato-
patterning of the surface of the stern seg- stemma)
ment s. (Consolea) - (4) for the structure of monteiroi For Joachim J. Monteiro (1833-
the inflorescence axis. (Caralluma) - (5) 1878), Portuguese mining engineer, zoolo-
application obscure. (Myrmephytum) gist and naturalist, resident in Angola from
monocarpicus Gr. ' rnonos' , one , only; and Gr. 1858. (Euphorbia )
montevideensis 158

montevideensis For the occurrence in the hills morrisiae For Mrs . G. Morris (fl. 1937),
around Montevideo, Uruguay. (Opuntia) mother of the South African botanist and
monticola Lat. 'mons, montis', mountain; and succulent plant author Mrs . Doreen Court.
Lat. '-cola' , inhabiting. (Aloe , Haworthia , (Haworthia mucronata var., Haworthia
Lampranthus, Ottosonderia, Peperomia, Se- scabra var.)
dum dendroideum ssp.) morrisonensis For the occurrence on Mt.
montium-klinghardtii Lat. 'mons, montis', Morrison, Taiwan. (Sedum)
mountain; for the occurrence in the Kling- morrumbalensis For the occurrence on Mor-
hardt Mts., Namibia. (Adromischus) rumbala Mt., C Mocambique, (Crassula)
monvillei For Baron Hippolyte Bois sel de mortensenii For Russell H. Mortensen (fl.
Monville (1794-1863), French factory 1950), who showed the plants to the botan-
owner and plant collector from near Rouen. ist Leon Croizat. (Cereus)
(Gymnocalycium) mortimeri For Prof. Keith V. Mortimer (fl.
mooneyi For the botanical collector H. F. 2002), British dentist and grower of succu-
Mooney (fl. 1958). (Sedum) lents. (Aloe rigens var.)
moramangensis For the occurrence near the mortolensis For the private botanical garden
city of Moramanga, C Madagascar. (Cynan- "La Mortola" on the Italian Riviera, where
chum) the German botanist A. Berger was director.
moranensis For the occurrence near Real de (xGasteraloe)
Moran, Hidalgo, Mexico. (Sedum) mortonii For Prof. lohn K. Morton (*1928),
moranii For Dr. Reid V. Moran (*1916), US- English botanist working for many years at
American botanist formerly at the San
the University of Ghana. (Brachystelma)
Diego Natural History Museum, and Cras-
mosaicus Lat., mosaic-like; for the pattern
sulaceae specialist. (Agave, Echeveria, Ja-
formed by the branch tips at ground level
tropha, Sedum)
when the body is withdrawn during the dry
moratii For Prof. Dr. Philippe Morat (* 1937),
season. (Euphorbia)
French botanist and Madagascar specialist,
moschatus Lat. , musk-scented; probably for
from 1986 director of the Laboratoire de
the flower scent. (Crassula)
Phanerogamie at the Paris Natural History
moseleyanus For H. N. Moseley (1844-1891),
Museum. (Euphorbia)
British explorer and collector of the type.
morawetzianus For Victor Morawetz (fl.
(Hydnophytum)
1936), US-American philanthropist in New
moserianus For Günther Moser (1919-1994),
York who financed an expedition of C.
Backeberg to South America in the 1930ies. Austrian cactus hobby ist. (Frailea grahli-
(Cleistocactus) ana ssp.)
morelensis For the occurrence in the Mexican mossambicensis For the occurrence in
state of Morelos. (Senecio praecox var.) Mocarnbique. (Adenia)
morganianus For Dr. Meredith W. Morgan mossamedensis For the occurrence in the
(1887-1957), US-American optometrist and Mocamedes [Mos samedes] Distr. in An-
succulent plant enthusiast in Richmond, gola. (Aizoanthemum, Hoodia , Monsonia)
Califomia, USA. tMammillaria; Sedum) Mossia For Dr. Charles E. Moss (1870-1930),
morijensis For the occurrence at Morijo, British botanist emigrating to RSA in 1917.
Kenya . (Aloe) (Aizoaceae)
Moringa From the Malabar vemacular name mostii For Carlos Most (fl. 1906), C6rdoba,
"Moringo" for Moringa oleifera (Jackson cactus collector in Argentina. (Gymnocaly-
1990). (Moringaceae) cium)
morricalii For Dale Morrical (1908-1994), mubendiensis For the occurrence at Mub-
US-American electronic technician and cac- ende, Uganda. (Aloe)
tus amateur. tEchinocereus viereckii ssp.) mucidus Lat., mouldy, slimy; for the
159 multiradiatus

"mouldy" grey body colour. (Gymnocalyci- multiceps Lat ., 'multi-', many- ; and Lat.
um) '-ceps', headed; for the much-branched
mucronatus Lat., mucronate; (1) for the leaf habit. (Bergeranthus, Crassula, Euphorbia,
tips. (Antimima, Echeveria, Ha worthia, Sedum)
Lampranthus, Portulaca) - (2) for the sepal multiclava Lat. , 'rnulti-' , many-; and Lat.
tips . (Tumamoca) 'clava' , club ; for the numerous club-shaped
mucronulatus Dirn. ofLat. 'mucronatus', mu- branches. (Euphorbia)
cronate; for the leaf tips. (Portula ca) multicolor Lat. 'multi-', many- ; and Lat.
mudenensis For the occurrence in the Muden 'color', colour; for the multi-coloured peri-
Valley, KwaZulu-Natal, RSA. (Aloe) anth. (Aloe)
muehlenpfordtii For Dr. Friedrich Mühlen- multicostatus Lat., ' multi-' , many- ; and Lat.
pfordt (fl . 1847), German physician and cac- 'costatus' , ribbed. (Pilo socereus, Stenocac-
tus collector in Hannover. (Mammillaria) tus)
mueller-melchersii For Mr. Müller-Melchers multidigitatus Lat., 'rnulti-' , many-; and Lat.
(fi . 1929), cactus collector of German de- 'digitatus', with fingers ; for the numerous
scent in Montevideo, Uruguay, supplying parallel-erect plant bodies. (Mammillaria)
the Haage nursery with South American multifidus Lat. 'multi-', many-; and Lat.
cacti. (Parodia) '-fidus', -divided; (1) for the segmented
muelleri For Mr. Müller (fi . 1914), without leaves. (Jatropha, Monsonia, Polyachyrus
further data . tRuschia) poeppigii ssp.) - (2) for the branched inflo-
Muiria For Dr. lohn Muir (1874-1947), Scot- rescences. (Euphorbia)
multifilifer Lat ., 'multi-', many-; Lat. 'filum',
tish physician and naturalist, emigrated to
thread; and Lat. '-fer, -fera , -ferum', -carry-
RSA in 1896. (Aizoaceae)
ing; for the leaf margins. (Agave jilifera
muirianus As above . (Ruschia)
ssp.)
muirii As above. (Aloe lineata var., Carpobro-
multiftorus Lat. 'multi-', many-; and Lat.
tus , Conicosia pugioniformis ssp., Delo-
'-florus', -flowered. tCallisia, Ceropegia,
sperma, Drosanthemum, Euphorbia , Here-
Crassula, Delosperma , Dioscorea sylvatica
roa, Rhinephyllum, Sene cio)
var., Euphorbia moratii var., Fockea, Qua-
mulanjensis For the occurrence on Mt. Mu-
qua , Rauhia, Rus chia, Sedum , Seyrigia , Tal-
lanje, highest mountain in Malawi. tSarco-
inum, Trianthema, Tripogandra)
stemma)
multifolius Lat. 'multi-' , many-; and Lat.
muliensis For the occurrence in the Muli Mts., '-folius', -leaved. (Euphorbia, Haworthia
Sichuan, China. (Ceropegia) emelyae var., Ornithogalum, Urginea)
multangulus Lat. , 'multi-', rnany-; and Lat. multigeniculatus Lat. 'multi-', many-; and
'angulus' , angle; for the numerous branch Lat. 'geniculatus', with a knee, with a small
angles . (Euphorbia proballyana var.) knot ; for the appearance of the stern seg-
multiareolatus Lat., 'rnulti-', many- ; and Lat. ments . (Cylindropuntia)
'areolatus', with areoles. (Neobu xbaumia) multiprolifer Lat. 'rnulti-' , many-; and Lat.
multibracteatus Lat. , 'multi-', many- ; and 'prolifer, prolifera, proliferum', proliferous;
Lat. 'bracteatus', bracteate. (Pelargon ium) for the numerous offsets usually present.
multicaulis Lat., 'multi-', many-; and Lat. (Gymnocalycium anisitsii ssp.)
'caulis', stern. (Aloe volken sii ssp., Crassu - multipunctatus Lat., 'multi-', many- ; and Lat.
La, Echeveria, Pseudosedum, Sedum) 'punctatus', dotted; for the pattern of the
multicavus Lat. , 'multi-', many-; and Lat. leaf surface . (Lithops dinteri ssp.)
'cavus' , depression; for the hydathodes on multiradiatus Lat., 'rnulti-' , many-; and Lat.
the leaves . (Crassula) 'radiatus', rayed, provided with rays ; (1) for
multicephalus Lat., ' multi-', many-; and Gr. the many-flowered inflorescences. tPelargo-
'kephale', head ; for the clump-forming nium) - (2) for the numerous petals.
growth habit. (Thelocactus rinconensis ssp.) (Lampranthus)
multiseriatus 160

multiseriatus Lat., 'multi-', many-; and Lat. muscicola Lat. ' muscus', moss; and Lat.
'seriatus', in series; for the numerous petals. '-cola', inhabiting ; for the occurrence in
(Lampranthus) moss carpets. (Bulbine)
multituberosus Lat., 'multi-', many-; and Lat. muscoideus Lat., moss-like ; for the habit. (Se-
'tuberosus', tuberous; for the numerous lat- dum)
eral root tubers. (Myrsiphyllum) muscosus Lat., mossy, moss-like . (Crassula)
munbyanus For Giles Munby (1813-1876), musculinus From Lat. 'rnusculus', muscle; for
British botanist working in Algeria for the fleshy ("musculose") leaves; or Lat.
many years. (Caralluma) 'musculinus', pertaining to small mice
munchii For Mr. Raymond C. Munch (1901- (from the Dirn. of Lat. ' rnus', mouse); for
1985), South African, living in Zimbabwe the small teeth on the leaf margins found in
since 1909, farmer near Rusape, Zimbabwe, some p1ants. (Chasmatophyllum)
with a garden containing a collection of the mustelinus Lat., of wease1s; for the toothed
native flora, esp. Aloes and Cycads. (Aloe) 1eaf margins, comparing the gaping leaves
mundtii For J. L. Mundt, German, collected of a pair with the open mouth of a weasel.
1815-1850 in the Cape Province of RSA. (Stomatium)
(Euphorbia) mutabilis Lat., changeable; (1) for the vari-
munzii For Prof. Dr. Philip A. Munz (1892- ability of the taxon. (Eriosyce curvispina
1974), US-American botanist and from var., Plectranthus) - (2) for the colour
1946 director of the Rancho Santa Ana Bot- change from bud to flower. (Aloe)
anic Gardens . (Cylindropuntia, Echinoce- mutans Lat., changing; (1) for the variable
reus engelmannii var.)
number of petals . (Pelargonium) - (2) for
muralis Lat., wall-; for the occurrence on the
the changing colour of the petals during an-
walls of buildings at Va1verde on Hierro,
thesis. (Lampranthus)
Canary Is1ands. (Monanthes)
mutatus Lat., changed ; because the taxon had
muratdaghensis For the occurrence on the
to be renamed to avoid an illegitimate
Murat Dagh [Mountain] in W Turkey. (Pro-
homonym . (Lampranthus)
metheum)
muticus Lat., blunt, without a point; for the
murex Lat., rough, with short hard points; and
leaf tips. (Antimima, Haworthia)
the name of a genus of spiny shells; for the
muyaicus For the occurrence in the Muya-Xi-
spiny fruits. (Sterculia)
ang Distr., Sichuan, China. (Sedum)
muricatus Lat., muricate, with rough short
hard points 1ike the shell of Murex; (1) for muyurinensis For the occurrence near Muyu-
the rough texture of the branches . (Euphor- rina, ProvoValle Grande, Dept. Santa Cruz,
bia) - (2) for the central spines. (Parodia) - Bolivia. (Cleistocactus)
(3) for the rough leaves. (Crassula) - (4) for muzinganus For Muzinga Yumba (fl. 1984),
the leaf margins. (Ruschia) technicaI assistant and florist in Lubum-
murinus Lat., pertaining to mice; (1) for the bashi, Zaire . (Ceropegia)
mouse-grey colour of the plants . (Dudleya mweroensis For the type locality Mwero, W
abramsii ssp.) - (2) for the toothed 1eaf of Lake Tanganyika, Zambia. (Senecio)
margins, comparing the gaping leaves of a mwinilungensis For the occurrence in the
pair to the open mouth of a mouse. (Stoma- Mwini1unga Distr., Zambia . (Euphorbia)
tium) - (3) for the mouse-grey colour of the myriacanthus Gr. 'rnyrios' , numerous ; and
inflorescences. (Aloe) Gr. 'akantha', thom, spine; (1) for the spina-
murrillii For Dr. William A. Murrill (1869- tion of the plant bodies . (Matucana haynei
1957), US-American mycologist at the New ssp.) - (2) for the numerous tiny prickles on
York Botanical Garden . (Selenicereus) the leaves. (Aloe)
musapanus For the occurrence at Mt. Mus- myriocladus Gr. 'rnyrios', numerous; and Gr.
apa, Zimbabwe. (Aloe) 'klados' , branch, twig. (Euphorbia)
161 mzimvubuensis

myriostigma Gr. 'myrios', numerous; and Gr. Myrtillocactus MLat. 'myrtella' / Fr. 'myr-
'stigma', scar, spot; for the numerous min- tille', blueberry; and Lat. 'cactus', cactus;
ute woolly tufts on the body surface. (Astro - for the small blueberry-like globose fruits .
phytum) (Cactaceae)
Myrmecodia Gr. ' myrm ekodes' , full of ants mystax Gr., upper lip, moustache; for the bris-
(from Gr. 'myrmex', ant); for the swollen tles in the axils between the tubercles of the
tubers inhabited by ants . (Rubiaceae) plant body. (Mammillaria)
Myrmephytum Gr. 'myrmex', ant; and Gr. mzimbanus For the occurrence at Mzimba,
'phyton' , plant; for the ant-plant association. Malawi. (Aloe)
(Rubiaceae) mzimvubuensis For the occurrence in the val-
Myrsiphyllum Gr. 'myrsine', a myrtle branch; ley of the Mzimvubu River, Eastem Cape,
and Gr. 'phyllon', leaf; for the leaf-like RSA. (Adromischus liebenbergii ssp .)
phyllocladia ('leaves') which resemble
those of myrtle (Myrtus communis). (Aspa-
ragaceae)
163 navajous

N
nanchititlensis For the occurrence at Caiiada
de Nanchititla, Mexico, Mex ico. (Agave)
nanchuanensis For the occurrence in the
Nanchuan Distr., Sichuan, China. (Sedum)
nanifolius Lat. 'nanus', dwarf; and Lat. ' -fol-
nagasakianus For the occurrence near Na- ius', -leaved; for the tiny leaves. (Sedum)
gasaki , Japan. (Sedum) nanus Lat. , dwarf; for the dwarf size. (Adro -
nairobiensis For the occurrence near Nairobi , mischus, Brachystelma, Ceropegia , Espos-
Kenya. (H uernia keniensis var.) toa, Euphorbia filiflora var., Jatropha , Ke-
nakurensis For the occurrence at Nakuru, dro sti s, Odontophorus, Oophytum, Parakee-
Kenya. (Delosp erma ) lya, Ruschia, Sedum)
namaensis For the occurrence in Namaland, a napifer Lat. 'napus', turnip, beetroot; and Lat.
region in S Namibia and the Northern Cape ' -fer, -fera, -ferum' , -carrying; for the thick-
of RSA (i.e. the land of the Nama, a Khoi ened roots . (Cynanchum, Sedum, Seyrigia)
tribe in Namibia). (Av onia papyra cea ssp., napiformis Lat., turnip-shaped; for the tuber-
Bulbine, Commiphora , Galenia) ous root. (Delosperma, Talinum )
Namaquanthus For the occurrence in Na- napinus From Lat. ' napus', turnip, beetroot;
maqualand (S Namibia and Northern Cape for the tuberous tap root s. (Eriosyce, Mam-
of RSA); and Gr. 'anthos' , ftower. (A izoa - millaria)
ce ae) narcissifolius For the genus Narcissus ("Daf-
namaquanus For the occurrence in Namaqua- fodil" , "Narciss "; Amaryllidaceae ); and Lat.
land (S Namibia and Northern Cape, RSA ). ' -folius', -leaved. (Bulbine)
(Pachypodium) nardouwensis For the occurrence at Nardouw
namaquensis As abo ve. (Anacampseros fila- Pass, Clanwilliam Distr., Western Cape,
mentosa ssp., Bulbine mesembryanthoides RSA. (La mp ranthus)
ssp., Ceraria, Cerop egia , Cheiridop sis , narvaecensis For the occurrence near Nar-
Crassula , Euphorbia mauritanica var., Ha - vaez, Dept. Tarija , Boli via. (Re butia)
worthia ara chnoidea var., Huernia , Orbea , nashii For George V Nash (1864-1921), US-
Pectinaria articulata ssp., Prenia pallens American botanist and horticulturist at the
ssp., Tetragonia) New York Botanical Garden, collected ex-
namibensis For the occurrence in the Namib tensively in Florida and the West Indies.
Desert in SW Africa. (Aloe, Brownanthus, (Agave, Consolea, Harrisia )
Crassula elegans ssp., Euphorbia , Rhadam- natalensis For the occurrence in the former
anthus) Natal Province of RSA. (B rachystelma, Bul-
Namibia For the occurrence in Namibia. (A i- bine, Crassula , Monsonia, Petop entia )
zoaceae ) natans Lat. , swimming; for the habit. (Crass u-
namibianus As above . (Raphionac me) la )
namibiensis As above. (Aeollanthus) naumannii For F. C. Naum ann (1841-1902),
namorokaensis For the occurrence in the Na- German explorer. (My rmephy tum)
moroka Natural Reserve, W Madagascar. naureeniae For Mr s. Naureen A. Cole
(A loe) (* 1935), South African pharm acist and wife
namuskluftensis For the occurrence at Na- of the Lithops specialist Pro f. D. T. Cole.
muskluft, Namibia. (Eupho rbia) (Lithops)
namusmontanus For the occurrence on the navae For D. Alonso de Nava Grim6n, 6.
Namus Mts., Namibia (Lat. 'montanus', Marques de Villanueve deI Prado (1757-
mountain-). (R usc hia) 1832), Tenerife (Canary Islands). (Euphor-
Nananthus Gr. ' nanos ', smalI; and Gr. 'an- bia )
thos', ftower; for the small size of the plants. navajous For the occurrence in the Navajo re-
(Ai zoaceae) gion, USA. (Yucca baileyi var.)
navicula 164

navicula Lat., small boat; for the boat-shaped Edward W. Nelson (1855-1934), US-Amer-
1eaves. (Ornithogalum) ican naturalist. (Agave cerulata ssp., Diso-
navicularifolius Lat. 'navicu1aris' , shaped 1ike cactus, Villadia) - (3) For Mr. C. Z. Nelson
a litt1e boat (from Lat. 'navicula'); and Lat. (tl. 1914), enthusiastic cactus grower in
'-folius', -leaved; for the 1eaf shape. (Bulb- Ga1esburg, Illinois, USA. (Selenicereus)
ine) Nematanthus Gr. ' nema, nematos' , thread ;
navicularis Lat., shaped 1ike a 1ittle boat and Gr. 'anthos' , tlower; for the thread-1ike
(from Lat. 'navicu1a'); for the 1eaf shape. pendent pedice1 of the type species. (Gesne-
(Callisia) riaceae)
nayaritensis For the occurrence in the Mex- nematostemma Gr. 'nema, nemato s', thread ;
ican state of Nayarit. (Agave , Echeveria) and Gr. 'stemma', garland; for the filiform
ndotoensis For the occurrence in the Ndoto tip of the staminal corona segments . (Cyn-
Mts., Eastern Prov., Kenya; 'ndoto' is a anchum)
Samburu word meaning "small rocks" . (Ka- nemorosus Lat., pertaining to bush and forest;
lanchoe) for the habitat. (Crassula , Faucaria, Peres-
nebrownii For Dr. Nicho1as E. Brown (1849- kia)
1934), English botanist at Kew specializing Neoalsomitra Gr. ' neos', new; for the renam-
in African succu1ents. (Anacamp seros lan- ing of the type species, which was formerl y
ceolata ssp., Gibbaeum) p1aced in the genus Alsomitra (Cucurbita-
necopinus Lat., unexpected; for the unex- ceae). (Cucurbitaceae)
pected occurrence. (Yucca) neoarbuscula Gr. 'neos', new (to avoid a
homonym) ; and from Lat. 'arbu scu1a', small
neethlingiae For Dr. Marie Murray Neeth1ing
tree; for the simi1arity to Cylindropuntia
(later Mrs. Vogts) (* 1908), South African
(Opuntia) arbuscula. (Cylindropuntia)
botanist and agriculturi st. (Delosp erma)
neoarechavaletae Gr. 'neos', new (to avoid a
neglectus Lat., neg1ected; for the prior ne-
homonym) ; and for Dr. lo se Arech ava1eta y
glected status. (Aeollanthus , Agave, Brown -
Ba1pardo (1838-1912), Spanish-born phar-
anthu s, Coryphantha, Kalanchoe)
macist and botanist in Uruguay, from 1890
negromontanus Lat., from the mountain
onwards director of the Museo Nacional in
chain Serra de Montes Negros ('b1ack
Montevideo. (parodia)
mountains') in the Mocamedes Distr., An- neobakeri Gr. 'neos', new (to avoid a homo-
gola. (Euphorb ia) nym); and for lohn G. Baker (1834-1920),
neilii For Mr. Neil (fL 1928-1933), dairy British botanist at Kew. (Senecio)
farmer and nurserymen (with J. Hurling) at neobosseri Gr. 'neos', new (to avoid a homo-
Bonnieva1e, Western Cape, RSA. (Glotti- nym); and for Jean M. Bosser (* 1922),
phyllum, Stayneria) French botanist and agronomica1 engineer,
nejapensis For the occurrence near Nejapa, and director of ORSTOM in Antananarivo ,
Oaxaca, Mexico. (Mammillaria karwinski- Madaga scar. (Euphorbia)
ana ssp., Opuntia) neobuenekeri Gr. 'neos', new (to avoid a
Nelia For Prof. Dr. Gert C. Nel (1855-1950), homonym); and for Rudo1f Heinrich Büne-
botanist at Stellenbosch University, RSA. ker (tl. 1922), cactus collector of German
(Aizoaceae) descent in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
nelii As above. (Chasmatophyllum, Cheiridop- brother-in-Iaw of Leopo1do Horst, father of
sis, Delosperma, Glottiphyllum, Hereroa , Rudi W. Büneker. (Parodia scopa ssp.)
Lampranthus, Pleiospilo s, Rhombophyllum, Neobuxbaumia Gr. ' neos', new (to avoid a
Ruschia) homonym) ; and for Prof. Dr. Franz Bux-
nelsonii For David Nelson (t 1789), Eng1ish baum (1900-1979), Austrian botanist , high
gardener and collector visiting the Cape schoo1 teacher and specialist of cactus mor-
(RSA) in 1776 and 1788. (Albuca) - (2) For phology. (Cacta ceae)
165 nesemannii

neochilus Gr. 'neos', new; and Gr. 'cheilos', homonym); and for Rev. Martti (Martin)
lip; perhaps for the larger upper lip of the Rautanen (1845-1926), Finnish missionary
calyx, (Plectranthus) in N Namibia. (Fabaceae)
neochrysacanthus Gr. ' neos', new (to avoid a neostayneri Gr. 'neos' , new (to avoid a homo-
homonym); and for the similarity to the un- nym); and for Frank J. Stayner (1907-
described Opuntia chrysacantha. (Opuntia) 1981), horticulturist and curator of the Ka-
neocumingii Gr. ' neos', new (to avoid a roo Botanic Garden Worcester 1959-1969.
homonym); and for Hugh Cuming (1791- (Lampranthus)
1865), English collector in South America, neovirens Gr. 'neos', new; and Lat. ' virens',
since 1822 dealer in natural history objects becoming green; because the name is based
in Valparaiso, Chile. (Weingartia) on the illegitimate name Mesembryanthe-
Neohenricia Gr. 'neos', new (to avoid a mum virens Haworth. (Ruschia)
homonym); and for Dr. Marguerite G. A. neovolcanicus For the occurrence in the re-
Henrici (1892-1971), Swiss plant physiolo- gion known as "Eje Neovolcanico" (Span.,
gist, Iiving in RSA from 1921. (Aizoaceae) "new volcanic axis") in SW Mexico. (Se-
neohorstii Gr. 'neos', new (to avoid a homo- dum )
nym); and for Leopoldo Horst (1918-1987), neovolkensii Gr. ' neos ', new (to avoid a
Brazilian of German origin, cactus collector homonym); and for Dr. Georg L. A. Volkens
and exporter in Rio Grande do Sul. (Paro- (1855-1917), German botanist in Berlin,
dia) explorer of the Kilimanjaro 1892-1894.
neohumbertii Gr. 'neos', new (to avoid a (Euphorbia nyika e var.)
homonym); and for Prof. Jean-Henri Hum- Neowerdermannia Gr. ' neos' , new (to avoid a
bert (1887-1967), French botanist in Mada- homonym); and for Prof. Dr. Erich Werder-
gascar. (Euphorbia) mann (1892-1959), German botanist in Ber-
Neolloydia Gr. 'neos' , new (to avoid a homo- lin, specialist on cacti , and director of
nym) ; and for Francis E. Lloyd (1868- Botanischer Garten und Museum Berlin.
1947), US-American botanist. (Cactaceae) (Cactaceae)
neomexicanus For the occurrence in New nepalensis For the occurrence in Nepal. (Bra-
Mexico, USA. (Agav e, Rhodiola integrifolia chystelma)
ssp., Yucca harrimaniae var.) nepalicus As above. (Rhodiola)
neonelsonii Gr. ' neos' , new (to avoid a homo- nephrolobus Gr. 'nephros', kidney ; and Lat.
nym) ; and for Edward W. Nelson (1855- 'lobus', lobe; for the shape of the corolla
1934), US-American naturalist. (Agave) lobes. (Ceropegia sobolifera var.)
neopalmeri Gr. 'neos' , new (to avoid a homo- nephrophyllus Gr. 'nephros" kidney; and Gr.
nym); and for the replaced name Mammilla- 'phyllon', leaf; for the leaf shape. (Pelargo-
ria palmeri. (Mammillaria) nium)
neopauciflorus Gr. ' neos', new (to avoid a neriifolius For the genu s Nerium ("Rose-Bay",
homonym); and for Jatropha pau ciflora. "Oleander", Apocyna ceae); and Lat. '-fol-
(Jatropha) ius', -leaved. (Euphorbia )
neopringlei Gr. 'neos', new (to avoid a homo- neronis For Nero , one of the helpers on a bot-
nym); and for Cyru s G. Pringle (1838- anical expedition of Pillans. (Stape liopsis)
1911), US-American plant breeder and ex- nervosus Lat ., veined; for the leaf veins.
plorer-collector. (Ag ave) tM onadenium, Tetradenia )
Neoraimondia Gr. ' neos' , new (to avoid a neryi For Silverio J. Nery, 1900-1904 presi-
homonym); and for Prof. Antonio Raimondi dent of the Amazonas State, Brazil. (Melo-
(1826-1890), Italian-born botanist, emigrat- cactus)
ing 1850 to Peru , working as botanist and nesemannii For Mr. A. Nesemann (fl . 1934),
later State geolo gist. (Cactaceae) who collected near Robertson and sent
Neorautanenia Gr. ' neos ', new (to avoid a specimens to Grahamstown. (Euphorbia)
nesioticus 166

nesioticus From Gr. 'nesos" island; for the in- Nieuwerust, Vanrhynsdorp Distr., Western
sular type locality. (Brachycereus, Dudleya, Cape, RSA. (Ruschia)
Sedum lanceolatu m ssp.) niger Lat. 'niger, nigra, nigrum ' , black ; (1) for
netrelianus For a Mr. Netrel (ft. 1853), with- the leaf colour. (Hawo rthia mutica var., Ha-
out further data. (Gymnocalyci um) worthia) - (2) for the almost black corolla.
neuhuberi For Gert Neuhuber (* 1939), Aus- (Ceropeg ia)
trian cactus collector and Gymn ocalycium nigerianus For the occurrence in Nigeria.
specialist, co-founder and former president (Huernia)
of the Austrian "Arbeitsgruppe Gymno caly- nigrescens Lat., becoming black ; because the
cium". (Gymn ocalycium ) whole plant turns black when dry. (Tetrago-
neumannii For O. Neumann (ft. 1893, 1907), nia)
German geographer and / or zoologist (?), nigriareolatus Lat. 'niger, nigra, nigrum',
travelled in E Africa with Baron Erlanger, black; and Lat. 'areolatus' , with areole s.
(Kalanchoe petitiana var.) (Gymnocalycium)
nevadensis For the occurrence in Nevada, nigricans Lat., becoming blacki sh; (1) for the
USA, or in the Sierra Nevada, California, dark brown body colour. (Rebutia) - (2) for
USA. (Cistanthe parryi var., Lewisia) - (2) the darker leaf colouration. (Haworthia
For the occurrence in the Sierra Nevada, arachnoidea var.) - (3) for the blackenin g
Spain. (Sedum) of the ftowers on drying . (Trianthema)
neves-armondii For Dr. Amaro Ferreira das nigricaulis Lat. ' niger, nigra, nigrum ', black;
Neves Armond (ft. 1892), director of the and Lat. 'caulis', stern; for the black stern
Brazilian National Museum. (Rhipsalis) excrescences. (Tylecodon)
nevii For Reuben D. Nevius (1827-1913), US- nigrihorridus Lat. ' niger, nigra, nigrum ',
American clergyman and plant collector. black; and Lat. 'horridus', bristly, prickl y,
(Sedum) rough ; for the strong blacki sh spination.
ngamicus For the occurrence in the former (Eriosyce subgibbosa ssp.)
Ngamiland, RSA. (Pterodiscus) nigrispinoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
ngomensis For the occurrence near Ngome , for the similarity of the branches to those of
KwaZulu-Natal, RSA. (Brachystelma) Euphorbia nigrispina. (Euphorbia)
ngongensis For the occurrence in the Ngong nigrispinus Lat. ' niger, nigra, nigrum ', black;
Hills, Kenya. (Aloe) and Lat. '-spinus' , -spined. (Euphorbia,
nicholii For Andrew A. Niehol (1895-1961), Maihueniopsis, Parodia )
US-American biologi st with a strong inter- niloticus Lat., from the Nile River (Lat.
est in cacti . (Echinocactus hori zonthalonius 'Nilus', Nile River); for the occurrence
var., Echino cereus, Opuntia polyacantha there. (Ceropegia, Sansevieria)
var.) niquivilensis For the occurrence at Niquivil,
nicholsoniae For Baroness Carol Nichol son Chiapas, Mexico . (Furcraea)
(ft. 1866), without further data. (Hoya) nissenii For a Mr. Nissen (ft. ± 1923), without
nickelsiae For Anna B. Nickel s (ft. 1893), US- further data . (Psammophora)
American cactu s trader in Texas. (Coryph- nitidus Lat., glossy, pretty ; (1) for the shiny
antha) appearance of the leaves. (Gasteria, Phyllo-
niduliformis Dirn. of Lat. ' nidus', nest; and bolus, Sansevieria ) - (2) application ob-
Lat. '-formis' , -shaped; for the interwo ven scure. (Schizogloss um)
central spines. (Mammillaria huitzilopo chtli nivalis Lat., pertaining to the snow; perhaps
ssp.) for the high-altitude occurrence . (Pepe ro-
niebuhrianus For Carsten Niebuhr (1733- mia )
1815), German-born Danish botanist, ex- niveus Lat., snowy, snow-white; (1) for the
plorer in Arabia and elsewhere. (Aloe ) white indumentum covering the plant. (Por-
nieuwerustensis For the occurrence near tulaca) - (2) for the pale leaf colour. (Aga ve
167 nuciformis

vtvtpara var.) - (3) for the flower colour. 1972), wife of the Indian botanist M. Ans-
(Cephalophyllum, Sedum) ari. (Ceropegia)
nivosus Lat., full of snow; (1) for the white noorsveldensis For the occurrence in Noors-
spination . (Echinocereus, Parodios - (2) for veid vegetation, RSA. (Euphorbia horrida
the white axillary wool. (Mammillaria) var.)
nivulia From the native Brahman name nordenstamii For Dr. R. Bertil Nordenstarn
"Nivuli" of the plants in India. (Euphorbia) (* 1936), Swedish botanist, collected in Na-
nizandensis For the occurrence at Nizanda, mibia and RSA 1962-1964 and 1974. (Anti-
Oaxaca, Mexico. (Agave, Cephalocereus) mima, Drosanthemum)
nobilis Lat., noble, aristocratic; (1) for the norfolkianus For the occurrence on Norfolk
large size of the rasettes. (Aeonium) - (2) Island in the Pacific. (Euphorbia)
for the appearance of the plants. (Antimima, nortieri For Dr. P. L. Nortier (fl. 1946), physi-
Rhodiola) cian in the Western Cape, RSA . (Hawor-
noctiflorus Lat. 'nox, noctis', night; and Lat. thia)
'-florus', -flowered; for the flowers opening notabilis Lat., notable, noteworthy. (Hawor-
at dusk. (Aridaria) thia maraisii var.)
nocturnus Lat., nightly, nocturnal ; for the Notechidnopsis Gr. 'notos', South, and for the
nocturnal flowers. (Hesperaloe, Talinum) genus Echidnopsis (Asclepiadaceae); for
nodiflorus Lat. 'nodus', node; and Lat. '-flo- the similarity to that genus and the more
rus', -flowered; for the (axillary) flowers at southern distribution. (Asclepiadaceae)
the nodes. (Mesembryanthemum, Pedilan - nothodugueyi Gr. 'notho-', false, wrang; and
thus) for Sedum dugueyi, because it resembles
nodosus Lat., knotted, knobby; because the that taxon. (Sedum)
first leaf pair of each season forms a glo- nothominusculus Gr. 'notho-', false, wrong;
bose to ovoid structure (corpuscle). tDicro- to avoid a homonym VS. Parodia minuscula.
caulon) (Parodia)
nodulosus Lat., with nodules, knobby; (1) for nothorauschii Gr. 'notho-', false, wrang; to
the texture of the sterns. (Echeveria) - (2) avoid a homonym vs. Parodia rauschii.
for the small knob-like flower clusters. (Parodia)
(Crassula capitella ssp.) nouhuysii For J. J. van Nouhuys (fl. 1930),
nogalensis For the occurrence at Nogal, So- without further data. (Huernia)
malia. (Portulaca, Senecio) novieius Lat., rather new; application obscure,
nokoensis For the occurrence on Noko-San perhaps because the taxon was only recently
(Mt.), Taiwan. (Sedum) discovered, or for the fresh green of the new
Nolana Either from Lat. 'nola', bell; for the ± leaves. (Conophytumjiavum ssp.)
campanulate flowers of some taxa; or an al- nubieus Für the occurrence in 'Nubia' (Su-
literation to Solanum, since the genera share dan). tEchidnopsis, Euphorbia)
some similarities. (Nolanaceae) nubigenus Lat. 'nubes', cloud; and Lat. 'ge-
Nolina For P. C. Nolin (fl. 1803), French agri- nus', birth, origin; (1) for the high-altitude
culturalist and horticultural author. (Noli- habitat. (Aloe, Delosperma, Dudleya) - (2)
naceae) because the collector's camp at the type 10-
nolteei Für Frans K. A. Noltee (fl. 2000), ca1ity was enveloped in clouds. (Euphorbia)
Dutch succulent plant hobbyist and nursery- nu eifer Lat. 'nux, nucis', hazelnut, nut; and
man, now living in Calitzdorp, RSA. (Tyle- Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum', carrying; for the
codon) nut-like fruits. (Brownanthus)
nonimpressus Lat. 'non', not; and Lat. 'im- nueiformis Lat. 'nux, nucis', hazelnut, nut;
pressus', impressed; for the invisible line of and Lat. '-formis', -shaped ; prabably für the
fusion of the leaf sheaths. (Ruschia ) appearance of the compact leaf pair. (Gib-
noorjahaniae For Mrs. Noorjahan Ansari (fl. baeum)
nudicaulis 168

nudicaulis Lat. 'nudus', naked ; and Lat. nutans Lat., nodding, pendent; (1) for the pen-
'caulis', stern; (1) for the leafless stern. dent inflorescences. (Cremnophila) - (2)
(Monadenium) - (2) for the leafless sterns, perhaps for the f1owers. (Bulbine)
which only branch at the tips. (Jatropha) - nuttallianus For Thomas Nuttall (1786-
(3) for the leafless peduncles. (Crassula) 1859), British naturalist and pioneer ex-
nudiflorus Lat. 'nudus', naked; and Lat. '-f10- plorer of the USA 1808-1841. (Sedum)
rus', -f1owered; for the flowers without nuttii For W. Harwood Nutt (f1. 1895), mis-
hairs. (Dendrocereus) sionary in Zambia. (Aloe)
nudus Lat., naked, nude; (1) perhap s for the nyambensis For the occurrence in the Nyam-
'naked' sterns, because the leaves are con- beni Hills, Meru Distr., Kenya. (Monade-
gested near the stern tips. (Sedum) - (2) for nium ritchiei ssp.)
the lack of spines. (Opuntia) - (3) for the nyasae For the occurrence in the former
lack of bracts on the lower part of the inflo- Nyasaland (now Malawi) . (Aspidoglossum)
rescences of the original plants described. nyasicus For its occurrence in the former
(Echeveria) Nyasaland (now Malawi) . (Sansevieria
numaisensis For the occurrence in the Numais metallica var., Sesuvium)
Mts., SW Namibia . (Crassula) nyassae For the occurrence near Lake Nyassa
numeesensis For the occurrence at Numee s, (present-day Lake Malawi) . (Euphorbia)
Northem Cape, RSA. (Cephalophyllum) nyensis For the occurrence in Nye County,
nummularioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and Nevada, USA. (Sclero cactus)
for Lysimachia nummularia ("Moneywort" , nyeriensis For the occurrence at Nyeri,
Primulaceae); for the similar leaves; or Kenya. (Aloe)
from Lat. 'nummularius', pertaining to nyikae For the occurrence in the 'nyika' or
coins , for the round leaves. (Roya) bush-covered coastal plain. (Euphorbia, Ka-
nummularius Lat., pertaining to coins ; for the lanchoe)
leaf shape. (Dischidia) nyikensis For the occurrence on the Nyika
nunezii For Prof. C. Nufiez (f1. 1921), Mex- Plateau, Malawi. (Glossostelma, Senecio)
ican botanist and cactophile. (Mammillaria) nymphaeifolius For the genus Nymphaea
nussbaumerianus For Ernst Nussbaumer (f1. ("Waterlily", Nymphaeaceae); and Lat.
1935), head gardener ("inspector") at the '<folius', -leaved; for similarity of the leaves
Botanical Garden Bremen, Germany. (Se- to those of some waterlilie s. (Cissus)
dum)
169 ocamponis

o (1) for the leaf shape. (Cras sula, Hoya) -

(2) for the shape of the leaf sheaths. (Moni-
laria scutata ssp.)
Obregonia For Älvaro Obreg6n (1880- 1928),
Mexican politician and popular president
oaxacanus For the occurrence in the Mexican 1920-1924. (Cactaceae)
state of Oaxaca. (Mammillaria albilanata obrepandus Lat. 'ob-', reversed, inverted; and
ssp., Sedum) Lat. 'repandus', repand, with a slightly un-
oaxacensis As above . (Aga ve americana var., even margin; for the obliquely adjacent tu-
Peniocereus) bercles of the ribs. (Echinopsis)
obconellus Lat., obclavate, inversely club- obscurus Lat. , indistinct, obscure; (1) for the
shaped; for the shape of the plant body. leaf markings. (Sansevieria nilotica var.) -
(Mammillaria polythele ssp.) (2) because the taxon "seems to have hidden
obconicus Lat. 'ob-', reversed, inverted; and from field botanists until now " [protologue] .
Lat. 'conicus', conical; (1) for the shape of (Amphibolia) - (3) for the undistinguished
the leaf sheaths. (Monilaria) - (2) applica- appearance of the plants. (Conophytum) -
tion obscure. (Lampranthus) (4) perhaps for the dark red ftowers. (Agave)
obcordatus Lat. 'ob-', reversed, inverted; and obsubulatus Lat. 'ob-', reversed, inverted; and
Lat. 'cordatus', heart-shaped; for the leaf Lat. 'subulatus', subulate, awl-shaped ; for
shape . tMicholitria , Sedum) the subulate leaves becoming broader to-
obcordellus Lat. 'ob-', reversed, inverted; and wards the tip. (Cylindrophyllum)
Dirn. of Lat. 'cor, cordis', heart; for the obtrullatus Lat. 'ob-', reversed, inverted; and
shape of the fused leaf pairs . (Conophytum) Lat. 'trullatus', trullate, shaped Iike a brick-
ob ductus Lat., covered over, overspread; per- layers trowel; for the petal shape. (Sedum)
haps because the plants grow in and under obtusatus Lat. 'obtusus', blunt, obtuse; for the
dry leaves etc . and are difficult to see. leaf tips. (Sedum)
(Gymnocalycium, Stapelia) obtusifolius Lat. 'obtusus' , blunt, obtuse; and
obesus Lat ., well-fed, plump; for the stern Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Crassula muscosa
shape. (Adenium, Euphorbia) var., Echeveria fulgens var., Phedimus, Por-
Obetia Unexplained; perhaps based on Lat. tulaca, Sinocrassula indica var.)
'obesus' , well-fed, plump; either for the obtusipetalus Lat. 'obtusus', blunt, obtuse;
thick trunk, or for the plump, lop-sidedly and Lat. 'petalum' , peta!. (Sedum)
swollen ovary. (Urticaceae) obtusus Lat., blunt, obtu se; (1) for the leaf
oblanceolatus Lat. 'ob-' , reversed, inverted; shape . (Crassula , Delosperma, Haworth ia
and Lat. 'lanceolatus', lanceolate, lance- cymbiformis var., Kalanchoe, Lenophyllum,
shaped; for the leaf shape. (Commiphora, Portulaca) - (2) for the obtuse leaf keei s.
Crassula, Sedum) (Ruschia)
obliquus Lat., oblique; (1) for the leaf posi- obvallatus Lat., surrounded with a wall or
tion. (Rhinephyllum) - (2) for the oblique rampart; for the robust spination of the plant
blunt leaf tip. (Trichodiadema) body. (Stenocactus)
oblongatus Lat. ' oblongus', oblong; (1) for ocahui From the local vemacular name "Oe-
the oblong tubers. (Pelargonium , Turbina) - ahui" or "Oj ahui" for the plants in Mexico.
(2) for the leaf shape. (Myrmecodia) (Agave)
oblongifolius Lat. 'obiongus ', oblong; and ocampoi For Enrique Ocampo (ft. 1955) , Bo-
Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Talinum) livian student of Prof. M. C ärdenas. (Paro-
oblongus Lat. , oblong; (1) for the shape of the dia)
stern segments. (Rhipsalis) - (2) for the leaf ocamponis For Don Melchor Ocampo (ft.
shape. (Cotyledon orbiculata var.) 1849, 1866), Mexican scientist and politi-
obovatus Lat., obovate, inverted egg-shaped; cian. (Hylocereus)
occidentalis 170

occidentalis Lat., western ; (1) for the occur- eight locules of the fruit capsules. (Enar-
rence in W Madagascar. (Aloe) - (2) for the ganthe)
occurrence in the Western Cape, RSA. (Ce- octophyllus Gr. 'okto', eight; and Gr. 'phyl-
ropegia, Trichodiademai - (3) because this Ion', leaf. (Argyroderma)
is the W-most taxon of the genus. (Brachy- octopodes Lat. 'octopus' , octopus; for the nu-
stelma, Graptopetalum) - (4) for the occur- merous long stolons. (Sempervivum cilio-
rence in W Africa . (Telfairia) - (5) for the sum ssp.)
occurrence in W Peru . (Furcraea, Rhipsalis) Octopoma Gr. 'okto', eight; and Gr. ' poma' ,
- (6) for the occurrence in W Botswana. cover, lid; for the usually eight valves of the
(Orbea valida ssp.) - (7) for the occurrence fruit capsules. (Aizoaceae)
in W Mexico . (Acanthocereus, Echinoce- ocuilensis For the occurrence near Ocuil än,
reus stramineus ssp., Peniocereus) - (8) for state of Mexico, Mexico. (Sedum)
the occurrence in the W USA. (Opuntia) oculatus Lat., eye-shaped, with an eye; (1) for
occultans Lat., hiding ; (1) probably because to the coloration of the flowers. (Drosanthe-
the plants are small and difficult to locate. mum , Huernia, Phyllobolus) - (2) for the
(Tylecodon) - (2) for the hidden stamens. white spot on the corolla lobes. (Ceropegia)
(Lampranthus) odieri For James (?) Odier (fl. 1849), French
occultiftorus Lat. 'occultus', hidden ; and Lat. cactus collector in Paris. (Erio syce)
'-florus', -flowered; for the flowers hidden odontocalyx Gr. 'odous, odontos', tooth; and
in a pseudocephalium. (Piloso cereus) Gr. 'calyx', calyx. (Ruschia)
occultus Lat., hidden; (1) because the taxon odontolepis Gr. 'odous, odonto s' , tooth ; and
prefers deep shade, and because it was for- Gr. 'lepis', scale; for the shape of the stami-
merly subsumed under another species. nal corona. (Sarcostemma viminale ssp.)
(Huernia) - (2) for the cryptic appearance Odontophorus Gr. 'odous, odontos', tooth;
of the plants. tEriosyce, Gymnocalycium and Gr. '-phoros', -carrying; for the promi-
stellatum ssp.) - (3) application obscure. nently dentate leaves. (Aizoaceae)
(Ceropegia) odontophorus Gr. 'odous, odontos' , tooth ;
ochoterenae For Prof. Isaac Ochoterena (1885 and Gr. '-phoros', -carrying; for the promi-
-1950), Mexican botanist and from 1915 di- nent teeth on the branch angles. (Euphor-
rector of the Biological Institute of the Uni- bia)
versity of Mexico . (Echinocereus subiner- odontophyllus Gr. 'odous, odonto s', tooth ;
mis ssp., Fouquieria. Stenocactus) - (2) Per- and Gr. 'phyllon', leaf; for the toothed leaf
haps for Prof. Isaac Ochoterena (1885- margin s. (Phedimus)
1950), Mexican botanist, but unlikely since Odontostelma Gr. 'odous, odontos', tooth ;
G. ochoterenae is a plant from Argentina. and Gr. 'stelma', crown, garland, wreath;
(Gymno calycium) for the nature of the corona. (Asclepiada-
ochraceus Lat., ochre-yellow ; for the flower ceae)
colour. (Malephora) odoratissimus Super!. of Lat. 'odoratus',
ochroleucus Gr. 'ochros', pale, pale yellow- pleasantly scented . (Pelargonium)
ish; and Gr. 'leukos', white ; for the flower odoratus Lat., pleasantly scented . (Ceropegia ,
colour. tPelargonium, Sedum) Hereroa, Stathmostelma)
octacanthus Gr. 'okto', eight; and Gr. 'akan- odorus Lat., fragrant ; (1) for the scented
thos', spine, thorn ; for the number of radial flowers. (Arthrocereus melanurus ssp.) - (2)
spines. (Coryphantha) for the strong cumarine scent produced by
octojuge Lat. 'octo' , eight ; and Lat. 'jugum', the plant tissue . (Coryphantha) - (3) appli-
yoke, ridge, pair; perhaps for the architec - cation obscure. (Senecio anteuphorbium
ture of the fruit capsules with eight locules . var.)
(Octopoma) Odosicyos Gr. 'odous, odontos', tooth ; and Gr.
octonarius Lat., in numbers of eight ; for the 'sicyos', cucumber; for the toothed leaf
171 onychacanthus

margins and the family placement. (Cucur- oligocladus Gr. 'oligos' , few; and Gr. 'klados',
bitaceae) branch; for the habit. (Euphorbia)
oehleri For Dr. Oehler (fl. 1907), German (?) oligogonus Gr. 'oligos', few; and Gr. 'gonia ',
plant collector in Namibia and Tanzania. tubercle, angle; for the few-ribbed sterns.
(Delosperma) (Armatocereus)
oenanthemus Gr. 'oinos', wine; and Gr. 'an- oligolepis Gr. 'oligos', few; and Gr. 'lepis',
themon' , flower; for the dark red flowers. scale; for the scales 0 f the pericarpel of the
(Gymnocalycium) flowers. (Pilosocereus)
oenotherae For the similarity to the genus oligophyllus Gr. 'oligos', few; and Gr. ' phyl-
Oenothera ("Evening Prirnrose", Onagra- Ion', leaf. (Aloe)
ceae). (lpomoea) oligospermus Gr. 'oligos', few; and Gr.
oenotheroides Gr. '-oides ', like; for the simi- 'sperma', seed. (Portulaca , Sedum, Talinum)
larity to the genus Oenothera ("Evening olivaceus Lat., olive-brown; (1) for the general
Prirnrose", Onagraceae). (Turbina) colour of the plants. (Kalanchoe) - (2) for
oertendahlii For I. A. Oertendahl (fl. 1924), the leaf colour. (Echeveria, Haworthia rein-
head horticulturist at the University Botani- wardtii fa., Lithops) - (3) for the colour of
cal Gardens, Uppsala, Sweden. (Plectran- the tuft of bristles at the leaf tips. tTrichadi-
thus) adema) - (4) for the flower colour. (Stape-
officinalis Lat., used medicinally. (Aloe, Hoo- lia)
dia)
olivifer Lat. 'oliva', olive; and Lat. '-fer, -fera,
officinarum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'officina', work- -ferum' , -carrying; for the olive-shaped
ing place, drugstore; for the medicinal use.
fruits. (Rhipsalis)
(Euphorbia)
olosirawa From the local vemacular name of
ogadensis For the occurrence in the Ogaden
the taxon in Kenya as noted on the type col-
region, Ethiopia. tKleinia; Orbea sprengeri
lection. (Portulaca)
ssp.)
olowinskianus For a Mr. Olowinski (fl. 1937),
oianthus Gr. 'oion', egg; and Gr. 'anthos',
without further data. (Haageocereu s acran-
flower; for the corolla shape. (Brachy-
thus ssp.)
stelma)
oishii For M. Oishi (fl. 1971), Japanese collec- omarianus For the occurrence at Sof [= cave]
tor of the type. (Hylotelephium sordidum Omar, Ethiopia. (Euphorbia)
var.) omasensis Für the occurrence near Omas,
okinawensis For the occurrence on the Japan- Dept. Lima, Peru. (Erio syce)
ese island of Okinawa (one of the Ryuku Is- omissus Lat., omitted; because the taxon is
lands). (Portula ca pilosa ssp.) based on material collected already 1931,
oksapminensis For the type locality Oksap- but was only described 1963. (Brachy-
min, Papua New Guinea. (Myrmecodia) stelma)
olaboensis From the Madagascan vemacular ommanneyi For Henry T. Ommanney (1849-
name "Olaboay" for the plant. (Adenia) 1936), Englishman working in India and
oleifolius Lat. 'Olea', olive tree; and Lat. '-fol- collecting 1901-1902 in the Johannesburg
ius', -leaved; for the leaf shape. (Adenium area in RSA. (lpomoea)
obesum ssp.) oncocladus Gr. 'ogkos, onkos', swelling,
oleraceus Lat., herbage, pertaining to the swollen; and Gr. 'klados' , branch; for the
kitchen garden (as pot-herb, vegetable or thickened branches. (Euphorbia leucoden-
weed); (1) for the utilization of the plants. dron ssp.)
(Portulaca) - (2) for the cabbage-like onychacanthus Gr. 'onyx, onychos', claw,
leaves. (Cyphostemma) onyx; and Gr. 'akantha', thom, spine; for
oligocarpus Gr. 'oligos ', few; and Gr. 'kar- the claw-like spination. (Melo cactus bella-
pos', fruit. (Glottiphyllum, Sedum) vistensis ssp.)
onychopetalus 172

onychopetalus Gr. 'onyx, onychos', claw, Orbeanthus For the genus Orbea (Asclep ia-
onyx; and Gr. ' petalon', petal. (Sedum) daceae); and Gr. 'anthos', flower; for the
Oophytum Gr. 'oon', egg; and Gr. 'phyton', Orbea-like flowers. (Asclepiadaceae)
plant; for the shape of the pairs of fused orbicularis Lat., orbicular; for the leaf shape
leaves. (Aizoaceae) found in some forms. (Crassula)
opacus Lat., opaque; for the papillae covering orbiculatus Lat., orbicular; (1) for the shape
the leaves. (Drosanthemum) of the stern segments. (Opuntia) - (2) for
Operculicarya Lat. 'operculum' small lid; the leaf shape found in some forms. (Coty-
and Gr. 'karya', nut tree; for the operculate ledon)
nut-like seeds. (Anacardiaceae) orbiculifolius Lat. 'orbiculu s', small circle;
Ophionella Dirn. of Gr. 'ophis', snake, ser- and Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Euphorbia)
pent; for the snake-like sinuous sterns. (Asc- orcuttii For Charles R. Orcutt (1864-1929),
lepiadaceae) US-American natural history dealer and
ophiophyllus Gr. 'ophis', snake, serpent; and publisher in San Diego, and very active ex-
Gr. 'phyllon' , leaf; for the tangled mass of plorer and collector. (Dudleya attenuata
leaves resembling a serpent nest. (Bulbine ) ssp., Escobaria, Mammillaria , x Pachero-
opimus Lat., fat; for the thick leaves. (Oth- cactus)
onna) oreades Lat. (originally Gr.) 'oreas, oreades',
oppositifolius Lat. 'oppositus ' , opposite; and Mountain Nymph; for the high-mountain
Lat. '-foliu s', -leaved. (Umbilicus) habitat. (Sedum)
opticus Gr. 'optikos', conceming vision, per- oreas Lat. (originally Gr.) 'oreas, oreades' ,
taining to eyes; for the eye-like appearance Mountain Nymph; for the mountain habitat.
of the top of the leaf pairs. (Lithops) (Melocactus)
opulentus Lat., rich, wealthy; for the richly oreganus For the occurrence in the state of
branched inflorescences. (Mesembryanthe- Oregon, USA. (Sedum )
mum) oregonensis As above. (Sedum )
Opuntia Origin debatable, usually said to de- Oreocereus Gr. 'oreios ', pertaining to moun-
rive from Lat. 'Opuntius' , a native of the an- tains; and Cereus, a genus of columnar
cient Greek city of Opus; but more probably cacti; for the occurrence at high altitudes.
from Gr. 'opos', fig juice ; for the fig-like (Cactac eae)
fruits; or a composition from the Aztec oreodoxus Gr. 'oreios', pertaining to moun-
name 'nopalli' (cf. present-day Sp. 'nopal' tains; and Gr. 'doxa', beauty, glory; for the
for Opuntia sp.) and Lat. 'pungere', to attractive flowers and the high-altitude oc-
prick, to sting. (Cacta ceae ) currence. (Matucana)
opuntioides Gr. '-oides' , resembling; and for oreophilus Gr. 'oreios', pertaining to moun-
the genus Opuntia ("Prickly Pear Cactus'', tains; and Gr. 'philos" friend; for the occur-
Cactaceae); for the similarly segmented rence in mountains. (Echeveria, Pelargo-
branches. (Euphorbia , Schlumbergera) nium , Perrierastrum, Rhipsalis jioccosa
oramicola 'oram-', unresolved; and Lat. ssp.)
'-cola', -dwelling. (Hoya australis ssp.) oresbius From Gr. 'oros', mountain; and Gr.
orangeanus For the occurrence in the former '-bius' , living; for the preferred habitat.
Orange Free State (now Free State), RSA. (Sarcostemma )
(Cynanchum, Sarcostemma viminale ssp.) organensis For the occurrence in the Organ
orbatus Lat., orphaned, abandoned; because Mts., New Mexico, USA. (Escobaria)
no wild origin was known for the taxon at orgyalis Gr. 'orgyia', fathom; and Lat. suffix
the time of description. (Sedum ) '-alis', pertaining to, i.e. fathom-long, 6 feet
Orbea Lat. 'orbis', circle; for the thickened long or high; for the size of the plants. (Kal-
corolla part (annulus) surrounding the anchoe)
flower centre. (Asclepiadaceae) oribiensis For the occurrence in the Oribi
173 Othonna

Gorge, S KwaZulu-Natal, RSA. tPlectran- Oroya For the occurrence near the town of
thus) Oroya, Dept. Puno, Peru. (Cactaceae)
oricola Gr. 'oros', mountain; and Lat. '-cola', orpenii For Mr. Redmond Orpen (fl. 1921), of
inhabiting; for the occurrence in mountains. Kleinzee, Northern Cape, RSA, without fur-
(Opuntia) ther data. (Prepodesma)
orientalis Lat., eastern; (1) for the more E dis- orssichianus For Countess Beatrix Orssich (fl.
tribution in relation to other infraspecific 1978), Brazilian plant lover in Teresopo1is.
taxa. (Aloe marlothii ssp., Opuntia mega- (Schlumbergera)
sperma var., Orbea semota ssp., Sedum ortegae For Jesiis Gonzälez Ortega (1876-
eriocarpum ssp., Sedum montanum ssp.) - 1936), Mexican botanist. (Echinocereus)
(2) for the occurrence in E Madagascar. Ortegocactus For the Ortega family of San
(Aloe) - (3) for the occurrence in the Eas- Jose Lachiguiri, Mexico, who aided with the
tern Cape Prov., RSA. (Ruschia, Trichodia- discovery of the taxon; and Lat. 'cactus',
dema) - (4) for the E-most distribution cactus. (Cactaceae)
within Sect. Adromischus. (Adromischus ortgiesii For Karl Eduard Ortgies (1829-
liebenbergii ssp.) 1916), German horticulturist. (Oxalis)
ormindoi For Paulo Ormindo (fl. 1996), Bra- orthogonus Gr. 'orthos ', erect, straight; and
zilian botanical artist from Niteroi, Rio de Gr. 'gonia', angle; for the straight vertical
Janeiro. (Rhipsalis) ribs of the sterns. (Cleistocactus)
ornatulus Dirn. of Lat. 'ornatus', adorned, i.e. ortholophus Gr. 'orthos', erect, straight; and
ornamental, showy. (Delosperma) Gr. 'lophos', crest; for the row of secund
ornatus Lat., adorned; (1) for the ornamental flowers. (Aloe)
value. (Plectranthus) - (2) for the attractive Orthopterum Gr. 'orthos', erect, straight; and
spination. (Astrophytum) - (3) probably for Gr. 'pteron', wing; for the erect upper parts
of the septa of the fruit capsules. (Ai zoa -
the reddish margins and keels of the pale
ceae)
green leaves. (Oscularia)
oryzifolius Lat. '<folius', -leaved; and for the
ornithobroma Gr. 'ornis, ornithos', bird; and
similarity of the 1eaves to species of the ge-
Gr. 'broma', food; because buds and flowers
nus Oryza ("Rice", Poaceae) . (Sedum uni-
are eaten by small parrots. (Agave)
florum ssp.)
Ornithogalum Lat. 'ornithogale' = Gr. 'or-
Oscularia Lat. 'osculum' = Dirn. of Lat. 'os',
nithogalon' , "Bird's Milk", a plant (from Gr.
mouth; for the gaping leaves of a pair, hav-
'ornis, ornithos', bird, and Gr. 'gala', milk);
ing dentate margins in some species. (Aizo-
for the egg-shale-coloured flowers of some aceae)
European taxa; or going back to a Roman ossetiensis For the occurence in Ossetia,
allusion of something rare or beautiful "as Georgia. (Sempervivum)
bird's milk". (Hyacinthaceae) Osteospermum Gr. 'osteon', bone; and Gr.
ornithopus Gr. 'omis, ornithos', bird; and Gr. 'sperma', seed; for the bone-hard seeds.
'pous', foot; for the shape of the branched (Asteraceae)
nectar glands. (Euphorbia) otallensis For the occurrence at Otallo, Ethio-
orobanchoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and pia. (Aloe)
for Orobanche ("Broomrape", Orobancha- otaviensis For the occurrence in the Otavi
ceae); for the simi1arity of the flowering Mts., Namibia. (Pelargonium)
sterns to this genus. (Monadenium) oteroi For Felipe Otero (fl. 1975), Mexican
oroensis For the occurrence near Concepci6n plant collector. (Echeveria setosa var.,
deI Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico. (Agave) Mammillaria , Sedum)
Orostachys Gr. 'oros', mountain; and Gr. Othonna Gr., a plant from Syria or Arabia
'stachys', spike; for the occurrence in used medicinally; or from Gr. 'othone', li-
mountainous regions, and for the inflores- nen, used in classical times for a different
cence shape. (Crassulaceae) plant with perforated 1eaves. (Asteraceae)
otjipembanus 174

otjipembanus Für the occurrence at Otjipern- ovifer Lat. 'ovum ', egg; and Lat. '-fer, -fera,
ba in Namibia. (Euphorbia) -ferum' , -carrying; for the shape of the
ottonis For Christoph Friedrich Otto (1783- turgid leaves. (Pachyphytum)
1856), German botanist and horticu1turist at oviformis Lat. 'ovum' , egg; and Lat. '-formis',
the Botanica1 Garden Berlin. (Coryphantha , -shaped; (1) for the leaf shape. (Antimima)
Parodia) - (2) for the shape of the pairs of fused
Ottosonderia For Dr. Otto W. Sonder (1812- leaves. (Oophytum)
1881), German pharmacist and botanist at ovoideus Lat., egg-shaped; for the leaf form.
RBG Kew, with a 1arge personal herbarium (Senecio)
rich in African and Australian p1ants. (Aizo- Oxalis Gr. / Lat. 'oxalis', ancient name for the
aceae) sorre1s; from Gr. 'oxaleios ', acidic; for the
otuyensis For the occumence near Otuyo, acrid taste of the 1eaves, which are rich in
ProvoLinares, Dept. Potosi, Bolivia. tCorry- the eponymous oxalic acid. (Oxalidaceae)
ocactus) oxycalyptra Gr. 'oxys', sharp, pointed; and
otzenianus For Max Otzen (t C. 1947), Ger- Gr. 'kalyptra', covering, woman's hat; for
man who went to RSA in the 1880s, then to the apiculate tips of the floral bracts. (Trian -
Namibia for the Diamond Company, be- thema )
coming a member of the board of directors, oxycoccoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
and succu1ent plant enthusiast, in 1930 re- the genus Oxycoccus (Erica cea e). (Sedum)
tired to Cape Town, RSA. (Lampranthus , oxycostatus Gr. 'oxys' , sharp, pointed; and
Lithops) Lat. 'costatus', ribbed; for the sharply
outeniquensis For the occurrence in the Out- ribbed plant bodies. (Parodia)
eniqua Mts., S Western Cape, RSA. (Ha- oxygonus Gr. 'oxys', sharp, pointed; and Gr.
worthia) 'gonia' , corner, margin; for the sharp1y de-
ovalifolius Lat. 'ovalis', oval, egg-shaped; and fined ribs of the plant bodies. (Echinopsis)
Lat. '-folius', -leaved, (Aspidoglossum , oxypetalus Gr. 'oxys' , sharp, pointed; and Gr.
Moringa) 'petalon' , petal. (Epiphyllum, Sedum)
ovatifolius Lat. 'ovatus' , egg-shaped, ovate; oxyriifolius For the genus Oxyria ("Mountain
and Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Agave , Dudleya Sorrel", Polygonaceae) ; and Lat. '-folius' ,
cymosa ssp., Ledebouria) -leaved. (Senecio)
ovatostipulatus Lat. 'ovatus', egg-shaped, oxysepalus Gr. 'oxys' , sharp, pointed; and
ovate; and Lat. 'stipulatus' , with stipules. Lat. 'sepalum', sepal. (Erepsia)
(Pelargonium stipulaceum ssp.) oxystegius Gr. 'oxys' , sharp, pointed; and Gr.
ovatus Lat., egg-shaped, ovate; (1) for the 'stege', protection, covering; for the protec-
shape of the stern segments. iMaihueniop- tion by the sharp persistent peduncles. (Eu-
sis) - (2) for the 1eaf shape. (Adenia , Cras- phorbia)
sula, Disch idia , Myrsiphyllum) - (3) for the
fruit shape. (Tetragonia)
175 Pachyrhizus

p pachycladus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr. 'kla-

dos', branch, twig. (Cleistocactus, Euphor-
bia, Hoya, Pilosocereus, Rhodiola)
Pachycormus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr.
'kormos', trunk; for the thick trunk and
paardebergensis For the occurrence on the branches. (Anacardiaceae)
Paardeberg, Western Cape, RSA. (Oscula- pachygaster Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr.
ria) 'gaster', stomaeh; for the ftower shape.
paarlensis For the occurrence in the Paarl (Aloe)
Distr., Western Cape, RSA. (Lampranthus) pachyglossus Gr. 'pachys' , thick; and Gr.
pacalaensis For the occurrence near Pacala, 'glossa', tongue; perhaps for the corona seg-
Dept. Libertad, Peru. (Raageocereus) ments. (Schizoglossum bidens ssp.)
pacensis For the occurrence near San Luis de pachyphyllus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr.
la Paz, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Sedum) 'phyllon', leaf. (Cerochlamys, Graptopeta-
pachacoensis For the occurrence near Pach- lum, Sedum)
aco, San Juan, Argentina. (Eriosyce strau- Pachyphytum Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr.
siana var.) 'phyton' , plant; for the usually thick leaves.
pachanoi For Prof. Abelardo Pachano (ft. (Crassulaceae)
1918), Ecuadorian who was assistant to the pachyphytus Gr. 'pachys' , thick; and Gr.
US-American botanist J. N. Rose on his ex- 'phyton' , plant; for the thick leaves. (Dud-
pedition to South America in 1918. tEchin- leya)
opsis)
pachypodioides Gr. '-oides ', resembling ; and
pacheco-leonis For Prof. Dr. Antonio Pacheco
for the similarity of the sterns with young
Leäo (1872-1931), Brazilian botanist and
plants of Pachypodium geayi (Apocyna-
1915-1931 director of the Botanical Garden
ceae) . (Euphorbia)
of Rio de Janeiro. (Rhipsalis)
Pachypodium Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr.
pachona Span. 'pach6n, pachona', hairy,
'podion', small foot; for the thick caudici-
shaggy (from Nahuatl 'pacho', woolly, and
form trunks formed by some species. (Apo-
'pachtli', hemp); most probably for the ir-
cynaceae)
regularly arranged and sometimes twisted
spines. (Opuntia) pachypodius Gr. 'pachys ', thick; and Gr. 'po-
pachyacanthus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr. dion', small foot; (1) for the massive root tu-
'akanthos', spine, thorn. (Melocactus) bers. (Brachystelma) - (2) presumably for
pachyanthus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr. 'an- the short sterns. (Gibbaeum)
thos', ftower. (Cyphostemma) pachypodus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr.
Pachycarpus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr. 'kar- 'pous, podos', foot; for the basal thickened
pos', fruit; far the mostly very large fruits. stern part. (Othonna, Talinella)
(Asclepiadaceae) pachypterus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr. 'pte-
pachycaulos Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr. 'kau- ron', wing; for the architecture of the stern
los', stern. (Aichryson) segments. (Rhipsalis)
pachycentrus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr. pachypus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr. 'pous',
'kentron', centre; most probably for the foot; (1) for the tuberous roots. (Schismo-
massive shortly conical central bud of the carpus) - (2) for the massively thickened
rosettes. (Agave) trunk. (Cyphostemma, Operculicarya) - (3)
Pachycereus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Cereus, for the long thickened pericarpel. (Austro-
a genus of colurnnar cacti; for the thick col- cylindropuntia)
umnar sterns. (Cactaceae) Pachyrhizus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr.
pachycladon Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr. 'kla- 'rhiza' , root; for the thickly tuberous roots.
dos', branch, twig. (Cynanchum) (Fabaceae)
pachyrhizus 176

pachyrhizus Gr. 'pachys', thick; - (1) for the pallens Lat., pale, pale greenish; (1) for the
thickly tuberous roots. tCereus, Delosper- leaf colour. (Crassula , Hereroa , Monanthes,
ma , Epithelantha micromeris ssp.) Nananthus, Prenia, Ruschia i - (2) for the
pachyrrhizus Gr. 'pachys' , thick; and Gr. flower colour. tDrosanthemum, Quaqua ) -
'rhiza', root. (Jatropha , Opuntia, Tridentea ) (3) application obscure . (Galenia)
pachysanthus Gr. 'pachys', thick; and Gr. 'an- pallescens Lat., becoming pale; for the flower
thos', flower. (Euphorbia) colour. (Hylotelephium )
pachystelma Gr. 'pachys' , thick; and Gr. pallidiflorus Lat. 'pallidus' , pale; and Lat.
'stelma' , crown, garland, wreath ; for the '<florus', -flowered, (Rosularia )
massive corona. (Ceropegia) pallidinervius Lat. 'pallidus', pale; and Lat.
pachystemon Gr. 'pachy-', thick-; and Gr. 'nervus', vein, fibre; for the leaf patterning .
'stemon', stamen; for the stout stamina. (Zehneria)
(Crassula lanugin osa var.) pallidus Lat., pale; (1) for the pale green
pacificus For the occurrence near the Pacific sterns, leaves and bracts. (Tradescantia) -
coast of Baja California, Mexico. (Echino- (2) for the pale green leaves. tDelosperma.
cereus polyacanthus ssp.) Echeveria, Sedum, Yu cca) - (3) for the
padcayensis For the occurrence at Padcaya, flower colour. (A loe prostrata ssp., Coryph-
Dept. Tarija, Bolivia. (Rebutia) antha , Crassula alba var., Sedum laconicum
padifolius From [Prunus] padus, wild cherry; ssp.)
and Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Pedilanthus ti- palmadora From the local vernacular name
thymaloides ssp.) "Palmat6ria" for the taxon in Bahia, Brazil.
paediophilus Gr. 'paidion', small child; and (Tacinga)
Gr. 'philos', friend; for the richly offsetting palmatus Lat., palmate; for the leaf shape.
nature of the plant. (Gymnocalycium) (Cucurbita)
paedogonus Gr. ' paedo-' , pertaining to chil- palmensis For the occurrence on La Palrna,
dren; and Gr. 'gonos', seed; because the Canary Islands. (Aeonium canariense var.,
plants are grown in Angola as a fertility Ai chryson)
charm. (Aloe) palmeri For A. H. Palmer Esq. (fl . 1873), one-
paganorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'paganus', peas- time Colonial Secretary of Queensland, for
ant, farmer; because the taxon is planted in his services to horticulture . (Doryanthes) -
rural villages. (Euphorbia) (2) For Edward Palmer (1831-1911), Eng-
pageae For Miss Mary M. Page (1867-1925), lish-born botanist and plant collector in the
British-born botanical artist, emigrated to USA. (Agave , Dudleya , Echinocereus , Pedi-
RSA in 1911. (Conophytum, Crassulai lanthu s, Pseudobombax, Sedum, Talinum)
pageanus As above. (Delosperma ) palmiformis Lat., having the form of a palm.
pailanus For the occurrence in the Sierra de la (Aloe)
Paila, Coahuila , Mexico. (Opuntia , Turbini- paluster Lat. ' paluster, palustris, palustre' ,
carpus mandragora ssp.) pertaining to swamps; for the preferred
painteri For Joseph H. Painter (1879-1908), habitat. (Agave , Lampranthus, Raphion-
US-American collecting assistant to J. N. acme)
Rose in Mexico 1905. (Villadia) pamanesiorum For General Fernando P äma-
pakhuisensis For the occurrence at Pakhuis nes Escobedo (f1 . 1981), Mexican politician
Pass, Clanwilliam Distr., Western Cape, and former governor of the state of Zacate-
RSA. (Lampranthus) cas, for the help provided to A. B. Lau dur-
pakpassensis For the occurrence at Pakpass, ing his travels. (Echino cereus)
Western Cape, RSA. (Lampranthus) pamiroalaicus For the occurrence in the Parn-
palhuayensis For the occurrence in the valley iro-Alaj Mts., C Asia. (Rhodiola)
of the Rio Palhuaya, Provo Mufiecas, Dept. pampaninii For Dr. Renato Pampanini (1875-
La Paz, Bolivia. (Cleistocactus) 1949), Italian botanist. (Sedum)
177 parallelifolius

pampanus For the occurrence on the Pampa trian cactus hobbyist, Gymnocalycium spe-
de Arrieros, Dept. Arequipa, Peru. (Echin- cialist and since 2000 president of the Ge-
opsis) sellschaft Österreiehischer Kakteenfreunde.
pampeanus For the occurrence in the Pampa (Gymnocalycium)
vegetation of Argentina. (Opuntia) papulifer Lat. 'papula', vesicle, pustule, a rel-
panamensis For the occurrence in Panama. atively large papilla; and Lat. '-fer, -fera,
iPseudorhipsalis amazonica ssp., Webe'O- -ferum', -carrying; for the lower leaf face.
cereus) (Portulaca)
panchganiensis For the occurrence in Panch- papulosus Lat., pustular; (1) for the stems.
gani, W Ghat Mts., Maharashtra, lndia. (Eu- (Galenia) - (2) for the seed testa. (Clere-
phorbia) tum, Portulaca)
paniculatus Lat., paniculate; (1) for the richly papyracanthus Gr. 'papyros', the Papyrus
branched plants. (Leptocereus) - (2) for the plant, paper; and Gr. 'akanthos', spine; for
inflorescence. (Aizoon, Cissus, Cistanthe, the nature of the spines. iSclerocactusi
Cussonia, Dioscorea sylvatica var., Dudleya papyraceus Lat., papery; for the scales en-
cymosa ssp., Echeveria, Kalanchoe, Pelar- veloping the green leaves. (Avonia)
gonium, Sinocrassula indica var., Stapelia, papyrocarpus Gr. 'papyros ', the Papyrus
Talinum , Tylecodon) plant, paper; and Gr. 'karpos', fruit; for the
paniculiformis Lat. 'panicula', panicle; and paper-thin fruit walls. (Agave)
Lat. '-formis', -shaped; for the inflores- paradinei For N. Paradine (fl. 1957), US-
cences. (Umbilicus) American discoverer of the taxon. tPedio-
papaveroides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for cactus)
the genus Papaver ("Poppy", Papavera- paradisus Lat., paradise; for the occurrence in
ceae); perhaps for the similar leaves. (Oth- a paradise-like place in the Trinity Mts.,
onna) Califomia, USA. (Sedum obtusatum ssp.)
papilionus Lat. 'papilio', butterfly; because paradoxus Lat., strange, paradoxical; (1) be-
the flowering plants observed were full of cause the taxonomie relatiohships were not
butterflies. (Euphorbia) clear when the taxon was described . (Ha-
papillaris From Lat. 'papilla', papilla; for the worthia mirabilis var., Jatropha, Myrmeco-
occasionally papillate leaves. (Cotyledon) dia, Nolana, Orbea) - (2) for the intermedi-
papillatus Lat., papillate; (1) for the stems and ate position between the genera Orostachys
leaves. (Gunniopsis) - (2) for the stems and and Hylotelephium (Crassulaceae) . (0'0 -
leaf margins. (Disphyma) - (3) for the stachys) - (3) for the appearance of the
papillate leaf surface. (Antimima) - (4) for plants. (Eriospermum, Rhipsalis, Rhytido-
the inflated corolla base, which is papillate caulon)
inside. tCeropegiai - (5) for the papillate paraguariensis For the occurrence near the
corolla. (Cynanchum) - (6) for the petals, city of Paraguarf, Dept. Paraguarf, Paraguay.
which are papillate in the lower half. (D'Os- (Cleistocactus)
anthemum) - (7) for the papillate seed testa. paraguayensis For the occurrence in Para-
(Parakeelya) guay. (Amphipetalum , Gymnocalycium) -
papillicaulis Lat. 'papilla" papilla; and Lat. (2) For the erroneously presumed occur-
'caulis', stern; for the papillate stems. (Se- rence in Paraguay. (Graptopetalum)
dum) Parakeelya From "Perieulia" or "Parakeelya",
papillosus Lat., papillose; (1) for the leaves. the Australian aboriginal name for the seed
(Crassula, Echeveria) - (2) for the ribs dis- meal prepared from P. balonensis and / or P.
solved into tuberc1es. (Echinocereus) polyandra. (Portulacaceae)
paposanus For the occurrence at Paposo, N parallelifolius Lat. 'parallelus', parallel; and
Chile. (Oxalis) Lat. '-folius', -leaved; for the strap-shaped
papschii For Wolfang Papsch (*1946) , Aus- leaves with parallel margins. (Aloe)
paranganiensis 178

paranganiensis For the occurrence at Ha- in Montevideo, Paraguay and from 1878 in
cienda Parangani, Provo Ayopaya, Dept. Co- Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Caetaeeae)
chabamba, Bolivia. (Lepismium) parrasanus For the occurrence in the Sierra
parapetiensis For the occurrence in the valley de Parras, Coahuil a, Mexico. (Agave)
of the Rio Parapeti , Provo Cordillera, Dept. parryi For Dr. Charles C. Parry (1823-1890),
Santa Cruz, Bolivia . (Cleistoeaetus) English-born US-American botanist, explo-
Parasicyos Gr. 'para', near; and Gr. 'sicyos', rer and physician, "King of Colorado
cucumber; for the apparent affinity with the botany". (Agave, Cistanthe , Eehinoeaetu s,
genus Sieyos (Cueurbitaeeae). (Cueurbita- Nolina )
eeae) parvibracteatus Lat. 'parvus', smalI; and Lat.
parasiticus Lat., parasitic; (1) noted as such 'bracteatus', bracteate . (Aloe, Cephalophyl-
on an herbarium sheet by Pavön, but this is lum , Eberlanzia)
obviously erroneou s. (Pedilanthus tithyma- parvicapsula Lat. 'parvu s', smalI; and Lat.
loides ssp.) - (2) the epiphytically growing 'cap sula', capsule; for the small fruits in
plants were erroneou sly first interpreted as compari son to the allied Aloe woodii . (Aloe)
being parasites. (Disehidiops is) parviceps Lat. 'parvus' , smalI; and Lat.
parciramulosus Lat. ' parcus', frugal, scanty, '-ceps', -headed ; application obscure. (Eu-
thrifty ; and Lat. 'ramulosus' , branched . (Eu- phorbia )
phorbia ) parvicladus Lat. 'parvus', smalI; and Gr. 'kla-
parcus Lat., frugal, scanty, thrifty; application dos', branch; for the small stern segments.
obscure. (Lamp ranthus) (Opuntia)
paricymus Lat. 'par, paris', paired, equal; and parvicomus Lat. 'parvus' , smalI; and Lat.
Lat. 'cymus' , cyme; for the paired inflores- 'coma', hair tuft, mane; for the few-leaved
cence. (Ceropeg ia) rosettes at the stern tips. (Aloe)
paripetalus Lat. 'par, paris' , paired , equal; parvicyathophorus Lat. 'parvus', smalI; and
and Lat. ' petalum' , petal; for the petals be- Gr. 'kyathos', cup, cyathium; and Gr.
ing all of the same length. (Rusehia) '-phoros" -carrying; for the small cyathia .
parishii For Samuel B. Parish (1838-1928), (Euphorbia)
US-American botani st in California. (Gru- parvidens Lat. 'parvu s', smalI; and Lat.
sonia) 'dens' , tooth; for the small teeth on the leaf
parkeri For Charles F. Parker (1820-1883), margins. (Aloe)
US-American plant collector. (Cylindropun- parvidentatus Lat. 'parvu s' , smalI; and Lat.
tia ealiforniea var.) - (2) For David Parker 'dentatus', toothed; for the small teeth on
(fl. 1988), English cactus hobbyi st in Birm- the leaf margins. (Agave)
ingham , and founder of the English Eehino- parviflorus Lat. 'parvus', smalI; and Lat.
eereus Reference Collection. (Eehinoee- '-florus' , -flowered. (Agave, Braehystelma,
reus ) Cariea, Carpobrotu s edulis ssp., Cephalo-
parkinsonii For lohn Parkinson (fl. 1840), phyllum, Cleistoeaetus, Cyclantheropsis,
English Consul in Mexico. (Mammillaria) Delosperma , Duvalia , Hesperaloe, Hoodia,
parksianus Erroneou sly for a non-existent Hoya, Monadenium , Psiloeaul on, Quaqua ,
"Mrs. Parks", but the "Parks" in the refer- Rusehia , Scleroeaetus, Sesuvium , Talinum,
ence of the type specimen sent to Europe re- Umbilieus)
ferred to the Port Elizabeth Parks & Recre- parvifolius Lat. 'parvus', smalI; and Lat. '-fol-
ation Department, RSA. (Haworthia) ius', -leaved. (Ae rodon, Adenia penangiana
parlatorei For Prof. Dr. Filippo Parlatore var., Aeollanthus, Cyphostemma laza var.,
(1816-1877), Italian anatomi st and botanist Drosanthemum, Euphorbia baga var., Hoya ,
in Palermo and Florence . (Aiehryson) Peperomia , Rhin ephyllum , Ruschia , Sedum
Parodia For Dr. Domingo Parodi (1823- dendroideum ssp., Trianthema )
1890), Italian-born phannacist and botanist parvilobus Lat. 'parvus' , smalI; and Lat.
179 pauculifolius

'lobus ', lobe; for the smaller corolla lobes in English naturalist, administrator and collec-
comparison to Orbea wissmannii. (Orbea tor, travelled in S Africa 1777-1779. (Mon-
wissmannii var.) sonia) - (2) For Andrew Paterson (fl. 1978),
parvipetalus Lat. 'parvus' , smalI; and Lat. without further data. (Alo e)
'petalum', petal. (Pelargonium) patonii For Carlos Patoni (1853-1918), Mex-
parvipunctus Lat. 'parvus ', small; and Lat. ican geographer, naturalist and botanist in
'punctum', spot, dot; for the dotted corolla. the state of Durango. (Mammillaria mazat-
(Tridentea) lanensis ssp.)
parvisepalus Lat. 'parvus', small; and Lat. patriciae For Patricia Halliday (*1930), Eng-
'sepalum', sepal. (Crassula alba var., Se- lish botanist at Kew and student of Kleinia
dum) and Senecio. (Senecio picticaulis ssp.)
parvulus Lat., small, minute; (1) for the small patulifolius Lat. 'patulus', open, spreading
stature of the plants. (Aloe, Brachystelma, widely; and Lat. '-folius' , -leaved. (Ru schia)
Cephalophyllum, Crassula muscosa var., patulus Lat., open, widely spreading; (1) for
Gymnocalycium, Huernia hystrix var., Tal- the leaf arrangement. (Sansevieria cylin-
inum) - (2) for the small flowers. (Piaran- drica var.) - (2) for the tepals. (Lachenalia)
thus, Stapelia) - (3) for the flower shape. tErepsia, Stoma-
parvus Lat., small; (1) for the small size of the tium, Villadia )
plants. (Dudleya abramsii ssp., Pseudose- paucartambensis For the occurrence in the
dum ferganense ssp., Rhodiola bupleuroides Paucartambo Valley, Cuzco, Peru. (Oxalis)
var., Sedum) - (2) for the relatively small paucicostatus Lat. 'pauci-', few; and Lat.
size of the plant. (San sevieria) - (3) for the 'costatus ' , ribbed; for the small number of
smaller size of leaves, fruits and seeds. ribs on the plant body. tEriosyce taltalensis
(Adenia olaboensis var.) - (4) for the small ssp., Gymnocalycium hyptiacanthum ssp.,
leaves. (Echeveria pringlei var.) Matucana)
passiflorus Lat. ' passio', passion; and Lat. paucidens Lat. 'pauci-', few; and Lat. 'dens',
'-florus' , -flowered; application and possible tooth; for the obscurely toothed leaf mar-
parallels with the genus Passiflora ("Pas- gins. (Stomatium)
sionflower", Passifloraceae) obscure. tFevil- pauciflorus Lat. 'pauci-', few; and Lat. '-flo-
lea) rus', -flowered. tBrachystelma, Caralluma,
patagonicus For the occurrence in Patagonia, Dudleya, Hoya, Huernia verekeri var.,
S Argentina. (Austrocactus, Maihueniai Lampranthus, Ruschia, Stathmostelma)
patellitectus Lat. 'patella' , small dish, plate, paucifolius Lat. 'pauci -', few; and Lat. '-fol-
patella; and Lat. 'tectus', covered; because ius', -leaved. (Antimima, Haworthia angus-
the operculum of the fruits has the shape of tifolia var., Lampranthus)
a dish covering the base of the fruit. (Trian - paucipetalus Lat. 'pauci-', few; and Lat. 'pe-
thema) talum', petal. (Ruschia)
patens Lat., spreading, widely open; (1) for paucispinus Lat. 'pauci-', few; and Lat. '-spi-
the leaf arrangement. (Argyroderma, Ru - nus', -spined. (Gymnocalycium riojense
schia, Sansevieria) - (2) for the stellate ssp., Melocactus)
flowers. (Umbilicus) paucistaminatus Lat. 'pauci-', few; and Lat.
patentispinus Lat. 'patens', spreading, widely 'staminatus', provided with stamens. (Portu -
open; and Lat. '-spinus ', -spined. (Euphor- laca)
bia) paucituberculatus Lat. 'pauci- ', few; and Lat.
patersoniae For Mrs. Florence M. Paterson 'tuberculatus', tuberculate; for the leaves.
(1869-1936), South African amateur natu- (Aloe compressa var.)
ralist and active plant collector, esp. around pauculifolius Lat. 'pauculus', very few; and
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. (Delosperma) Lat. '-folius' , -leaved; for the commonly
patersonii For William Paterson (1755-1810), solitary leaf. (Haemanthus)
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paulianae For Mrs. L. Paulian (fl. 1956), wife Lat. 'pecten', comb); for the comb-Iike pro-
of R. Paulian, then Deputy Director of the cesses of the corona. (Asclepiadaceae)
Institut Scientifique de Madagascar. (Alo e pectinatus Lat. , combed; for the arrangement
bulbillifera var.) of the spine s. (Echinocereus)
paulianii For R. Paulian (fl. 1955), zoologist pectinifer Lat. 'pecten', comb; and Lat. '-fer,
and Deputy Director of the Institut Seien- -fera, -ferum' , -carrying; for the comb-like
tifique de Madagascar. (Euphorbia) spine arrangement. tMammillaria , Uebel-
pauper Lat. , poor; (1) for the poor appearance mannia)
of the plants with more brown twigs than peculiaris Lat. , special, particular, peculiar;
leaves. (Drosanthemum) - (2) for the small (1) for the peculiar leaves. (Cheiridop sis,
and insignificant flowers. (Antimima) Tylecodon) - (2) for the short and broad
pavelkae For Petr Pavelka (t1. 2002) , Czech flowers. (Cleistocactus) - (3) application
molecular biologist and keen student of obscure. (Crassula, Tridentea)
plants. (Othonna) pedatus Lat. , pedate, i.e. palmate with lateral
pavonii For lose A. Pav ön y Jimenez (1754- lobes divided; for the leaf shape. (Telfairia)
1844), Spanish botanist, travelling 1778- pedemontanus Lat. 'pes, pedi s', foot; and Lat.
1788 with H. Ruiz in S America. (Matelea) 'montanus', -rnountain; for the occurrence
paynei For George Payne (fl. 1930), succulent at the foot of a mountain. (Euphorbia)
plant collector. tHaworthia herbacea var.) pedicellatus Lat. 'pedicellatus' , with a pedi-
pazoutianus For Ing . Frantisek Pazout (1909- ce!. (Hoodia, Sedum)
pedilanthoides Gr. '- oides ', resembling; and
1975) , Czech cactus amateur. (Gymnocaly-
for the genus Pedilanthus (Euphorbiaceae);
cium )
for the superficially similar cyathia. (Eu-
peacockiae For Mrs. W. Peacock (fl. 1917),
phorbia)
without further data. (Lampranthus)
Pedilanthus Gr. 'pedilon', slipper, shoe, and
peacockii For lohn T. Peacock (t before
Gr. 'anthos', flower; for the shape of the cy-
1889), English estate owner and succulent
athium. (Euphorbiaceae)
plant collector. (Agave , Echeveria, xGaster-
Pediocactus Gr. 'pedion' , plane, field; and
aloe)
Lat. 'cactus', cactus; for the frequent OCCUf-
pearsonii For Prof. Henry Harold W. Pearson
rence on level ground. (Ca cta ceae)
(1870-1916), English botanist naturalized
pedroi For Prof. A. Gomes Pedro (fl. 1997),
in RSA and founder and first director of the Portuguese agronomist. (Euphorbia)
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens. peduncularis Lat. , pedunculate, with a pedun-
(Aloe, Argyroderma, Cheiridopsis, Sansevi- cle ; (1) for the inflorescence. (Oxalis) - (2)
eria , Sarcostemma, Stapelia , Tylecodon) for the long pedicels (which were mistaken
pechuelii For Prof. Dr. Eduard Pechuel- for a peduncle). (Crassula)
Loesche (1840-1913), German geographer pedunculatus Lat., pedunculate; (1) for the
travelling repeatedly in Africa. (Adenia) long peduncles of the cyathia. (Monade-
peckii For Major E. A. Peck (fl. 1956, 1962), nium) - (2) for the long peduncles. (Stath-
officer in charge of the Veterinary and Agri- mostelma, Tetragonia) - (3) for the long
cultural services in northem Somalia (Brit - pedicels (which were mistaken for pedun-
ish Somaliland) before and after World War cles). iOscularia, Tromotriche)
II, and a keen collector of the native flora. pedunculifer Lat. 'pedunculus', peduncle, in-
(Aloe , Caralluma) florescence stalk; and Lat. '-fer, -fera,
pecten-aboriginum Lat. 'pecten ', comb; and -ferum ', -carrying . (Aga ve)
Lat. 'aboriginus', native, aboriginal ; because peeblesianus For Dr. Robert H. Peebles (1900
the spiny fruits were used as combs by the -(955), US-American botanist and one of
native people. (Pachycereus) the world 's leading cotton breeders, and es-
Pectinaria Lat. 'pectinarius', comb- (from pecially interested in cacti . (Pediocactus)
181 pentalophus

Peersia For Victor Stanley Peers (1874-1940), pendens Lat., hanging; (1) for the growth
Australian civil servant, amateur archaeolo- form. (A loe, Cotyledon , Myrm ecodia ) - (2)
gist and plant collector, living in RSA from for the hanging leaves. (Bulbine)
1899. (Aizoaceae) penduliflorus Lat. ' pendulus', hanging down ;
peersii As above. (Antimima, Carruanthus, and Lat. ' <florus' , -flowered. (Aloe, Eche ve-
Deilanthe, Delosperma , Glottiphyllum , ria)
Lampranthus, Stomatium, Trichodiadema ) pendulosus Lat., pendulous; for the pendulous
peglerae For Miss Alice M. Pegler (1861- sterns. (Echeveria)
1929), teacher in RSA and keen naturali st pendulus Lat., hanging down; (1) for the
and collector. (Aloe, Delosperma, Stap elia ) sterns. (Huernia, Senecio) - (2) for the in-
pehlemanniae For Mrs. loge Pehlem ann (fl . florescences. (Agave)
2002) , succulent plant enthusiast in Wind- penicillatus Lat., like an artist's brush; (1) for
hoek, Namibia. (Haworthia nortieri var.) the arrangement of the spines on each areole
pelargoniifolius For the genus Pelargonium ofthe plant body. (Parodia ) - (2) for the ter-
(Geraniace ae); and Lat. '-folius' , -leaved; minal cephalium (Arroj adoa) - (3) for the
resembling the leaves of some Pelargoni- hairs on the petal tips. (Caralluma)
ums. (Jatropha ) penicilliger Lat. 'penicillus', (paint) brush;
Pelargonium Gr. ' pelargos', stork; for the and Lat. '-ger, -gera, -gerurn ', -carrying,
ripening fruits, which resemble stork's bills. -bearing; for the arrangement of the glo-
(Ge raniace ae) chids. (Opuntia)
Pelecyphora Lat. 'pelekys' , hatchet , axe; and peniculinus Lat. 'peniculus', small tail, brush;
Gr. '-phoros" carry ing; for the hatchet- application obscure. (Monso nia)
shaped tubercl es of the plant body. (Cacta- peninsulae Lat. 'peninsula', penin sula; for the
ceae) occurrence on the penin sula of Baja Califor-
pellacibellus Lat. ' pellax, pellacis' , deceptive , nia. (Ferocac tus )
full of intrigue s; and Lat. 'bellus', beautiful: peninsularis From Lat. 'peninsula' , penin sula;
for the beautiful but unplea santly odorous for the occurrence on the peninsula of Baja
flowers. (Brachystelma) California. (Mammillaria)
pellitus Lat., covered with felt, hairy ; (1) for Peniocereus Gr. 'penia', poverty; or Gr. 'pe-
the hair-like bladder cells on the leaves. nis', tai!, penis; and Cereus, a genus of col-
(Mesembryanthemum) - (2) for the leaves. umnar cacti; for the long and slender stems,
(lpomoea) or for the small spine s of some taxa (Ca cta-
pellucidus Lat., translucent; (1) for the win- ceae )
dows on the leaves. (Conophytum) - (2) pennellii For Dr. Franci s W. Pennell (1886-
probably for the colourless leaf-margins. 1952), US-American botanist. (Opuntia )
(Crass ula) pennispinosus Lat. ' penna', feather ; and Lat.
pelona From the local vernacular name "Mes- 's pinosus' , spiny; for the "feathery" pubes-
cal PeI6n"; from Span. ' pelön' , bald-headed cent spination. (Mammilla ria)
person; for the absence of leaf marginal pensilis Lat., pendent; for the growth form.
teeth. (Ag ave) (Echinocereus)
peltatus Lat., shield-shaped, peltate ; (1) for pentaedrophorus Gr. 'penta', five; Gr.
the leaf shape. (Begonia, Jatropha , Kalan- 'hedra', plane ; and Gr. ' <phoros', -carrying:
choe, Pelargon ium ) - (2) for the leaves, for the five-angled sterns. (Pilosoce reus)
which are only very occasionally peltate , pentagonus Gr. 'penta-', five; and Gr. 'gonia',
however. (Uncarina) angle; (1) for the five-ribbed branches . (Eu-
pembanus For the occurrence on Pemba Is- phorbia) - (2) for the pentagonal flower re-
land, Tanzania . (Aloe) ceptacle. tErepsia , Phyllobolus sp lendens
penangianus For the occurrence on Penang ssp.)
Island, Malay sia. (Adenia ) pentalophus Gr. 'penta-', five; and Gr. '10-
pentandrus 182

phos' , crest; for the frequently five ribs of percrassus Lat. 'per- ', very, and Lat. 'cras-
the sterns. (Echinocereus) sus', thick; for the succulent leaves. (Aloe)
pentandrus Gr. 'penta-', five; and Gr. 'aner, perditus Lat., lost; because the taxon had only
andros', man, [botany] stamen; for the five been found twice at the time of description.
stamens. (Graptopetalum , Sedella, Tetrago - (Brachystelma)
nia , Zaleya) perdurans Lat. 'per-' , very; and Lat. 'durans',
pentapetalus Gr. 'penta-', five; and Gr. 'peta- enduring, remaining; for the relative longev-
lon' , petal; because related taxa have more ity of cultivated plants. (Conophytum de-
than five petals. (Sedum) pressum ssp.)
pentapterus Gr. 'penta-', five; and Gr. 'pte- perennis Lat., perennial. (Portulaca)
ron', wing; for the often five-ribbed stern Pereskia For Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
segments. (Rhipsalis) (1580-1637), French humanist, historian
pentastamineus Gr. 'penta-', five; and Lat. and astronomer. (Cactaceae)
'stamineus', staminal; for the five stamens. pereskiifolius For the genus Pereskia tCacta-
(Sedum) ceae ); and Lat. '-folius ', leaved; for the sim-
pentheri For Amold Penther (1865-1931), ilarly fteshy leaves. (Peperomia, Synade-
Austrian botanist in Vienna, collecting in S nium)
Africa. (Plectranthus) Pereskiopsis Gr. '-opsis ', similar to; and for
pentlandii For Josef B. Pentland (1797- the genus Pereskia (Ca ctaceae). (Ca cta-
ceae )
1873), British Secretary to the Consul in
Peru 1827, and British Consul in Bolivia perezassoi For A. Perez Asso (ft. 1993) of the
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, La Ha-
1836-1839, collecting cacti in the region.
bana, Cuba, who first collected the taxon.
(Cumulopuntia, Echinopsisi
(Melocactus)
pentops Gr. 'penta-' , five; and Gr. 'ops', eye;
perezdelarosae For Jorge A. Perez de la Rosa
for the distinctive cyathial glands. (Euphor-
(fl . 1985), Mexican forestry engineer and
bia)
secretary of the botanical institute of the
Peperomia Gr. 'peperi ', pepper; and probably
University of Guadalajara. (Mammillaria)
from Gr. 'homo s, homoios ', similar to; for
perfectior Comp. of Lat. 'perfectus', perfect,
the similarity to the genus Piper (Piper- complete. (xGasteraloe beguinii nvar.)
aceae) . (Piperaceae)
perfoliatus Lat., perfoliate; (1) for the leaves
peperomioides Gr. '-oides ', similar to; and for with their sheathing bases united around the
the genus Peperomia (Piperaceae) ; because stern. (Ru schia) - (2) for the densely ar-
some taxa have similarly peltate leaves. (Pi- ranged persistent leaves. (Crassula)
lea) perforatus Lat., pierced; for the fused leaves
peploides Gr. '-oides ', resembling; and for the of a pair, which are pierced by the stern
former genus Pepli s (= Lythrum, Lythra- axis. (Antimima , Crassula)
ceae) . (Crassula) pergamentaceus Lat., made from parchment;
perangustus Lat. 'per-', very; and Lat. 'an- for the persistent dry leaves. (Hartmanthus)
gustus', narrow; for the very thin winged periculosus Lat., dangerous, bringing danger;
stern angles. (Euphorbia) for the pungent leaf tips. (Yucca)
perarmatus Lat. 'per-', very; and Lat. 'arma- perlatus From French 'perle' , with pearls; ap-
tus', armed; for the strong spination. (Eu- plication unclear. (Larryleachia)
phorbia) permutatus Lat. 'per-' , very; and Lat. 'muta-
perbellus Lat. 'per-', very; and Lat. 'bellus', tus', changed; because the taxon clearly be-
beautiful. tEchinocereus reichenbachii ssp., longs in another group than a closely similar
Mammillariai taxon. (Parodia)
percarneus Lat. 'per-', very; and Lat. 'carn- pernambucoensis For the occurrence in the
eus' , ftesh-coloured; for the reddish-tinged state of Pemambuco , Brazil. (Pilosocereus
leaves. (Aeonium) pachycladus ssp.)
183 petrophilus

perotensis For the occurrence at the volcano peruvianus For the occurrence in Peru . (Eche-
Cofre de Perote, Veracruz , Mexico. (Agave veria, Echinopsis, Melocactus, Neowerder-
horrida ssp.) mannia chilensis ssp., Oroya, Peperomia) -
perperus Gr. 'perperos', false, incorrect; be- (2) For the erroneously supposed occur-
cause the first specimens were misidenti- rence in Peru . (Nolana)
fied. (Euphorbia) perviridis Lat. 'per-' , very; and Lat. ' viridis',
perplexus Lat., perplex; (1) for the perplexing green; for the leaves. (Gibbaeum)
relationships. (Euphorbia) - (2) for the per- pervittatus Lat. 'per-', very, and Lat. ' vitta-
plexing data relating to the origin of the ma- tus', longitudinally striped; for the obvious
terial on which the taxon is based. (Rebutia) striping of the branches. (Euphorbia)
perpusillus Lat. 'per-', very, and Lat. 'pusil- peschii For Mr. C. Pesch (fl . 1935) of Omar-
lus', small, dwarf. (Sedum) uru, Hereroland (Namibia), who discovered
perreptans Lat. 'per-', very; and Lat. ' rep- the taxon . (Caralluma)
tans', creeping; for the growth habit. pestaIozzae Probably for Fortunato Pestalozza
(Lampranthus) (fl. 1850), Italian plant collector. (Rosularia
Perrierastrum For the genus Perriera sempervivum ssp.)
(Simaroubaceae); and Lat. '-aster', wild , petasitifolius For the genus Petasites (Astera-
small , inferior; because the plants are like ceae); and Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Begonia)
inferior versions of Perriera species. (Lami - peteri For Prof. Dr. Albert [Gustav] Peter
aceae) (1853-1937), Gerrnan botanist in München
perrieri For J. M. Henri A. Perrier de la and Göttingen, and traveller in East Afric a.
Bathie (1873-1958), French botanist, lived (Kalanchoe, Portulaca)
in Madagascar 1896-1933. (Adansonia, pethamensis Because the hybrid was raised
Adenia, Aloe, Corallocarpus, Cynanchum, by Mr. Rickets, gardener for W. H. Baldock,
Euphorbia, Laportea, Uncarina , Xerosi- at Peth arn, England. (xGasteralo e)
cyos) petignatii For Hermann Petignat (t 2000),
Perrierosedum For J. M. Henri A. Perrier de Swiss-bom hotel-owner, artist and horticul-
la Bäthie (1873-1958), French botanist, turist in Madagascar. (Ceropegia , Cynan -
lived in Madagascar 1896-1933; and for the chum)
similarity to the genus Sedum (Crassula- petiolaris Lat., with a petiole; for the charac-
ceae). (Crassulaceae) teristic long petioles. (Ficus, Plectranthus)
perrotii Perhaps for Prof. Dr. Emile C. Perrot petiolatus Lat., petiolate; (1) for the long peti-
(1867-1951), French pharmacist, anatomist oles. (Monadenium) - (2) for the basally
and botanist in Paris . (Sedum) - (2) For B. long -attenuate leaves. (Agave)
Perrot (fl. 1901), without further data. (San- Petopentia Anagram of the genus name Pen-
sevieria) topetia (Asclepiadaceae), where the taxon
perryi For Wykeh am Perry (fl. 1881), col- was previously classified. (Asclepiadaceae)
lected 1880 plants on Socotra, without fur- petraeus Lat., growing among rocks. (Brachy-
ther data. (Aloe) stelma, Euphorbia)
persicus For the occurrence in Persia (modem petrensis From Gr. / Lat. 'petra' , rock , pebble;
Iran). (Rosularia sempervivum ssp .) for the occurrence amongst pebbles. (Gib-
persistens Lat. , persistent; for the persistent baeum)
leaf sheaths. (Lampranthus) petricola Gr. / Lat. 'petra', rock, pebble; and
persistentifolius Lat. 'persistens', persistent; Lat. '-cola', inhabiting; for the habitat.
and Lat. '-folius' , -leaved. (Euphorbia) (Aloe , Euphorbia)
perumbilicatus Lat. 'per- ', very ; and Lat. petrophilus Gr. 'petra', rock, pebble; and Gr.
'umbilicatus', with an umbilicus, with a 'philos" friend; for the habitat preference.
navel ; for the deeply sunken stern apex. (Agave , Aloe, Haworthia variegata var.,
(Frailea) Mammillaria)
petroselinifolius 184

petroselinifolius Lat. '- folius', -leaved ; and philippinensis For the occurrence on the Phi-
for the similarity to the genus Petroselinum lippines. (Sedum parvisepalum ssp.)
("Parsley", Apiaceae). (Pelargonium) phillipsiae For Lady Dorothea S. F. A. Phillips
petterssonii For a Mr. Pettersson (fl. 1886), (1863-1940), patron of arts and science in
German cactus collector and friend of the RSA, commissioned Marloth to write his
German cactus nurserymen Heinrich Hild- 'Flora of South Africa' . (Adromischus) - (2)
mann. (Mammillaria) - (2) For Dr. B. Pet- For Mrs . Lort Phillips, who collected mate-
tersson (fl. 1949) from the Botanical Mu- rial in Somalia in 1895, accompanied by her
seum at Helsingfors. (Euphorbia) friend Miss Edith Cole. (Euphorbia, Sanse-
peyrierasii For A. Peyrieras (fl. 1976), French vieria)
zoologist. (Aloe) phillipsioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; for the
pftanzii For Dr. Kar! Pflanz (fl. 1923), German similarity to Euphorbia phillipsiae (for Mrs .
consul in Villa Montes, Bolivia who at the Lort Phillips) with which it was confused.
time shipped cacti to Berlin. (Gymnocalyci- (Euphorbia)
um) phillipsonii For Peter ("Pete") B. Phillipson
pfrimmeri For Mr. Pfrimmer (fl. 1931), who (*1957) , US-American botanist and Mada-
produced the cross. (xGasteraloe) gascar specialist, and assistant curator of the
phaeacanthus Gr. 'phaios', darkly glistening, herbarium at the Missouri Botanical Gar-
grey, brownish; and Gr. 'akantha', spine , den, St. Louis . (Cynanchum)
thorn ; for the spination. (Brasilicereus, Op- phitauianus For the US-American Phi Kappa
untia) Tau fraternity of which the US-American
phaeodiscus Gr. 'phaios', darkly glistening, sociologist E. Baxter (who described the
grey, brownish; and Lat. 'discus', disc ; for taxon) was a member. (Mammillaria)
the body colour and shape. (Frailea) phlebopetalus Gr. 'phleps, phlebos', vein; and
phariensis For the occurrence near Phari, Ti- Gr. 'petalon', leaf; for the prominently veiny
bet. (Rhodiola purpureoviridis ssp.) leaves . (Lepidium)
pharnaceoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and phoeniceus Lat., purple-red; for the flower
for the genus Pharnaceum (Molluginaceae). colour. (Conophytum)
(Crassula alata ssp.) pholidogynus Gr. 'pholis, pholidos', scale ;
phascoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for and Gr. 'gyne', female organ, ovary; appli-
the moss genus Phascum. (Crassula) cation obscure. (Lepidium)
phatnospermus Gr. 'phatnoein', hollow out; phosphoreus Lat., phosphorescent; because
and Gr. 'sperma', seed; for the patterning of the latex is sometimes reported to be lumi-
the seed surface . (Cereus) nous . (Euphorbia)
Phedimus From Gr. 'phaidimos', shining; per- phylicoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
haps for the leaves of some species; or for the genus Phylica (Rhamnaceae); for the
Phedimus (fl. 235), archbishop at Amasea similarity to these heather-like shrubs . (Ru-
and Metropolitan of Pontus (in present-day schia)
Turkey), for the distribution of some taxa. phyllacanthus Gr. 'phylIon' , leaf; and Gr.
(Crassulaceae) 'akantha', thorn, spine; for the strongly flat-
Phiambolia Anagram of Amphibolia (Aizoa- tened (like a leaf) spines of the plant body.
ceae), where most of the species were orig- (Stenocactus)
inally classified. (Aizoaceae) Phyllanthus Gr. 'phylIon' , leaf; and Gr. 'an-
philippii For Rudolph [later Rodolfo] A. thos ', flower; because the flowers originate
Philippi (1808-1904), German botanist emi- from what appear to be leaves (but are phyl-
grating to Chile in 1851 as farmer and locladia). (Euphorbiaceae)
teacher, finally director of the Museo Na- phyllanthus Gr. 'phylIon' , leaf; and Gr. 'an-
cional. (Austrocactus, Portulaca) thos', flower; (1) for the flowers that appear
185 pilosulus

from the leaf-like flattened stern parts. (Epi- pienaarii For Dr. U. de Villiers Pienaar
phyllum) - (2) application unclear. (Sedum) (* 1930), South African histologi st and bio-
Phyllobolus Gr. 'phylIon' , leaf; and Gr. 'bo- chemi st, long-time Director of Nature Con-
los' , cast, throw; for the deciduous leaves of servation in Pretoria, and succulent plant
the type species. (Aizoaceae) specialist. (Malephora )
phyllopodium Gr. 'phylIon' , leaf; and Gr. 'po- Pierrebraunia For Dr. Pierre Braun (* 1959),
dion ', small foot ; for the swollen persistent German agronomist and specialist on Brazi-
leaf bases (phyllopodia) covering the stern. lian cacti . (Cactaceae)
(Tylecodon reticulatu s ssp.) pierrei For Jean B. P. Pierre (1833-1905),
Phylohydrax Anagram of Hydroph ylax iRubi- French botanist, 1865-1877 director of the
aceae) , where the taxa were formerly classi- Saigon Botanical Gardens, and explorer of
fied. (Rubia ceae) Cambodia. (Stephania)
phymatocarpus Gr. 'phyma, phymatos' , wart, piersii For Mr. C. P. Piers (fl. 1900-1931),
abscess; and Gr. 'karpos', fruit ; for the Govemment Surveyor, RSA, and field col-
warty fruit s. (Cissus) lector. (Huernia )
Phytolacca Gr. 'phyton' , plant; and MLat. pilcayensis For the occurrence in the Barranca
' Iacca', lacquer, vami sh; for the dark red de Pilcaya, Guerrero, Mexic o. (Mammilla-
fruits, which are used as dye. (Phytolacca- ria spinosissima ssp.)
ceae) Pilea Lat. 'pileus' , feit hat, cap ; for the persis-
phyturus Gr. 'phyton', plant ; and Gr. 'oura', tent calyx covering the fruit. (Urticaceae)
tail; for the densely leafy sterns, which re- pilifer Lat. 'pilus' , hair; and Lat. '-fer, -fera ,
semble animal tails. (Crassula schimp eri -ferum' , -carrying; (1) for the spination.
ssp.) (Opuntia) - (2) for the leaf margin s and
Piaranthus Gr. 'piar', fat; and Gr. 'anthos ', tips. (Haworthia cooperi var.) - (3) for the
flower; for the fleshy corolla. (As clepiada- hairy corolla. (Hoodia , Rhytidocaulon ) - (4)
ceae) for the hairy-papillate coroll a. (Quaqua)
piauhyensis For the occurrence in the state of pilispinus Lat. 'pilus' , hair ; and Lat. '-spinus',
Piauf, Brazil. (Pilosoce reus) -spined; for the fine spination. (Eriosyce tal-
picardae For L. Picard a (fl. ± 1890), botanical talensis ssp., Mammillaria )
collector in the Caribbean . (Consolea) pillansii For Neville S. Pillans (1884-1964),
pickeringii Perhaps for Dr. Charles Pickering South African botanist and collector, from
(1805-1878), US-American botanist, zoolo- 1918 at the Bolus Herbarium. (Aloe , Apate-
gist and anthropologist, participated in the sia, Arenifera, Cephalophyllum , Cheiridop-
U.S. Exploring Expedition. (Parakeelya) sis, Duvalia, Erepsia , Euphorbia, Gast eria ,
pickhardii For Mr. R. Pickhard (fl. 1932), Hoodia pilifera ssp. , Huernia, Nelia, Pelar-
without further data. (Drosanthemum) gonium, Quaqua , Rhin ephyllum , Schwant e-
picticaulis Lat. ' pictus', painted; and Lat. sia, Stapelia , Stap eliopsis, Tetragonia )
'c aulis', stern; for the arrow-head mark ings pilleifer Lat. 'pil[l]eus', feit hat, feit cap; and
on the sterns. (Senecio) Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum " -carry ing; for the
pictifolius Lat. 'pictus', painted; and Lat. raised felted areole s. (Browningia)
'- folius' , -Ieaved; for the spotted leaves. pilocarpus Lat. 'pilus', hair ; and Gr. ' karpos' ,
(Aloe) fruit; for the bristly fruits. (Rhipsalis)
picturatus Lat., embroidered, paint ed, col- piloshanensis Für the occurrence on Pi-Io-
oured; for the green leaves with contrasting shan [Mt.], Yunnan, China. (Sedum)
translucent area s. (Haworthia gracilis var.) Pilosocereus Lat. 'pilosus' , hairy; and Cereus,
pictus Lat. , painted, spotted; (1) for the dark a genu s of columnar cacti; for the hairs as-
blotched and veined sepals. (Cistanthe) - sociated with the spination and / or flower-
(2) for the corolla. (Larryleachia) - (3) ap- ing zones of some taxa . (Cactaceae)
plication obscure. (Mammillaria) pilosulus Dirn. of Lat. 'pilosus' , hairy, i.e. a
pilosus 186

little hairy; (1) for the hairy sterns and pedi- piscatorius Lat. , concerning the catching of
cels . (Delo spenna) - (2) for the papillate fish; because the latex was used as a fish-
leaf surface. (Antimima, Cheiridopsis) - (3) poison. (Euphorbia)
for the hairy leaf surface. (Gibbaeum) piscidermis Lat. 'piscis', fish; and Gr. 'der-
pilosus Lat. , hairy ; (1) for the hairy sterns. ma', skin; for the stern tubercles resembling
(Trianthema) - (2) for the stern tubercles fish-scales , (Euphorbia)
drawn out into a filiform appendage. (Stap e- piscodorus Lat. 'piscis" fish; and Lat.
lianthus) - (3) for the hairy leaves. (Echeve- 'odorus', smelling; for the scent of the
ria, Miraglossum, Prometheum) - (4) for whole plant. (Antimima)
the usually bristly-hairy radial spines. (Fe- pisidicus For the occurrence in the ancient re-
rocactu s) - (5) for the tufts of hairs in the gion ofPisidia, SW Turkey. (Sempervivum)
leafaxils and in the inflorescences. (Portul- pisiformis Lat. 'pisum', pea; and Lat. '- for-
aca) mis' , -shaped; for the regularly constricted
piltziorum Lat. Gen . PI. of Piltzius; for Jörg sterns, resembling a row of peas. (Monila -
Piltz (fl , 2002) and his wife Brigitte, Ger- ria)
man Gymnocalycium specialists and cactus pisinus Lat., having the quality of peas ; for
seed dealers. (Gymnocalycium riojense ssp.) the pea-green leaves. (Anacampsero s)
piluliformis Lat. 'pilula', little ball, pill; and Pistorinia For Jacobo (Jaime or Santiago) Pis-
Lat. -,formi s', -shaped; for the shape of the torini (fl. 1766-1775), Spanish physician of
fused leaf pair. (Conophytum) Italian origin , physician in ordinary of King
pinetorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'pinetum', pine Carlos III. (Crassula ceae)
forest; (1) for the occurrence near the de- pittenii Erroneous spelling; for Joost van Put-
serted Pine City, California, USA. (Sedum)
ten (fl. 1929), farmer in RSA on whose farm
- (2) for the occurrence in pine forests .
the species was discovered. (Lampranthus)
(Echeveria)
pittieri For Dr. Henri-Francois Pittier (1857-
pinguiculus Dirn. of Lat. 'pinguis' , fat; i.e.
1950), Swiss botanist and naturali st in Costa
somewhat fat; for the thick leaves. (Sansevi-
Rica and later in Venezuela. (Echeveria,
eria)
Epiphyllum, Opuntia, Rhipsalis jioccosa
pinguifolius Lat. 'pinguis', fat; and Lat. '-fol-
ssp.)
ius', -leaved. (Senecio)
pittonii For Josef C. Pittoni, Ritter von Dan-
pinguis Lat., fat; for the fleshy leaves. (Ru -
nenfeldt (1797-1878), Austrian botanist and
schia)
admini strator. (Sempervivum)
pinkavae For Prof. Dr. Donald J. Pinkava
pituitosus Lat., full of slime , full of moisture;
(* 1933), US-American botanist and special-
for the mucilage ducts of the stern tissue .
ist on N American Opuntia species. (Opun-
tia) (Opuntia)
pinnatifidus Lat., pinnatifid, pinnately cleft; placentiformis Lat. 'placenta', cake ; and Lat.
for the leaves. (Aethephyllum) '-formis', -shaped; for the depressed glo-
pinnatus Lat., pinnate, having the leaf blade bose plant bodies. (Disco cactus)
divided into pairs of lobes (leaflets) . (Kalan- plagianthus Gr. 'plagios ', oblique; and Gr.
choe, Othonna, Pelargonium) 'anthos', flower; for the laterally produced
piquetbergensis For the occurrence at the Pi- inflorescences. (Euphorbia)
quetberg, Western Cape , RSA. (Oscularia) plagiostoma Gr. 'plagios', oblique; and Gr.
piraymirensis For the occurrence at Piray- 'stoma', mouth, opening; for the zygomor-
miri, Provo Valle Grande, Dept. Santa Cruz, phic flowers with oblique mouth. tCleisto-
Bolivia. (Cle istocactus) cactus)
pirottae For Pietro R. Pirotta (1853-1936), It- planiceps Lat. 'planus' , level, flat; and Lat.
alian botanist, and director of the Rome bot- '-ceps', -headed; for the growth habit result-
anic garden until 1928. (Alo e) ing in flat cushions. (Euphorbia)
187 pluridens

planiflorus Lat. 'planus" level, flat; and Lat. pleiopetalus Gr. 'pleios', more, more than
'<florus', -flowered. (Echidnopsis) usual; and Gr. 'petalon', petal; for the eight
planifolius Lat. 'planus', level, flat; and Lat. petals, which is more than usually found in
'-folius', -leaved. (Agave, Crassula, Sedum) related taxa. (Parakeelya)
pl anus Lat., flat; for the flat calyx. (Hal- Pleiospilos Gr. 'pleios', more, more than
lianthus) usual; and Gr. 'spilos', fleck , spot; for the
platanifolius For the genus Platanus ("Plane", conspicuously dotted leaves. (Aizoaceae)
Platanaceae); and Lat. '-folius', -leaved. pleniflorus Lat. 'plenus', full, filled, "double";
(Cavanillesia) and Lat. '<florus', -flowered; perhaps for the
platinospinus Lat. 'platinum' , platin (see also two rows of petals and the numerous stam-
Span. 'plata', silver); and Lat. '-spinus', inodes and stamens. (Lampranthus)
-spined; for the grey to silvery spination. plenispinus Lat. 'plenus', full, filled, "dou-
(Haageocereus) ble"; and Lat. '-spinus', -spined; because
platyacanthus Gr. 'platys', flat, broad; and Gr. spines and stipular spines are of equal
'akanthos', spine, thom. (Echinocactus) length. (Euphorbia)
platycarpus Gr. 'platys', flat, broad; and Gr. plenus Lat., full, filled, "double" ; because the
'karpos', fruit. (Uncarina) flowers open during the whole day. (Lampr-
platycephalus Gr. 'platys', flat, broad; and Gr. anthus)
'kephale', head; for the shape of the cyathia. pleurocarpus Gr. 'pleuron' , rib; and Gr. 'kar-
(Euphorbia) pos', fruit. (Cipo cereus minensis ssp.)
platycladus Gr. 'platys', flat, broad; and Gr. pliabilis Perhaps Latinized from Engl. 'pli-
'klados', branch; for the flattly compressed able'; for the flexible leaves. (Beaucarnea)
branches. (Euphorbia)
plicatilis Lat., foldable; for the fan-like ar-
platypetalus Gr. 'platys', flat, broad; and Gr.
rangement of the leaves. (Aloe)
' petalon' , leaf; for the foliage. (Lepidium)
plicatus Lat., folded; (1) for the calyx. (Nol-
platyphyllus Gr. 'platys', flat, broad; and Gr.
ana) - (2) for the folded petals. (Sedum)
'phyllon', leaf. (Agave, Crassula nudicaulis
Plinthus Gr. 'plinthos', brick; application ob-
var., Echeveria, Jatropha zeyheri var., Rhad-
scure. (Aizoaceae)
amanthus, Rosularia, Thompsonella)
plocamoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
platyrrhiza Gr. 'platys', flat, broad; and Gr.
the genus Plocama (Rubiaceae) . (Brachy-
'rhiza', root; for the flattish tuber. (Euphor-
stelma)
bia)
platysepalus Gr. 'platys', flat, broad; and Gr. plowesii For Darrel C. H. Plowes (* 1925),
'sepalon', sepal. (Delosperma, Sedum) South African-bom agricultural officer and
platystylus Gr. 'platys', flat, broad; and Gr. naturalist in Zimbabwe, specialist on Stape-
'stylos', style. (Sedum) liads, who discovered the taxa. (Aloe, Huer-
platytyreus Gr. 'platys', flat, broad; and prob- nia)
ably Gr. 'tyros', cheese; application ob- Plumeria For Charles Plumier (1646-1704),
scure. (Myrmecodia) French Franciscan monk, explorer and bot-
plautus Lat., broad, flat; for the broad recepta- anist in the West Indies. (Apocynaceae)
cle of the flowers . (Lampranthus) plumerioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
Plectranthus Gr. 'plektron', cock's spur; and the genus Plumeria ("Frangipani", Apocyna-
Gr. 'anthos', flower; for the spurred corolla ceae). (Euphorbia)
of some species. (Lamiaceae) plumosus Lat., plumose, feathery, downy; for
plegmatoides Gr. 'plegma', basket, wicker- the feathery spines. (Mammillaria)
work ; and Gr. '-oides', resembling; perhaps pluricaulis Lat. 'pluri-', many; and Lat.
for the growth form. (Crassula) 'caulis', stern. (Hylotelephium)
pleiocephalus Gr. 'pleios', more, more than pluricostatus Lat. 'pluri-', many ; and Lat.
usual; and Gr. 'kephale', head; for the off- 'costatus', ribbed. (Coleocephalocereus)
setting growth habit. tParodia werneri ssp.) pluridens Lat. 'pluri-', many; and Lat. 'dens',
pluriflorus 188

tooth; for the leaf margins . (Aloe, Stomati- polianthes Gr. 'polios', grey, whitish; and Gr.
um) 'anthos', flower; and also Gr. 'polion', a
pluriflorus Lat. 'pluri-', many ; and Lat. '-flo- strongly scented Labiate; for the whitish
rus', -flowered. (Haageocereus) and strongly scented flowers. (Agave)
pluvisilvaticus Lat. 'pluvius', rainy ; and Lat. polianthiflorus For the former genus Polian-
'silvaticus', forest-, forest-dwelling; for the thes (Agavaceae) ; and Lat. '-floms', -flow-
occurrence in a rain forest. (Peperomia) ered. (Agave)
pocockiae For Dr. Mary A. Pocock (1886- politus Lat., polished (from Lat. 'polire' , to
1977), South African algologist, plant col- polish) ; (1) for the shiny leaves. (Erepsia) -
lector and painter. (Lampranthus) (2) for the corolla. (Duvalia)
podagricus Lat., with gouty feet; for the pollardii For Mr. Pollard (fl. 1960), security
basally swollen sterns. (Jatropha) officer for the diamond mines in S Namibia
Poellnitzia For Joseph Karl L. A. von Poell- who facilitated botanical journeys in the di-
nitz (1896-1945), German agriculturist and amond company's protected territory. (Ru-
botani st in Thüringen, strongly interested in schia)
succulent plant systematics. (Aloaceae) polpodaceus Unknown. tCrassula muscosa
poellnitzianus As above. (Haworthia minima var.)
var.) poluninianus For Oleg V. Polunin (1914-
poeppigii For Eduard F. Poeppig (1798-1868), 1985), England-based botanist and plant
German botanist, zoologist and explorer, photographer. (Ceropegia)
esp. in S America. tMaihuenia , Polyachy- polyacanthus Gr. 'poly', many ; and Gr. 'akan-
rus) tha', thorn, spine; for the spiny plant bodies.
poeschlii For Josef Päschl (* 1954), Austrian (Echinoce reus, Euphorbia, Opuntia)
bookbinder and reprography specialist in Polyachyrus Gr. 'poly' , many ; and Gr. 'achy-
Wels, for his support of the "Arbeitsgruppe ron', chaff; probably for the scabrid bristly
Gymnocalycium". (Gymnocalycium) pappus . (Ast eraceae)
poincarei For Raymond Poincare, President of polyancistrus Gr. 'poly', many; and Gr.
the French Republic, e1ected 17.2. 1913 on 'anki stron ', hook; for the number of hooked
the day when this taxon was recognized as central spines . (Sclerocactus)
new. (Kalanchoe) polyandrus Gr. 'poly', many; and Gr. 'aner,
poissonii For Eugene A. Poisson (1871- andros' , man, [botany] stamen ; for the nu-
1910), French traveller and naturalist, gov- merous stamen s. (Conophytum velutinum
ernment agent in West Africa involved with ssp., Parakeelya)
cotton and palm oil, participating in a com- polyanthon Gr. ' poly' , many ; and Gr. 'an-
mercial expedition to Dahomey (now thos', flower. (Lampranthus)
Benin) in 1901. (Euphorbia) - (2) Für Dr. polyanthus Gr. ' poly' , many; and Gr. 'anthos ',
Henri L. Poisson (1877-1963), French vet- fiower. (Micranthocereus)
erinary surgeon and botanist, resident in polycephalus Gr. 'poly' , many ; and Gr.
Madagascar 1916-1954. (Aloe vaombe var.) 'kephale', head ; (1) for the offsetting
pojoensis For the occurrence near the city of growth habit. tEchinocactus, Epithelantha
Pojo, Provo Carra sco, Dept. Cochabamba, micromeris ssp.) - (2) for the numerous
Bolivia. (Echinopsis) short branches . (Euphorbia) - (3) for the
Polaskia For Charles and Mary Polaski (fl. branched inflorescence. (Osteospermum)
1949), US-American cactus hobbyi sts from polyedrus Gr. 'polyedros' , many-sided; for
Oklahoma. (Cactaceae) the angled tubercles of the plant body.
pole-evansii For Dr. Illtyd B. Pole-Evans (Mammillaria)
(1877-1968), Welsh botanist and plant polygaloides Gr. '-oides', resembl ing; and for
pathologist, lived in RSA from 1905 and the genus Polygala ("Milkwort", Polygala-
travelled widely. tDinteranthus, Nananthus) ceae). (Talinum)
189 portulacastrum

polygonoides Gr. ' -oides', resembling; and for pontii For Johannes W. Pont (1898-1977),
Polygonum aviculare (Polygonaceae) ; for Dutch plant physiologist in RSA. (Delo -
the similar leaves. (Begon ia) sperma)
polygonus Gr., many-angled; for the numer- populifolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved; for the
ous ribs of sterns and branches. (Euphorbia, similarity of the leaves to those of Populus
Facheiroa squamosa ssp ., Pilosocereus) ("Poplar", Salicaceae). (Hylotelephium)
polylophus Gr. 'poly' , many; and Gr. ' lophos', porifer Lat. 'porus', pore; and Lat. ' -fer, -fera,
crest; for the numerous rib s of the plant -ferum' , -carrying; application obscure. (Pa-
bodies. (Neobuxbaumia) rakeelya)
Polymita Gr. 'poly' , many ; and Gr. 'mitos', porphyranthus Gr. 'porphyreos ', purplish-
thread; for the numerous linear petals. (Ai- red; and Gr. 'anthos', flower; for the purple
zoaceae) nectary glands. (Euphorbia)
polymorphus Gr. 'poly', many; and Gr. 'mor- porphyreus Gr., purplish-red; (1) for the stern
phe', shape; for the variability. (Trochom e- colour. (Stoeberia) - (2) for the red outside
ria) of the petals. (Sedum eriocarpum ssp .)
polypetalus Gr. 'poly', many; and Gr. 'peta- porphyrocalyx Gr. 'porphyreos', purplish-red;
lon' , petal; for the high number of petals in and Gr. 'kalyx', calyx. (Kalan choe)
comparison with related taxa. tErepsia, Pa- porphyrogennetos Gr. 'porphyreos ', purplish-
rakeelya) red; and perhaps from Gr. 'gennaios', noble,
polyphyllus Gr. 'poly', many; and Gr. 'phyl- excellent. (Aichryson)
lon' , leaf; for the rosettes with numerous porphyrostachys Gr. 'porphyreos', purplish-
leaves. (Aloe , Monanthes) red; and Gr. 'stachys' , spike; for the inflo-
polythele Gr. 'poly', many; and Gr. 'thele', rescences. (Aloe)
nipple; for the body tubercles. tMammilla- porphyrotrichus Gr. 'porphyreos', purplish-
ria) red; and Gr. 'thrix, trichos ', hair; for the
polytomus Gr. 'poly- ', many ; and Gr. 'tomos', purplish hairs of the corolla. (Ceropegia)
slice, piece; for the whorled branching. porteri Probably for Prof. Dr. Thomas C.
(Senecio) Porter (1822-1901), US-American botanist
polytrichoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and and presbyterian clergyman, ultimately pro-
for the moss genus Polytrichum . (Sedum) fessor of botany and zoology at Lafayette
polzii For Frank Polz (fl. 1986) , German cac- College, Pennsylvania. (Pereskiopsis)
tus and succulent plant enthusiast in Mün- portoricensis For the occurrence on Puerto
chen. (Matucana) Rico . (Agave, Harri siai
pomeridianus Lat. , pertaining to the after- Portulaca Lat. , "Purslane"; probably from
noon ; for the opening time of the flowers . Lat. 'portula', small door; for the fruit s,
(Carpanthea , Trichodiademai which open with a small lid . tPortulaca-
pomonae For the occurrence near Pomona, ceae)
Namibia. (Namibia) portulacaceus For the genus Portulaca
ponderosus Lat., heavy; (1) because the plant ("Purslane", Portulacaceae) ; and Lat.
becomes heavy when fully grown. (Euphor- '-aceus' , similar to; for the similar shoots.
bia) - (2) for the large and thick leaves. (Galenia)
(Cheiridopsis) Portulacaria For the genu s Portulaca ("Purs-
pondii For Charles F. Pond (fl. 1889), member lane", Portulaca ceae); and Lat. ' -arius' , per-
of the US-American navy who collected taining to; first used as a specific epithet by
plants on islands off the coa st of Baja Cali- Linne. (Portulacaceae)
fomia. (Mammillaria) portulacastrum For the genu s Portulaca
pondoensis For the occurrence in Pondoland, ("Purslane", Portulacaceae) ; and Lat.
KwaZulu-Natal, RSA. (Delosperma , Plec- '-aster', wild, small, inferior. (Sesuvium ,
tranthus saccatus ssp .) Trianthema)
portulacifolius 190

portulacifolius For the genus Portulaca Praecereus Lat. 'prae-', before, early ; and Ce-
("Purslane ", Portula caceae); and Lat. '-fol- reus, a genus of columnar cacti; for the as-
ius', -leaved. (Pereskia, Talinum) sumed systematic position in relation to Ce-
portulacoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and reus. (Cactaceae)
for the genus Portulaca ("Purslane", Portu- praecipitatus Lat., cast down, precipitated;
laceae). (Tetragonia) for the pendulou s branches . (Lampranthus)
poselgeri For Dr. Heinrich (Hermann accord- praecox Lat., very early; (1) for the ftowers
ing to other sources) Poselger (1818-1883), produced before the leaves. (Cynan chum ,
Germ an physician, chemist and botanist and Senecio) - (2) for the early ripening edible
succulent plant collector in Berlin, collected fruits. (Sarcozona)
1849-1851 in North America. (Echinoce- praecultus Lat. 'prae-' , before , early ; and Lat.
reus, Mammillaria) 'cultus', cultivated, tiIled, civilized ; applica-
poselgerianus As above. (Coryphantha) tion obscure. (Drosanthemum)
postgenitus Lat. 'post' , behind or after; and praelongus Lat., very long; for the long pedi-
Lat. 'genitus', produced , born of, arising cels. (Brachystelma)
from; application obscure. (Alo e brevifolia praerupticola Lat. 'praerupta' , steep place,
var.) cliff; and Lat. '-cola ', -dwelling; for the in-
potatorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'potator', drunk- accessible rocky habitat of the taxon. (Melo-
ard; for the possible use in the manufacture cactus)
of the alcoholic beverages Tequila and Mes- praesectus Lat., deeply divided; for the
caI. (Agave) shortly fused leafpairs. (Conophytum)
potosianus For the occurrence in the Mexican praestans Lat., surpassing, excelling, exceed-
state of San Luis Potosf. (Coryphantha) ing. (Huernia)
potosiensis As above. (Agave asperrima ssp.) praetermissus Lat., overlooked , missed out;
potosinus As above. (Agave , Sedum , Yucca) because the taxon was previously over-
potreranus For the occurrence on Cerro looked. (Alo e, Ceropegia, Plectranthus, Sta-
Potrero, Chihuahua, Mexico . (Agave) pelia)
pottsii For lohn Potts (ft. 1848), English-born prainii For Sir David Prain (1857-1944), Brit-
director of the mint at Ciudad Chihuahua, ish botanist, in Calcutta (India) 1887-1905,
Mexico. (Ferocactus, Hoya, Mammillaria, director of RBG Kew 1905-1922. (Rhodi-
Opuntia macrorhiza var.) - (2) For Prof. Dr. ola)
George Potts (1877-1948), British botanist , prasinopetalus Gr. 'prasinos', leek-green; and
from 1905 at the University of Orange Free Gr. ' petalon', petal; for the green ftowers.
State, RSA. (Delosperma) (Sedum)
powellii For Mr. H. Powell, 1905-1911 Chief prasinus Gr., leek-green; (1) for the leaf col-
of the Economic Plant Division, Nairobi, our. (Delosperma , Oscularia) - (2) for the
Kenya. (Sansevieria) ftower colour. (Phyll obolu s)
powysii For J. Gilfrid L. Powys (* 1938), pratensis Lat., growing in meadows; (1) for
Kenyan farmer of Welsh descent, explorer the preferred habitat. (Agav e) - (2) for the
and field collector of succulents in Kenya, erroneously assumed preferred habitat.
Tanzania, S Ethiopia and S Sudan . (Cerope- (Alo e)
gia arabica var.) pratoalpinus Lat. 'pratum' , meadow; and Lat.
powysiorum For J. Gilfrid L. Powys (* 1938), 'alpinus' , alpine; for the habitat. (Sedum)
and his wife Patricia G., Kenyan farmers of Prenia Gr. 'prenes', hanging forward, droop-
British descent, explorers and field collec- ing, prone; for the decumbent ftowering
tors of succulents in Kenya, Tanzania, S branche s of most species. (Aizoa ceae)
Ethiopia and S Sudan. (Aloe) Prepodesma Gr. 'prepo', conspicuous; and
praealtus Lat., very tall; for the stature of the Gr. 'de smis', bundle ; for the very prominent
plant. (Sedum dendroideum ssp.) central bundle of stamens . (Aizoa ceae)
191 Prometheum

pretoriensis For the occurrence near Pretoria, prismaticus Lat., prism-shaped; for the more
RSA. (Aloe, Ceropegia decidua ssp.) or less three-angled leaves. (Tanquana)
preussii For Paul R. Preuss (1861-?), German prittwitzii For Hauptmann von Prittwitz (ft.
(Prussian) botanist and explorer in Africa, 1907), without further data. (Kalancho e)
America and Asia. (Dorstenia cuspidata proballyanus For Peter R. O. Bally (1895-
var.) 1980), Swiss botanist, widely travelling in E
primavernus MLat. 'prima vera' , beginning Africa, and resident in Kenya from the
of spring (from Lat. 'ver', spring); because 1930s. (Euphorbia)
the taxon is the first amongst related taxa to procerus Lat., tall, slender; (1) for the growth
ftower in spring. (Conophytum bolusiae habit. (Alluaudia, Armatocereus, Echeveria,
ssp., Oscularia) Parodia, Rhodiola integrifolia ssp.) - (2) for
primolanatus Lat. 'primus' , the first; and Lat. the tall inftorescences. (Aloe)
'lanatus', woolly; for the outstanding white prochazkianus For Jaroslav Proch äzka (ft.
colour of the spination. (Echinocereus) 1995), Czech cactus hobbyist and Gymno-
primosii For Mr. Richard Primos (ft. 1928- calycium specialist in Brno. (Gymnocalyci-
1936), of Cape Town, Western Cape, RSA, um valnicekianum ssp.)
field collector. (Ruschia, Vanheerdea) procumbens Lat., procumbent, creeping,
primuliftorus For the genus Primula ("Prim- prostrate. (Caralluma, Echinocereu s pen-
rose", Primulaceae) ; and Lat. '-ftorus', talophus ssp., Galenia, Huemia, Lampran-
-ftowered; for the resemblance of the thus, Raphionacme)
ftowers to those of some Primroses. (Para- productus Lat., extended, elongated; (1) for
keelya)
the long leaves. (Agave) - (2) for the long
primulifolius For the genus Primula ("Prim-
calyx lobes. (Lampranthus) - (3) for the
rose", Primulaceae); and Lat. '-foliu s' ,
long segments of the corona. iSchizoglos-
-leaved; for the resemblance of the leaves to
sum bidens ssp.)
those of some Primroses. (Euphorbia)
profundus Lat., deep; for the closing bodies,
primulinus Lat., like a Primula; for the pale
which are deeply placed in the fruit locules.
yellow ftowers. (Huernia thuretii var.)
(Lampranthus)
primuloides Gr. '-oides ', resembling; and for
profusus Lat., spread out, profuse, abundant;
the genus Primula ("Prirnrose", Primu-
laceae); perhaps for the superficially similar
for the abundantly produced ftowers and
appearance. (Rhodiola) fruits. (Opuntia galapageia var.)
principis Gen. of Lat. 'princeps', prince; be- prognathus Lat., bulging forwards; for the an-
cause the genus was named for the Prince of nulus of the ftowers. (Orbea)
Leuchtenberg. (Leuchtenbergia) prolifer Lat., proliferating , producing offsets;
pringlei For Cyrus G. Pringle (1838-1911), (1) for the growth habit. (Conophytum swa-
US-American plant breeder and explorer- nepoelianum ssp., Crassula columnaris
collector. (Agave deserti ssp., Echeveria, ssp., Cylindropuntia, Mammillaria) - (2)
Mammillaria rhodantha ssp., Pachycereus, for the branched inftorescences with several
Sedum, Villadia) - (2) For Victor L. Pringle many-ftowered part-inftorescences . (Pelar-
(RSA) who first collected the taxon in 1973. gonium) - (3) for the numerous bulbils pro-
tHaworthia decipien s var.) duced in the inftorescences. (Kalanchoe)
prinslooi For Gerry Prinsloo (ft. 1965), South prolificus Lat., prolific, fertile; for the easy
African grower of succulents. (Aloe) propagation from leaves and bracts. (Eche-
priogonius Gr. ' prion' , saw; and Gr. 'gonia', veria)
edge; for the saw-toothed ribs. (Caralluma) prolongatus Lat., lengthened, extended; for
priscus Lat., old, traditional; perhaps because the long branches. (Antimima)
the subspecies is diploid and thus evolution- Prometheum After the Greek mythological
arily older than the other subspecies. (Se- figure Prometheus, who stole the fire from
dum wrightii ssp.) Zeus and was subsequently chained to the
prominens 192

Caucasus for punishment; for the blood-red proximus Lat., nearest, next; presumably for
flowers of the type species which occurs in the close affinity to Lampranthus prominu-
the Caucasus. (Crassulaceae) lus. (Lampranthus)
prominens Lat., prominent; for the prominent pruinatus Lat., pruinose, covered with a waxy
and distinctive size of the plants. (Avonia) bloom; for the leaves. (Sedum)
prominulus Lat., slightly raised; for the raised pruinosifolius Lat. 'pruinosus', pruinose, cov-
dots on the leaf surface. (Lampranthus) ered with a waxy bloom; and Lat. '-folius',
promontorii Gen. of Lat. 'promontorium' , -leaved . (Peperomia)
promontory; (1) for the occurrence at the pruinosus Lat., pruinose, covered with a waxy
cape of of Baja Califomia, Mexico. (Agave) bloom ; (1) for the stem surface. (Galenia,
- (2) for the occurrence on the Cape Penin- Quaqua) - (2) for the leaves. (Crassula, Se-
sula, RSA. (Erepsia, Lampranthus) dum spathulifolium ssp.) - (3) for the pe-
promontorium Lat. , promontory; for the oc- duncle and flowers. (Aloe)
currence on the Cape Peninsula, RSA. pruninus Lat., like a pIum or prune; for the
(Crassula capensis var.) glaucous plum-coloured leaves. (Echeveria)
pronus Lat., leaning forward, prostrate ; for przewalskii For Nikolai M. Przewalski (1839-
the growth habit. (Euphorbia) 1888), Russian soldier, traveller, geographer
propagulifer Lat. 'propagulum ', bulbi!; and and naturalist, explorer of Central Asia . (Se-
Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum ', -carrying; for the dum)
production of bulbils in the inflorescence. psammophilus Gr. 'psamme, psammos',
(Aloe) sand; and Gr. 'philos" friend; for the prefer-
propinquus Lat., near, neighbouring; perhaps ence of sandy habitats. (Crassula brevifolia
for the simi!arity to another taxon . (Antimi-
ssp., Euphorbia, Kedrostis, Plectranthus)
ma, Gunniopsis, Stathmostelma)
Psammophora Gr. 'p samme, psammos',
prorumpens Lat., bursting forth, bursting
sand; and Gr. '-phoros " -carrying; because
through; application obscure . (xGasteraloe)
sand sticks to the viscid leaf surfaces. (Aizo-
prostratiflorus Lat., 'prostratus" prostrate,
aceae)
creeping; and Lat. 'florus', -flowered. (Sta-
Pseudoacanthocereus Gr. 'pseudo- ', false;
pelia erectiflora var.)
and for the similarity to the genu s Acantho-
prostratus Lat. , prostrate, creeping; (1) for the
cereus (Cactacea e). (Cactac eae)
growth habit. (Antimima , Brachystelma,
Pseudobombax Gr. 'pseudo-' , false; and for
Drosanthemum, Galenia, Leptocereus , Plec-
the genus Bombax (Bomba caceae). (Bom -
tranthus) - (2) for the spreading leaves.
bacaceae)
(Aloe)
protectus Lat., defended, covered (from Lat. pseudoburuanus Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and for
protegere, to defend, to cover); becau se the the resemblance to Euphorbia buruana.
plant s grow in the shade of Mesembs. (Oth - (Euphorbia)
onna) pseudocactus Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and for the
protoamericanus Gr. 'protos" first, original, resemblance to Euphorbia cactus . (Euphor-
chief; and Lat. 'americanus', American; for bia)
the status as proposed origin of the culti- pseudocampanulatus Gr. 'pseudo-', false;
vated Agave americana . (Agave americana and for the resemblance to Kalan choe cam-
ssp.) panulata. (Kalanchoe)
protoparcoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; for pseudocruciger Gr. 'pseudo-', false ; and for
the resemblance to the bristly larvae of Pro- the resemblance to Mammilla ria cruci gera .
toparce quinquemaculata ("Tomato Hom- (Mammillariaformosa ssp.)
worm", Sphinx Moth family); for the minute pseudodeminutus Gr. 'p seudo-', false; and for
prickles near the leaf tips . (Odontophorus the resemblance to Rebutia deminuta. (Reb-
angustifolius ssp.) utia)
193 Pterodiscus

pseudoduseimatus Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and pseudoracemosus Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and
für the resemblance tü Euphorbia duseim- Lat. 'racemosus', racemose; für the appear-
ata. (Euphorbia) ance of the flowering sterns. (Monadenium)
pseudoechinus Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and Lat. pseudoradians Gr. 'pseudo- ', false; and für
'echinus', sea urchin, hedgehog; für the re- the resemblance to Coryphantha radians.
semblance to Coryphantha echinus. (Cory- (Coryphantha)
phantha) Pseudorhipsalis Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and für
pseudofossulatus Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and be- the resemblance tü the genus Rhipsalis
cause of the earlier confusion with Cleisto- (Cactaceae). (Cactaceae)
cactus fossulatus; Lat. 'fossulatus', with lit- pseudorubroviolaceus Gr. 'pseudo-', false;
tle furrows; für the rib architecture of the and für the resemblance to Aloe rubrovio-
sterns. (Oreocereus) lacea. (Aloe)
pseudoglobosus Gr. 'pseudo-', false; (1) and pseudoschlichtianus Gr. 'pseudo-', false ; and
für the resemblance to Adenia globosa. für the resemblance to Brownanthus
(Adenia globosa ssp.) - (2) and für the re- schlichtianus, the latter für Albert W. H. von
semblance tü Euphorbia globosa. (Euphor- Schlicht (1817-1893), German-born phar-
bia) macist in RSA. (Brownanthus)
pseudohemisphaericus Gr. 'pseudo-', false ; Pseudosedum Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and für
and für the resemblance tü Crassula hemis- the resemblance tü the genus Sedum
phaerica. (Crassula) ("Stünecrüp"; Crassulaceae). (Crassula-
pseudoinsignis Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and für ceae)
the resemblance tü Discocactus insignis. pseudotruncatellus Gr. 'pseudo-' , false; and
(Discocactus) für the resemblance tü Mesembryanthemum
Pseudolithos Gr. 'pseudo-' , false; and Gr. truncatellum (now synonymous with Cono-
'Iithos', stone; für the appearance of the phytum truncatum). (Lithops)
sterns. (Asclepiadaceae) pseudotuberosus Gr. 'pseudo-', false ; and für
pseudomacrochele Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and the resemblance to Euphorbia tube rosa .
für the resemblance to Turbinicarpus mac- (Euphorbia)
rocheie. (Turbinicarpus) pseudoversicolor Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and für
pseudomamillosus Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and the resemblance to Haageocereus versi-
für the resemblance tü Echinopsis mamil- color. (Haageocereus)
losa. (Echinopsis) Psilocaulon Gr. 'psilos', bare, naked; and Gr.
pseudomelanostele Gr. 'pseudo-', false ; and 'kaulos', stern; für the leafless sterns. (Aizo -
für the resemblance to Espostoa melano- aceae)
stele. (Haageocereus) pteranthus Gr. 'pteron', wing, feather; and Gr.
pseudomulticaulis Gr. 'pseudo-' , false; and 'anthos', flower; für the feathery appearance
für the resemblance to Sedum multicaule. caused by the spreading narrow outer peri-
(Sedum) anth segments. (Selenicereus)
pseudonickelsiae Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and für pteroaspidus Gr. 'pteron' , wing; and Gr. 'as-
the resemblance tü Coryphantha nickelsiae. pis, aspidos', shield; für the winged shield-
(Coryphantha) shaped swelling from which each leaf
pseudopectinatus Gr. 'pseudo-', false; (1) and arises . (Myrmecodia)
für the resemblance tü Echinocereus pectin- Pterocactus Gr. 'pteron', wing; and Lat. 'cac-
atus. (Echinocereus) - (2) and für the re- tus', cactus; für the uniquely winged seeds.
semblance to Pelecyphora pectinata (now (Cactaceae)
Mammillaria pectiniferai. (Turbinicarpus) pterocladus Gr. 'pteron', wing; and Gr. 'kla-
pseudopulcherrimus Gr. 'pseudo-', false; and dos', branch; für the winged branch angles .
für the resemblance tü Frailea pulcherrima. (Euphorbia)
(Frailea) Pterodiscus Gr. 'pteron' , wing ; and Lat. 'dis-
pteroneurus 194

cus', disc; for the fruit structure. (Pedali- pujupatii For Shawintu Pujupat (fl. 1969), a
aceae) Peruvian boy who accompanied the German
pteroneurus Gr. 'pteron' , wing; and Gr. 'neu- plant collector A. B. Lau on his trip in Peru.
ron', nerve, vein; for the sterns with ridges (Matucana)
extending from each leaf attachment point. pulchellus Lat., little and beautiful (Dirn. of
(Euphorbia) Lat. 'pulcher', beautiful); (1) for the general
Pteronia Gr. 'pteron', wing; probably for the appearance. (Cephalophyllum, Cistanthe,
seeds, which are wind-dispersed. (Astera- Echeveria, Echinocereus, Grusonia, Hawor-
ceae) thia, Miraglossum, Orbea, Pedilanthus, Pe-
ptychocladus Gr. 'ptyche', fold; and Gr. 'kla- largonium, Raphionacme, Sedum, Talinum)
dos', branch; application obscure. (Oxalis) - (2) for the beautiful flowers. (Brachy-
ptychospermus Gr. 'ptyche', fold; and Gr. stelma, Drosanthemum, Ruschia)
'sperma', seed; for the ribbed ("folded") puleher Lat. 'pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum' ,
seeds. (Parakeelya) beautiful. (Adenia, Aloe cooperi ssp., Ce-
puberulus Lat., puberulous; (1) for the stern phalophyllum, Drosanthemum, Frithia,
segments. (Opuntia) - (2) for the leaf sur- Gasteria, Quaqua , Rhipsalis, Sansevieria
face with long papillae. (Dinteranthus) kirkii var., Sulcorebutia)
pubescens Lat., pubescent, finely hairy, pulcherrimus Comp. of Lat. 'pulcher', beauti-
downy; (1) for the pubescent sterns. (Cissus ful. (Aloe)
pulidonis For Miguel Pulido (fl. 1959) of
quadrangularis var., Opuntia) - (2) for the
Mexico City. (Echeveria)
hairy leaves. (Agave, Brownanthus, Cono-
pullatus Lat., clothed in dark garments; for
phytum, Crassula, Galenia, Gibbaeum, Ha-
the spine colour. (Cleistocactus acanthurus
worthia, Xerosicyos) - (3) for the some-
ssp.)
times hairy leaves. (Ceropegia) - (4) for the
pulleineanus For Dr. Robert H. Pulleine (fl.
hairy flowers. (Aloe , Duvalia) - (5) applica-
1955), cactus hobbyist in Adelaide, Aus-
tion obscure. (Kalanchoe, Sedum , Senecio
tralia. (Coryphantha)
tuberosus var.)
pulquinensis For the occurrence near Pulqu-
pubicalyx Lat. 'pubes', pubescence, hairiness;
ina, Provo Florida / Provo Valle Grande,
and Lat. 'calyx', calyx. (Conophytum) Dept. Santa Cruz, Bolivia. (Corryocactus)
pubiglans Lat. 'pubes ', pubescence, hairiness; pulverulentus Lat., powdered, dusty; (1) for
and Lat. 'glans', gland; for the hairs on the the powdery pubescence of the leaves. (Pe-
cyathial glands. (Euphorbia) largonium) - (2) for the powdery farina of
pubipetalus Lat. 'pubes' , pubescence , hairi- the leaves. (Dudleya) - (3) application ob-
ness; and Lat. 'petalum', petal. (Delosper- scure. (Drosanthemum)
ma, Pelargonium) pulvinaris Lat., belonging to cushions or
pubispinus Lat. 'pubes', pubescence, hairi- pads; for the growth habit. (Ruschia)
ness; and Lat. '-spinus', -spined; for the pu- pulvinatus Lat., cushion-shaped, strongly
bescent spination. (Sclerocactus) convex; (1) for the growth forming compact
pudibundus Lat., modest, bashful; for its in- cushions. (Euphorbia, Mesembryanthemum)
significant appearance. (Monadenium) - (2) for the cushion-like leaves. (Echeve-
pugionacanthus Lat. 'pugio, pugionis', dag- ria) - (3) for the thickened base of the
ger; and Gr. 'akantha', spine, thom . (Echin- leaves. (Sedum) - (4) für the thickened cor-
opsis, Gymnocalycium) olla. (Stapelia)
pugioniformis Lat. 'pugio, pugionis', dagger; pulviniger Lat. 'pul vinus', cushion; and Lat.
and Lat. '-formis' , -shaped; for the leaves. '-ger, -gera, -gerum" -carrying; for the
(Conicosia) woolly areoles. tRhipsalis flocco sa ssp.)
pugniformis Lat. 'pugnus " (clenched) fist; pulvinosus Lat. 'pulvinus ', cushion ; and Lat.
and Lat. '-formis', -shaped; perhaps for the '-osus', full of; for the cushion-forming
shape of the branches. (Euphorbia) growth habit. (Rebutia)
195 pustuligemmus

pumilus Lat. , dwarfed, minute; (1) for the purpuratus Lat. , purple-red; for the colour of
habit. (Agave, Antimima, Delonix , Dudleya the lower face of the leaves. (Plectranthus)
cymosa ssp., Frailea , Kalanchoe, Marsde- purpureoalbus Lat. ' purpureus' , purple; and
nia, Opuntia, Parakeelya, Phyllobolus, Se- Lat. 'albus', white ; for the petals. (Cephalo-
della, Semp ervivum ) - (2) for the small (for phyllum)
the genu s) ftowers. (Ep iphyllum) purpureocroceus Lat. 'purpureus', purple;
punae For the occurrence in the Puna vegeta- and Lat. 'croceus', saffron-yellow; for the
tion in Andean South America. (Talinum) ftower colour. (Malephora)
punctatus Lat. , dotted (from Lat. 'punctus', purpureofuscus Lat. 'purpureus', purple; and
sting, dot) ; (1) for the purpli sh spots along Lat. 'fuscus' , sombre brown; for the ftower
the leaf margins. (A ichryson) - (2) for the colour. (Hoya)
dots found on the corolla. (Alsobia, Brachy- purpureostylus Lat. 'purpureus', purple; and
stelma, Pelargonium, Piaranthus) - (3) per- Lat. 'stylus ', style. (Cero chlamys)
haps for the verrucose corolla. (Dischidia ) purpureoviridis Lat. 'purpureus', purple; and
punctulatus Lat. , with small dots ; for the Lat. ' viridis', green; for the ftowering sterns
raised dots above the idioblasts of the leaf often ftushed purplish. (Rhodiola)
surface. (Ruschia) purpureus Lat., purple; (1) for the colour of
pungens Lat. , pungent, piercing; (1) for the the plants. (Tetragonia) - (2) for the pur-
spination. (Cleistocactus) - (2) for the plish leaf margins. (Aloe) - (3) for the col-
sharp-pointed leaf tips. (Hawo rthia) - (3) our of the central spine. (Echinocereus en-
for the spines developing from sterile gelmannii var.) - (4) for the ftower colour.
branches of the inftorescences. (A renifera) - (Cheiridopsis, Coleocephalocereus , Delo-
(4) for the spines developin g from the pedi- sperma , Lampranthus, Micranthocereus,
cels after the fruits have fallen off. (Ru- Schizoglossum elingue ssp., Sul corebutia )
schia) purpusii For Carl A. Purpu s (185 1- 194 1),
puniceodiscus Lat. ' puniceus' , cnmson, German botanical explorer of Mexico and
Phoenician purple; and Lat. 'discus', disc; the W USA, brother of J. A. Purpus. (Hylo-
for the colour of the base of the inside of the cereus, Pilosocereus) - (2) Für Joseph An-
ftowers. (Rhip sali s) ton Purpus (1860-1932), German horticul-
puniceus Lat., crim son, Phoenician purple; for turist in St. Petersburg and Darmstadt,
the colour of the involucral bracts. (Euphor- brother of C. A. Purpu s. (Fouquieria, Pleio-
bia) spilos)
punta-caillan For the occurence at Punta purpusorum For the Purpu s brothers, Carl A.
Caillan, Cordillera Negra, Peru . (Austro- Purpus (1851-1941), German botanical ex-
cylindropuntia) plorer in Mexico and the USA, and Joseph
puquiensis For the occurrence near Puquio, A. Purpu s (1860-1932), German horticul-
Provo Ayacucho , Peru. (Corryocactus bre- turist. (Echeveria)
vistylus ssp., Echinopsis peru viana ssp.) pusilliflorus Lat. 'pu sillu s' , very small, min-
purcellii For William F. Purcell (1866-19 19), ute; and Lat. '-ftorus', -flowered. (Cipoce -
Engli sh zoologi st emigrating to RSA when reus, Coryphantha )
still a child. (Crassula atropurpurea var.) pusillus Lat. , very small , minute; for the small
purdomii For the botanical collector Purd om size of the plants. (Antimima , Bulbine, Ce-
(ft. 1916), without further data. (Sedum) ropegia , Graptopetalum, Litanthus, Odon -
purdyi For Carl Purdy (ft. 1936), possibly tophorus, Opuntia, Portulaca, Sedum, Tet-
Carlton E. Purdy (1861-1945), US-Ameri- ragonia, Tylecodon )
can horticulturist, nurseryman and plant col- pustulatus Lat. , pustulate, covered with blis-
lector. (Sedum spathulifolium ssp.) ters or papillae; for the hairy leaves. (Cras-
purpuraseens Lat., becoming purple; for the sula)
inside ofthe corolla. (Cerop egia) pustuligemmus Lat. 'pustula' , pustule, blister ;
putterillii 196

and Lat. 'gernma', bud; for the blistered sur- pyramidalis Lat., pyramidal; for the outline
face of the flower buds. (Aloe) shape of the densely leafy sterns. (Crassula)
putterillii For Victor A. Putterill (fl. 1917- pyramidatus Lat., pyramidal; for the shape of
1926), South African mycologist and plant the inflorescence. (Senecio)
pathologist, Chief Fruit Inspector in the Pyrenacantha Gr. 'pyren', a stone fruit, pyr-
Westem Cape. (Ruschia ) ene; and Gr. 'akanthos', thom; for the peg-
puttkamerianus For Mr. Puttkarner (fl. 1914), like protuberances from the inner surface of
without further data. (Hereroa) the fruit penetrating the cotyledons. (lcaci-
pycnacanthus Gr. 'pyknos', dense, stout, naceae)
compact; and Gr. 'akantha', thom, spine; for pyrifolius Lat. 'pyrus' , pear; and Lat. '-folius',
the spination. (Coryphantha, Opuntia) -leaved. (Crassula expansa ssp.)
pycnoneuroides Gr. '-oides', like ; and for the pyriformis Lat. 'pyrus', pear; and Lat. '-for-
similary to the genus Pycnoneurum (now mis', -shaped; for the shape of the cladodes.
synonymous with Cynanchum, Asclepiada- (Opuntia)
ceae) . (Cynanchum) pyromorphus Gr. 'pyr' , fire; and Gr. 'mor-
Pygmaeocereus Lat. 'pygmaeus' , dwarf; and phe', shape; because the plants are shaped
Cereus, a genus of columnar cacti; for the by fire. (Adenia)
small body size of the plants . (Cactaceae) pyrrhacanthus Gr. 'pyrrhos' , fire-red; and Gr.
pygmaeus Lat., dwarf; for the small size of 'akantha', spine, thom; for the spine colour.
the plants. (Brachystelma, Ceraria, Cistan- (Cumulopuntia)
the, Eriosyce taltalensis var., Frailea, Ha-
worthia, Lewisia, Moringa, Portulaca, Reb-
utia, Trichodiadema, Tylecodon)
197 quercetorum

Q
'Iatus, lateris' , side; for the four-sided
branches. (Euph orbia)
quadripetalus Lat. 'quadr-', four-; and Lat.
'petalum', peta!. (Cistanthe, Sedum )
quadrisepalus Lat. 'quadr-', four-; and Lat.
qaharensis For the occurren ce on Jabal Qahar, 'sepalum', sepa!. (Octopoma)
Saudi Arabia . (Aloe) quadrispinus Lat. 'quadr-' , four-; and Lat.
qarad From the local vema cular name of the '-spinus', -spined ; for the four spines (two
plants in Yemen. (Euphorbia) regular and two stipular) per spine shield.
qoatlhambensis For the occurrence in the (Euphorbia)
Qoatlhamba mountain range in E Lesotho. quadrivalvis Lat. 'quadr-' , four-; and Lat.
(Crassula) 'valva ' , valve; for the often four-valvate
quadrangularis Lat. 'quadr-', four-; and Lat. fruits. (Parakeelya)
'angularis', angled ; (1) for the four-angled quaesitus Lat., sought; for the presumed rarity
sterns. (Corryocactus) - (2) for the four-an- of the taxon. (Conophytum)
gled branche s. (Cissus, Euph orbia ) - (3) for quaitensis For the occurrence in the Quait a
the four-ranked leaf arrangem ent. (Crassula area, S Yemen. (Euphorbia)
montana ssp.) - (4) for the four-angled cor- Quaqua From the local vemac ular name
olla tube. (Kalanchoe) "Qua-Qua" or "Kam-qua-qua" for Q. hot-
quadrangulus Lat. 'quadr-' , four-; and Lat. tentottorum in the Nama language. (Asclepi -
'angulus', angle; for the sterns. (Caralluma) ada ceae)
quadratiumbonatus Lat. 'quadratus' , square, quarcicola Lat. from Fr. / Eng!. 'quartz' ,
four-sided ; and Lat. ' umbonatus' , umbon- quartz rocks ; and Lat. '-cola', inhabiting .
ate, with a rounded projection in the middle ; (Ac rodon)
for the almost rectangularly tuberculate ribs quarciticola Lat. from Fr. / Eng!. 'quartzite',
of the sterns. (Echinops is) quartzite rocks ; and Lat. '-cola' , inhabitin g.
quadratus Lat., square, four-sided; (1) for the (Pelargonium)
subquadrate nectary glands. (Euphorbia) - quartinianus For Richard Quartin -Dillon (t
(2) for the square outline of the fruits. 1841 ), French botani st and explorer of Ethi-
(Drosanthemum) opia. (Kalanchoe)
quadrialatus Lat. 'quadr-' , four-; and Lat. quartzicola Lat. from Fr. / Eng!. 'quartz' ,
'alatus' , winged; for the four-winged quartz rocks; and Lat. ' -cola', inhabiting.
branche s. (Euphorbia) (Bulbine)
quadricentralis Lat. 'quadr-' , four-; and Lat. quartziticola Lat. from Fr. / Eng!. 'quartzite',
'centralis', centrally; for the number of cen- quartzite rocks; and Lat. '-cola', inhabiting.
tral spines. (Pilosocereus) (Aloe capitata var., Euphorbia , Senecio)
quadricostatus Lat. 'quadr-', four-; and Lat. quartziticus Lat. from Fr. / EngI. 'quartz' ,
'costatus', ribbed ; for the four-ribbed sterns. quartz rocks ; for the occurrence on quartzite
tLeptocereus, Pilosocereus floccosu s ssp.) rocks. (Phyllobolus)
quadridens Lat. 'quadr-', four-; and Lat. quarziticus Lat. from Germ. 'Quarz', quartz;
'dens' , tooth ; for the apically cleft corona for the occurrence on quartzitic rocks. (Anti-
segments. (Schizoglossum) mima)
quadrifidus Lat. 'quadr-' , four-; and Lat. quaternatus Lat. 'quaterna' , four each; for the
'-fidus' , divided; (1) for the flowers with 4 leaves in whorls of four. (Sedum)
calyx lobes. (Carpo brotus) - (2) for the quehlianus For Leopold Quehl (1 849- 1922),
flowers with 4 petals. (Portulaca, Rhodiola ) German cactus hobbyist and founder mem-
- (3) for the stamens arranged in 4 bundles. ber of the Deutsche Kakteen-Gesellschaft
(Gunniopsis) (DKG). (Gymnocalycium)
quadrilaterus Lat. 'quadr-' , four-; and Lat. quercetorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'quercus', oak,
quercifolius 198

i.e. 'of the oaks' ; perhaps for an occurrence quinarius Lat., five-partite (from Lat.
in oak woodland. (Pelargonium) 'quinque', five) ; for the arrangement of thc
quercifolius For the genus Quercus (oak, Fa- leaves in five rows. (Avonia)
gaceae), and Lat. '-folius', -Ieaved; for the quinatus Lat., in fives; for the five-foliolatc
leaves, which resemble those of some spe- leaves. (Cyphostemma)
eies of oak. (Carica) quinquangularis Lat. 'quinque', five; and Lat.
queretaroensis For the occurrence in the 'angularis' , angled; for the sterns. (Cissus)
Mexican state of Queretaro. (Stenocereus, quinquecostatus Lat. 'quinque', five; and Lat.
Yucca) 'costatus " ribbed; for the five-angled
quevae For Prof. Charles Queva (fl. 1894), branches. (Euphorbia)
French botanist at Dijon University. (Se- quinquelobatus Lat. 'quinque', five; and Lat.
dum) 'lobatus', lobed; for the leaf shape. tPelar-
quevedonis For Miguel A. de Quevedo (1862- gonium)
1946), Mexican astronomer, meteorologist, quintus Lat., the fifth one; because it was the
later engineer and then conservationist fifth variety of H. scabra. (Huernia)
("Apostle of the Tree"). (Stenocereus) quipa From the local vemacular name "Qui-
quezaltecus For the occurrence in Dept. pa" for several opuntioid taxa in NE Brazil.
Quezaltenango, Guatemala. (Disocactus) (Tacinga)
Quiabentia From the local vemacular name quisqueyanus For the occurrence on the is-
"Quiabento" for the plants in Brazil. (Cacta- land of Quisqueya, Dominican Republic.
ceae) (Pereskia)
quicheensis For the occurrence in Provo Qui- quitensis For the occurrence near Quito, Ecu-
che, Guatemala. (Furcraea) ador. (Echeveria, Opuntia)
quimilo From the local vemacular name for
the plants in N Argentina. (Opuntia)
199 ratticaudatus

R ramentaceus Lat., covered in chaffy scales;

application obscure. (Sedum)
ramiglans Lat. 'ramus', branch; and Lat.
'glans', gland; for the branched cyathial
rabaiensis For the occurrence at the Rabai glands. (Euphorbia)
Hills, Kenya. (A loe ) ramillosus From the Dirn. of Lat. 'ramus ' ,
Rabiea For Mr. W. A. Rabie (tL 1930), priest branch; and Lat. '-osus ', full of; for the sim-
and plant collector in the then Oranje Free ilarity of the dense spination to small bun-
State, RSA. (Aizoaceae) dles of dried twigs. (Coryphantha)
rabiei As above. (Phyllobolus) ramnadensis For the occurrence in the Ram-
rabiesbergensis For the occurrence at Rabie's nad Distr. of Madras State, India. (Jatropha
Berg, Langeberg area, Western Cape, RSA. villosa var.)
(Lampranthus) ramosissimus Superl. of Lat. 'ramosus' ,
racemosus Lat., racemose; for the inflores- branched. (Aloe, Brachystelma, Cylindro-
cence. (Echeveria, Tylecodon) puntia, Drosanthemum, Euphorbia pillansii
radians Lat., radiate, like the spokes of a var., Portulaca)
wheel; (1) for the spination. (Coryphantha ) ramosus Lat., branched; (1) for the growth
- (2) for the spreading coloured bracts. (Eu- form. (Adromischus umbraticola ssp., Bulb-
phorbia) - (3) for the spreading corolla ine, Erepsia, Euphorbia monteiri ssp., Ha-
lobes. (Echidnopsis) worthia cymbiformis var., Pachypodium
radiatus Lat., radiate, like the spokes of a lamerei var., Portulaca, Quaqua ) - (2) for
wheel; (1) for the arrangement of the corolla
the branched cymes. (Euphorbia heptagona
lobes. (Quaqua) - (2) for the arrangement
var.)
of the corona lobes. (Cynanchum) - (3) for
ramulosus Lat., with many small branches
the stellately spreading follicles. (Sedum)
(from the Dirn. of Lat. 'ramus', branch).
radicans Lat., rooting; for the creeping and
(Dicrocaulon, Euphorbia , Pseudorhipsalis)
rooting sterns. (Aeschynanthus, Ceropegia ,
rangeanus For Dr. Paul Range (1879-1952),
Crassula pubescens ssp., Prenia, Ruschia,
German geologist emigrating to Namibia,
Senecio)
and keen naturalist. (Orbea maculata ssp.,
radicosus Lat., with many roots (from Lat.
Tetragonia)
'radix', root). (Rosularia)
radlii For Florian Radl (fl. 1896), head gar- rapaceus Lat., turnip-like (from Lat. 'rapa' ,
dener for the firm of Haage & Schmidt, Er- beetroot, rape); for the thick tuber. tCaulip-
furt, Germany. (xGasteraloe) solon, Pelargonium)
radula Lat., rasp; for the roughly papillate Raphionacme Gr. 'r[h]apys, r[h]aphys', beet-
leaves. (Brunsvigia, Haworthia attenuata root; or Gr. 'rhaphys', needle; and Gr.
var.) 'akme', sharpness, cutting edge; application
radulifolius Lat. 'radula', rasp; and Lat. '-fol- obscure. (Asclepiadaceae)
ius' , -leaved; for the rough leaves. (Pelargo- rariflorus Lat. 'rarus' , rare; and Lat. '<florus',
nium) -flowered; for the weIl separated flowers in
raffillii For Charles P. Raffill (1876-1951), terminal and lateral cymes. (Rus chia)
without further data. (Sansevieria) rarus Lat., rare; for the restricted distribution
ragonesei For Arturo E. Ragonese (* 1909), range. (Marsdenia )
Argentinian botanist. (Gymnocalycium, Ha- rastrerus From Span. 'ra strero', crawling
losicyos, Portulaca) (from Lat. 'rastrere' , to scrape); for the
rakotozafyi For Armand Rakotozafy (fl. growth habit. (Opuntia)
1984), botanist at the herbarium of Tsim- ratticaudatus MLat. 'rattus', rat; and Lat.
bazaza, Madagascar. (Euphorbia cremersii 'caudatus', with a tail; for the very long in-
var.) florescences. (Peperomia)
rattrayi 200

rattrayi For George Rattray (1872-1941 ), rechensis For the occurrence near the village
Scotti sh teacher and naturalist in RSA. of Ana Rech , Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
(Crassula pubescens ssp.) (Parodia)
ratus Lat., fixed, settled; because the generic rechingeri For Prof. Karl H. Rechinger (fit.)
position was uncertain before the taxon was (1906-1998), Austrian botanist at Vienna,
described . (Conophytum) and editor of 'Flora Iranica' . (Othonna, Pro-
Rauhia For Wemer Rauh (1913-2000), Ger- metheum ) - (2) Unresolved . (Kalanchoe)
man botani st in Heidelberg, and specialist reclinatus Lat., bent down, reclined; for the
on Madagascan succulents. (Amary llida- spreading decumbent habit. (Euphorbia)
ceae) reconditus Lat., hidden ; for the habitat. (Co-
rauhianus As above. (Cynanchum ) nophytum, Eriosyce, Huernia )
rauhii As above. (Aloe, Armatocereus, Cono - recticaulis Lat. 'rectus' , straight; and Lat.
phytum uviforme ssp., Pachypodium, Peres- 'caulis' , stern. (Rhodiola)
kia horrida ssp., Weberbauerocereus) rectiramus Lat. 'rectu s', straight; and Lat. 'ra-
Rauhocereus For Wemer Rauh (1913-2000), mus ', branch. (Euphorbia)
German botanist in Heidelberg, and special- rectispinus Lat. 'rectus', straight; and Lat.
ist on Madagascan succulents; and Cereus, '-spinus', -spined. (Echinocereus f endleri
a genus of columnar cacti. (Cactaceae) ssp., Ferocactus emoryi ssp., Stenocactus)
rauschii For Walter Rausch (* 1928), Austrian recurvatus Lat., curved backwards; (1) for the
cactus speciali st and traveller in South arrangement of the leaves. (Beaucarnea) -
America. (Gymnoca lyciu m) (2) for the recurved leaves of the plants
rawlinsonii For S. I. Rawlinson, collector and from the type locality. (Echeve ria) - (3) for
grower of succulents in RSA. (Gasteria) the disposition of the scales covering the
raymondii For Dr. Raymond Harnet (1890- leaves. (Avonia) - (4) for the arrangement
1972), French physician and botani st in of the spines. (Coryphantha, Cumulopuntia )
Paris, and Crassulaceae specialist. (Sedum) - (5) for the disposition of the petals. (Bra-
rayonesensis For the occurrence in the valley chystelma) - (6) for the disposition of the
of Rayone s, Nuevo Le ön, Mexico . (Echino- corolla lobes. (Ceropegia)
cereus) recurvifolius Lat. 'recurvus' , recurved; and
razafindratsirae For Alfred Razafindratsira Lat. '-folius', -leaved . (Yucca)
(fl. 2001), Madagascan plant collector and recurvispinus Lat. 'recurvus' , recurved; and
owner of a succulent plant nursery. (Eu- Lat. '- spinus', -spined. (Anthorrhiza)
phorbia) recurvus Lat., recurved; (1) for the leaf tips.
razafinjohanii For Monsieur Razafinjohany (Ruschia) - (2) for the calyx lobes. (Lampr-
(fl. 1955), artist at the botanical garden of anthu s) - (3) for the petal tips. (Villadia)
Tsimbazaza, Madagascar. (Euphorbia) redactus Lat., reduced ; (1) for the smaller size
reae For Julio Rea (ft. 1957), Bolivian agron- of the plants . (Aloe ciliaris var.) - (2) for
omist. (Cleistocac tus) the reduced number of petals and fertile sta-
rebmannii For Prof. Norbert Rebmann (ft. mens. (Pelargonium)
1993, 2002), French university teacher and reddii For Dr. V. B. Reddi (ft. 1994) of East
Aloe enthu siast. (Aloe) London , RSA. (Hawo rthia cymbiformis
Reb utia For Pierre Rebut (1830-1 898), var.)
French vine-grower and owner of a succu- red imitus Lat., girdled; for the operculum of
lent plant nursery in Chazay d' Azergue s the fruits, which are nearly ftat and whose
near Lyon . (Cactaceae) edges are prolonged into a number of teeth
rebutii As above. (x Gasteraloe) forming a star-like crown . (Zaleya)
rechbergeri For Bruno Rechberger (ft. 2002), redivivus Lat., reviving from the dry state, liv-
Swiss succulent plant enthusiast in Zürich. ing again ; because herbarium specimens
(Uncarina leandrii var.) started to grow again . (Lewisia)
201 resiliens

reduncispinus Lat. 'reduneus', eurved or bent (RSA) 1875-1880. (Aeollanthus, Coccinia,

baekwards; and Lat. '-spinus', -spined; for Dioscorea sylvatica var., Plectranthus, Plin-
the spination. (Coryphantha) thus)
reduplicatus Lat., reduplieate, double; for the rehneltianus For F. Rehnelt (fl. 1920), Ger-
leaves folded lengthwise. (Tetragonia) man succulent plant enthusiast. (Hereroa)
reenensis For the occurrence at the Van reichenbachii For Friedrich Reichenbach (fl.
Reenens Pass, KwaZulu-Natal, RSA. (Aspi- 1842), Gerrnan engineer from Dresden , col-
donepsis) lected cacti in Mexieo. (Echinocereus)
reflexipetalus Lat. 'reflexus' , reflexed; and reinwardtii For Prof. Dr. Caspar G. C. Rein-
Lat. 'petalum', petal; for the reflexed upper wardt (1773-1854), Gerrnan botanist and
petals . (Pelargonium) professor of chemistry, pharmacy and natu-
reflexispinus Lat. 'reflexus', reflexed; and Lat. ral history in Holland, founder of the Botan-
'-spinus',-spined; for the spines directed ical Garden Buitenzorg, Java, collected in
backwards. (Grusonia) RSA in 1816. (Haworthia)
reflexus Lat., reflexed; (1) for the reflexed tu- reitzii For F. W. Reitz (fl. 1937), without fur-
bercles on the stern. (Monadenium) - (2) for ther data. (Aloe)
the leaves. (Lenophyllum) - (3) for the rekoi Nach Dr. Blas P. Reko (1876-1953),
lower and upper lips of the flowers. (Plec- Gerrnan (?) ethnobotanist in Mexico. (Mam-
tranthus) millaria)
refractus Lat., curved back; application ob- remotus Lat., remote, distant; (1) for the dis-
seure . (Adenia)
tribution. (Stapelia) - (2) application ob-
regalis Lat., royal ; for the very attractive
scure. (Brachystelma , Parakeelya)
flowers. (Cephalophyllum, Conophytum)
reniformis Lat., kidney-shaped; for the leaf
regelii For Dr. Eduard A. von Regel (1815-
shape. tCissus, Pelargonium, Sedum)
1892); Gerrnan botanist, 1842-1855 head
renneyi For C. Amold Renney (* 1925), Eng-
gardener at the Botanical Garden Zürich,
lish chartered secretary and sueculent plant
then at the Imperial Botanic Gardens St. Pe-
hobbyist, resident in Nairobi (Kenya) since
tersburg and from 1875 its director. (Har-
1955, who first recognized the taxon as un-
risia pomanensis ssp.)
described. (Monadenium)
reginae Gen. of Lat. 'regina', queen; for the
superior appearance of the plant. (Rosula- repandus Lat., repand, with slightly uneven
ria, Schlumbergera) and wavy margins; (1) for the ribs. (Cereus)
- (2) for the leaves . (Adenia)
reginae-amaliae Gen. of Lat. 'regina', queen;
and for Amalia von Oldenburg (1818- repens Lat., creeping. (Aloe andongensis var.,
1875), Queen of Greece and wife of King Callisia, Cissus, Delosperma, Echidnopsis,
Otto of Greece . (Sempervivum marmoreum Huernia volkartii var., Opuntia)
ssp.) reppenhagenii For Wemer Reppenhagen
regis-jubae Gen . of Lat. 'Rex Juba', King (1911-1996), Austrian cactus collector, cac-
Juba of Mauritania, who gave the name Eu- tus nursery owner and Mammillaria special -
phorbia to the genus. (Euphorbia) ist. (Ferocactus alamosanus ssp., Mammil-
regius Lat., king-like; because this was "the laria albilanata ssp.)
most striking species of the whoie genus" at reptans Lat., creeping; for the growth form.
the time of description. (Glottiphyllum) (Euphorbia , Lampranthus, Sedum)
regnellii For Dr. Anders F. Regnell (1807- resedolens Lat. 'olens', smelling; and for the
1884), Swedish physician and botanist, set- genus Reseda ("Mignonette", Resedaceae);
tled 1840 in Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Lepis- for the pleaseantly scented flowers. (Stoma-
mium houlletianum fa.) tium)
rehmannii For Dr. Anton Rehmann (1840- resiliens Lat., springing back; for the corolla
1917), Austrian botanist and cartographer lobes, which are more reflexed than in other
collecting in the then Natal and Transvaal taxa of the genus. (Sarcostemma)
resinifer 202

resinifer Lat. 'resina', aromatic resin; and Lat. 1905), French botanical collector, settled in
'-fer, -fera, -ferum ', -carrying; for the "Gum Texas 1856. (Yucca)
Euphorbium" which was used medicinall y revolutifolius Lat. ' revolutus', revolute, rolled
as a drug. (Euphorbia) back; and Lat. '- folius', -leaved . (Ses uvium)
restioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for the revolutus Lat., revolute, rolled back; (1) for
genus Restio (Restionaceae). (Asp idoglos- the leaves. (Ag ave) - (2) for the leaf mar-
sum) gins. (Hoya) - (3) for the corolla lobes.
restitutus Lat., re-established; for the con- (Tromotriche)
fused identification preceeding the publica- rex Lat., King; for the outstanding size and
tion of this taxon as a distinct species. (Eu- colour of the plants. (Conophytum herrean-
phorbia) thus ssp.)
restrictus Lat., restricted ; for the small size reynoldsii For Dr. Gilbert W. Reynolds (1895
and the restricted range. (Euphorbia) -1967), Australian optometrist, emigrated to
resurgens Lat., reappairing; for the annually RSA in 1902, Alo e specialist. (Alo e, Delo -
deciduous growth from a tuberou s root- spe rma)
stock. (Phyllobolus) rhabdodes Gr. 'rhabdos', rod or wand ; per-
reticulatus Lat., reticul ate, networked ; (1) for haps for the rod-like sterns when leaftess.
the patteming of the sterns. (Pterocactus) - (Euphorbia)
(2) for the patteming of the leaves. (Hawor- rhabdophyllus Gr. 'rhabdos' , rod or wand ;
thia ) - (3) for the branched persistent infto- and Gr. 'phyllon" leaf; for the shape of the
rescences . (Tylecodon) - (4) probabl y for leaves. (Dracaena)
the coloration of the corolla. (Huernia) - rhacodes Gr., tom , ragged , tattered ; for the
(5) for the patteming of the seed testa. (Pa- ragged gynostegium head. (Stathmostelma)
rakeelya ) Rhadamanthus For Rhad amanthus, the son
retrofractus Lat. 'retro', backwards; and Lat. of Zeus and Europa, and brother of Mino s.
'fractus', broken (from Lat. 'frangere' , to (Hyacinthaceae)
break); application obscure . (Othonna) Rhinephyllum Gr. 'rhine', file, rasp; and Gr.
retrorsus Lat., tumed backwards; (1) for the 'phyllon' , leaf; for the rough leaf surface.
arrangement of the spines on the sterns. (Aizoac eae)
(Opuntia ana cantha var.) - (2) application Rhipsalis From Gr. 'rhips', willow twig, wick-
obscure. (Othonna ) erwork; for the tangled thin sterns. (Cacta-
retrospiciens Lat., looking back ; for the orien- ceae )
tation of the buds and ftowers. (Aloe) rhizomatosus Lat., rhizomatous; for the
retrospinus Lat. 'retro-', backwards, and Lat. growth habit. (Euphorbia cuneneana ssp.)
'-spinus' , -spined; for the orientation of the rhizophorus Gr. 'rhiza', root ; and Gr.
spines. (Euphorbia) '-phoros' , carrying; for the growth habit.
retroversus Lat. 'retro', backwards; and Lat. (Monadenium)
' versus', tumed in the direction of; for the rhodacanthus Gr. 'rhodos' rose-red ; and Gr.
leaves of the second leaf pair that lie ftat on 'akantha', spine, thom; (1) for the spination.
the ground. (Diplosoma) (Denmoza) - (2) for the red leaf marginal
retusus Lat., rounded with a slightly notched teeth. (Agave)
tip, retuse ; (1) for the flat-topped rosettes. rhodanthus Gr. 'rhodos' rose-red ; and Gr.
(Anacampseros) - (2) for the notched leaf- 'anthos' , ftower. (A rroj adoa, Ferocactus
tip. (Gasteria carinata var., Haworthia, Ho- echidne var., Mammillaria, Rhodiola)
ya, Pedilanthus tithymaloide s ssp., Sedum rhodesiacus For the occurrence in the former
obtusatum ssp., Sedum , Tetragonia ) - (3) Southem Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). (Eu-
for the tubercles of the plant bodies. (A rio- phorbia confinalis ssp., Orbea caudata ssp.)
carp us, Coryphantha ) rhodesianus As above. (Alo e, Portulaca, San-
reverchonii For Julien Reverchon (1834- sevieria)
203 riosaniensis

rhodesicus As above. (Aspidoglossum, Avo- richardsiae For Mrs. H. Mary Richards (1885
nia, Crassula) -1977), British botanica1 collector, esp . in
Rhodiola Gr. 'rhodon', rose; and Lat. Dirn . Zambia and Tanzania, resident in East Afri-
suffix ' -io1a' ; the roots have the scent of ca 1952-1974. (Aloe, Euphorbia)
roses. (Crassulaceae) richardsii For David ("Dave") J. Richards
rhodocarpus Gr. 'rhodos' rose-red; and Gr. (*1925), Zimbabwean engineer with the
'karpos' , fruit. (Sedum) Department of Works, City of Salisbury /
Rhodocodon Gr. 'rhodos' rose-red; and Gr. Harare, succu1ent plant enthusiast and seed
'kodon' , bell; for the bell-shaped rose-red bank organizer for the Aloe, Cactus & Suc -
flowers of the type species. (Hyacinthaceae) cu1ent Society of Zimbabwe, and who often
rhodotrichus Gr. 'rhodos' rose-red; and Gr. accompanied the discoverer of the plant, R.
'thrix, trichos', hair; for the hairs on the Peckover, on fie1d trips in Zimbabwe. (Bra-
flower tube. (Echinopsis) chystelma)
rhombeus Lat ., diamond-shaped, rhombic, Richtersveldia For the occurrence in the
lozenge-shaped; for the leaf shape. (Pepero- Richtersve1d, Northern Cape, RSA. (Ascle-
mia) piadaceae)
rhombifolius Lat. 'rhombus' , rhombus, 10z- rigens Lat., rigid; (1) for the sterns. (Ruschia)
enge; and Lat. '<folius', -Ieaved. tDischidia; - (2) for the 1eaves. (Aloe)
Euphorbia) rigidicaulis Lat. 'rigidus', rigid, stiff; and Lat.
rhomboideus Lat., rhomboid, lozenge- 'caulis', stern. (Ruschia)
shaped; for the leaf shape. (Rhombophyl- rigidiflorus Lat. , rigid, stiff; and Lat. '-florus',
lum) -flowered. (Dudleya)
Rhombophyllum Gr. 'rhornbos', rhombus, rigidissimus Comp. of Lat. 'rigidus', rigid ,
lozenge; and Gr. 'phyllon' , leaf; for the leaf stiff; for the spination. (Echinocereus)
rigidus Lat ., rigid, stiff; (1) for the branches.
shape. (Aizoaceae)
(Cephalophyllum, Galenia, Sceletium) - (2)
rhombopilosus Lat. 'rhombus', rhornbic, loz-
perhaps for the thick woody sterns. (Dud-
enge-shaped; and Lat. 'pilosus' , hairy; for
leya) - (3) for the stiff young branches. (Ru-
the 1eaf shape and indumentum. (Kalan-
schia) - (4) for the 1eaves. iBeschameria,
choe)
Yucca) - (5) application obscure. (Aizoon)
rhopalophyllus Gr. ' rhopalon' , club; and Gr.
rileyi For Laurence A. M. Riley (1888-1928),
'phyllon', 1eaf; for the club-shaped 1eaves.
British botanist, volunteer worker at Kew.
(Bulbine , Fenestraria)
(Opuntia) - (2) For Mr. A. W. Riley (fl.
rhynchocalyptra Gr. 'rhynchos', beaked; and
1959), farmer in the Pietersburg Distr., for-
Gr. 'kalyptra', covering, wornan's hat ; for
mer Transvaa1, RSA. (Delosperma)
the persistent stigma on the operculum of
rinconensis For the occurrence near La Rin-
the fruit . (Trianth ema) conada, Nuevo Leön, Mexico. (Thelocactus)
Rhytidocaulon Gr. 'rhytidos', wrinkle, fold ; ringens Lat., gaping; (1) for the 1arge gap be-
and Gr. 'kaulos', stern ; for the scu1ptured tween the leaves of a pair. (Argyroderma ,
sterns. (Asclepiadaceae) Carruanthus) - (2) for the gaping corolla
ricardianus For Richard Grässner (1875- tips . (Ceropegia)
1942), German cactus hobbyist and nursery- Riocreuxia For A1fred Riocreux (1820-1912),
man in Perleberg near Berlin. (Conophy- French botanica1 artist. (Asclepiadaceae)
tum) riojensis For the occurrence near the city of
richardianus For Dr. Richard Barad (1952- La Rioja, Provo La Rioja, Argentina. (Gym -
1985), US-American physician and tragi- nocalycium)
cally deceased son of the US-American suc- riomajensis For the occurrence at the Rio Ma-
cu1ent plant enthusiast Gera1d Barad, who jes, Dept. Arequipa, Peru . (Armato cereus)
discovered the taxon. (Rhytidocaulon) riosaniensis For the occurrence in the valley
rioverdensis 204

of the Rio Safia, Dept. Lambayeque, Peru . robertsianus Perhaps for Austin Roberts
(Rauhoce reus) (1883-1948), naturalist in RSA. (Turbina) -
rioverdensis For the occurrence near the city (2) For Kate Roberts (fl 1936), on whose
of Rioverde, San Lui s Poto sf, Mexico. (Tur- ranch the original material was collected.
binicarpus) (Sedum)
riparius Lat., pertaining to a stream bank robinsonii For Prof. Dr. Benjamin L. Robin-
(from Lat. 'ripa', shore); erroneously ap- son (1864-1935 ), US-American botanist at
plied as the taxon does not grow at such the Gray Herbarium, Cambridge, and 1899-
places. (Tetradenia) 1935 Asa Gray Professor of systematic
ritchiei For Capt. Archie T. A. Ritchie (t botany. (Opuntia) - (2) For Mr. Robinson
1962), British zoologist and army officer, (ft. 1984), who brought living plants into
professional soldier for several years, then cultivation. (Euphorbia decaryi var.)
lived in Kenya from 1920, becoming Chief robivelonae For Mme. Adrienne Robivelo (ft.
Game Warden for Kenya 1924-1948, estab- 1994), Madagascan ethnobotanist in Lyon
lished the Kenya National Parks. (Monade- and later Colmar. (Ceropegia , Euphorbia)
nium) roborensis For the occurrrence at Robore,
ritteri For Friedrich Ritter (1898-1989), Ger- Provo Chiquitos, Dept. Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
man geologist and self-taught botanist, ex- (Opuntia)
plorer and traveller esp. in South America, robustior Comp. of Lat. 'robustus', robust; i.e.
and cactus specialist. (Az tekium, Cleistocac- more robust. (Pediocactus simpsonii var.)
tus, Espostoa, Eulychnia , Matu cana , Melo- robustispinus Lat. ' robustus' , robust, firm,
cactus violaceus ssp., Opuntia , Oreocereus , hard; and Lat. '- spinu s', -spined; for the
Parodia, Rebutia) spination. (Coryphantha )
ritterianus As above . (Gymnocalycium ) robustus Lat. , robust, firm, hard ; (1) for the
rivae For Dr. Domenico Riva (± 1856-1895), general appearance. (Cheiridopsis, Crassula
Italian botanist, collected in NE Africa dur- tetragona ssp ., Feroca ctus, Huernia hislopii
ing the expedition by Prince Ruspoli in ssp., Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus ssp.,
1892-1894, unable to overcome the shock Sansevieria) - (2) for the habit. (Delosper-
of Ruspoli's death in Ethiopia, committed ma, Euphorbia richardsia e ssp., Gymnoca-
suicide after return to Italy. (Aloe, Euphor- lycium, Kalanchoe , Opuntia, Ruschia, Tet-
bia, Sesamothamnus) ragonia) - (3) for the robust spination.
riviere-de-caraltii For Fernando Riviere de (Eriosyce curvi spina var., Euphorbia tenui-
Caralt (1904-1992), Spanish industrialist, spinosa var.)
grower of succulents and owner of the pri- roczekii For Mr. Bernd Roczek (ft. 2002),
vate botanical garden "Pinya de Rosa". German cactus collector. (Mammillaria sab-
(Echinopsis) oae ssp.)
rivierei As above. (Aloe ) rodentiophilus Lat. 'rodentia', rodents; and
roanianus For Mr. H. Michael Roan (1909- Gr. 'philos" friend ; because the fruits are
2003), English busine ssman and succulent eaten by rodents. (Eriosyce )
plant collector and one of the founders of rodolfi For Rodolfo Martfnez Gallegos (fl .
the National Cactus and Succulent Society, 2000), son of the Mexican botanist lose G.
UK. (Adromischu s) Martfnez- Ävalos. (Echeveria)
robbinsorum For lames A. Robbins (fl. 1976) rodwayi For Mr. F. A. Rodway (ft. 1907),
and his sons limmy and lohn, who first dis- without further data . (Gunniopsis )
covered the taxon. (Escobaria) roemeri For Dr. Richard C. Römer (ft. 2002),
robecchii For the Italian engineer Robecchi- German cactus collector. (Mammillaria)
Bricchetti who collected in Ethiopia and So- roemerianus As above . (Echino cereus adus-
malia during three journeys 1889 to 1891. tus ssp .)
(Euphorbia) roeoeslianus For Walter Röösli (ft. 2002),
205 rostellus

Swiss succulent plant enthusiast in Zürich roseanus For Dr. Joseph N. Rose (1862-
specializing in Madagascar plants. tUncari- 1928), US-American botanist in Washing-
na) ton D.C. and eminent specialist on Cacta-
roezlii For Benedict Roezl (1824-1885), Bo- ceae and American Crassulaceae. (Achar-
hemian horticulturist and seedsmen, collect- agma, Agave sobria ssp., Kalanchoe) - (2)
ing in North and South America between For Mr. Henri Rose (fl. 1962), curator at the
1854 and 1875. (Cleistocactus) Gardens of the Paris Natural History Mu-
rogersiae For Bertha Rogers (fl. 1928), who seum. (Euphorbia milii var.)
collected the type specimen. iTrichodiad- rosei For Dr. Joseph N. Rose (1862-1928),
ema) US-American botanist in Washington D.C.
rogersii For Frederick A. Rogers (1876- and eminent specialist on Cactaceae and
1944), English missionary and amateur bot- American Crassulaceae. (Agave, Penioce-
anist, lived in RSA from 1904. (Crassula, reus, Weberocereus)
Delosperma , Orbea , Sterculia) roseiflorus Lat. 'roseus' , rose-red; and Lat.
roggeveldii For the occurrence in the Rogge- '-florus' , -flowered. (Cereu s, Cleisto cactus,
veld in the Northern Cape, RSA. (Crassula) Neoraimondia arequipensis ssp.)
rolandi-bonapartel For Prince Roland Bona- roseiglandulosus Lat. 'roseus' , rose-red; and
parte (1858-1924), French botanist and fern Lat. 'glandulosus', glandular; for the pubes-
specialist, second brother of Napoleon I. cence of the leaves. (Cyphostemma)
(Kalanchoe) roseoalbus Lat. 'roseus', rose-red; and Lat.
rolfii For Rolf Rawe (tl. 1970s, 1980s), Ger- 'albus' , white; for the spine colours. (Mam-
man succulent plant enthusiast and Cono- millariai
phytum specialist in RSA. (Conophytum ob- roseolus Lat., pink, pale rose; for the petal
cordellum ssp.)
colour. (Antimima)
roseopurpureus Lat. 'roseus', rose-red; and
ronaldii For Mr. Ronald (fl. 1932), without
Lat. 'purpureus', purple; for the flower col-
further data. (Stomatium)
our. (Delosperma)
rondonianus For Cändido M. da Silva Ron-
roseus Lat., rose-like; (1) for the rose-like
don (1865-1958), Brazilian explorer, army
scent of the roots. (Rhodiola) - (2) for the
major, and founder of the "Indian Protection
flower colour. (Alo e divaricata var., Aloe,
Service", and natural history specimen col-
Cylindropuntia, Hatiora, Huernia , Lampr-
lector. (Arthrocereus)
anthu s, Leipoldtia, Mitrophyllum, Phyllobo-
roodiae For Mrs. Petrusa Benjamina Rood
lus, Tetragonia) - (3) for the rose-coloured
(1861-1946), South African housewife and inflorescences. (Cistanthe, Echeveria)
active plant collector. (Conophytum , Van- rossianus For Georg Ross (1887-1963), Ger-
heerdea)
man horticulturist and owner of a cactus
rooneyi For the occurrence at Rooney's Place, nursery in Bad Krotzingen. (Cumulopuntia)
Big Bend region, Texas, USA. (Opuntia) rossii For Mr. Ross (fl. 1820) of Stoke New-
roridus Lat., covered with dew droplets; for ington, London, who provided Haworth
the droplets produced by extrafloral nec- with seeds. (Carpobrotus) - (2) For Georg
taries on the inflorescences. (Sansevieria) Ross (1887-1963), German horticulturi st
rosae For Rösli Uebelmann (* 1921), wife of and owner of a cactus nursery in Bad Krotz-
the Swiss cactus nurseryman Werner Uebel- ingen. (Echinopsis pugionacantha ssp.) -
mann. (Pilosocereus fulvilanatus ssp.) - (2) (3) For Erich Ross (fl. 1960), sponsor of
For Rosa Till (* 1926), wife of the Austrian Madagascar botany in Heidelberg. (Cynan-
cactus specialist Hans Till. (Gymnocalyci- chum, Euphorbia)
um) rostellus Lat. 'rostellum' , small beak; (1) for
rosaricus For the occurrence near EI Rosario, the leaf shape. (Ruschia) - (2) for shape of
Baja Califomia, Mexico. iCylindropuntia the pairs of closely appressed leaves. (Ce-
californica var.) phalophyllum)
rosthornianus 206

rosthornianus For the German botanieal col- British botanist and physician, eolleeting
leetor Baron von Rosthorn (fl . 1900). (Se- extensive1y in India. (Euphorbia)
dum ) ruamahanga For the oeeurrenee at the Rua-
rostratus Lat., beaked; (1) for the shape of the mahanga River, New Zealand. (Crassula)
flower buds. (Nolana) - (2) for the fruit rubellus Lat., reddish; (1) for the red eolour-
shape. iMomordica. Yucca) - (3) perhaps ing of all plant parts. (Monadenium) - (2)
for the leaf tips. (Chei ridops is) for the red leaf eolour. (Crassula atropur-
Rosularia Lat. 'rosula' , a small rose; beeause purea var.) - (3) for the eolour of the ey-
the leaves are arranged in a rosette. (Crassu- athophylls. (Euph orbia ) - (4) for the eorol-
laceae) la. (Brachystelma, Kalanchoe)
rosularis Lat., with a rosette. (Sedum longip es rubens Lat., beeoming red; (1) for the 1eaf
ssp.) eolour. (Sedum) - (2) for the flower eolour.
rosulatobulbosus Lat. 'rosulatus', with a ro- (Dudleya)
sette; and Lat. 'bulbosus' , bulbous; for the ruber Lat., red; (1 ) for the leaves. (Crassula
axillary bulbils. (Sedum) setulosa var., Gunniopsis) - (2) for the red-
rosulatus Lat., rosetted, rosulate, with a ro- dish 1eaves and infloreseenees. (Synadenium
sette (from Lat. 'rosula', a small rose). (Alo- compac tum var.) - (3) for the flower eolour.
inop sis, Pachypodium , Rosularia) (Astridia, Huemia)
rosynensis For the oeeurrenee on the Rosyn- rubescens Lat., beeoming red, reddening ; for
tjieberg Mts., Northem Cape, RSA. (Cono- the eolour of the stern segments. (Consolea)
phytum taylorianum ssp.) rubiginosus Lat., rusty-red; for the flower eol-
rotundatus Lat., rounded; for the globose our. (Pelargonium, Schizogloss um , Stapelia )
flowers. (Rhodoco don) rubineus Lat., ruby-red; (1) for the reddish
rotundifolius Lat. 'rotundus' , round; and Lat. 1eaves. (Crassula siebe riana ssp.) - (2) for
'-folius', -leaved. (Cissus, Kalanchoe, Mon- the eolour of the base of the perianth seg-
adenium letestuanum var., Monadenium ments. (Selenicereus)
pudibundum var., Peperomia , Pereskiopsis, rubispinus Ineorreetly formed eompound
Portulaca, Solenostemon ) from Lat. 'rubineu s' , ruby-red; and Lat.
rourkei For Dr. John P. Rourke (*1942), '-spinus', -spined. tEchinocereus rigidissi-
South Afriean botanist and eurator of the mus ssp.)
Compton Herbarium, Kirstenboseh. (Doro - rubricaulis Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum', red;
theanthus) and Lat. 'eaulis', stern. (Crassula, Portul -
rouxii For C. H. D. Roux (fl. 1935), eolleeted aca, Rus chia)
plants (esp. Mesembs) for L. Bolus. (Rhine- rubriftorus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum', red;
phyllum, Stomatium ) and Lat. '-florus', -flowered. (Conophytum
rowlandii For Lt. Col. Rowland Jones, 1949 ricardianum ssp., Cyps elea, Poellnitziai
in eharge of the northem seetion of Kruger rubrimarginatus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum' ,
National Park, RSA. (Euphorbia) red; and Lat. 'marginatus', margined; (1) for
rowleyanus For Gordon D. Row1ey (*1921 ), the leaf margins. (Echeve ria) - (2) for the
English botanist at Reading University and eolouring of the neetary glands. (Euphor-
widely known sueeulent plant speeia1ist and bia)
author. (Senecio) rubriseminalis Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum ',
roxburghianus For Dr. William Roxburgh red; and Lat. 'semen', seed. (Euphorbia)
(1751-1815), British botanist and physician rubrispinosus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum ', red;
with the East India Company. (Sansevieria) and Lat. 'spinosus', spiny, thomy. (Euphor-
royenii For Dr. Adriaan van Royen (1704- bia )
1779), Duteh botanist and physieian in Lei- rubrocoronatus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum',
den. (Pilosocereus) red; and Lat. 'eoronatu s', erowned; for the
royleanus For John F. Roy1e (1798-1858), often purple-red filaments. (Epiphyllum )
207 rupicola

rubrogemmius Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum ', ist (amongst many other groups) on orchids.
red; and Lat. 'gemma' , bud; for the colour (Crassula, Euphorbia)
of the flower buds. (Opuntia viridi rubra ruedebuschii For Mr. Rüdebusch (fl. 1927),
ssp.) farmer on Farm Vahldom, S of Warmbad,
rubroglandulosus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum', Namibia, on whose farm the German botan-
red; and Lat. 'glandulosus', glandular; for ist Kurt Dinter was guest during several vis-
the glandular hairs covering various plant its. (Schwantesia)
parts. (Cyphostemma) rufeseens Lat., becoming reddish; for the pur-
rubrograndis Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum', red; plish lower face of the leaves. (Anacampse-
and Lat. 'grandis', large; for the large red ros)
flowers. tMammillaria melanocentra ssp.) ruffingianus For Dr. E. Ruffing (fl. 1999),
rubrolineatus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum ', red; German physician working for several years
and Lat. 'lineatus', striped; (1) for the mark- in ProvoToliara, Madagascar. (Aloe)
ings on top of the fused leaf pair. (Conoph y- ruficeps Lat. 'rufus', reddish; and Lat. '-ceps ',
tum) - (2) for the flower colour. (Aeonium headed; for the reddish cephalia. (Espo stoa)
arboreum var., Aloinopsis) rufidus Lat., becoming reddish ; for the colour
rubroluteus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum', red; of the glochids. (Opuntia)
and Lat. 'luteus' , saffron-yellow; (1) for the rufus Lat., reddish; for the flower colour. (Sta-
flower colour. (Echidnopsis) - (2) for the pelia)
colour of the filaments. (Lampranthus) rugosiftorus Lat. 'rugosus', rugose, wrinkled ;
rubropunctatus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum ', and Lat. '-florus' , -flowered; for the wrin-
red; and Lat. 'punctatus' , dotted; for the red kled surface of the nectary glands. (Euphor-
gland-dot s on calyx and vegetative parts. bia)
(Plectranthus) rugosifolius Lat. 'rugosus', rugose , wrinkled;
rubrostipus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum ', red; and Lat. '-folius', -leaved; for the leaf sur-
face. (Aloe)
and Lat. 'stipes', trunk. (Adansonia)
rugospermus Lat. 'rugosus' , rugose, wrin-
rubrotinctus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum', red;
kled; and Gr. 'sperma' , seed. (Talinum)
and Lat. 'tinctus' , coloured, dyed; for the
rugosquamosus Lat. 'ruga', wrinkle ; and Lat.
colour of leaves and sepals. (Sedum)
'squamosus', scaly; for the upper leaf sur-
rubrovenosus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum ', red;
face. (Aloe compressa var.)
and Lat. 'venosus', veined; for the reddish
rugosus Lat., wrinkled; (1) for the roughnes s
striations on the leaves. (Tylecodon)
of the dry sterns. (Sedum multicaule ssp.) -
rubroviolaceus Lat. 'ruber, rubra, rubrum ',
(2) for the leaf surfaces. (Conoph ytum) - (3)
red; and Lat. 'violaceus', violet; for the col-
for the rough upper leaf surface. (Monade-
our of the dry leaves. (Aloe) nium)
rudatisii For Hans Rudatis (fl. 1937), German runyonii For Robert Runyon (1881-1968),
naturalist. (Ceropegia) US-American photographer, tradesman,
rudibuenekeri For Rudi W. Büneker (fl. politician and amateur botanist in Browns-
1987), Brazilian cactus collector of German ville, Texas, and co-author of the book
descent, son of R. H. Büneker. (Parodia) "Texas Cacti" (1930). (Coryphantha macro-
rudis Lat. 'rudis ' , untidy, wild; (1) perhaps for meris ssp., Echeveria)
the habitat. (Crassula tetragona ssp.) - (2) rupestris Lat., rock-; for the often rocky habi-
for the withered remains of the previous tat of the plants. (Aloe , Brachychiton, Copi-
year's leaf sheaths. (Cheiridopsis) - (3) for apoa, Crassula, Lampranthus, Sedum, Um-
its irregular branching. (Euphorbia) bilicusi
rudolfii For Dr. [Friedrich Richard] Rudolf rupicola Lat. 'rupes', rock, cliffs; and Lat.
Schlechter (1872-1925), German traveller, '-cola' , inhabiting; für the occurrence
collector and botanist in Berlin and special- amongst rocks. (Aloe, Armatocereus, Bulb-
rupigenus 208

ine, Cerop egia, Crassula sarcocaulis ssp., larity tothe leaves of Ruscus (Ruscaceae) .
Cyphostemma, Hoya australis ssp., Lasio- (Dischidia)
cereus, Lewisia columbiana var., Nolana , ruspolianus For Prince Eugenio Ruspoli
Ruschia , Sedum , Semp ervi vum , Trichodiad- (1866-1893 ), ltalian nobleman, explorer
ema, Yucca) and plant collector in NE Africa, killed by
rupigenus Lat. ' rupes " rock , cliffs ; and Lat. an elephant in Ethiopia . (Aloe)
' genus', birth, origin; for the preferred habi- ruspolii As above. (Pterodiscus)
tat. (Octopoma) russanthus Lat. ' russus' , reddi sh; and Gr. 'an-
rupis-arcuatae Lat. 'rupes', rock , cliffs ; and thos', ftower; for the flower colour. iEchino -
Lat. 'arcuatus', arcuate , curved; for the oc- cereus)
currence at a rock formation called "Bogen- russellianus For Lord John Russell (1792-
fels" ("curved rock"), Namibia. (Amphibo- 1878), Duke of Bedford, English politician
lia) and plant enthusiast. (Schlumbergera)
ruprechtii For Franz J. Ruprecht (1814- russellii For Paul G. Russell (1889-1963),
1870), Austrian-Bohernian botanist in US-American botani st, travelled 1915 in
Prague and St. Petersburg. (Hylotelephium Brazil together with the US-American bot-
telephium ssp.) anist J. N. Rose. (Rhipsalis)
ruralis Lat., rural ; for the origin. (Ruschia) rustii For Johann C. Rust (1855-1921), Ger-
rusapensis For the occurrence near Rusape, man farmer and merchant, emigrated to
Zimbabwe. (Glossostelma) RSA in 1879, moving to Namibia in 1900.
rusbyi For Prof. Dr. Henry H. Rusby (1855- (Lampranthus)
1940), US-American botanist, physician rutenbergianus For Dietrich C. Rutenberg
and plant explorer. (Graptope talum) (185 1- 1878), German plant collector and
Ruschia For Ernst J. Rusch (1867-1957), Ger- traveller, murdered in Madagascar on an ex-
man farmer and businessmen in Namibi a. pedition. (Pachypodium)
(Aizoaceae) ruthenicus For the occurrence in Ruthenia (S
Ruschianthemum For Ernst J. Rusch (1867- European Russia). (Sempervivum)
1957), German farmer and busine ssmen in rutilans Lat., reddi sh-orange; (1) for the col-
Namibia; and Gr. 'anthemon' , ftower. (A izo- our of the sterns. (Cyphostemma) - (2) for
aceae) the colour of the spination. (Parodia) - (3)
Ruschianthus For Ernst J. Rusch (1867- for the cyathium colour. (Euphorbia nubi-
1957), German farmer and businessmen in gena var.)
Namibia; and Gr. 'a nthos', ftower. (A izoa- rutteniae For Dr. (Mrs.) C. J. Rutten-Pekel-
ceae) haring, Dutch geolo gist whose 1930-expedi-
ruschianus For Ernst J. Rusch (1867-1957), tion was accompanied by the Dutch botani st
German farmer and businessmen in Nami- W. Hummelinck. (Ag ave)
bia. (Ruschia, Tromotriche) - (2) For Au- ruwenzoriensis For the occurrence on the Ru-
gusto Ruschi (ft. 1980), Santa Teresa, Bra- wenzori mountain range , Uganda. (Sedum)
zil, who helped the Dutch cactu s specialist rycroftianus For Prof. Dr. Hedley Brian
A. F. H. Buining during one of the trips to Rycroft (1918-1990), South African botan -
Brazil. (Pilosocereus brasiliensis ssp.) ist, Harold Pearson Professor of Botan y at
ruschii For Ernst J. Rusch (1867-1957), Ger- Cape Town University, and third director of
man farmer and businessmen in Namibia. the National Botanical Gardens Kirsten-
(Avonia, Conophytum wettsteinii ssp. , Hoo- bosch. (Haworthia mucronata var.)
dia ) ryderae For Mrs. Eleanore F. Ryder (nee
ruschiorum Gen. Pl.; for the family of Ernst Fisher-Rowe) (t 1958), Engli sh plant enthu-
J. Rusch (1867-1957), German farmer and siast, collected in RSA during visits in the
businessmen in Namibia. (Lithops) 1920s und 1930s. (Stomatium , Trichodiad-
ruscifolius Lat. '-folius' , -Ieaved; for the simi- ema)
209 rzedowskianus

rzedowskianus For Prof. Dr. Jerzy Rzedowski tu/aca) - (2) For Prof. Dr. Jerzy Rzedowski
Rotter (* 1926), Poland-born botanist and Rotter (* 1926), Poland-born botanist and
plant geographer, emigrating to Mexico in plant geographer, emigrating to Mexico in
1946, and his wife Graciela Calder6n de 1946. (Agav e)
Rzedowski (* 1931), Mexican botanist. (Por-
211 salteri

s sagittipetalus Lat. 'sagitta' , arrow; and Lat.

'petalum', petal; for the petal shape. (Se-
dum )
saglionis For Joseph Saglio (fl. 1847), French
cactus amateur in Strasbourg (or Paris ac-
sabaeus Probabl y commemorating the State of cording to some sources). (Gymnocalycium)
"Saba" (Sheba), Arabia. (Aloe) saint-pieanus For Paul Saint-Pie (fl. 1957),
saboae For Kathryn ("Kiuy") Sabo (* 1917), French cactus horticulturist at the Cöte
US-Americ an cactus collector in Woodland d' Azur. (Parodia)
Hills, Califomia, president of the American sakalava For the occurren ce in the region of
Cactu s and Succulent Society 1980-198l. the Sakalava tribe, Madagascar. (Uncarina)
(Mammillaria) sakalavensis As above. (Cyphostemma)
saboureaui For Pierre Saboureau (fl. 1947- sakarahaensis For the occurrence in the
1960), French Nature Conservation officer Sakaraha Forest, Madagascar. (Euphorbia)
in Madagascar. (Senecio) salazarii For Ant6nio de Oliveira Salazar
sabulicola Lat. 'sabulum ', sand; and Lat. (1889-1970), Portuguese politician and
'-cola' , inhabiting; for the preferred habitat. State President 1932-1968. (Kalanchoe)
(Ruschia) salicifolius For the genus Salix ("Willow",
sabulosus Lat., sandy; for the preferred habi- Salicacea e); and Lat. '-folius', -leaved; for
tat. (Apates ia, Kleinia) the similar leaf shape. (Ceropegia)
saccatus Lat., like a bag; (1) for the broadened salicola Lat. 'sal, salis', salt; and Lat. '-cola' ,
corolla base. (Plectranthus) - (2) for the inhabiting; for the occurrence in a salty
shape of the corona segments. (Schizog los- habitat. (Drosanthemum, Lampranthus,
sum) - (3) application obscure. tPterodis- Lithops)
cus) salicornioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
sacculatus Lat., like a small bag; probabl y for for the genus Sali cornia ("Marsh Sam-
the flower shape. (Orbea) phire", "Glasswort" , Chenop odia ceae); for
sacer Lat. 'sacer, sacra, sacrum' , sacred ; appli- the similar sterns. (Hatiora, Psilocaulon)
cation obscure . (Rhodiola chrysanthemifolia salignus Lat., pertaining to willows; presum-
ssp.) ably for the long narrow leaves as found in
sacharosa From the local vernacular name some species of willows. (Tetragonia)
"sacharosa" of the plants used in Argentina salinensis For the occurren ce near Salinas
(from Quechua 'sacha', false; and Lat. / Victaria, Nuevo Le6n, Mexico. (Coryphan-
Span. 'rosa', rose). (Pereskia) tha )
saddianus For Prof. Nagib Saddi (fl. 1983), salmianus For Fürst Joseph Salm-Reiffer-
Brazilian botanist at the Universidade Fed- scheid-Dyck (1773-1 861), German (Prus-
eral de Mato Grosso. (Cereus) sian) botanist , botanical artist and horticul-
saginatus Lat. ' sagina' , good forage, fattening turist and succulent plant collector. (Ag ave,
forage ; (1) for the thick sterns. (Senecio Opuntia)
mweroen sis ssp.) - (2) for the turgid leaves. salmii As above. (Glottiphyllum)
(Amphibolia) salmoniftorus Lat. 's almoneus' , salmon-pink,
saginoides Gr. '-oides', resembling ; and for carrot-yellow, orange ; and Lat. '-floru s' ,
the genus Sagina ("Pearlwort", Caryophyl- -flowered. (Monsonia)
laceae ). (Crassula) salsoloides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
sagittarius Lat., pertaining to arrows; because the genus Salsola (Chenopodiace ae) . (Cis-
the latex was used as a source of arrow-poi- tanthe , Trianth ema )
son. (Euphorbia avasmo ntana var.) saltensis For the occurrence in ProvoSalta, Ar-
sagittatus Lat., arrow-like; for the shape of gentina. (Echinopsis)
the processes of the corona . (Dischidia) salteri For Terence M. Salter (1883-1969),
salvadorensis 212

Royal Navy Captain who settled in the employee of the White Sand s Missile
Cape, RSA, after retirement in 1931, spe- Range , New Me xico , USA, who first dis-
cia list on Oxalis. (Lampra nthus) covered the taxon. (Esco baria)
salvadorensis For the occ urrence in EI Sal- sandersonii For John Sanderson (1820- 188 1),
vador. (Op untia, Sedum ) - (2) For the oc - Scottish journalist, trad er and amateur bot-
currence near the city of Sal vador, Bahi a, anist emigrating to RSA in 1850 . (Brachy-
Brazil. (Me locactus, Pilosocereus catingi- stelma, Ceropegia )
cola ssp.) sanfelipensis For the occurrence in the San
samaipatanus For the occurrence near the Felipe Desert, Baja California, Mexico.
city of Samaipata, Provo Florida, Dept. (Cylindrop untia )
Santa Cruz, Bolivia. (Cleistocactus) sanguineus Lat. , blood-red; (1) because the
Samaipaticereus For the occurrence near the whole plants tum red when older. (Trianth-
city of Samaipata, Provo Florida, Dept. ema) - (2) for the leaf colour. (Conoph ytum
Santa Cruz, Bolivia; and Cereus, a genu s of roodia e ssp .) - (3) for the flower colour,
columnar cactus. (Cactaceae) (Opuntia) - (4) for the red pollen. (Plec-
samalanus For the occurrence in the valley of tranthu s)
Samal ä, Guatemala. (Furcraea) sanguiniftorus Lat. 'sangui s, sanguinis',
sambiranensis For the occurrence in the Sam- blood ; and Lat. ' -florus', -flowered; for the
birano Distr., Mad agascar. (Sansev ieria) flower colour, (Echinops is)
samburuensis For the occurrence in the re- sanluisensis For the occ urrence in the state of
gion inh abited by the Samburu people in San Luis Poto si, Mexico. (Ariocarpus ag-
Kenya. (Euphorbia) avoides ssp.)
samius Lat., pert aining to the Greek Island of Sansevieria For Count Pietro Antonio Sansev-
Samos; for the occurrence on Samos. (Se- erino, Italian patron of horticulture in
dum ) Naple s around 1785. (Drac aenace ae)
samnensis For the occurrence at Samne, Dep t. santa-maria For the occurrence at the Bahi a
Cajamarca, Peru. (Cleistocactus fieldianu s Sant a Maria, Isla Magdalen a, Baja Califor-
ssp. ) nia, Mexico. (Ferocactus)
san-angelensis For the occurrence on the Pe- santa-rita For the occurrence in the Santa Rita
dregal de San Angel, Mexico, Mexico. Mts., Arizona, USA. (Opuntia )
(Mammillaria haageana ssp.) santacruzensis For the occurrence in the city
sanae For Mrs. Sana Jardine (fl. 1897), with- of Santa Cru z, Dept. Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
out further data. (Hoya australis ssp.) (Cleistocactus baumannii ssp.)
sanchez-mejoradae For Hemando S änchez- santaensis For the occurrence in the valley of
Mejorada (1926-1988), Mexican amateur the Rio Santa, Dept. Anc ash, Peru . iEchin-
botanist and cac tus specialist. (Echeve ria opsis)
halbingeri var., Mammillaria) santamaria For the occurrence near Bahia
sanctae-martae For the occurrence near Santa Santa Maria, Isla Magd alen a off the coast of
Marta, N Colombia, (Portulaca) Baja California, Mexico. (Cylindropuntia)
sancti-spirituensis For the occurrence in Provo santamarinae For J. Santamarina Guerra (fl.
Sancti Spfritu , Cuba. (Agave brittonian a 1992), Cuban official . concemed with the
ssp.) Government's environmental program.
sanctulus Dirn. of Lat. 's anctus', sacred; be- (Leptocereus)
cause the taxon was discovered near a local santapaui For Rev. Fr. Dr. Herrnenegild San-
sanctuary. (Kalanchoe) tapau (1903- 1970), Spani sh-born jesuit
sandbergensis For the occurrence at Sand- priest and botanist, onetime director of the
berge near Komaggas, Northem Cape, RSA. Botanical Survey of Indi a. (Ceropegia, Eu -
(Ruschia) phorbia)
sandbergii For George Sandberg (fl. 1975) , santarosa For the occurrence in the Sierra
213 saxorum

Herrnosa de Santa Rosa and the fact that it runners . (Aizoon, Crassula , Ruschia, Se-
was first collected near Santa Rosa, Coahui- dum )
la, Mexico. (Coryphantha ramillo sa ssp.) sartorii For Carl C. W. Sartoriu s (1796-1872),
Saphesia Gr. 'saphes', distinct; for the unique Gerrnan interested in botany, emigrated to
characters shown by the plants, making Mexico and settled 1830 in Veracruz, where
them distinct from all other known member s he was visited by naturalists such as Gale-
of the family. (Aizoaceae) otti, Karwinski etc. (Mammillaria )
sapinii For A. Sapin (ft. 1908), chief of a sei- satumensis For the occurrence on the Satsuma
entific mission establi shed by the Compag- Peninsula, Japan, and presumably cor-
nie du Kasai. (Euphorbia) rectable to 'satsumensis'. (Sedum)
sarcocaulis Gr. 'sarx, sarkos', ftesh; and Gr. saturatus Lat., saturated ; (1) for the rich 'sat-
'kaulon', stern. (Crassula) urated' petal colour. (Antimima , Delosper-
sarcodes Gr. 'sarx, sarkos', ftesh; for the suc- ma, Erepsia, Phyllobolus) - (2) for the rich
culent sterns. (Euphorbia) 'saturated' filament colour. (Lampranthus)
sarcophyllus Gr. 'sarx, sarkos', ftesh; and Gr. saudi-arabieus For the occurrence in Saudi
'phyllon' , leaf. (Galenia, Neoalsomitra, Tet- Arabia. (Huemia)
ragonia) sauerae For Miss Mary Sauer (ft. 1933), with-
Sarcopilea Gr. 'sarx, sarkos', ftesh; and for out further data. (Lamp ranthus )
the genus Pilea (Urticaceae ), to reftect the saueri For Paul Sauer (ft. 1928), brother-in-
generic relationship. (Urticaceae) law of H. W. Viereck, Gerrnan emigrator to
Sarcorrhiza Gr. 'sarx, sarkos', ftesh; and Gr. Mexico. (Turbinicarpus) - (2) For Niko
'rhiza', root; for the root tubers . (Asclepia- Sauer (fl . 2002) , South African mathemati-
daceae) cian and amateur botanist. (Conophytum
sarcospathula Gr. ' sarx, sarkos', ftesh; and pellucidum ssp.)
Lat. 'spat[h]ula', spatula; for the fteshy spat- saundersiae For Lady Katherine Saunders
ulate leaftets. (Cyphostemma ) (1824-1901), British collector and artist,
Sarcostemma Gr. ' sarx, sarkos ', ftesh; and Gr. emigrated to RSA in 1854. (Aloe)
'stemma' , garland, wreath; for the fteshy saundersii For "Mr. Charles Saunders" (ft.
tangling sterns. (Asclepiadaceae) 1892, the discoverer, without further data.
sarcostemmoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; (Pachypodium lealii ssp.) - (2) For William
and for Sarcostemma australe (Asclepiada- W. Saunders (1809-1879), English botanist,
ceae); for the similar growth form. (Euphor- horticulturist and entomologist. (Aeonium)
bia) saxatilis Lat., dwelling or found among rocks.
Sarcozona Gr. 'sarx, sarkos', ftesh; and Gr. (Ceropegia, Stapeliopsis, Tacinga )
'zone' , ring, girdle; for the complete sheath saxetanus From Lat. 's axum', rock; for the
of bracteoles enveloping the ftower base. preferred stony habitat. (Conoph ytum)
(Aizoaceae) saxicola Lat. 'saxum', rock; and Lat. '<cola'.
sardienii For Tommy Sardien (* 1932), long- inhabiting ; for the rocky habitat. (Antimima,
time curator for South African succulents at Commiphora, Delosperma, Opuntia, Prae-
Kirstenbo sch National Botanical Garden . cereus, Psammophora )
(Om ithogalum) saxifragoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
sargentii For Mr. Sargent (ft. 1912), who sup- the genus Saxifraga (Saxifra gacea e). (Grap-
plied the type plant to the Missouri Botani- topetalum, Portulaca , Rhodiola)
cal Garden . (Agave vivipara var.) saxifragus Lat. ' saxum' , rock; and Lat. 'fran-
sarkariae For Dr. Jagdish Singh Sarkaria (ft. gere" to break ; for the occurrence in rock
1978-2002), Indian Sikh medical doctor crevices. (Crassula)
and succulent plant enthu siast in Chandi- saxorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'saxum' , rock; i.e. of
garh, India. (Caralluma) the rocks, for the habitat. (Euphorbia, Strep-
sarmentosus Lat., sarrnentose, producing long tocarpus)
saxosus 214

saxosus Lat., fuIl of rocks ; for the habitat. schaffneri For Wilhelm (later lose Guillermo)
(Dudleya) Schaffner (1830 ?-1882), German plant co1-
sayulensis For the occurrence near Sayula, lector and pharmacist, from 1856 in Mex-
Jalisco, Mexico. (Echeveria) ico. (Echeveria)
scaber Lat. 'scaber, scabra, scabrum', rough; schaijesii For Michel Schaijes (fl. 1986), Bel-
(1) for the rough leaves. (Agave, Crassula , gian botanist. (Monadenium)
Haworthia heidelbergensis var., Haworthia, schatzlii For Stefan Schatzl (1922-2001),
Ruschia, Zehneria) - (2) for the scabrous Austrian horticulturist, cactus collector and
calyx base. (Lampranthus) - (3) for the pa- former curator of the cactus collection at the
pillose inside of the inflated corolla base. Botanical Garden Linz, Austria. (Melocac-
(Ceropegia) tus)
scabridus Lat., somewhat rough; for the scheeri For Frederick Scheer (1792-1868),
roughly papillate sterns. (Rhodiola coccinea German merchant, living in Kew (England)
ssp.) for much of his life, and interested in many
scabrifolius Lat. 'scaber, scabra, scabrum', plant groups incl. cacti . (Coryphantha ro-
rough; and Lat. '-folius' , -leaved; for the bustispina ssp., Echeveria, Echinocereus,
leaf surface. (Aloe) Opuntia, Sclerocactus)
scabripes Lat. 'scaber, scabra, scabrum', scheffteri For Georg Scheffler (t 1910), mis-
rough; and Lat. 'pes', foot; for the rough- sionary who coIlected plant s in Tanzania
ened pedicels. (Delosperma) 1899, and in the Kibwezi Distr., Kenya,
scabrispinus Lat. 'scaber, scabra, scabrum', 1906-1910. (Adenia lanceolata ssp.)
rough ; and Lat. '-spinus', -spined; for the schellenbergii For Dr. Gustav A. L. D. Schel-
rough spination. (Haworthia arachnoidea lenberg (1882-1963), German botanist in
var.) Zürich, Berlin, Kiel and Göttingen, later
scabrocostatus Lat. 'scaber, scabra, scabrum' , publisher of a newspaper in Wiesbaden,
rough ; and Lat. 'costatus' , ribbed; for the
Germany. (Aizoon)
roughened longitudinal ribs of the leaves .
schelpei For Prof. Edmund A. C. L. E.
(Ornithogalum)
Schelpe (1924-1985), South African botan-
scandens Lat., climbing; for the climbing
ist at Cape Town University. (Aloe)
habit. (Heliophila , Lepidium, Tylecodon)
schenckii For Dr. Adolf Schenck (1847-
scaphirostris From Gr. 'skaphe', boat; and
1936), German geographer and geologist,
Lat. 'rostrum', beak; for the shape of the tu-
visited Namibia and RSA 1884-1886.
bercle tips. (Ariocarpus)
(Brownanthus ciliatus ssp., Tetragonia) -
scapiger Lat. 'scapus', scape; and Lat. '-ger,
-gera, -gerum' , -carrying, bearing; (1) for (2) For Dr. Heinrich Schenck (I 860- I927),
the long-pedunculate inflorescences. (Kal- German botanist, travelling in BraziI and
anchoe) - (2) for the long-pedicellate Mexico , 1896-1927 director of the Botani -
flowers. (Bergeranthus) caI Garden Darmstadt. (Myrtillocactus)
scaposus Lat. , having a well-developed scape schereri For Egon Scherer (fl . I976), German
or leafless peduncle. (Agave, Nolana , Sene- cactus collector. (Echino cereus)
cio) schickendantzii For Friedrick Schickendantz
scarlatinus Lat., scarlet; for the red cyathia. (1837-1896), German chemi st emigrating to
(Euphorbia) Argentina in 1861, working for a mining
Sceletium Lat. 's cletus' , skeleton (from Gr. company, then for a sugar refinery, and
'ske1etos', dried up, withered); for the per- founder of the Lillo Herbarium in Tucumän.
sistent vascu1ar skeletons of the dry dead (Echinop sis, Gymno calycium, Opuntia)
1eaves. (Aizoaceae) schidiger Gr. 'schidia' , brushed linen (from
schaeferianus For Dr. Fritz Schäfer (t 1911), Gr. 'schizein' , spIit, divide); and Lat. '-ger,
physician and plant collector from Lüderitz, -gera, -gerum' , carrying; for the fibres on
Namibia. (Tylecodon) the leaf margins. (Agav e filifera ssp., Yucca)
215 schmidtii

schiedeanus For Chri stian J. W. Schiede Schizoglossum Gr. 'schizein', to split; and Gr.
(1798-1836), German gardener and later 'glossa', tongue ; for the often bifid corona
botanist, traveller and collector who spent lobes. (Asclepiadaceae)
several years in Mexico. (Columnea, Mam- schizolepis Gr. 'schizein' , to split; and Gr.
millaria) 'lepis', scale; for the deepl y lobed nectary
schielianus For Wolfgang Schiel (1904- scales. (Sedum)
1978), Germ an cactus hobbyi st in Freiburg. schizopetalus Gr. 'schizein', to split; and Gr.
(Echinops is) 'petalon' , petal ; for the petal shape. (Pelar-
schiffneri For Prof. Dr. Victor E Schiffner gonium)
(1862- 1944), Austrian botani st. (Sinning ia) schizophyllus Gr. 'schizein' , to split; and Gr.
schilinzkyanus For Guido von Schilinzky 'phyllon', leaf; for the deeply divided
(1823-1898), Baltic naturali st and and Privy leaves. (Kalanchoe)
Councillor in St. Petersburg. (Frailea) schlechtendalii For Prof. Dr. Diederich E L.
schillianus For Prof. Dr. Rainer Schill (ft. von Schlechtendal (1794-1866), German
2002), German botanist at Heidelberg Uni- botanist in Berlin and Halle , long-time edi-
versity, publi shed 1973 on Lomatophyllum . tor of the journal Linnaea. (Bursera)
(Aloe) Schlechteranthus For Maximilian (Max)
schimperi For Georg [H.] W. Schimper (1804 Schlechter (1874-1960), Germ an trader and
-1878), German-born botanist and plant plant collector, lived in Namibia and RSA
collector, collecting widel y in Egypt , Arabia from 1896, brother of the German botani st
and Ethiopi a, married a daughter of Ras Rudolf Schlechter; and Gr. 'anthos ', ftower.
Ubies and settled in the then Abyssinia in (Aizoaceae)
1837, adopting Abyssinian nationality. (Co- SchlechtereIla For Dr. [Friedrich Richard]
rallocarpus, Crassula , Delosperma, Eu- >. Rudolf Schlechter (1872-1925 ), German
ph orbia ) traveller, collector and botani st in Berlin
schimperianus As above. (Kalanchoe) and specialist (amongst many other groups)
schinzii For Dr. Hans Schin z (1858-1941 ), for orchids. (Asclepiadaceae)
Swiss botani st and long-time director of the schlechteri As above. (Antimima , Cleretum
Zürich Botanical Garden. (Brachys telma, papulosum ssp., Dorstenia hildebrandtii
Euphorbia , Stap elia) var., Jatropha , Lampranthus, Myrm ecodia ,
Schismocarpus Gr. 'schisma ', split, eleft ; and Nelia) - (2) For Maximilian (Max )
Gr. 'karpos' , fruit; for the five-eleft free por- Schlechter (1874-1960), Germ an trader and
tion of the fruit capsules. (Loasaceae) plant collector, lived in Namibi a and RSA
schistophilus Gr. 'schistos' , split, here: schist from 1896, brother of the Germ an botani st
rock ; and Gr. 'philos" friend ; for the pre- Rudolf Schlechter. (Chei ridopsis, Conoph y-
ferred habitat. (Aloe compressa var.) turn)
schistorhizus Gr. 's chistos' , split; and Gr. schliebenii For Hans-Joachim E. Schlieben
' rhiza', root ; for the shape of the thickened (1902-1975), German botani st working in E
roots. (Parakeelya) and S Africa . (Adenia, Portula ca )
schizacanthus Gr. 'schizein' , to split ; and Gr. Schlumbergera For Frederic M. Schlum-
'akantha', spine, thorn ; for the forked spine berger (ft. 1840), French nurserymen and
tips. (Eupho rbia) cactu s collector in the Nonnandy. (Cacta-
Schizobasis Gr. 's chizein' , to split; and Gr. ceae)
'basis' , base; for the fruit capsules. tHya cin- schmidianus For Heinz Schm id (ft. 1994),
thaceae) Swiss cactus enthusiast from Biberi st.
schizoglossoides Gr. '-oides' , resembl ing; and (Gymnocalycium catamarcense ssp.)
for the genus Schizoglossum (As clepiada- schmidtii For Johann A. Schmidt (1823-
ceae). (Bra chystelma ) 1905) who first collected the taxon in 1850.
schrniedickeanus 216

(Umbilicus) - (2) For E. Schmidt (fl. 1886), schottii For Arthur Schott (1814-1875), Ger-
who imported the taxon from Africa . tCra s- man naturalist, explorer and plant collector,
sula ) working in variou s government functions in
schmiedickeanus For Karl Schmiedicke Washington and surveyor of the Mexican
(1870- 1926), German cactu s hobbyi st in Boundary Survey 1851-1864. (Ag ave, Gru-
Berlin. (Turbinicarpus) sonia, Pachycereus, Yucca )
schmitzii For Andre Schmitz, Belgian collec- schrankii For Prof. Dr. Franz von Paula von
tor stationed in Zaire 1938-1959. (Euphor- Schrank (1747-1835), German botanist, en-
bia) tomologist and Jesuit teacher, and first di-
schmollii For Ferdinand Schmoll (t 1950), rector of the Munich Botanical Garden 1809
German artist (painter) and later cactus col- -1832. (Disocactus)
lector and important exporter in Cadereyta, schreiteri For R. Sehreiter (ft . 1927), Argen-
Queretaro. Mexico. (Echinocereus, Mam- tinian botanist. (Echinop sis)
millaria haageana ssp., Thelocactus leuca- Schreiteria As above. (Portulacaceae)
canthus ssp.) schroederianus For Dr. J. Schroeder
schneiderianus For Camillo K. Schneider [Schröder?] (fl. 1941), a friend of the Ger-
(1876-1951), German botanist, garden ar- man-Uruguayan botani st Cornelius Osten .
chitect, horticultural journalist and author in (Gymnocalycium hyptiacanthum ssp.)
Berlin, and friend of the German botani st A. schubei For Dr. Theodor Schube (1860-
Berger. (Eberlanzia, Huernia ) 1934), German botanist and high school
schoelleri For Max Schoeller (tl. 1894), Ger- teacher. (Monadenium )
man ethnologist travelling widely in Africa . schuldtianus For Mr. Schuldt , 1936 owner of
(Aloe ) the horticultural establishment of Albert
schoenii For Mr. E. Schön (fl. 1956), German Schenkel , Hamburg , Germany. (Adromis-
in Arequipa who supported the German bot- chus)
anist W. Rauh on his travels in Peru. (Echin- schultzei For Dr. Leonhard S. Schultze ( 1872-
opsis) 1955), German zoologist, anthropologist,
schoenlandianus For Dr. Selmar Schönland geographer and philologist in Jena, Kiel and
[also Schonland] (1860-1940), German- Marburg. (Brach ystelma , Leip oldtia)
born botanist, emigrated 1889 to RSA and schumannianus For Dr. Karl M. Schumann
became director of the Albany Museum in (1851-1904), German botanist in Berlin
Grahamstown. (Brachystelma, Drosanthe- with a strong interest in cacti and other suc-
mum) culents . (Parodia)
schoenlandii As above. (Euphorbia, Orosta- schumannii As above. (Mammillaria)
chys, Rhinephyllum) Schwantesia For Prof. M. H. Gustav
schollii For Georg Scholl (tl. 1786-1800), Schwantes ( 188 1- 1960), German professor
German gardener at Schönbrunn, Vienna, of prehistory at Kiel University, and
collecting in RSA 1786-1799. (Ruschia) Mesemb speciali st. (A izoaceae )
schomeri For Mr. Menko Schomerus (fl . schwantesii As above. (Gibbaeum, Lithops,
1966), mine-owner in Ampanihy, Madagas- Titanopsis )
car. (Aloe) schwartzii For Dr. Herman Schwartz (ft.
schonlandii For Dr. Selmar Schönland [also 2002), US-American physician, succulent
Schonland] (1860-1940), German-born bot- plant enthusiast and owner of Strawberry
anist, emigrated 1889 to RSA and became Press. (Senecio mweroensi s fa.)
director of the Albany Museum in Graham - schwarzii For Fritz Schwarz (ft. 1940, 1955),
stown. (Adromischus cristatus var.) cactus collector of German descent in Mex-
schooneesii For Mr. D. H. Schoonees (fl. ico. (Echinocereus adustus ssp., Ferocactus,
1931), teacher at Steytlerville, RSA. (Aloin- Mammillaria, Thelocactus bicolor ssp., Tur-
opsis) binicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp.)
217 sediformis

schwebsianus For Willy Schwebs (1876- scorpioides Lat., scorpioid; for the shape of
1934), German cactus horticulturist near the peduncle. (Aloe)
Dresden. (Paradia) scottii Probably for George E Scott-Elliot
schweinfurthii For Dr. Georg A. Schwein- (1862-1934), British botanist. (Senecio
furth (1836-1925), German botanist, ge- longiflorus ssp.)
ographer and explorer of NE Africa and scrippsianus For Edward W. Scripps (1854-
Arabia. (Alo e, Jatropha, Orbea) 1926), US-American newspaper publisher
scimitariformis Engl. 'scimitar', scimitar and investor, founder of the Scripps Institu-
(from Fr. 'cimeterre' and Ital. ' scimitarra', tion for Oceanography of the University of
both perhaps ultimately of Persian origin); Califomia. (Mammillaria)
and Lat. '-formis ', -shaped; for the shape of sculptilis Lat., sculptured; for the appearance
the leaf cross section. (Sansevieria) of the plant. (xGasteraloe)
scitulus Lat., pretty, neat. (Euphorbia, Stape- scutatus Lat., shield-shaped; for the hard obo-
lia) vate or reetangular leaf sheaths. (Monilaria)
sciurus Lat., Red Squirrel; perhaps for the col- scutellatus Lat., shield-, scutellate (from Lat.
our and texture of the spination resembling 'scutella', bowl); for the shape of the Ieaf
a squirrel tail. (Echinocereus) rudiments on the sterns. (Echidnopsis)
Sclerocactus Gr. 'skleros " hard, dry, cruel; scutellifolius Lat. 'scutellum', small shield;
and Lat. 'cactus' , cactus; for the fierce and Lat. '-folius ', -leaved. (Peperamia)
hooked spines. (Cactaceae) scyphadenus Gr. 'skyphos' , cup; and Gr.
sclerocarpus Gr. 'sklero s" hard, dry, cruel; 'aden' , gland; for the cup-shaped nectary
and Gr. 'karpos' , fruit; for the hard fruits. glands . (Euphorbia)
(Jasminocereus thouarsii var.) sebaeoides Gr. '-oides' , resembling : and for
scobinifolius Lat. 'scobina', rasp; and Lat. the genus Sebaea (Gentianaceae) . (Crassu-
la)
' -folius', -leaved; for the rough leaf surface.
(Aloe)
sebsebei For Prof. Dr. Sebsebe Demissew
(*1953), Ethiopian botanist at Addis Ababa
scopa Lat., thin twig, PI. 'scopae ', faggot,
University, and leader of the Ethiopian Flora
broom; for the spination. (Paradia)
Project. (Euphorbia)
scoparius Lat., pertaining to a broom; for the
secundiflorus Lat. 'secundus' , secund; and
spination. (Neobuxbaumia)
Lat. '-florus', -flowered. (Aloe)
scopatus Lat., brushlike, covered in bristles
secundus Lat., secund, tumed towards the
(Lat, 'scopae' , faggot, broom). (Anacampse-
same side; for the inflorescence architec-
ras)
ture. (Echeveria , Galenia, Rhadamanthus)
Scopelogena Gr. 'skopelos ', mountain top, securiger Lat., carrying an axe or hatchet; for
cliff, rock; and Gr. 'genos' , birth, origin; for the shape of the stern segments. (Opuntia)
the occurrence in rocky habitats. (Aizoa- Sedella Dirn. of Sedum ; for the diminutive
ceae) size of the plants and their reiationships.
scopulicola Lat. 'scopulus' , mountain top, (Crassulaceae)
cliff, rocks; and Lat. '-cola', -dwelling; for sediflorus For the genus Sedum ("Stonecrop",
the preferred habitat. (Echinopsis) Crassulaceae); and Lat. '-florus', -flowered;
scopulinus Lat., like a littie broom (from the for the similar flowers. (Crassula)
Dirn. of Lat. 'scopa' , broom); for the dense sedifolius For the genus Sedum ("Stonecrop",
Ieaf arrangement. (Sedum) Crassulaceae) ; and Lat. '-folius', -leaved.
scopulophilus Gr. 'skopelos' , mountain top, (Aeonium, Bulbine, Crassula exilis ssp.,
cliff, rock; and Gr. 'philos " friend; for the Med inilla, Nolana, Othonna, Portulaca, Tri-
preferred habitat. (Leptocereus) anthema)
scopulorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'scopulu s', sediformis For the genus Sedum ("Stonecrop",
mountain top, cliff, rocks; für the preferred Crassulaceae); and Lat. '-formis', -shaped.
habitat. (Echinocereus) (Sedum , Talinum)
sedoides 218

sedoides For the genus Sedum ("Stonecrop", semenovii For Peter P. von Semenov (1827-
Crassulaceae); and Gr. '-oides ', resembling. 1914), traveller in C Asia. (Rhodiola)
tEberlanria , Portulaca, Sedum) semibarbatus Lat. 'semi-' , half, and Lat. 'bar-
Sedum Lat. 'sedum', Houseleek, Stonecrop, batus', bearded; for the hairs on the fila-
i.e. the Lat. vernacular name of several ments. (Bulbine)
Crassulaceae, with unresolved origin. semidentatus Lat. 'semi-', half; and Lat. 'den-
(Crassulaceae) tatus', toothed; for the leaves with few teeth.
seelemannii For Monsieur Seelemann (fl. (Ruschia)
1916), physician and friend of the French semiensis For the occurrence in the Semien
botanist and physician Raymond Harnet. Mts., Ethiopia. (Afrovi vella)
(Sedum) semiglobosus Lat. 'semi-', half; and Lat. 'glo-
seemannianus For Dr. Berthold Seemann bosus', globose; (1) for the shape of the
(1825-1871), German botanist, publisher flower receptacle. (Drosanthemum) - (2) for
and traveller, died as director of a gold min- the bell-shaped fruit base. (Ruschia)
ing company in Nicaragua. (Agave) semilunatus Lat. 'semi-', half; and Lat. 'luna-
seibanicus For the occurrence on the Kor tus', crescent-shaped; application obscure.
[Kaur] Seiban in the Hadhramaut, Yemen. (Sedum)
(Echidnopsis, Euphorbia) seminudus Lat. 'semi-', half; and Lat. 'nu-
seineri For Franz Seiner (1874-1940), Aus- dus' , naked; for the corolla. (Duvalia sul-
trian journalist, traveller and collector. (Ja- cata ssp.)
tropha) semiteres Lat. 'semi-' , half; and Lat. 'teres' ,
sejunctus Lat., separated; for the isolated terete; for the leaves. (Dudleya , Sedum)
habitat. (Euphorbia grandicornis ssp.) semitubiftorus Lat. 'semi -', half; Lat. 'tubus',
sekiteiensis For the occurrence at Sekitei, Tai- tube; and Lat. '-floms ' , -flowered. (Orbea)
wan. (Sedum) semivestitus Lat. 'serni-', half; and Lat. 'vesti-
sekukuniensis For the occurrence in Sekuku-
tus', c1othed; (1) for the glabrous or only
niland in present-day Mpumalanga, RSA.
slightly pubescent leaves and the strongly
(Euphorbia)
pubescent inflorescences. (Echeveria) - (2)
selebicus For the occurrence in Celebes (= Su-
for the partly glabrous and partly hairy
lawesi). (Myrmephytum)
leaves. (Conophytum)
Selenicereus Gr. 'selene ', moon; and Cereus,
semivivus Lat. 'semi- ' , half, and Lat. 'vivus',
a genus of columnar cacti; for the flowers
living; for the leaves, which appear half
opening at night. (Cactaceae)
seleri For Dr. Georg E. Seler (1849-1922), dead during the dry season. (Haworthia)
German (Prussian) plant collector, archaeol- semotus Lat., distant, far removed; for the dis-
ogist and ethnologist in Berlin and travel- tribution range. (Orbea)
ling in C and S America. (Peperomia) semperftorens Lat. 'sernper' , always; and Lat.
selloanus Perhaps corrupted for Friedrich Sel- '-florens', -flowering; for the long flowering
low (1789-1831), German botanical ex- period. (Euphorb ia)
plorer in Brazil. (Furcraea) sempervivi Gen. of Lat. 'sempervivum', an
sellowii For Friedrich Sellow (1789-1831), evergreen plant, ever living, houseleek
German botanical explorer in Brazil. tParo - (from Lat. ' semper', always; and Lat.
dia, Sinningia) 'vivus', living). (Mammillaria)
selskianus For Ilarion S. Selsky (fl. 1858), sempervivoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
Secretary of the Siberian branch of the Rus- for the genus Sempervivum ("Houseleek",
sian Geographical Society in Irkutsk. (Phe- Crassulaceae). (Prometheum)
dimus) Sempervivum Lat., an evergreen plant, ever
semenaliundatus Lat. 'semenali s', seed-; and living, houseleek (from Lat. 'semper' , al-
Lat. 'undatus' , wavy, undate; for the undu- ways, and Lat. 'vivus', living). (Crassula-
late margins of the seeds. (Bulbin e) ceae)
219 Sesamothamnus

sempervivum As above. (Rosularia, Senecio) seretii For Felix Seret (tl. 1905-1909), Bel-
senarius Lat. ' senex' , old man; and Lat. suffix gian forestry officer and plant collector in
'-arius', having, pertaining to; either for the the then Congo (formerly Zaire, today
dark grey old sterns, or for the pubescence Democratic Republic of Congo). (A loe, Eu-
of the herbaceous plant parts. (Ruschia) ph orbia)
Senecio Lat. 'senex, senecis', old man; for the sericeus Lat., silky with appressed glossy
white-haired pappus. (Asteraceae) hairs; for the leaves. (Crass ula, Dolichos,
senecioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for Plinthus )
the similarity of the leaves with those of sericifer Lat. 'sericum', cloth made from silk;
many species of the genus Senecio (Astera - and Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum', -carrying; for
ceae ). (Pelargonium ) the spination. (Cereus femambu censis ssp.)
senegambicus For the occurrence in Sene- sericifolius Lat. 'sericurn', cloth made from
gambia (traditional name for the W tropical silk; and Lat. '-foliu s', -leaved. (Pelargo-
African region embracing Senegal, Gambia, nium)
Guinea and Guinea Bissau). (Sansevieria) serotinus Lat., late coming, happening late;
senilis Lat., old; (1) for the numerous white for the ftowers, opening at dusk. (Arida ria)
hairs giving the plants an old appearance. serpens Lat., creeping; for the growth form.
(Cephaloce reus) - (2) for the white to grey- (Cleistocactus, Hoya , Lampranthus, Sene-
ish hair-like to bristly spination. (Eriosyce, cio )
Espo stoa, Mammillaria ) serpentinicus For the occurrence on serpen-
sennii For Lorenzo Senni (1879-1954), Italian tine rocks. (Prometheum)
forester and botanist, repeatedly collecting serpentinus Lat., snake-like; for the growth
in Eritrea and Somalia. (Zaleya) form. (Ceropegia stapeliiformis ssp., Penio-
sepalosus Lat., with weIl developed sepals. cereus)
(Oxalis) serpentisulcatus Lat. ' serpentinus' , snake-
sepicola Lat. 'sepes' (also 'saepes'), fence; like; and Lat. 'sulcatus', furrowed; for the
and Lat. '-cola', -dwelling. (Matelea) undulating furrows between the ribs of the
sepium Gen. PI. of Lat. 'sepes' (also plant bodies.. (Copiapo a)
'saepes'), fence; perhaps because it was serpyllaceus From Lat. ' serpyllum', Wild
found growing in a fence. (Ceropegia , Thyme; for the similarly small leaves. (Pi-
Cleistocactus) lea)
septemfidus Lat. 'septern', seven; and Lat. serratifolius Lat. 'serratus', serrate, saw-
'-fidus' , -divided; for the seven-lobed edged; and Lat. '-foliu s' , -leaved; for the
leaves. (Jatropha macrorhiza var.) serrate leaf margins. (Dasy lirion)
septentrionalis Lat., northern; (1) for the dis- serratus Lat., serrate, saw-edged; (1) for the
tribution in comparison to related taxa. (Be- serrate leaf margins. (Kalanchoe, Lewisia
scho rne ria, Echinoc ereus cine rasce ns ssp., cantelovii var., Rhodiola, Rosularia) - (2)
Ferocactus macrodiscus ssp., Orbea hali- for the serrate leaf tip margins. (Sinocrass u-
pedicola ssp., Rhipsali s paradoxa ssp.) - la indica var.) - (3) for the serrate keels of
(2) for the distribution in N Kenya. (Eu- the leaves. (Circandra) - (4) for the spines
phorbia) on the leaf margins. (Haworthia )
septifragus Lat. 'septum', septum; and Lat. serriyensis For the occurrence at Serriya, Ye-
'frangere', to break; for the mode of fruit men. (Aloe )
opening. (Gunniopsis) serrulatus Lat., finely serrulate; for the leaf
sepultus Lat., buried; because the plant bodies margins. (Codonanthe, Dra caena , Ruschia )
shrink below ground-level during the dry Sesamothamnus From the herbaceous genus
season. (Euphorbia) Sesamum ("Sesame", Pedaliaceae); and Gr.
serendipitus Lat., a lucky find; for the chance 'thamnos', shrub; for the relationships and
discovery of the taxon. (Eupho rbia ) the growth form. (Pedaliaceae)
sessilicymulus 220

sessilicymulus Lat. 'sessilis', sessile, stalk- sexangularis Lat. 'sex ', six; and Lat. 'angu-
less; and Lat. 'cymulus' , small cyme; for the laris', ang1ed; (1) for the sterns. (Kalanchoe)
inflorescence architecture. (Crassula capi- - (2) for the arrangement of the 1eaves in
tella ssp.) six rows. (Sedum)
sessiliflorus Lat. 'sessilis', sessile ; and Lat. sexfolius Lat. 'sex ', six; and Lat. '-folius ',
'-flom s' , -flowering ; (1) for the sessile -Ieaved; for the 1eaves in whorls of six.
flowers. (Cynanchum , Echeveria, Momor- (Rhodiola chrysanthemifolia ssp.)
dica, Nolana ) - (2) for the sessile cyathia. Seyrigia For Andre Seyrig ( 1897- 1945),
(Euphorbia ) French miner, colonist and amateur ento-
sessilifolius Lat. 'sessilis ', sessile; and Lat. mologi st, from 1928 in Madagascar. (Cu-
'-fo1ius', -leaved. (Coccinia) curbitaceae)
sessilis Lat., sessile, sta1kless; for the flowers. shadensis For the oeeurrence on Jabal Shada,
(Ruschia, Sesuvium) Hijaz Prov., Saudi Arabia. (Alo e)
sesuvioides Gr. '-oides' , resemb1ing; and for shaferi For lohn A. Shafer (1863-1918), US-
the genus Sesuvium (Aizoaceae). (Sesuvium ) Ameriean botanist, pharmaeist and plant
Sesuvium Lat. 's esuvium', "Houseleek" (Sem- eollector, esp. in the West Indie s, eollected
pervivum, Crassulaceae ); most probab1y for 1916-1917 cacti for the US-American bot-
the Houseleek-like succu1ent leaves. (A izoa- anists N. L. Britton and J. N. Rose in South
ceae) America. (Agave , Austrocylindropuntia.
setaceus Lat., brist1y; for the brist1y pericarpel Rhipsalis baccifera ssp.)
and fruit. (Selenicereus) shandii For Mr. lohn Shand (ft. ± 1920), mag-
setatus Lat., bristly; for the white 1eaf spina- istrate in Ladismith, Western Cape , RSA.
tion. (Haworthia arachnoidea var.) (Gibbaeum)
setchellii For Prof. Dr. William A. Setchell sharpei For H. B. Sharpe (ft. 1937), who eol-
(1864-1943), US-Ameriean botanist (algol- lected the type, without further data. iEchid-
ogist), plant geographer and botaniea1 histo- nopsis)
rian. (Dudleya ) sharpii For Peter Sharp (ft. 1989), Eng1ish
setifer Lat. 'saeta' / 'seta', bristle, stiff hair; caetophi1e who emigrated to the USA , and
and Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum', -carrying; for who presumab1y colleeted the taxon first in
the stipu1es. (Jatropha schlechteri ssp.) 1971. tEchinocereus pulchellus ssp.)
setispinus Lat. 'saeta / seta' , bristle, bristly shavianus After Shaw's Garden, a popu1ar
hair ; and Lat. '-spinus' , -spined; (1) for the name for the Missouri Botaniea1 Garden in
bristle-like spine s. (Euphorbia , Thelo cac- St. Louis , USA, founded by Henry Shaw.
tus) - (2) for the slender radial spines. (Echeveria)
(Mammillaria) shawii For Henry Shaw (1800-1889), English-
setosiflorus Lat. 'setosus' , brist1y-hairy; and born merehant and benefaetor in St. Louis ,
Lat. '-flom s', -flowered ; for the hairy peri- USA, founder of the Missouri Botanical
earpe1 and flower tube . (Eriosyce heinrichi- Garden in St. Louis. (Agave)
ana var.) shebae For the oecurrence in the Mt. Sheba
setosus Lat., brist1y-hairy; (1) for the hairiness Nature Reserve, Mpuma1anga, RSA. (Aspi-
of the p1ants. (Brachystelma) - (2) for the donepsisi
setose 1eaves. (Echeveria) shebeliensis For the oeeurrence near the She-
setulifer Lat. 'setula' , small brist1e; and Lat. bele River, SE Ethiopia. (Monadenium )
'-fer, -fera , -ferum', -carrying; (1) for the sheilae For Mrs . Iris Sheila Collenette
spines on the leaf margin s. tHaworthia (* 1927), intrepid Eng1ish plant eollector and
cymbifo rmis var.) - (2) for the tuft of bris- photographer, esp. in Saudi Arabia. (Aloe ,
tles on the 1eaf tips. (Trichodiadema) Rhytidocaulon)
setulosus Lat., minute1y setose (from Lat. sheldonii For Charles She1don (1867-1928),
'seta', bristle); for the 1eaves. (Crassula) US-American naturalist, onee owner of a
221 simplicifolius

successful mmmg busines s in Mexico . silenifolius For the genus Silene ("Campion",
(Mammillaria) "Catchfly", Caryophyllaceae); and Lat.
shepherdii For John Shepherd (1764-1836), '-folius', -leaved. (Euphorbia)
English botanist and first curator of the Liv- sileri For Mr. A. M. Siler (fl. 1883), US-Amer-
erpool Botanic Garden. (Hoya) ican cactus collector, without further detail s.
sherriffii For George Sherriff (1898-1967), (Agave)
British explorer of Tibet and Bhutan. (Rho- silicicola Lat. 'silicis', silica ; and Lat. '-cola',
diola) -inhabiting; for the preferred habitat. (Aloe)
shigatsensis For the occurrence at Shigatse, sillamontanus Lat. 'montanus', relating to
Tibet. (Sedum) mountains; for the occurrence on Cerro [=
shitaiensis For the occurrence at Shitai in An- mountain] de la Silla, Nuevo Le6n , Mexico.
hui Prov., China. (Sedum) (Tradescantia)
shrevei For Dr. Forrest Shreve (1878-1950), silvaticus Lat., forest-, forest-dwelling. (Ech -
US-American botani st and ecologist work- inopsis mamillosa ssp.)
ing esp. in the Sonoran Desert. (Agave, Fou- silvestrii For Filippo [Philippo] Silvestri (1873
quieria) -1949), Italian entomologist and botanist,
siamicus For the occurrence in Siam (former 1898-1899 at the Museum of Buenos Aires,
name of Thailand). (Hoya) and a friend and supporter of the Argen-
sibbettii For Mr. Cecil J. Sibbett (t 1967), tinian botanist C. Spegazzini. (Echinopsis)
South African naturalist, Chairman of the silvestris Lat., growing wild, growing in
Council for the Botanical Society of South forests; application obscure. (Sedum sar-
Africa. (Neohenricia) mentosum var., Tunilla)
silvicola Lat. 'silva' ['sylva'], forest ; and Lat.
sibthorpiifolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved; and for
'-cola', inhabiting. (Aloe capitata var.)
the simi1arity to Sibthorpia europaea ("Cor-
simii For Dr. T. R. Sim (1858-1938), Scottish
nish Moneywort", Scrophulariaceae). (Pe-
forestry botanist, emigrated to RSA in 1889.
largonium)
(Aloe)
sicariguensis For the occurrence near Sicari-
similirameus Lat. ' similis', similar; and Lat.
gua, Larä, Venezuela. tPseudoacanihoce-
'rameus', branch; for the similarities of the
reus)
branches to those of Euphorbia gracili-
sichotensis Most probably for the occurrence
ramea. (Euphorbia)
in the Sikhot Alin Mts. in the Russian Far
similis Lat., like, similar; for the similarity to
East. (Phedimus)
other species . (Huernia, Stapelia, Tyleco-
sidoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; for the simi- don)
larity of the leaves to those of Sida rhombi- simoneae For Simone Petignat (fl. 1993), wife
folia ("Queensland Hemp", Malvaceae). of Herman Petignat, hotel owner and plant
(Pelargonium) enthusiast in Madagascar. (Ceropegia)
sieberianus For Franz W. Sieber (1789-1844), simonianus For Wilhelm Simon (1909-1989),
Bohemian botanist, traveller and plant col- German cactus hobbyist, 1952-1955 presi-
lector. (Crassula) dent of the Deutsche Kakteen-Gesellschaft
sieboldii For Dr. Philipp F. von Siebold (1796 DKG . (Rebutia)
-1866), German physician, natural scientist simplex Lat., simple , undivided; (1) for the
and orientalist famous for his travels in Ja- unbranched growth . (Brachystelma) - (2)
pan. (Hylotelephium) for the solitary rosettes. (Agave deserti ssp.)
sigridiae For Prof. Dr. Sigrid Liede (* 1957), - (3) for the undivided leaves . (lpomoea) -
German botanist and Asclepiadaceae spe- (4) for the simple inflorescences of solitary
cialist in Münster and later Bayreuth. (Cyn- cyathia. (Monadenium)
anchum) simplicifolius Lat. ' simplex, simplicis', sim-
sikokianus For the occurrence on Shikoku Is- ple; and Lat. -,folius' , -leaved. (Adenia fru -
land, Japan. (Meterostachys, Phedimus) ticosa ssp.)
simpsonii 222

simpsonii For Captain r. H. Simpson (f1. at high (' alpine') altitude s in China. tRhodi-
1876), US-American topographical engineer ola cretinii ssp.)
and leader of the exploration across the Sinocrassula Lat. 'sinensis' ['sino- '] , Chi-
Great Basin of Utah by the US Army. (Pe- nese; for the occurrenc e of some taxa in
diocactus) - (2) For Charles T. Simpson (f1. China, and for the flowers with a single
1920), naturali st, long resident in F1orida. whorl of stamens as in the genus Crassula
(Harrisia) - (3) For Mr. & Mrs. Simpson (Crassulaceae) . (Crassulaceae)
(f1 . 1922), station manager s of the railway sinoerectus Lat. 'sinensis' ['sino- '] , Chine se;
station of Haienberg, Namibia, in whose and Lat. 'erectus', erect; for the growth
garden the plants were first discovered . tJut- form. (Ceropegia)
tadinteria) sinoglacialis Lat. 'sinensis' [' sino-'], Chinese;
simsii For Dr. lohn Sims (1749-1831), British and Lat. 'glacialis', of glaciers ; for the oc-
physician and botani st. (Aeonium ) currence at high altitude s in China. (Sedum)
simulans Lat., imitating , resembling ; (1) for sinuatus Lat., waved, sinuate; (1) for the ribs
having a growth form like that of Erepsia of the plant bodies. (Ferocactus hamatacan-
(Aizoaceae) . (Lamp ranthus) - (2) probabl y thus ssp.) - (2) for the lobed leaves. (Rhodi-
for the sirnilarity to some other taxon. (Anti- ola ) - (3) for the undulate leaf margin s.
mima, Crassula, Echeveria , Eriosyce hein- (Fockea) - (4) for the leaflets. (Cussonia
richiana ssp.) - (3) probabl y for the resem- pan iculata var.)
blance of the leaves to pieces of rock, or for sinuosus Lat., sinuous, curving; for the con-
the similarity to a closely related taxon. spicuously f1exuose prostrate shoots. (Phyl-
(Pleiosp ilos) lobolus)
sinaicus For the occurrence in the Sinai re- sinus-simiorum Lat. 'si nus', recess, bay; and
gion, Egypt. (Caralluma) Lat. 's imiorum', of the monkeys; for the
sinanus For the occurrence at Debre Sina, type locality Monkey Bay, Malawi . (Sanse -
Ethiopia. (A loe) vieria)
sinclairii For Dr. Andrew Sinclair (± 1796- sipolisii For Abbe Michel Marie Sipolis (f1 .
1861), British physician and plant collector, 1856), Director of the Seminary of Dia-
Colonial Secretary in New Zealand 1844- mantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Euphorbia)
1856. (Crassula ) sisalanus For the Sisal fibre, which is manu-
sinensis Lat., Chinese; for the occurrence in factured from the leaves of this and other
China. (Chirita, Sedum tosaense ssp.) species of Agave; originally named for the
singularis Lat., alone , singular, solitary; (1) town of Sisal in Yucat än (Mexico) from
for the unique characteristics and the nor- where the fibre was exported. (Ag ave )
mally solitary leaf. (Tylecodon) - (2) per- skiatophytoides Gr. '-oides', resemb1ing; and
haps because the taxon is only known from for the genus Skiatophytum (A izoaceae) .
the type localit y. (Schizogloss um) - (3) ap- (Caryotophora)
plication obscure. (Dischidia) Skiatophytum Gr. 'skias, skiatos', shade; and
singuliftorus Lat. 'singulus' , one to each, sin- Gr. 'phyton', plant; for the habitat prefer-
gle; and Lat. '-floms', -flowered. (Ag ave) ence. (A izoaceae)
singulus Lat., one to each, single; for the soli- skinneri For Don B. Skinner (f1 . 1972?), US-
tary f1owers. (Ruschia ) American succulent plant collector in Los
sinkatanus For the occurrence at Sinkat , Su- Angeles. (Echeveria)
dan. (Aloe) skottsbergii For Carl J. F. Skottsberg (1880-
Sinningia For Wilhe1m Sinning (1792- 1874), 1963), Swedish botanist and explorer. tEch-
head gardener at the University of Bonn inopsisi
Botanica1 Garden . (Gesneriaceae) sladenianus For the Percy Sladen Memorial
sino-alpinus Lat. 'sinensis' ['sino- '], Chine se; Expeditions, during one of which the type
and Lat. 'a1pinus' , alpine; for the occurrence was collected. (Alo e, Prenia)
223 solenophorus

sladenii For William Percy Sladen (, 1900), narivo, Madagascar, where the plant was
British naturali st whose fund s in the Percy found growing. (Euphorbia )
Sladen Memorial Trust furthered botanical sobolifer Lat. 'soboles' , branch , offspring ; and
exploration in RSA . (Crass ula) Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum ' , -carrying; (1) for
smallii For Dr. lohn K. Small (1869-1938), the offsetting nature of the plant s. (A loe se-
US-American botani st at the New York Bot- cundiflora var.) - (2) for the bulbilliferous
anical Garden . (Pedilanthus tithymaloides inflorescences. (Agav e) - (3) perhaps for the
ssp., Portulaca , Sedum ) inflorescences with several flowers. (Cero-
smaragdiflorus Lat. 'smaragdinus' , emerald- pegia)
green ; and Lat. '-florus', -flowered ; for the sobrinus Lat., cousin; application obscure,
green-tipped flowers. (Cleistocactus) perhaps for the similarity to some other
smaragdinus Lat., ernerald-green; for the leaf taxon, and not further explained. (Antimi-
colour. (xGasteraloe) ma)
Smicrostigma Gr. 'smikros', little; und Gr. sobrius Lat., sober; because the plant cannot
'stigma' , stigma; for the supposedly small be used to produce the alcoholic beverage
stigmas. (Aizoaceae) Mescal. (Aga ve)
smithianus For Major Cornelius C. Smith of sociabilis Lat., having the ability to occur so-
the US Army, who assisted the US-Ameri- cially; unresolved, perhap s for the occur-
can botani st J. N. Rose 1916 during some rence in the same region as some related
excursions in N Venezuela. (Praecereus eu- taxa. (Eriosyce)
chlorus ssp.) socialis Lat., social ; for the clustering habit.
smithii For Prof. Christen Smith (1785-1816), (Aloe, Crassula, Ledebouria)
Norwegian botani st and physician. (Aeon- sociorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'socius' , compan-
ium) - (2) For William Wright Smith (1875 ion; for the travel companions of the South
-1956), British botanist in Edinburgh and African botanist L. Bolus . (Lampranthus)
long-time director of the Edinburgh Botani- socotranus For the occurrence on the island of
cal Garden . (Rhodiola) - (3) For Gerald G. Socotra. (Adenium obesum ssp., Caralluma ,
Smith (1892-1976), engineer, amateur bot- Dendrosicyos, Dorstenia, Echidnopsis, Sar-
anist and student of Haworthia in RSA. costemma )
(Ceropegia radicans ssp.) - (4) For Christo Socotrella For the occurrence on Socotra; and
A. Smith (1898-1956), South African bot- Lat. Dirn. suffix '-ellus', indicating small
anist at the Division of Botany, Pretoria, size. (Asclepiadaceae)
RSA, later an agricultural journalist. (Male- soederstromianus For Ludovic Söderstrom
phora) - (5) For Prof. Dr. Albert C. Smith (fl. 1919), Quito , Ecuador, working for an
(* 1906), US-American botani st. (Melocac- US-American telecommunication cornpany,
tus) without further data. (Opuntia )
smorenskaduensis For the occurrence on the soehrensii For Prof. Johannes Söhrens (,
farm Smor[g]enskadu near Springbok, 1934), German botani st and later director of
Northern Cape, RSA. (Conophytum) the Botanical Garden at Santiago de Chile .
smrzianus For Oskar Smrz (1885- 1938), (Tunilla )
Czech gardener and cactus hobbyist, author sofiensis For the occurrence in the basin of the
of an important Czech cactus book pub- Sofia River, Madagascar. (Pachypodium ru-
lished 1929. (Echinops is) tenbergianum var.)
smytheae For Mrs. D. Smythe (fl. 1926), solaris Lat., pertaining to the sun; for the oc-
without further data. (Delospe rma) currence above the usually fog-covered part
sneedii For J. R. Sneed (fl. 1923), who first of the Chilean coast. (Copiapoa)
found the taxon in Texas, USA. (Escobaria) solenophorus Gr. 'solen', pipe, tube; and Gr.
soanieranensis For the Soanierana Section of '-phoros' , -bearing; for the tubular flowers.
the Tsimbazaza Botanical Garden, Antana- (Caralluma)
Solenostemon 224

Solenosternon Gr. 'solen' , pipe, tube; and Gr. uraliste" at the "Jardin du Roi", Paris,
'sternon' , stamen; for the filaments, which France. (Echinopsis)
are basally fused to form a tube. (Lamia - sparsiflorus Lat. ' sparsus' , scattered, sparse;
ceae) and Lat. '<fiorus', -flowered. (Lampranthus)
solidus Lat., solid; probably for the stamin- spartarius For the similarity of the sterns to
ades and stamens collected into a bundle. those of the genus Spartium ("Spanish
(Antimima) Broom", Fabaceae) . (Euphorbia)
solieri For Antoine J. J. Solier (1792-1851), spartioides Gr. '-oides' , resembling ; and for
French botanist , entomologist and soldier. the genus Spartium ("Spanish Broom", Fab-
(Crassula) aceae) ; for the photosynthetic peduncles .
solisioides Gr. '<oides', resembling ; and for (Absolmsia)
the former genus Solisia (Ca cta cea e) . spathaceus Lat., spathe-like; for the deeply
(Mammillaria) boat-shaped bracts. (Trade scantia)
solitarius Lat., solitary; for the solitary spathulatus Lat., spatulate; for the leaf shape.
flowers. (Ruschia) (Aeonium , Aloinopsis, Crassula , Glossostel-
somalensis For the occurrence in Somalia. ma, Kalan choe, Nolana , Pereskiopsis,
(Adenium obesum ssp., Ceropegia , Du valia Thompsonella)
sulcata ssp., Orbea baldratii ssp.) spathulifolius Lat. 'spat[h]ulatus', spatulate;
somalicus As above. (Caralluma, Huernia, and Lat. '-folius', -Ieaved. (Sedum erio car-
Kalanchoe bentii ssp., Portulaca) pum ssp., Sedum)
somaliensis As above. (Aloe, Calyptrotheca, spathulisepalum Lat. 'spatjhlulatus', spatu-
Cyanotis) late; and Lat. ' sepalum', sepal. (Sedum)
somenii For Dr. H. Somen (fl. 1916), physi- speciosus Lat., beautiful ; (1) for the flowers.
cian and friend of the French botanist and (Aes chynanthus, Aloe, Astridia, Caralluma,
physician Raymond Harnet. (Sedum) Ceropegia , Cheiridopsis , Cyanotis, Diso-
songweanus For the occurrence in the Songwe cactus, Drosanthemum, Monsonia , Orbea,
valley, SW Tanzania. (Euphorbia) Pterodiscu s, Schwantesia) - (2) for the red
sonorae For the occurrence in the state of cymes contrasting with the blue-green
Sonora, Mexico. (lbe rvillea) branche s. (Euphorbia)
sonorensis As above. (Mammillaria) specksii For Ernst Specks (fl. 1999), German
sootepensis For the occurrence at the Sootep succulent plant collector and nursery owner.
Mountain , Thailand. (Ceropegia) (Euphorbia)
sordidus Lat., dingy, dirty-Iooking; (1) for the spectabilis Lat., notable, showy; (1) for the
dark-coloured leaves. (Haworthia , Hylotele- general appearance. (Lampranthu s, Ple c-
ph ium) - (2) for the flower buds, which tranthus, Stathmostelma) - (2) for the spec-
were described as pale dingy greenish . tacular inflorescences . tHylotelephium,
(San sevieria) Monaden ium) - (3) for the showy flowers.
sorgerae For Dr. Friederike Sorger (fl. 1984), (Echeveria)
Austrian botanist and specalist in the Turk- spegazzinianus For Prof. Dr. Carlos Spegazz-
ish flora. (Sedum) ini (1858-1926), emigrated 1879 from ltaly
sororius Lat., sisterly (from Lat. 'soror' , sis- to Argentina, pharmacist and later botanist
ter); for the close relationship with another and mycologist in Buenos Aires (first as as-
taxon. tPleiospilos compactus ssp.) sistant in the pharmacy of Dr. Parodi), spe-
sosnowskyi Perhaps for Dmitrii I. Sosnowsky cialist on Argentinian cacti. (Rebutia)
(1885-1952), Russian botanist. (Sempervi- spegazzinii As above. (Cereus, Gymnocalyci-
vum) um)
soutpansbergensis For the occurrence on the spektakelensis For the occurrence at Spek-
Soutpan sberg, Northern Prov., RSA. (Aloe) takel, Northern Cape, RSA. (Othonna re-
spachianus For E. Spach (fl. 1839), "aide-nat- trorsa var.)
225 spiralis

spergularinus Lat. '<inus', indicating resem- spiniftorus Lat. 'spina' , spine , thorn; and Lat.
blance; and for the genus Spergularia (Ca - '-florus', -flowered; (1) for the spine-tipped
ryoph yllaceae) . (Parak eelya) scales on the floral tube. (Acanthocalycium)
sphacelatus Lat., with brown or blacki sh - (2) for the spines on the pericarpel of the
speckling; for the dark spine tips. (Mammil- flowers. (Austrocactus)
laria) spiniformis Lat. 'spina' , spine , thom; and Lat.
sphaericus Gr. ' sphairikos' = Lat. 'sphaeri- '<formis', -shaped; for the leaf shape .
cus ' , globose; (1) for the shape of the plant (Lampranthus)
body. (Mammillaria) - (2) for the shape of spinigemmatus Lat. ' spina' , spine, thom; und
the stern segments. (Cumulopuntia) Lat. 'gemmatus', having buds ; for the spine-
sphaerocarpus Gr. 'sphaira', globe ; and Gr. covered flower buds. (Echinocereus)
'karpos" fruit. (Tetragonia) spinosibacca Lat. 'spinosus', spiny ; and Lat.
sphaerocephalus Gr. 'sphaira', globe; and Gr. 'bacca', berry; for the spiny fruits. (Opun-
'kephale' , head ; for the head-like round- tia)
topped inflorescences . (Crassula southii spinosior Comp . of Lat. 'spinosus', spiny; (1)
ssp.) for the numerous spines per areole. (Cy -
sphaerophyllus Gr. 's phaira', globe ; and Gr. lindropuntia, Sclerocactus) - (2) for the
'phyllon' , leaf; for the leaf shape. (Parake e- prickle s near the leaf tips. (Aloe glauca var.)
lya) spinosissimus Superl. of Lat. 'spinosus',
sphalmanthoides Gr. ' <oides' , resembling;
spiny ; for the very spiny nature of the
and for the genus Sphalmanthus (Ai zoa-
plants. (Arthrocereus, Consolea, Mammilla-
ceae). (Delo sperma)
ria, Rebutia)
sphenophyllus Gr. ' sphen, sphenos', wedge ;
spinosus Lat., spiny; (1) for the spiny sterns.
and Gr. 'phyllon' , leaf. (Adromischu s)
(Adenia , Euphorbia ambroseae var., Mom-
Sphyrospermum Gr. 'sphyros', ankle; and Gr.
ordica, Monsonia) - (2) for the persistent
'sperma', seed ; for the centrally bulging
spiny stipules . (Pelargonium) - (3) for the
seeds resembling the bulging ankle . (Eri-
spiny leaf tips. (Orostachys) - (4) for the
caceae)
spinescent inflorescences. (Ruschia)
spicatus Lat., with aspike (from Lat. 'spica',
spinulifer Lat. 'spinula', little spine (Dirn. of
spike); (1) for the inflorescences. (Agave,
Lat. 'spina', thorn, spine) ; and Lat. '-fer,
Aloe, Euphorbia , Plectranthus) - (2) for the
spike-like appearance of the inflorescences. -fera, -ferum' , -carrying; (1) for the spina-
(Tetragonia) - (3) for the spike-like inflo- tion. (Opuntia) - (2) according to the proto-
rescence tips. (Jatropha) logue for the spinescent stipules, but no
spiculatus Lat., with points, with warts; for stipules are reported for this taxon . (Phyllo-
the raised warts on the leaves . tNeohenri- bolu s)
cia) spinulosus Lat., with small spines (Lat. 'spin-
spineseens Lat., spinescent, becoming spiny; ula' = Dirn. of Lat. 'spina' , spine); (1) for
(1) for the spiny persistent midrib s of the the spination of the sterns. (Selenicereus) -
leaves. (Talinum) - (2) for the stout spines (2) for the spiny stipules on the stern tuber-
below the leaves. (Monadenium) - (3) for eIes. (Monaden ium)
the spines developing on the inflorescence. spiralis Lat., spiralled; (1) for the spiralling
(Arenifera) leaves. (Albuca) - (2) for the spirally ar-
spineus Lat., spiny; for the spine-tipped ranged leaves. (Astroloba) - (3) for the spi-
branche s. (Euphorbia) rally arranged ribs of the plant body. (Fero -
spinibarbis Lat. 'spina', spine, thorn ; and Lat. cactus lati spinus ssp.) - (4) for the spirally
'barba' , beard ; for the dense spination. arranged spine-shields. (Euphorbia) - (5)
(Eriosyce aurata var., Opuntia sulphurea for the spirally twisted corolla lobes. (Cero-
ssp.) pegia)
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spirostichus Lat. 'spira', spiral; and Gr. 'sti- Lat. 'squamula', small seale); (1) for the
ehos', row; for the spirals of leaves and stip- sealy sterns and leaves. (Galenia) - (2) for
ules. (Euphorbia decaryi var.) the large papery seales eovering the peri-
spissus Lat., thiek, erowded, dense; (1) for the earpels and reeeptacles of the flowers. (Neo-
eompaet growth form. (Cephalophyllum) - buxbaumia) - (3) for the eomparatively ob-
(2) for the numerous lateral short shoots. vious neetary seales. (Villadia)
(Dicrocaulon) squarrosus Lat., spreading, reeurved; (1) for
splendens Lat., brilliant; (1) for the appear- the growth form. (Corryocactus , Senecio
anee of the plant. (Haworthia magnijica polytomus ssp.) - (2) for the tubercle-teeth,
var., Phyllobolus) - (2) for the flower eol- which are disposed at right angles to the
our. (Aloe, Drosanthemum, Euphorbia milii braneh axis. (Euphorbia) - (3) for the
var., Fouquieria) - (3) applieation obseure . branehes, whieh spread at right angles . (Eu -
(Raphionacme) phorbia beharensis var.) - (4) for the rough
spongiosus Lat., spongy; (1) beeause earpel leaf surfaee in the sense of "rough with
base and reeeptacle beeome spongy when seales, tips of braets, ete., projeeting out-
the seeds are mature . (Crassula pellucida wards" (Stearn 1992). (Aloe)
ssp.) - (2) for the light and spongy fruit cap- stagnensis Lat. 'stagnum', pool, waterhole;
sule. (Jordaaniella) für the oeeurrenee at Ross 's Waterhole,
sponsaliorum Gen. PI. of Lat. ' sponsalia', en- Australia. (Parakeelya)
gagement; for the offsetting growth form. stahlii For Prof. Dr. [Christian] Ernst Stahl
(Conophytum bachelorum ssp.) (1848-1919), Alsatian botanist, travelling in
spraguei For Dr. Thomas A. Sprague (1877- Mexieo in 1894. (Sedum)
1958), British botanist at the Royal Botanic staintonii Probably for Adam Stainton (fl.
Gardens Kew. (Opuntia) 1969, 1988), British plant eolleetor and bot-
sprengeri For Carl Ludwig Sprenger (1846- anieal author. (Caralluma, Sempervivum)
1917), German horticulturalist, Direetor of stalagmifer Lat. ' stalagmium', drop-shaped
Aehilleion Garden on Corfu, Greeee. (Or- ear-ring; and Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum' , -ear-
bea) rying; for the shape of the hairs on the petal
springbokvlakensis For the oeeurrenee on the tips. (Caralluma)
Springbokvlakte, Little Karoo, Eastern stamineus Lat., staminal; beeause only male
Cape, RSA. (Haworthia) plants are known. (Rhodiola)
sprucei For Dr. Riehard Spruee (1817-1893), staminodiosus Lat., full of staminodes; for the
British botanist and plant eolleetor widely numerous staminodes. (Cephalophyllum,
travelling in S Ameriea 1849-1864. (Eche- Lampranthus, Ruschia)
veria quitensis var., Peperomia) staminosus Lat., with prominent stamens.
spurius Lat., false, spurious ; applieation ob- (Rauhia)
seure. (Cotyledon orbiculata var., Phedi- stampferi For Josef Stampfer (fl. 1979), Aus-
mus) trian forester working for some time in Du-
Squamellaria Lat. 'squamella', a little seale, a rango, Mexieo. (Mammillaria longiflora
little plate (Dirn. of Lat. 'squama', seale); ssp.)
for the four fringed plates inside the eorolla standleyanus For Paul C. Standley (1884-
tube. (Rubiaceae) 1963), Ameriean botanist and botanieal ex-
squamosus Lat., sealy, provided with seales; plorer of C and W North Ameriea. (Mam-
for the numerous seales on the periearpel millaria, Matelea)
and reeeptacle of the flowers. (Facheiroa) standleyi As above. (Stenocereus)
squamulatus Lat., with small seales (from stanfordiae For Kate Canova Stanford (t
Lat. 'squamula', small seale); for the leaf 1952), English-born governess in RSA,
rudiments along the sterns. (Echidnopsis) started a plant nursery in the 1930s and col-
squamulosus Lat., with small seales (from leeted many plants. (Hereroa, Lampranthus)
227 stenanthus

stanle yi For Victor Stanley Peers (1874- 1999), German horticulturist respon sabl e
1940), Austra1ian civil servant, amateur ar- for the Madagascar coll ection at the Heidel-
chaeologist and plant collector, living in berg Botanical Garden. (Aloe)
RSA from 1899. (Chasmatophyllum) Steganotaenia Gr. 's tegano-' , covered , roofed
Stapelia For Jan Bode van Stapel (± 1602- (from Gr. 'stege', roo f); and Gr. 'taenia' ,
1636), Dutch physician (Genaust 1983). ribbon, band; application ob scure. (Apia-
(A sclepiadaceae) ceae)
Stapelianthus For the genu s Stapelia (Ascle - steinbachii For lose Steinbach (t 1930 or
piadaceae); and Gr. ' anthos ' , ftower. (Ascle- 1931), cactus coUector. (Sulco rebutia)
piadaceae) steineckeanus For Karl Steinecke (ft. 1936,
stapeliiformis For the genus Stapelia (Ascle- 1951), German succulent plant nurseryman
piadaceae) ; and Lat. '-formis', -shaped; for in Ludwigsburg near Stuttgart, and one of
the succulent sterns. (Cerop egia, Sene cio) the early opponents against imported succu-
stapelioides Gr. '-oides' , resembling; and for lent plants. (Lithops)
the genus Stap elia (Asclepiadaceae) ; (1) for steinmannii For Prof. Dr. Johann H. C. G.
the succulent sterns. (Eupho rbia, Monade- Gustav Steinmann (1856-1929), German
nium) - (2) for the ftower shape (referring palaeontologist and geologist. (Rebutia)
to species now classified as Orbea ). (Huer- stellariifolius Lat. ' -folius', -leaved; and for
nia ) the genu s Stellaria (Caryophyllaceae); for
Stapeliopsis Gr. ' -opsis', similar to; and for the sirnilarity toStella ria media . (Sedum)
the genus Stapelia (Asclepiadaceae) . (Asc- stellatus Lat. , star-shaped; (1) for the radiating
lepiadaceae) branches. (Euphorbia) - (2) for the radi at-
stapfii For Dr. Otto Stapf (1857-1933), Au s- ing ribs. (Gymnocalyc ium) - (3) for the dis-
trian botanist, 1890 becoming curator of the position of the spines in each areole. (Steno-
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (Euphorbia, cereus) - (4) for the star-shaped clusters of
Rhodielai spiny stipules. (Mo nadenium) - (5) for the
starkianus For Prof. Peter Stark (ft. 1934), ftower shape. (Bra chystelma , Echidnopsis
without further data. (Haworthia scabra virchowii var., Phedimus)
var.) stelliformis Lat. 'steUa' , star; and Lat. -.for-
Stathmostelma Gr. 'stathmos' , plumb-line; mis', -shaped; probably for the ftowers. (Se-
and Gr. ' stelma' , crown, garland, wreath; dum)
for the straight appendages of the inner stellispinus Lat. 'steUa' , star; and Lat. '-spi-
corona segments. (As clep iadaceae) nus ', -spined; for the branched spiny pedun-
stayneri For Frank J. Stayner (1907-1981 ), cles . (Euphorbia )
horticulturist and curator of the Karoo Bot- stellulato-tuberculatus Lat. 's tellulatus" with
anic Garden Worce ster 1959-1969. tAntimi- starlets; Lat. 'tuberculatus ', tuberculate; for
ma , Braunsia , Lampranthus, Machairoph yl- the patterning of the seed testa. (Portulaca)
lum , Stap eliopsis saxatilis ssp., Trichodiad- stellulifer Dirn. of Lat. 's tella" star; and Lat.
ema) ' -fer, -fera, -ferum', -carrying; for the stel-
Stayneria As above. (A izoace ae) lately -headed mucilage gland s on the
stebbinsii For Dr. George L. Stebbins jr. (1906 leaves. (Uncarina)
- 2000), US-American botanist in Davis, stenandrus Gr. 'stenos ', narro w, slender; and
California. (Lewisia) Gr. ' aner, andros', man , [botany] stamen.
steenbergensis For the occurrence on Mt. (Conophytum obcordellum ssp., Delosper-
Steenberg, Western Cape, RSA. (Osc ularia) ma , Mesemb ryanthemum )
steenbokensis For the occurrence on a farm stenanthus Gr. 'stenos ', narrow, slender; and
called Steenbok, Northern Cape, RSA. Gr. 'anthos', ftower ; (1) for the narrow cor-
(Polymita) oUa lobes. (Ceropegia) - (2) for the slender
steffanieanus For Mr s. Steffanie Paulsen (ft. tubu1ar ftower s. (Pereskia )
stenarthrus 228

stenarthrus Gr. 'stenos' , narrow, slender; and stentiae For Mrs. Sydney M. Stent (1875-
Gr. 'arthron', join, segment; for the shape of 1942), botanist in RSA and grass special ist.
the stern segments. (Opuntia) (Ceropegia)
Stenocactus Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; and stenus Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; for the
Lat. 'cactus', cactus ; for the very thin ribs of filiform sterns. (Lampranthus)
the plant bodies. (Cactaceae) Stephania Gr. 'stephanos', wreath , crown ; for
stenocaulis Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; and the connate stamens (Genaust 1983) [and
Gr. 'kaulos', stern. (Tylecodon) not for Christian F. Stephan (1757-1814),
Stenocereus Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; and Saxonian botanist and physician (Jackson
Cereus, a genus of columnar cacti. (Cacta- 1990)]. (Menispermaceae)
ceae) stephanii For Prof. [Christian] Friedrich
stenocladus Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; and Stephan (1757-1814), German (Saxonian)
Gr. 'klados', branch; for the short spine- botanist and physician, from 1792 in St. Pe-
tipped branchlets. (Euphorbia) tersburg . (Rhodiola) - (2) For Paul Stephan
stenodactylus Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; (fl. 1927-1933), German gardener in charge
and Gr. 'daktylos', finger; for the narrow of succulents at the Botanical Garden Ham-
leaflets. (Aden ia) burg, and a friend of the German Mesemb
stenoglossus Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; and special ist G. Schwantes. (Conophytum,
Gr. 'glossa', tongue; for the narrow corona Lampranthus) - (3) For Stephan Martfnez
segments. (Schizoglossum) (fl. 1991), Mexican who first collected the
stenogonus Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; and taxon. (Jatropha)
Gr. 'gonia', corner, margin; for the narrow Stephanocereus Gr. 'stephanos' wreath,
ribs . (Cereus) crown ; and Cereus, a genus of columnar
stenolobus Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; and cacti ; for the ring-like cephalia. (Cactaceae)
Gr. 'lobos' , lobe; for the corolla lobes. (Ce- Sterculia For Sterculius, Roman deity of dung
ropegia) (from Lat. 'stercus', dung) ; for the unpleas-
stenopetalus Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; and antly smelling flowers of some taxa. (Ster-
Gr. 'petalon' , petal. (Lampranthus, Machai- culiaceae)
rophyllum, Moringa, Opuntia, Sedum, Sem- sterilis Lat., sterile; because only sterile fruits
pervivum) are formed . (Yucca harrimaniae var.)
stenophyllus Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; and sternens Lat., becoming laid out, becoming
Gr. 'phyllon' , leaf. (Brachystelma, Cerope- spread out ; for the mat-forming growth.
gia, Hereroa , Marlothistella, Nolana, Se- (Lampranthus)
dum) sterrophyllus Gr. 'sterros', firm, stiff; and Gr.
stenopleurus Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; 'phylIon', leaf. (Myrmecodia)
and Gr. 'pleuron', rib; for the shape of the Stetsonia For Francis L. Stetson (1846-1920),
ribs ofthe plant bodies. (Gymnocalycium) US-American lawyer and businessman in
stenopterus Gr. 'stenos' , narrow, slender; and New York, plant lover and supporter of the
Gr. 'pteron', wing; for the shape of the New York Botanical Garden, and involved
sterns. (Hylocereus) with the negotiations concerning the
stenosiphon Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; and Panama Canal. (Cactaceae)
Gr. 'siphon', tube; for the flower tube. (Kal- steudneri For Dr. H. Steudner (1832-1863),
anchoe) botanist and explorer in NE Africa. (Aloe)
stenostachyus Gr. 'stenos' , narrow, slender; stevenianus For Christi an von Steven (1781-
and Gr. 'stachys', spike; for the inflores- 1863), Finnish botanist frequently working
cences. (Orostachys) in Russia and the Caucasus and inspector of
Stenostelma Gr. 'stenos', narrow, slender; and the Russian silk industry. (Phedimus)
Gr. 'stelma', crown, garland, wreath; appli- stevensii For Dr. Peter F. Stevens (* 1944),
cation obscure. (Asclepiadaceae) British botanist. (Anthorrhiza)
229 striatus

steyermarkii For Dr. Julian A. Steyermark tor, living in RSA from 1911. (Antimima,
(1909-1988), US-American botanist noted Drosanthemum, Esterhuysenia)
for his work in the New World tropics, and stolonifer Lat., stoloniferous; for the growth
one of the world's most prolific collectors. habit. (Dudleya , Echeveria, Echinocereus,
(Echeveria) Euphorbia, Monadenium , Phedimus, Sarco-
steytlerae Probably for Miss J. W. Steytler (fl. stemma)
1928-1940), secretary of the National Bot- Stomatium Gr. 'stoma, stomatos', mouth; for
anic Gardens, Kirstenbosch, who appears to the spreading dentate leaves of a pair, which
have first collected the taxon. (Delosperma, resemble an open mouth. (Aizoaceae)
Erepsia) Stomatostemma Gr. 'stoma, stomatos',
stictanthus Gr. 's tiktos' , dotted, colourful ; and mouth ; and Gr. 'stemma', garland, wreath;
Gr. 'anthos ', flower; for the spotted corolla. for the coronal outgrowths at the mouth of
(Ceropegia rupicola var.) the corolla tube . (Asclepiadaceae)
stictatus Gr. 'stiktos', dotted, colourful; for stormiae For Marian Storm (fl. 1939), who
the spotted leaves. (Agave) collected the type, without further data. (Eu-
Stictocardia Gr. ' stiktos', dotted, colourful; phorbia radians var.)
and Gr. 'kardia', heart; application obscure. stramineus Lat., straw-yellow; (1) for the
(Convolvulaceae) spination. tEchinocereus, Meloca ctus) - (2)
stimulosus Lat., weIl provided with stings, for the flower colour. (Aridaria noctiflora
spurred; perhaps for the fimbriate leaf mar- ssp.)
gins or the spurred leaves. (Sedum) strangulatus Lat., throttled, constricted and
stipitaceus Lat. , stipitate, provided with a widened again; for the segmented branches.
short stalk ; for the shortly pedunculate in- (Euphorbia)
florescences. (Sarcostemma viminale ssp.) stratiotes Gr., soldier, warrior; perhaps for the
stipitatus Lat., stipitate, provided with a short armed leaves. (Furcraea)
stalk; application obscure. (Coryphantha strausianus For Mr. L. Straus (1862-1934),
clavata ssp.) German merchant and cactus hobbyist in
stipulaceus Lat., provided with stipules; (1) Bruchsal near Baden and co-founder of
for the con spicuous stipules. (Pelargonium) the Deutsche Kakteen-Gesellschaft DKG .
- (2) application obscure, since there are no (Eriosyce)
stipules. (Lampranthus) strausii As above. (Cleistocactus)
stiriacus For the occurrence in Styria, Austria. streptacanthus Gr. 'streptos', twisted; and Gr.
(Semp ervivum montanum ssp.) 'akanthos' , spine, thorn. (Opuntia)
stiriifer Lat. 's tiria' , iciele ; and Lat. '-fer, streptanthus Gr. 'streptos', twisted; and Gr.
-fera, -ferum' , -carrying; for the iciele-like 'anthos' , flower; application obscure. (Kal-
long papillae on the leaf epidermis. (Cono- ancho e)
phytum devium ssp.) Streptocarpus Gr. 'streptos' , twisted ; and Gr.
stockingeri For Francisco "Xico" Stockinger 'karpos', fruit; for the twisted capsules.
(*1919), Brazilian sculptor, painter and cac- (Gesneriaceae)
tus hobbyist in Rio Grande do Sul. (Paro- streyi For Rudolf G. Strey (*1907) , German-
dia) born farmer and botanist in RSA. (Crassu-
stocksii For John E. Stocks (1822-1854), Brit- la)
ish botanist collecting in Asia . (Sarcostem- striatulus Lat., with small striae ; for the mark-
ma) ings on the leaf sheaths. (Aloe)
Stoeberia For Mr. E. Stöber (fl. 1927), Ger- striatus Lat. , striate, marked with usually par-
man-born teacher and botanical explorer at allel fine lines ; (1) for the longitudinally
Lüderitzbucht, Namibia. (Aizoaceae) striate sterns. iPeniocereus, Tylecodon) - (2)
stokoei For Thomas P. Stokoe (1868-1959), for the horizontal stripes on the branches.
British mountaineer, artist and plant collec- (Euphorbia horrida var.) - (3) for the
stricticaulis 230

1eaves. (Agave, Aloe, Bulbine, Portulaca) - strubeniae For Miss Edith Struben rt 1936), a
(4) for the centra1 stripes on the petals. keen gardener and artist in South Africa,
(Drosanthemum) - (5) for the red-striped counci1 member of the Botanic a1 Society of
corolla tube. (Cerop egia) South Africa. (Ruschia)
stricticaulis Lat. 'strictus', very straight, strumosus Lat., having swellings like cush-
strictly upright; and Lat. 'caulis', stern; for ions, with swollen cervica1 glands; for the
the erect short shoots. (Disph yma australe thickened tuberous root. (Trichodiadema)
ssp.) stuckertii For Theodore Stuckert (1852-
strictiflorus Lat. 'strictus' , very straight, 1932), Swiss apothecary from Basel, emi-
strict1y upright ; and Lat. '-florus', -flowered; grating to Argentina, owner of a pharmacy
for the narrow straight inflorescences. (Ech- in C ördoba in 1885, then professor at the
everia) agricultura1 faculty in C ördoba, from 1913+
strictifolius Lat. 'strictus', very straight, in Geneva. (Gymnocalycium)
strictly upright ; and Lat. '-folius', -leaved . stuckyi For a Mr. Stucky (fl. 1861), without
(Drosanthemum) further data. (Sansevieria)
strictus Lat., very straight, strict1y upright; (1) stuemeri For Ernst [Ernesto] Stüemer (fl.
for the growth habit. (Adenia , Mesembryan- 1930s), Argentinian fie1d collector and plant
themum, Opuntia, Rus chia, Sceletium) - (2) trader. (Parodia)
for the orientation of the 1eaves. (Beau car- stuessyi For Prof. Dr. Tod F. Stuessy (* 1943),
nea, Villadia, Yucca glauca var.) - (3) for US-American botanist at Ohio State Univer-
the leaf structure . (Aga ve) - (4) application sity and from 1997 at Vienna University,
obscure. (Cistanthe) Austria. (Aeonium)
strigil Lat., scraping iron; for the closely set stygianus For the steam-ve ssel 'Styx', from
areoies resulting in a dense1y spined appear- which the British botanist Hewett C. Watson
ance of the p1ants. (Opuntia) (1804-1881) 1anded 1843 on the Azores for
strigillosus Lat., strigillose, with short ap- botanizing. (Euphorbia)
pressed hairs. (Nematanthus) stylosus Lat., with a long or persistent style.
striglianus For Franz Strig1 (* 1937), Austrian (Adeniafiringalavensis var., Arenifera)
cactus hobbyist in Kufstein, founder mem- suarezensis For the occurrence in the region
ber of the Austrian ''Arbeitsgruppe Gymno- of Diego Suarez (= Antsiranana), Madagas-
ca1ycium". (Gymnocaly cium) car. (Adansonia, Aloe, Kalan choe)
strigosus Lat., bristly-hairy (from Lat. 'striga' , suaveolens Lat., p1easant1y fragrant (from Lat.
straight rigid short brist1e-like appressed ' suavis', sweet; and Lat. 'olens' , scented) ;
hair); (1) for the hairs on the sterns. (Cras- (1) for the scent of the leaves. (Aeollanthus)
sula , Plectranthus) - (2) for the spination of - (2) for the sweet-scented flowers. (Ru-
the sterns. (Echinopsis) - (3) for the hairy schia, Sedum, Stomatium)
1eaves. (Euphorbia) suavis Lat., sweet; for the scented flowers.
stringens Lat. 'stringere', hurt, injure, string (Glottiphyllum)
together; perhaps for the armature of the suavissimus Comp. of Lat. 'suavis' , sweet; for
leaves. (Agav e) the de1icate ("sweet") pink flower colour.
strobiliformis Lat. 'strobi1us', cone of gym- (Lampranthus)
nosperms; and Lat. '-formis', -shaped; for subacaulis Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
the appearance of the plant body. (Pele- and Lat. 'acau1is', stem1ess; for the almost
cyphora) stem1ess habit. (Aeollanthu s, Crassula)
Strombocactus Gr. 'strombos ', top, spindle, subacutissimus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or
cone of conifers ; and Lat. 'cactus', cactus ; less; and Super!. of Lat. 'acutus' , pointed;
for the body shape. (Cactaceae) because the Aloe specialist G. W. Reynold s
strophiolatus Lat., provided with a strophio1a; (1895-1967) assumed that the taxon is simi-
for the seed morpho1ogy. (Parakeelya) lar to Aloe acutissima . (Alo e)
231 sublobatus

subaequalis Lat. ' sub-', almost, more or less; subductus Lat., pulled up; for the more por-
and Lat. 'aequalis', equal; for the almost reet central spines. (Mammillaria laui ssp.)
equal calyx lobes. (Lampranthus) suberectus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less,
subalbus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less; and and Lat. 'erectus ', erect, upright; for the leaf
Lat. 'albus', white; for the flowers that are orientation. (Haworthia turgida var.)
only white at the base. (Argyroderma) suberosus Lat., corky; (1) for the corky bark
subalpinus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or less; of old sterns. (Stephania) - (2) for the corki-
and Lat. 'alpinus', alpine; for the subalpine ness of old sterns. (Sarcostemma viminale
habitat. (Echeveria, Sedum erici-magnusii ssp.)
var., Sedum lanceolatum ssp.) subfastigiatus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or
subaphyllus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or less, less; and Lat. 'fastigiatus', fastigiate, clus-
and Lat. 'aphyllus' , leafless. (Ceropegia, tered; for the somewhat clustered branches.
Cissus, Crassula) (Euphorbia carunculifera ssp.)
subcapitatus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less; subfenestratus Lat. ' sub-', almost, more or
and Lat. 'capitatus', capitate; for the inflo- less; and Lat. 'fenestratus', windowed; for
rescences. (Hylotelephium) the poorly developed windows on the
subcarnosus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or less; leaves. (Conoph ytum)
and Lat. 'carnosus' , fleshy; perhaps for the subgaleatus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
slightly fleshy leaves. (Galenia) and Lat. 'galeatus', helmet-shaped; for the
subcerulatus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less; petal shape. (Sedum)
and Lat. 'cerulatus', a little waxy; for the subgibbosus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
similarity to Agave cerulata. (Agave cerul- and Lat. 'gibbosus', gibbous, tuberculate ;
ata ssp.) for the ribs that are ± dissolved into tuber-
subclausus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or less; cles. (Eriosyce)
subglaucus Lat. ' sub-', almost, more or less;
and Lat. 'clausus', closed; probably for the
and Lat. 'glaucus', glaucous. (Haworthia
leaves of a pair, which are closely appressed
chloracantha var.)
to each other. (Drosanthemum)
subglobosus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
subclavatus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
and Lat. 'globosus', globose; for the leaf
and Lat. 'clavatus ', club-shaped , clavate; for
shape. (Octopoma)
the pedicels. (Delosperma)
subincanus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
subcompressus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or
and Lat. 'incanus', hoary, white; for the leaf
less; and Lat. 'compressus', compressed ; for
colour. (Conophytum uviforme ssp., Delo-
the semiterete and somewhat compressed sperma)
leaves. (Drosanthemum) subinermis Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
subcorymbosus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or and Lat. 'inermis', unarmed; (1) for the ab-
less; and Lat. 'corymbosus' , corymbose ; for sent or short spines. (Acanthocereus) - (2)
the inflorescence. (Echeveria) for the short spines. (Echinocereus)
subcylindricus Lat. 'sub-' , almost, more or subinteger Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
less; and Lat. 'cylindricus', cylindrical; for Lat. 'integer, integra, integrum', entire; for
the shape of the stern segments. (Tacinga in- the almost untoothed leaves. (Faucaria)
amoena ssp.) sublaxus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less; and
subdenudatus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or Lat. 'laxus' , lax; for the branching. (Lampr-
less; and Lat. 'denudatus', denuded, anthus)
stripped, worn-off; for the insignificant and sublineatus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
short spination of the plant bodies. (Echin- and Lat. 'lineatus', lineate, lined; for the
opsis) leaves. (Haworthia mirabilis var.)
subdistichus Lat. 'sub-' , almost, more or less; sublobatus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
and Lat. 'distichus', distichous, two-ranked; and Lat. 'lobatus' , lobed; for the leaf shape.
for the leaf arrangement. (Adromischus) (Jatropha pelargoniifolia var.)
submammillaris 232

submammillaris Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or subscandens Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
less; and for the similarity to Euphorbia and Lat. 'scandens' , climbing. (Euphorbia ,
mammillaris. (Euphorbia) Rhytidocaulon)
submammulosus Lat. 'sub-' , almost; and subsessilifolius Lat. 'sub-' , almost, more or
from the Dirn. of Lat. 'mamma', breast, tu- less; Lat. 'sessilis', sessile; and Lat. '-fol-
bercle; i.e. full of small tubercles; for the tu- ius', -Ieaved. (Aden ia)
berculate plant bodies and the similarity to subsessilis Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
Echinocactus (Parodia) mammulosus. (Par- und Lat. 'sessilis' , sessile; for the cyathia.
odia mammulosa ssp.) (Euphorbia heptagona var.)
subnodosus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or less; subsimilis Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
and Lat. 'nodosu s', with nodes; for the in- and Lat. 'similis' , similar; for the close sim-
conspicuous nodes of the sterns. (Psilo cau - ilarity to another taxon. (Pilosocereus)
lon) subsimplex Lat. 'sub-' , almost, more or less;
subnudus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or less; and Lat. 's implex' , simple; (1) because the
and Lat. 'nudus', naked; for the leaves, plants are only sometimes suckering. (Ag-
which are tomentose when young but be- ave) - (2) for the sometimes almost entire
come glabrous later. (Ana campseros) leaves. (Jatropha zeyheri var.)
suboppositus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or subsphaericus Lat. ' sub-', almost, more or
less; and Lat. 'oppositus', opposite; for the less; and Lat. 'sphaericus', spherical, glo-
leaf arrangement. (Rhodiola) bose; for the leaf shape. (Ruschia)
subpaniculatus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or subsphaerocarpus Lat. ' sub-', almost, more
less; and Lat. 'paniculatus', paniculate ; for or less; Gr. 'sphaira' , globe; and Gr. 'kar-
pos', fruit. (Opuntia)
the well-branched inftorescences. (Rus chia)
subspicatus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
subpetiolatus Lat. 'sub-', somewhat, more or
and Lat. 'spicatu s' , spike-like; for the infto-
less; and Lat. 'petiolatus', petiolate. (Delo-
rescences. (Sansevieria)
spermai
subspinosus Lat. 'sub-' , almost, more or less;
subplanus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less;
and Lat. 'spino sus', spiny, prickly; for the
and Lat. 'planus ', plane, ftat; (1) for the al-
persistent spinescent pedicels. (Drosanthe-
most ftat rosettes. (Aeonium canariense
mum)
var.) - (2) for the almost ftat-topped ovary.
substerilis Lat. 'sub' , almost; and Lat. 'ster-
(Drosanthemum)
ilis' , sterile; because the only plant origin-
subregularis Lat. 's ub-', almost, more or less;
ally found in the wild ftowered but never
and Lat. 'regularis', regular; for the ftower produced fruits according to a local peasant.
shape. tHaworthia reticulata var.) (Calymmanthium)
subrigidus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or less; subteres Lat. ' sub-', almost; and Lat. 'teres "
and Lat. 'rigidus' , rigid; for the branches of terete; for the leaf shape. (Ruschia)
the inftorescences. (Echeveria) subterraneus Lat., subterranean, under-
subrosulatus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less; ground; (1) for the large tuberous root. (Tur-
and Lat. 'rosulatus', rosulate; for the binicarpus mandragora ssp.) - (2) for the
crowded rosulate leaves. (Kalan choe) almost completely underground plant bod-
subrotundus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or less; ies. tMaihueniopsis, Parodia) - (3) for the
and Lat. 'rotundus', round; for the semiglo- underground sterns. (Orbea)
bose receptacle of the ftowers. (Lampran- subtilis Lat., fine, delicate; (1) for the nature
thus) of the whole plant. (Cynanchum , Sedum) -
subsalsus Lat. 'sub- ', almost, more or less; (2) for the small ftowers. (San sevieria)
and Lat. 'salsus', salted; for the occurrence subtilispinus Lat. 'subtilis ', fine, delicate ; and
at the foot of the Pedra de Sal (Port. 'sal' , Lat. '-spinus', -spined. (Haageocereus)
salt). (Euphorbia) subtruncatus Lat. 's ub-', almost, more or
233 suppressus

less; and Lat. 'truncatus', truncate; (1) for (2) for the slender long peduncles, which
the shape of the leaf tips. tLampranthus, need support by shrubs. (Aloe)
Mesembryanthemum) - (2) for the shape of sulcatus Lat., furrowed, grooved; (1) for the
the base of the receptacle . (Antimima) low ribs of the stern segments. tRhipsalis) -
subulatoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for (2) for the body tubercles. (Coryphantha) -
the similarity to Mesembryanthemum (now (3) for the leaves. (Sansevieria) - (4) for the
Acrodon) subulatum. (Cephalophyllum) grooved sides of the fused leaf pair. (Cono-
subulatus Lat., subulate, awl-shaped; (1) for phytum ectypum ssp.) - (5) for the grooves
the elongate sterns. (Caralluma) - (2) for on the flower base. (Delosperma) - (6) for
the leaf shape. (Acrodon, Asclepias, Austro- the grooved corolla lobes. (Duvalia)
cylindropuntia, Crassula, Sedum) sulcicalyx Lat. 'sulcus ', furrow, groove; and
subviridigriseus Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or Lat. 'calyx', calyx (here referring to the in-
less; Lat. 'viridis', green; and Lat. 'griseus', volucre of phyllaries) . (Senecio)
grey; for the colour of the plant bodies. sulcifer Lat. 'sulcus', furrow, groove; and Lat.
tDiscocactus bahiensis ssp.) '-fer, -fera, -ferum', -carrying; for the fur-
subviridis Lat. 'sub-', almost, more or less; rows crossing the ribs of the plant body.
and Lat. 'viridis', green; for the leaf colour. (Cleistocactus)
(Adromischus) sulcolanatus Lat. 'sulcus ', furrow, groove;
succineus Lat., amber-coloured; for the colour and Lat. 'lanatus', woolly; for the wool-
of the radial spines. (Parodia scopa ssp.) filled furrows and axils of the body tuber-
succotrinus For the presumed but fictitious cles. (Coryphantha)
occurrence on Socotra; or a contraction of Sulcorebutia Lat. 'sulcus', furrow, groove;
Lat. 'succus', sap; and Lat. 'citrinus', and for the genus Rebutia (Cactaceae); for
lemon-yellow; for the colour of the dried the grooves separating the tubercles of the
leaf exudate. (Aloe) plant bodies. (Cactaceae)
succulentus Lat., succulent (from Lat. sulphureus Lat., like sulphur, sulphur-yellow;
'suc[c]us' , sap); (1) for the succulent sterns. for the flower colour. (Opuntia , Stenocactus,
(Apodanthera , Pachypodium) - (2) for the Tylecodon)
succulent leaves. (Amphibolia, Bulbine, Ox- sumati From the local Samburu vemacular
alis, Pteronia) - (3) application obscure. name of the plants in Kenya. (Euphorbia)
(Tho rncroftia ) sundaensis For the occurrence on the Lesser
succumbens Lat., liable to succumb, liable to Sunda Islands (Indonesia). (Portulaca pil-
fail; because the plants first found were al- osa ssp.)
most dead and cuttings did not root. superans Lat., overtopping, rising above; per-
(Schwantesia) haps for the uptumed branches. (Euphorbia,
sucrensis For the occurrence near the city of Osculariai
Sucre, Provo Oropeza, Dept. Chuquisaca, superbus Lat., superb, very beautiful; (1) for
Bolivia. tEchinopsisi the stately appearance. (Ceropegia arabica
sudanicus For the occurrence in the former var., Espostoa, Miragiossums - (2) for the
French Sudan (now mostly Burkina Faso, leaf colouration. (Graptopetalum pentan-
Mali and Niger). (Euphorbia) drum ssp.)
suffruteseens Lat., slightly woody, becoming supertextus Lat., covered, woven; for the
woody at base, becoming subshrub-like. dense spination. (Mammillaria)
(Portulaca) suppositus Lat., placed undemeath; because
suffruticosus As above. (Chlorophytum, Phyl- the bracts enclosing the pedicel appear to
lobolus, Sansevieria, Turbina) support the calyx. (Zeuktophyllum)
suffultus Lat., subtended, supported; (1) for suppressus Lat., suppressed; presumably for
the weak branches, which are supported by the dwarf habit and the very short branches.
other vegetation. (Euphorbia, Tylecodon) - (Euphorbia)
suprafoliatus 234

suprafoliatus Lat. ' supra', above; and Lat. swartbergensis For the occurrence on the
'foliatus', -leaved; for the leaf arrangement Swartberg, near Prince Albert, Western
of young plant with distichous leaves one Cape, RSA. (Lampranthus)
above the other like the pages of an open swartkopensis For the occurrence in the
book. (Aloe) Swartkop Distr., Eastern Cape, RSA.
surculosus Lat., surculose, suckering, offset- (Lampranthus)
ting; for the growth habit. tMammillaria, swarupa For Dr. Kundil Swarupanandan
Sedum) (*1952), Indian botanist at the Kerala Forest
suricatinus For Suricata suricata, one of the Research Institute and specialist for Asclepi-
African rneerkats; probably for the gaping adaceae. (Bra chystelma)
denticulate leaves of a pair, resembling an swazicus For the occurrence in Swazi1and, S
open mouth. (Stomatium) Africa. (Adenium obesum ssp., Brachy-
surrectus Lat., erect; (1) for the sterns. (Stape- stelma )
lia) - (2) for the leaves. (Glottiphyllum) swaziensis As above. (Cra ssula)
susan-holmesiae For Mrs. Susan Carter swaziorum Gen. PI., for the occurrence in
Holmes (*1933), English botanist at RBG Swazi1and, i.e. the region inhabited by the
Kew, and specialist on Euphorbia and Aloe Swazi, S Africa. (Ceropegia)
in Tropical Africa. (Euphorbia) swobodae For Heinz Swoboda (1941-1997),
susannae For Mlle. Suzanne Lesehot (fl. Austrian cactus hobbyist and plant collector
1910), an acquaintance of the French physi- in North and South Arnerica and China.
cian and botanist Raymond Harnet. (Sedum) (Turbinicarpu s)
- (2) For Susanna Muir (fl. 1929), wife of swynnertonii For Charles F. M. Swynnerton
the Scottish physician and naturalist John (1877-1939), English zoologist and natural-
Muir, Riversdale, RSA. (Euphorbia) - (3) ist, worked on Tsetse control, studied fauna
For Suzanne Lavranos (fl. 1962), Pretoria,
and flora generally, collecting in Mocam-
RSA, former wife of the succulent plant
bique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, died in an
collector John Lavranos. (Crassula)
air crash in Tanzania. (Aloe , Plectranthus)
sutherlandii For Dr. Peter C. Sutherland
sylvaticus Lat., forest-, forest-dwelling. (Dios-
(1822-1900), born in England, Surveyor-
corea )
General of Natal (1855-1887), occasionally
sylvestris Lat., grawing wild, grawing in
collecting plants for Kew. (Begonia, Delo-
forests; for the preferred habitat. (Leptoce-
sperma)
reus)
suttoniae For Miss Sutton (fl. 1966), without
sylvicola Lat. 'sylva' , forest; and Lat. '-cola',
further data. (Delosperma)
-dwelling. (Cissus, Raphionacme)
suzannae For Mlle. Suzanne Decary (fl.
1921), daughter of the French administrator, symmetricus Lat., symmetrical; for the regu-
botanist and plant collector Rayrnond De- lar shape of the plant bodies. (Euphorbia
cary and his wife Helene. (Aloe) obesa ssp.)
suzannae-marnierae For Madame Suzanne Synadenium Gr. ' syn-', together; and Gr.
Marnier-Lapostolle (fl. 2002), wife of Julien 'aden, adenos' , gland; for the nectary
Mamier-Lapostolle, who founded the pri- glands, which form a continuous rim around
vate botanical garden "Les Cedres" in S the involucre. (Euphorbiaceae)
France. (Euphorbia) Synaptophyllum Gr. 'synaptos', united; and
swanepoelianus For Jac Swanepoel (fl. 1971), Gr. 'phyllon', leaf; for the leaves connate in
owner of San Marino Nursery, RSA. (Cono- pairs. (Aizoaceae)
phytum) synsepalus Gr. 'syn-' , together; and Gr. 'sepa-
swanepoelii As above. (Quaqua) Ion', sepal; for the partly united sepals. (Ka -
lanchoe)
235 taquimbalensis

T taltalensis For the occurrence near Taltal, N

Chile. (Eriosyce)
tamaranae For the occurrence on the Canary
Islands, which in the local Guanche lan-
taboraensis For the occurrence in the Tabora guage were called Tamaran. (Dracaena)
Distr., Tanzania. (Euphorbia) tamaulipensis For the occurrence in the state
tabularis Lat., plate-like , ftat; (1) for the de- of Tamaulipas, Mexico. (Sedum)
pressed-globose plant body. (Parodia) - (2) tanaensis For the occurrence near the Tana
for the ftat rosettes . (Crassula) River, Kenya. (Euphorbia)
tabularius Lat. 'tabula' , board shelf, table; be- tananarivae For the occurrence in the Antana-
cause a drawing from the archives of the narivo region, Madagascar. (Euphorbia milii
Bolus Herbarium was used for the proto- var.)
logue. (Brachystelma) tanganyikensis For the occurrence in the for-
tabuliformis Lat. 'tabula' , board, shelf, table; mer Tanganyika (now Tanzania). (Huernia)
and Lat. -,formis', -shaped ; for the ftat ro- tanguticus For the occurrence in Tangut (an
settes. (Aeonium) old name for Gansu and Quinghai Prov.),
tacaquirensis For the occurrence near Tacaqu- China. (Rhodiola)
ira, Dept. Chuquisaca, Bolivia. (Echinopsis) taningaensis For the occurrence near Taninga,
Tacinga Anagram of "caatinga", which de- Provo C6rdoba, Argentina . (Gymnocalyci-
nominates the shrubby vegetation in the dry um)
NE of Brazil, where the genus is native. tanjorensis For the occurrence in the Tanjore
(Cactaceae) Distr., Madras, India. (Jatropha)
tacnaensis For the occurrence near Tacna, Tanquana For the occurrence in the Tanqua
Dept. Tacna, Peru. (Oreocereus) Karoo, RSA. (Aizoaceae)
tanquanus As above. (Euphorbia gentilis
tacuaralensis For the occurrence near Tacua-
ssp.)
ral, Provo Chiquitos, Dept. Santa Cruz, Bo-
tantillus Lat., such a trifte, so little; for the
livia. (Cereus)
small plant size. (Conophytum)
taetra Lat. 'taeter, taetra, taetrum', offensive,
taohoensis For the occurrence in the Taoho re-
ugly; for the unusually strong spination .
gion, Kansu Prov., China. (Rhodiola hi-
(Harrisia)
malensis ssp.)
taitensis For the occurrence in the Taita
tapecuanus For the occurrence at Tapecua,
[Teita] region, Kenya. (Calyptrotheca)
ProvoO'Connor, Dept. Tarija, Bolivia. (Ech-
taiticus For the occurrence at Taita Hills, inopsis obrepanda ssp.)
Kenya. (Orbea)
Tapinanthus Gr. 'tapeinos" humble, com-
takesimensis For the occurrence on the Island mon; and Gr. 'anthos', ftower; for the small
of Take-Shima (Tok-to) situated between size of the ftowers. (Loranthaceae)
Korea and Japan. (Phedimus) tapona For the fancied resemblance of the
Talinella For the similarity to the genus Tal- fruit to a bottle-stopper (Span. 'tapön' ).
inum (Portulacaceae), but the Dirn. is (Opuntia)
hardly justified since the plants grow much taprobanicus For the occurrence in Sri Lanka;
larger. (Portulacaceae) from "I aprobane' , the name that the ancient
talinoides Gr. '<oides', resembling; and for the Greeks and Roman cartographers used for
genus Talinum (Portulacaceae). (Senecio) Sri Lanka. (Ceropegia)
Talinum Unresolved, either from the vernacu- tapscottii For Sydney Tapscott (ft. 1930), keen
lar name of one of the species in Senegal collector and photographer of succu1ents in
(improbable), or from Lat. 'telinum', a S Africa. (Orbea)
costly ointment prepared from Trigonella taquimbalensis For the occurrence near Ta-
(Genaust 1983), probably for the similar us- quimbala, Dept. Cochabamba, Bolivia.
age. (Portulacaceae) (Echinopsis tacaquirensis ssp.)
tarapacanus 236

tarapacanus For the occurrence in ProvoTara- yellow flower colour. iEchinocereus stoloni-
pacä, N Chile. (Nolana) - (2) For the occur- fer ssp.)
rence in the old Provo Tarapac ä, Chile, techinensis For the occurrence at Te Chin,
which in the mid-19 . century extended to Yunnan, China. (Sino crassula)
present-day Provo Catamarca, Argentina . tectorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'tecturn " roof; be-
(Maihueniopsis) cause p1ants were frequent1y planted on
taratensis For the occurrence near Tarata, roofs to ward off lightning. (Sempervivum)
Provo Tarata, Dept. Cochabamba, Bo1ivia. tectus Lat., hidden, covered, concea1ed; (1) for
tEchinopsis, Parodia) the 1eaves covered in papillae . (Crassula) -
tardieuanus For Dr. Marie L. Tardieu-Blot (2) for the staminodes that cover the sta-
(* 1902), French pharmacist, physician and mens. (Rus chia) - (3) perhaps for the ± im-
botanist (pteridologist) in Paris. (Euphor- bricate 1eaves. (Agave)
bia) tegelbergianus For Gilbert H. Tege1berg jr.
tardissimus SuperI. of Lat. 'tardus', 1ate; for (1924-1997), US-American nurseryman
the very 1ate opening time of the flowers. and promotor of the cactus and succu1ent
(Ruschia) hobby. (Mammillaria albilanata ssp.)
tardus Lat., 1ate; for the flowers opening on1y tegelerianus For Wilhelm Tegeler (fl. 1936),
in the aftemoon. (Drosanthemum) councillor of Hamburg . (Echinopsis)
tarijensis For the occurrence near the city of tegens Lat., covering , concealing; for the
Tarija, Prov. Cercado, Dept. Tarija, Bolivia. cushion-forming growth habit and the fact
tCleistocactus, Echinop sis, Sulcorebutia) that the cushions are covered with flowers at
tarkaensis For the occurrence near Tarkastad, flowering time. (Lampranthus)
Eastem Cape, RSA. (Aloe broomi i var.) tehuacanus For the occurrence in the Tehua-
tarmaensis For the occurrence near Tarma, c än region in Pueb1a, Mexico. tOpuntia,
Dept. Junfn, Peru. (Echinopsis) Pedilanthus)
taruensis For the occurrence at Taru, Kenya. tehuantepecanus For the occurrence on the
(Euphorbia) Isthmus of Tehuantepec , Mexico. (Callisia;
tashiroi For Yasusada Tashiro (1856-1928), Opuntia)
botanist in Taiwan. (Kalanchoe) tehuaztlensis For the occurrence near Tehuaz-
tatarinowii For A1exander A. Tatarinow (1817 tepec, state of Mexico, Mexico. (Sedum)
-1886), Russian botanist. (Hylotelephium) teissieri For Mare Teissier (fl. 2002), French
Tavaresia For Jose Tavares de Macedo (fl. ± horticulturi st and curator of the private bot-
1850), superior official in the Portuguese anical garden "Les Cedres" near Nice,
Ministry of Marine and the Colonies, and France . (Aloe)
amateur botanist. (Asclepiadaceae) teixeirae For the Angolan botanist Eng. J.
taylorianus For Edward Taylor (1848-1928), Brito Teixeira (fl. 1974) of the Divisäo de
British grower of succulent p1ants, esp. Botänica e Fitogeografia at Nova Lisboa,
Mesembs. (Conophytum) Angola. (Euphorbia)
taylorii As above. (Corpuscularia) - (2) For teke From the local vemacular name of the
Norman Taylor (1883-1967), British-born plants in NE Zaire . (Euphorbia)
US-American botanist and botanica1 ex- telephiastrum Lat. 'Telephium' , orpine [Hy-
plorer. (Harrisia , Opuntia) lotelephium telephium] ; and Lat. Dirn. suf-
tayloriorum For Bob and Suzanne Taylor (fl. fix '-astrum' , wild, smalI, inferior. (Ana-
1975), US-American cactus hobbyists in EI campseros)
Cajon, Califomia. (Mammillaria) telephioides Gr. '-oides', resembling ; and for
tayopensis For the 1egendary lost gold mine of 'Telephium', the pre-Linnean name for Hy-
Tayopa that is supposed to have existed near lotelephium telephium (Crassulaceae) . (Hy-
the type locality of the taxon in E Sonora, lotelephium)
Mexico, and probably also in allusion to the telephium Pre-Linnean name for Hylotele-
237 teres

phium telephium (Cra ssulaceae). (Hylotele- ssp., Tylecodon) - (3) for the narrowed peti-
phium) ole. (Echeveria) - (4) for the slender corolla
Telfairia For Charle s Telfair (1778-1833), lobes. (Brachystelma) - (5) for the narrowly
Irish surgeon, naturalist and plant collector filiform staminodes. (Lampranthus)
on Mauritius. (Cucurbitaceae) tenuisectus Lat. 'tenuis' , thin, slender; and
tenax Lat., tough ; for the branches. (Euphor- Lat. ' sectus', divided; for the narrow leaf di-
bia) visions. (lbervillea)
tenebricus Lat., dark , gloomy; for the dark- tenuiserpens Lat. ' tenuis' , thin, slender; and
coloured plant bodies. (Erio syce) Lat. 'serpens', creeping; for the slender
tenellus Lat., very delicate; (1) for the deli- creeping sterns. (Clei sto cactus)
cately small plants. (Brachystelma, Pelargo - tenuispinosus Lat. 'tenuis' , thin, slender; and
nium, Sedum) - (2) for the slender branches. Lat. 'spinosus' , spiny, thorny. (Euphorbia)
(Ru schia) tenuispinus Lat. 'tenuis', thin, slender; and
tener Lat. 'tener, tenera , tenerum', delicate, Lat. '-spinus', -spined. (Euphorbia milii
tender ; (1) for the general appearance. (Ha- var.)
worthia gracilis var.) - (2) application un- tenuissimus Lat., thinnest, narrowest (Superl.
clear (or incorrect form of Lat. 'tenere' , to of Lat. 'tenuis', thin, slender); (1) for the
cling, for the twining sterns). (Tinospora) small plant bodies and delicate spines . (Co-
tentaculatus Lat., with tentacles; for the long piapoa humilis ssp.) - (2) for the slender
narrow corolla lobes. (Ceropegia multiflora sterns. (Corallocarpus) - (3) for the leaves.
ssp., Quaqua) (Talinum)
tenuicaulis Lat. ' tenuis', thin, slender; and tenuistylus Lat. 'tenuis', thin, slender; and
Lat. 'caulis', stern. (Crassula, Euphorbia Lat. 'stylus' , style. (Yucca)
lophogona var., Pelargonium) tepalcatepecanus For the occurrence in the
tenuicylindricus Lat. ' tenuis', thin, slender; drainage of the Rfo Tepalcatepec, Mi-
and Lat. 'cylindricus', cylindrical; for the choacän, Mexico. (Peniocereus)
slender cylindrical plant body. (Parodia) tepamo From the local vernacular name of the
tenuiftorus Lat. 'tenuis', thin, slender; and plants in Michoac än, Mexico. (Pachycereus)
Lat. '-florus', -flowered . (Opuntia , Phyllo- tepexicensis Nahuatl 'tepexic', from the cliff,
bolus, Pseudobombax ellipticum var.) cliff: for the preferred habitat. (Mammilla-
tenuifolius Lat. 'tenuis', thin, slender; and ria)
Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Agave, Gunniopsis, tephracanthus Gr. 'tephros', ash-grey; and
Hereroa , Hesperaloe, Lampranthus, Sedum Gr. 'akantha', thorn, spine; for the spine col-
amplexicaule ssp.) OUf. (Harrisia)
tenuior Comp. of Lat. 'tenuis' , slender. (Alo e, Tephrocactus Gr. 'tephros', ash-grey ; and Lat.
Euphorbia gillettii ssp.) 'cactus', cactus; for the spine colour of
tenuipedicellatus Lat. 'tenuis', thin, slender; some taxa. (Cactaceae)
and Lat. ' pedicellatus" pedicellate. (Crassu- tepoxtlanus For the occurrence near Tepoxt-
la) län, Morelos, Mexico. (Mammillaria spino-
tenuipes Lat. 'tenuis' , thin, slender; and Lat. sissima ssp.)
'pes', foot; application obscure. (Ho ya aus- tequilanus For the town of Tequila (Jalisco,
tralis ssp.) Mexico) , the centre of tequila production.
tenuiradiatus Lat. 'tenuis', thin, slender; and (Agave)
Lat. 'radiatus' , with rays; for the slender in- terebinthinus Lat., pertaining to Pista cia tere-
florescence appendages. (Dorstenia) binthus ("Terebinth Tree", Anacardiaceae) ;
tenuis Lat., thin, slender; (1) for the smaller for the turpentine-scent of the leaves. (Pepe-
overall size. tHaworthia coarctata var.) - romia)
(2) for the slender sterns. (Ceropegia linea- teres Lat., terete, oblong and round in cross-
ris ssp., Haageocereus, Sedum oreganum section; for the stern segments. (Rhipsalis)
teretifolius 238

teretifolius Lat. 'teres, teretis' , terete, oblong tetensis For the occurrenc e at Tete, Mocam-
and round in cross-section; and Lat. '-fol- bique. (Plectranthus)
ius', -leaved. (Acrosa nthes , Calam ophyllum, tetetzo From the local vernacular name of the
Echeveria, Hereroa, Portulaca, Talinum ) plants in Mexico. (Neo buxbaumia)
teretiusculus Dirn. of Lat. 'teres, teretis', Tetilla Dirn. of Span. 'teta' , nipple, udder ; for
terete, i. e. a little terete, somewhat terete; the thickened elavate petiole bases; and per-
for the leaves. (CalamophyUum) haps the local vernacular name of the plant.
ternato-multifidus Lat. 'ternatus' , in threes; (Sax ifragaceae)
Lat. 'rnulti- ', many; and Lat. '-fidus', -eleft; tetracanthoides Gr. '-oides" resembling; and
for the ternate leaves with deeply trifid for tbe similarity to Euphorbia tetracantha.
leaflets. (Cyphostemma ) (Euphorbia)
ternatus Lat., in threes; (1) for the whorled tetracanthus Gr. ' tetra-', four-; and Gr. 'akan-
leaves. (Sedum ) - (2) for the 3-foliolate tha' , spine, thorn; (1) for the four spines per
leaves. (Cyph ostemma ) areole. (Cylindropuntia) - (2) for the four
ternifolius Lat. 'terni " three each; and Lat. spines (two regular, two stipular) per spine
'-folius' , -leaved; for the 3-foliolate leaves. shield. (Euphorbia)
(Pelargonium) tetractinus Gr. ' tetra-' , four-; and Gr. 'aktis,
terrae-canyonae For the occurrence in the aktinos ', ray; for the four-merous flowers.
Canyon Lands National Park, Utah, USA (Sedum)
(Lat. 'terrae', of the land). (Sclerocactus Tetradenia Gr. ' tetra', four; and Gr. 'aden ' ,
parviflorus ssp.) gland; perhaps for the four-lobed ovary.
terrae-reginae Lat. translation of Queen sland, (Lamiaceae)
where the taxon is native. (Portulaca) Tetragonia Gr. ' tetra-' , four-; and Gr. 'gonia' ,
terscheckii For Mr. Terscheck (fl. 1837), court angle, corner ; for the four-angled fruits of
gardener at the garden "Japanese Palais" at many species. (Aizoaceae)
Dresden. (Echinops is) tetragonus Gr. ' tetra-', four-; and Gr. 'gonia' ,
terweemeanus For Mr. Ter Weeme (fl. 1930), angle, corner; (1) for the four-angled
Dutch cactus hobbyist in Neede, customer branche s. (Euphorbia, Pela rgonium, Prenia )
in the De Laet nursery. (Gymnocalycium) - (2) for the often four-angled sterns. (Acan -
tesajo From the local vernacular name of the thocereus) - (3) for the leaf arrangement.
plants in Baja California, Mexico . (Cylindr- (Crassula) - (4) for the almost square shape
opuntia) of the fused leaf pair when viewed from
tescorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'tes ca' , desert, wild above. (Conophytum angelicae ssp.)
region ; for the occurrence in desert regions. tetramerus Gr., four-rnerous; for the flowers.
(Euphorbia) (Crassula siebe riana ssp., Kalan choe )
tessellatus Lat., tessellate, checkered; (1) for tetrancistrus Gr. 'tetra', four ; and Gr.
the stern surface. (Cleistocactus jieldianus 'ankistron', hook; for the number of hooked
ssp., Not echidnop sis ) - (2) for the leaf pat- central spines. (Mammillaria)
terning . (Hawo rthia venosa ssp.) tetraphyllus Gr. ' tetra', four; and Gr. 'phyl-
tessmannii For G. Tessmann (*1884), German Ion' , leaf. tBulbine, Kalanchoe, Peperomia)
explorer and plant collector. (Nematanthus) tetrasepalus Gr. 'tetra', four; and Gr. 'sepa-
testaceus Lat., brick-red; for the flower colour. lon' , sepaI. (Octopoma)
(Delosperma, Ruschia ) tetrastichus Gr. 'tetra', four; and Gr. 'stichos',
testicularis Lat., testiculate, with testieles; for row; for leaf arrangement. (Cephalophyl-
the pairs of rounded leaves. (A rgyrode rma) lum )
testudo Lat., tortoise, turtle; for the growth tewoldei For Tewolde-Berhan Gebre-Egziab-
with segmented sterns appressed to tree her ( fl . 1997), Ethiopian botanist and one of
trunks, likened to a series of green tortoises the joint leaders of the Ethiopian Flora Pro-
following each other. (Selenicereus) ject. (Aloe)
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texanus For the occurrence in Texas, USA. Thompsonella For Prof. Charles H. Thomp-
(Lenophyllum, Mammillaria prolifera ssp., son (1870-1931), US-American botanist at
Nolina) the Missouri Botanical Garden and later at
texensis As above. (Echinoca ctus) the Massachusetts College. (Crassulaceae)
thailandicus For the occurrence in Thailand . thompsoniae For Dr. (Mrs.) Sheila Clifford
(Hoya) Thompson (ft. ± 1930) of Haenertsburg,
thalassoscopicus Gr. 'thalassa', the sea; and Northern Prov., RSA, mother of Louis Clif-
Gr. 'skopos', a watcher; for the habitat of ford Thompson . (Aloe)
the taxon facing the sea. (Plectranthus) thompsonii For Robert (Bob) Thompson (ft.
theartii For Major lan Theart (ft. 1997), In- 1985), US-American collector and botanical
fantry Major in RSA and succulent plant enthusiast at the US Forest Service in Price,
student. (Argyroderma) Utah. (Talinum)
thekii From the Fijian name 'theke theke thompsoniorum For Louis Clifford Thomp-
nkau' for tuber-forming ant-plants, literally son (1920-1997) and his wife Eva Horst-
meaning 'testicles of the trees'. (Squamel- meier, farmers and mountain enthusiast at
laria) Haenertsburg, Northern Cape, RSA, son of
thelegonoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and Dr. Sheila Clifford Thompson . (Tavaresia)
for Cereus (Trichocereus / Echinopsis) the- thomsonii For Dr. Thomas Thomson (1817-
legonus. (Ech inopsis) 1878), British physician and botanist, 1854-
thelegonus Gr. 'thele', tubercle ; and Gr. 'go- 1861 superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic
nia', edge; for the tuberculate ribs of the Garden. (Hoya)
sterns. (Echinopsis) thornberi For Prof. John J. Thornber (1872-
Thelocactus Gr. 'thele' , tubercle ; and Lat. 1962), US-American botanist at the Univer-
'cactus', cactus; for the tuberculate plant sity of Arizona. (Cylindropuntia acantho-
carpa var., Mammillaria)
bodies. (Cactaceae)
Thorncroftia For George Thorncroft (1874-
theresae For Theresa Bock (ft. 1967), wife of
1934), English trader and plant collector,
John Bock, US-American cactus collector
emigrated to RSA in 1882. (Lamiaceae)
in Sharon, Pennsylvania. (Mammillaria)
thorncroftii As above. (Aloe, Thorncroftia)
thermarum Gen. of Lat. 'thermae', thermal
thouarsianus For Louis Marie Aubert du Petit
waters, spa; for the occurrence at Warmbad,
Thouars (1758-1831), French botanist ex-
Western Cape, RSA. (Oscularia)
ploring in Madagascar before 1802. (Eu-
thinophilus Gr. 'thinos', sand dune; and Gr.
phorbia)
'philos' , friend; for the habitat. (Euphorbia , thouarsii For Abel Du Petit-Thouars , French
Nolana)
mariner and captain of the "Venus" that
thionanthus Gr. 'theion', sulphur; and Gr. 'an- 1836-1839 made a world tour and 1838 vis-
thos', ftower; for the ftower colour. (Acan- ited the Gal äpagos Islands. (Jasminocereus)
thocalycium) thraskii For a Mr. Thrask (ft. 1880), without
tholicola Lat. 'tholus', dome; and Lat. '-cola', further data. (Aloe)
-dwelling ; for the habitat on rock-domes. thudichumii For Jacques Thudichum (1893-
(Euphorbia) ?), Swiss-born horticulturalist emigrating to
thomasae For Sefiora Dora Thomas (ft. 1915), RSA and curator of the Karoo Botanic Gar-
owner of Hotel Thomas in Guatemala where den 1945-1958. (Deilanthe, Drosanthe-
the taxon was found cultivated. (Agave) mum, Huernia, Tromotriche)
thomasiae For Vicky Thomas (ft. 2003), thunbergianus For Prof. Dr. Carl P. Thunberg
South African botanical artist. (Bulbine) (1743-1828), Swedish botanist and physi-
thomasianus For Fritz Thomas (ft. 1893), ac- cian at Uppsala, collected at the Cape 1772-
countant at the "Reichsbank " and German 1774. (Crassula)
cactus hobbyist. (Epiphyllum) thunbergii As above. (Brachystelma praelon-
thurberi 240

gum ssp., Gasteria carinata var., Male - tingoensis For the occurrrence near Tingo,
phora, Sarco stemma vim inale ssp.) Dept. Arequipa, Peru. (Portula ca)
thurberi For George Thurber (1821-1890), Tinospora Gr. 'teinos', stretched; and Gr.
US-American botanica1 collector participat- 'spora', seed; for the elongate fruits (Jack-
ing in the "Boundary Survey" . tCylindro- son 1990). (Menispermaceae)
puntia, Stenocereus) tiraquensis For the occurrence near Tiraque,
thuretii For Gustave Ado1phe Thuret (1817- Provo Carrasco, Dept. Cochabamba, Bolivia.
1875), who estab1ished a botanica1 garden (Sulcorebutia)
on the French Riviera. (Huernia) tirucalli From the local Indian Malayalam
thyrsiftorus Lat. 'thyrsus', thyrse; and Lat. name of the plant, from 'tiru', good ; and
'-florus', -flowered ; for the inflorescences. ' kalli" any euphorbia; for the medical use .
(Crassula cap itella ssp., Cussonia, Kalan- (Euphorbia)
choe, Orostachys) tisserantii For the missionary and plant col-
tianmushanensis For the occurrence in the lector P. C. Tisserant (fl. 1950). (Adenia)
Tianmushan Distr., Zhejiang, China. (Se- Titanopsis Gr. 'titanos', chalk, gypsum; and
dum) Gr. '-opsis', resembling; becau se the ex-
tibeticus For the occurrence in Tibet. (Rhodi- posed leaf tips resemble the surrounding
ola) calcareous stone s. (Aizoaceae)
tiburonensis For the occurrence on Isla Tibu- titanopsis For the resemblance to species of
rön in the Gu1f of Ca1ifornia off the coast of the genus Titanopsis (Aizoaceae) . (Crassula
Baja Ca1ifomia, Mexico. (Ferocactus) ausensis ssp.)
ticnamarensis For the occurrence near Ticna- titanopsoides Gr. '-oides' , resembling; and for
mar, Dept. Tarapacä, N Chile. (Cumulopun - the genu s Titanopsis (Aizoaceae). iErio-
tia)
spermum)
tidmarshii For Edwin Tidmarsh (1831-1915), titanotus Gr. ' titanos', chalk, gypsum; for the
British horticu1turist and curator of the Gra-
alabaster-white 1eaves. (Aga ve)
hamstown Botanical Garden, RSA. (Aloe
tithymaloides Gr. '-oides' , resembling; and
ciliaris var.)
for the former genus Tithymalus (Euphorbi-
tiegelianus For Ernst Tiegel (t 1936), German
aceae). (Pedilanthus)
cactus hobbyist and Mammillaria specialist
tlalocii For the Aztek deity Tlaloc, God of the
in Duisburg. (Echinopsis)
Rain ; in allusion to the Mexican origin.
tigrinus Lat., tiger-like; for the strongly
(Mammillaria crucigera ssp.)
toothed leaves that resemble tiger jaws.
tobarensis For the occurrence near Tobar, Du-
(Faucaria)
rango, Mexico. (Echeveria)
tihamanus For the occurrence in the Tihama,
i. e. on the arid Red Sea coasta1 plains in
tobuschii For Hermann Tobusch (fl. 1952),
SW Saudi Arabia and Yemen. (Cerop egia) US-American watchmaker and jeweller in
tilcarensis For the occurence near Tilcara, Chicago, skilled cultivator of rare and un-
Provo Jujuy, Argentina. (Gymnocalycium usual succulents. (Sclero cactus brevihama-
saglionis ssp., Parodia) tus ssp.)
tillaea For the former genus Tillaea (for tocopillanus For the occurrence near To-
Michelangelo Tilli [1653-1740], Italian bot- copilla, N Chile . (Cop iapoa)
anist), where the taxon was originally de- toftiae For Catherine A. Toft (fl. 1975), US-
scribed. (Cra ssula) American botanist. (Yucca angustissima
tillianus For Hans Till (* 1920), Austrian hor- var.)
ticu1turist, cactu s hobbyist and Gymnocaly- togoensis For the occurrence in Togo. (Bra -
cium specialist, one of the founders and at a chystelma )
time chairman of the Austrian "Arbeits- toliari Für the occurrence near Toliara, Mada-
gruppe Gymnoca1ycium" . (Gymnocalycium) gascar. (Cynanchum)
241 tovarii

tolimanensis For the occurrence in the Bar- torrei For Antonio Rocha da Torre (*1904),
ranca de Tolim än, Hidalgo, Mexico. (Eche- Portuguese botanist. (Aloe, Monadenium)
veria) torreyi For Prof. Dr. John Torrey (1796-
tolucensis For the occurrence near Toluca, 1873), US-American botanist, chemist and
Mexico , Mexico. (Echeveria) physician . (Yucca)
tomasi Unknown. (Conophytum) torsivus Lat., spirally twisted; for the upper
tomentellus Dirn. of Lat. 'tomentum', felty leaf parts. (Bulbine)
matter; (1) for the minutely pubescent stern tortilis Lat., twisted; (1) for the branches. (Eu-
segments. (Opuntia) - (2) for the minute phorbia) - (2) for the inflorescences.
pubescence on the leaves. (Jatropha seineri (Trachyandra)
var., Pedilanthus) tortiramus Lat. 'tortus', twisted; and Lat. 'ra-
tomentosus Lat., covered in matted hairs, mus', branch. (Euphorbia cactus var., Eu-
felted; (1) for the general appearance. (Ana- phorbia)
campseros jilamentosa ssp., Cotyledon, tortispinus Lat. 'tortus', twisted; and Lat.
Didelta carnosa var., Kalanchoe, Plectran- '-spinus', -spined. (Cumulopuntia)
thus hadiensis var.) - (2) for the tomentose tortistylus Lat. 'tortus', twisted; and Lat. 'sty-
stern segments . (Opuntia) - (3) for the hairy lus', style. (Euphorbia)
young shoots and rachis . (Delonix) - (4) for tortulispinus Lat. 'tortula', pretzel (Dirn. of
the hairy leaves. (Crassula) - (5) for the to- Lat. 'tortus', contorted, twisted); and Lat.
mentose lower leaf face. (Gerrardanthus) - '-spinus', -spined; for the spination. (Fero-
(6) for the dense cobwebby tomentum of the cactus cylindraceus ssp.)
rosettes. (Sempervivum arachnoideum ssp.) tortuosus Lat., bent or twisted in various di-
- (7) for the hairy flowers. (Aloe) - (8) for
rections; (1) for the growth habit. (Aichry-
son, Ha rrisia, Kleinia, Sceletium) - (2) for
the hairy corolla lobes. (Ceropegia)
the flowering branches . (Sedum)
tominensis For the occurrence near Tomina,
tortus Lat., twisted; (1) for the twisted appear-
Dept. Chuquisaca, Bolivia. (Cleistocactus)
ance of the sterns of the holotype (not ap-
tonalensis For the occurrence at Puente de
parent in living material of other collec-
Tonala, Oaxaca, Mexico. (Mammillaria)
tions). (Euphorbia) - (2) for the leaves.
tonduzii For Adolphe Tonduz (1862-1921),
(Bulbine) - (3) for the contorted corolla
Swiss botanist and plant collector, 1889-
tips. (Rhytidocaulon)
1920 in Costa Rica, 1920-1921 in Guatem-
torulosus Lat., torulose, cylindrical with
ala. (Weberocereus) bulges or contractions at intervals; for the
tongaensis For the occurrence in the Tongo- sterns. (Crassula ericoides ssp., Pelargo-
land along the coast in N KwaZulu-Natal, nium, Sedum, Tylecodon)
RSA. (Pelargonium, Plectranthus purpura- tosaensis For the occurrence in the Tosa
tus ssp.) Distr., Japan. (Sedum)
toonensis For the occurrence near Matjestoon totolapensis For the occurrence near Totola-
(abbreviated to Toon), Western Cape, RSA. pan on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca,
(Haworthia heidelbergensis var.) Mexico. (Cephalocereus)
torataensis For the occurrence near Torata, totoralensis Für the occurrence near Totoral
Dept. Moquegua, Peru. (Weberbaueroce- Bajo, Chile. (Eriosyce crispa ssp.)
reus) totorensis For the occurrence near Totora,
tormentorii Lat. 'tormentum' , catapult, gun, Provo Totora, Dept. Cochabamba, Bolivia.
cannon; from the type locality Gunner's (Echinopsis tarijensis ssp.)
Quoin. (Aloe) toumeyanus For Prof. Dr. James W. Toumey
tororoanus For the occurrence at Tororo (1865-1932), US-American forestry botan-
Rock, Uganda. (Aloe) ist. (Agave)
torquatus Lat., twisted; application obscure. tovarii For Prof. Dr. Oscar Tovar Serpa
(Sedum tsiangii var.) (*1923), Peruvian botanist. (Cistanthe)
townsendianus 242

townsendianus For Dr. Charles H. Townsend velled in North America 1848-1850, later at
(1859-1944), US-American naturalist, 1902 the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.
-1937 director of the New York Aquarium, (Yllcca)
leader of the expedition of 1911 to Baja treleasei For Prof. Dr. William Trelease (1857
Califomia. (Feroca ctus) -1945), US-American botanist, Engelmann
toxotis Gr. 'toxotis', of the bowm an; for Jo- Professor at the Shaw School of Botany, and
seph Areher (1871-1954), Eng1ishman, em- Agavaceae special ist. (Agave schottii var.,
igrated to RSA in 1890 as railway worker, Opuntia basilaris var., Sedum, Stenocereus)
became station master at Matjiesfontein, triacanthus Gr. 'tri-', three-; and Gr. 'akan-
and succu1ent plant collector, 1921-1939 tha', thom, spine ; for the spines arranged in
curator of Karoo Garden, Whitehill, RSA. threes. (Opuntia)
(Senecio) triactinus Gr. 'tri-' , three-; and Gr. 'aktis, ak-
Trachyandra Gr. 'trachys' , rough; and Gr. tinos ', ray ; for the normally 3 carpels. (Se-
'aner, andros ', male; for the rough fila- dum)
ments. (Asphodelaceae) triaculeatus Lat. 'tri-', three-; and Lat. 'ac -
Trachycalymma Gr. 'trachys', rough; and Gr. u1eatus', spiny ; for the single spine accom-
'calymma', covering; perhaps for the ± panied by two stipular spines. (Euphorbia)
coarse hairiness of the plants. (Asclepiada- triandrus Gr. 'tri-', three- ; and Gr. 'aner, an-
ceae) dros' , man, [botany] stamen ; for the three
trachyticola Engl. / Fr. 'trachyte', trachyte fertile stamen s. (Pelargonium)
rock; and Lat. '-cola', -inhabiting; for the triangularis Lat. , triangular; (1) for the three -
habitat. (Aloe) angled branches. (Euphorbia, Hylocereus) -
Tradescantia For John Tradescant (± 1570- (2) for the leaf shape. (Agav e) - (3) for the
1638), gardener to Charles I of England. peduncle. (Talinum)
(Commelinaceae) Trianthema Gr. 'tri-' , three-; and Gr. 'anthe-
tradescantioides Gr. '-oides', resemb1ing; and mon' , flower; for the groups of three flowers
for the genus Tradescantia (Commelina- in some species . (Aizoaceae)
ceae) . (Delosperma) trianthemoides Gr. '-oides ', resembling; and
transcaucasicus For the occurrence in the for the genus Trianthema (Aizoa ceae). (Se -
Transcaucasus, Georgia. (Sempervivum) suvium )
transiens Lat., passing over into; for the inter- trianthinus Gr. 'tri-' , three- ; and Gr. 'anthos',
mediate nature of the taxon. (Haworthia flower; perhaps for the three stages of an-
cymbiformis var.) thesis (suggested by V. Reiter). (Echeveria)
transitensis For the occurrence near EI Tran- tribblei For Derek V. Tribble (* 1952), English
sito in the valley of the Rio Huasco E of computer software applications engineer,
Vallenar, Chile. (Erio syce kunzei var.) enthusiast of South African leaf succulents,
transmontanus Lat. 'trans-' , across; und Lat. who discovered this and other new Tyle-
'montanus' , mountain-; i.e. across the codon s on one of his many field trips to
mountains; for the distribution range . (Pe- RSA . (Tylecodon)
niocereus greggii var.) tribracteatus Lat. 'tri- ', three- ; and Lat.
transvaalensis For the occurrence in the for- 'bracteatus', bracteate; for the three-flow-
mer Transvaal (now Gauteng and N-ward ered inflorescences and the fact that all
adjacent provinces), RSA . (Crassula lance- pedicels are bracteate. (Ruschia)
olata ssp., Euphorbia, Huernia , lpomoea) Tribulocarpus From the genus Tribulus (Zy-
traskiae For Mrs . Blanche Trask rt 1916), goph yllaceae); and Gr. 'karpos' , fruit ; for
US-American naturalist in Califomia. (Dud- the similarly spiny fruits. (Aizoaceae)
leya) tricae Lat. 'tricae' , a tangle of difficulties,
treculeanus For Augu ste A. Trecul (1818- nonsen se; for the ambiguous relationships
1896), French botanist and pharmacist, tra- of the plants . (Selenicereus)
243 tripolium

tricarpus Gr. ' tri-" three- ; and Gr. 'karpos' , trifarius MLat., tripIe, three-ranked; for the
fruit. (Sedum) three rows of teeth on the leaves. (Stomati-
trichadenia Gr. ' trichos', hair; and Gr. 'aden', um )
gland ; for the slender hair-like proce sses of trifasciatus Lat. ' tri -', three-; and Lat. 'fascia-
the nectary gland s. (Euphorbia) tus' , banded; for the leaf mark ings. (Sanse -
trichanthus Gr. 'trichos ', hair ; and Gr. 'an- vieria)
thos', flower; for the thread -like corolla trifidus Lat. ' tri-', three- ; and Lat. '-fidu s', -di-
lobes. (Ceropegia) vided; for the segmented leaves. (Pelargo -
Trichodiadema Gr. 'trichos', hair; and Gr. 'di- nium)
aderna ' , crown; for the tuft of hair s or bris- triflorus Lat. 'tri-', three; and Lat. ' <florus' ,
tles on the leaf tips. (A izoaceae ) -flowered. (Adromischus , Ruschia)
trichophorus Gr. 'trichos', hair; and Gr. trifoliolatus Lat. 'tri-', three; and Lat. 'foliola-
'-phoros', carrying; for the curly hair-like tus', -foliolate. (Adenia fruticosa ssp., Pe-
spination of the sterns. (Weberocereus) largonium)
trichosanthus Gr. ' trichos', hair; and Gr. 'an- triglochidiatus Gr. ' tri-' , three ; Gr. 'glochis,
thos' , flower; for the hairy perianth. (Aloe) glochidos ', arrow-head, arista; for the fre-
trichospermus Gr. ' trichos ', hair; and Gr. quently tripIe main spine s. (Echinocereus)
's perma', seed; for the long papillae of the trigonanthus Gr. 'trigonos' , triangular; and
seeds. (Sedum) Gr. 'anthos', flower. (A loe)
trichosus Lat. , full of hair, hairy; for the den- trigonus Gr. 'trigonos' , triangular; (1) for the
sely hair-co vered pericarpel. (Echinops is) sterns. (Euphorbia, Hylocereus, Rhipsalis) -
trichotomus Gr., three-parted, branched in (2) for the leaf shape. (Cerochlamys) - (3)
three s; application obscure. (Phyllobolus) for the tubercles of the plant body. (A rioca r-
trichromus Gr. 'tri-', three; and Gr. 'chro- pu s retusus ssp.)
rnos" colour; for the three-coloured petals. trigynus Gr. ' tri -', three ; and Gr. 'gyne', fe-
(Sedum ) male organ, carpel, ovary; application ob-
tricolorus Lat., three-coloured; for the flowers scure and perhaps an error of observation.
with yellow and red petals , reddi sh fila- (Adromischus)
ment s and brown anthers. (Cephalophyllum) trilobatus Lat. 'tri-', three; and Lat. 'lobatus ',
tridentatus Lat. ' tri -' , three -; and Lat. 'denta- lobed; for the usualleaf shape. (Coccinia )
tus', toothed; (1) for the corona segments. trinervis Lat. 'tri-', three ; and Lat. '-nervis',
(Schi zoglossum atropurpureum ssp.) - (2) -nerved; for the prominent veins of the
for the processes on the cyathial glands. leaves. (Monadenium)
(Euphorbia ) - (3) application obscure. tripalmatus Lat. 'tri-' , three; and Lat. 'palma-
(Stathmostelma f orni catum ssp.) tus', palmately compound; for the leaf
Tridentea Lat. ' tri-' , three-; and Lat. 'dens, shape. (Pelargon ium )
dentis ', tooth ; for the frequently three- tripartitus Lat. 'tri -', three; and Lat. 'partitus ',
toothed intrastaminal corona segments. partite ; i.e. with three parts, for the three -fo-
(Asclep iadaceae) liolate leaves. (Zyg osicyos)
triebneri For Wilhelm Triebner (1883- 1957), triphyllus Lat. 'tri -', three ; and Lat. '-phyllus' ,
German horticulturist, went to the then Ger- -leaved; (1) for the leaves which are some-
man Southwest-Africa (now Namibia) in time s in whorl s of three. (Lewisia) - (2) für
1904 for military service, stayed there as the leaves with three leaflets. (Pelargonium)
gardener and farmer, establi shed a succulent Tripogandra Gr. 'tri-', three; Gr. ' pogon' ,
plant nursery near Windhoek in 1930, col- beard; and Gr. 'a ner, andro s', man, anther;
lected plant s for Jacobsen, von Poellnitz and becau se the type species has three bearded
others. (Hoodia , Schwantesia ) and three glabrous stamens. tCommelina-
triebnerianus As above. (Ha worthia mirabilis ceae)
var.) tripolium Gr. / Lat. 'tripolion', a plant grow-
tripugionacanthus 244

ing on rocky cliffs, also used as epithet for truncatus Lat., truncate; (1) für the growth
many small herbaceous plants, esp. also for form resulting in flat-topped cushions. (Eu-
Aster trip olium ("Sea Aster", Astera ceae); phorbia cla va rioides var.) - (2) for the trun-
perhaps for the superficially similar flowers. cate stern segments. (Schlumbe rgera) - (3)
(Skiatophytum) for the distinctly truncate leaves. (Agave
tripugionacanthus From Lat. 'tri-' , three; Lat. parryi var., Bulbine, Conoph ytum, Euphor-
'pugio' (Gen. ' pugionis'), dagger; and Gr. bia beharensis var., Haworthia cooperi var.,
'akantha', spine, thom ; for the central Ha worthia) - (4) for the truncate intrasta-
spines. (Co ryphantha ) minal parts of the corona. (Trid entea parvi-
triqueter Lat .; three-edged ; für the leaves. puncta ssp.) - (5) application obscure. (Dis-
(Antimima, Trianth ema ) chidia )
trisectus Lat. 'tri-' , three; and Lat. 'sectus', trunciformis Lat. 'truncus', trunk; and Lat.
cut, incised; for the three-lobed or -foliolate '-forrnis', -shaped. (Euphorbia breviarticu-
leaves. (Adenia ) lata var.)
tristis Lat., sad, dull-coloured ; for the flower truteri For J. Truter (fl. 1961 ), farmer at Brak-
colour. (Pelargonium) fontein, Eastem Cape, RSA. (De lospe rma ,
tristriatus Lat. 'tri-', three; and Lat. 'striatus', Ruschia )
striped; application obscure. (Sedum) tsangii For Peter Tsang (fl. 1988?), without
tritelii For a Mr. Tritel (fl. 1913), without fur- further data. (Hoya)
ther data. (Sedum) tsavoensis For the occurrence in the Tsavo
triticiformis Lat. 'triticum', wheat; and Lat. National Park, Kenya. (Eupho rbia hetero-
'-formis' , -shaped; application obscure. (Ru- chroma ssp.)
schia cradockensis ssp.) tsiangii For Ying Tsiang (1898-1982), Chi-
Trochomeria Gr. 'trochos', wheel, spreading nese botanist. (Sedum)
wheel-like; and Gr. 'meros', part; possibly tsimbazazae For the occurrence in the Tsim-
for the spreading corolla lobes. (Cucurbita- bazaza Botanical Garden, Antananarivo,
ceae) Madagascar. (Eupho rbia, Euphorbia vigui-
Trochomeriopsis Gr. '-opsis', similar to; and eri var.)
for the genus Trochom eria (Cucurbitace ae ). tsinghaicus For the occurrence in the Tsinghai
(Cucurbitaceae ) Provo (today Quinghai), China. (Sedum)
trollii For Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Troll (1897- tsomoensis For the occurrence at Tsomo,
1978), German botanist and authority on Transkei, RSA. (Stap elia)
plant morphology. (Didierea, Peperomia ) - tsugaruensis For the occurrence in ProvoTsu-
(2) For Prof. Dr. Carl Troll (1899-1975), garu, Honshu, Japan. (Hylotelephium us-
German geographer and botanist in Munich suriense var.)
and later in Bonn, Germany, younger tuberculatoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
brother of the German botanist Wilhelm for Euphorbia tub erculata. (Eupho rbia)
Troll. (Oreoce reus) tubereulatus Lat., tuberculate; (1) for the tu-
Tromotriche Gr. 'tromos' , trembling; and Gr. berculate sterns. (Eupho rbia, Kleinia ) - (2)
'thrix, trichos', hair; for the vibratile corolla for the papiIlose sterns. (Sedum) - (3) for
hairs of some taxa. (Asclepiadaceae) the tuberculate ribs of the plant body. (M ai -
tropaeolifolius For the genus Tropa eolum ucana , Parodia , Pilosocereus) - (4) for the
("Garden Nasturtium", Tropaeolaceae); and papillate-tuberculate corolla. (Caralluma) -
Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Do rstenia barnimi- (5) for the tuberculate seeds. (Portulaca)
ana var., Jatropha , Senecio oxy riifolius ssp., tuberculifer Lat. 'tuberculus', small tuber
Umbilicus) (Dirn. of Lat. 'tuber', tuber, swelling); and
trullipetalus Lat. 'trulla' , bricklayer 's trowel; Lat. '-fer, -fera, -ferum' , -carrying ; for the
and Lat. 'petalum' , petal; for the petal conspicuous closing bodies of the fruit cap-
shape. (Sedum) sules. (Drosanthemum )
245 turbinatus

tuberculosus Lat., tuberculate; (1) for the tu- tulbaghensis For the occurrence at Tulbagh,
berculate plant bodies. (Escobaria) - (2) for Western Cape , RSA. (Lampranthus)
the tuberculate leaves. (Faucaria) - (3) for tulearensis For the occurrence near Tulear
the large closing bodies of the fruit cap- (Toliara), Madagascar. (Euphorbia milii
sules. (Ant imima) var., Euphorbia)
tuberellus Lat. , small tuber (Dirn. of Lat. ' tu- tulensis For the occurrence near Tula, San
ber ', tuber, swelling) ; for the root tubers. Luis Potosf, Mexico. (Echinocereus eineras-
(Crassula) cens ssp., Thelo cactus)
tuberifer Lat. 'tuber', tuber, swelling; and Lat. tulhuayacensis Presumably for the occurrence
'-fer, -fera, -ferum', -carrying; (1) for the at a place called Tulhuayaca or similarly,
tuberous rootstock. (Adenia, Euphorbia cyl- Peru . (Echinopsis)
indrifolia ssp.) - (2) for the root tubers. (Se- Thmamoca For Tumamoc Hill, the locality of
dum) the Desert Laboratory of the Carnegie Ins-
tuberisulcatus Lat. 'tuber' , tuber, swelling; titution near Tueson, Arizona, USA. (Cu-
and Lat. 'sulcatus', furrowed ; for the deep curbitaceae)
furrow separating the tubercles of the ribs. tumidulus Dirn. of Lat. 'tumidus', swollen;
(Eriosyce curvispina ssp.) for the slightly bulging leaf sheaths. (Ru-
tuberosus Lat., tuberous (from Lat. 'tuber' , schia)
tuber, swelling); (1) for the caudex. (Cer- tumidus Lat., swollen; (1) for the globose
atosanthes, Cissus, Impatiens, Myrmecodia,
stern segments and the short broad fruit s.
Othonna, Senecio , Tylecodon) - (2) for the
(Cumulopuntia) - (2) probably for the glo-
large root tubers. (Brach ystelma, Euphor-
bose fruits. (Parakeelya)
bia, Jatropha , Matelea, Mestoklema, Pachy-
tuna Span. 'tuna' , Prickly Pear (taken from
rhizus, Pterocactus) - (3) for the rhizomes.
the Arabic word for fig); for the fruits re-
(Furcraea, Oxalis, Sedum) - (4) for the bul-
sembling figs. (Opuntia)
bous plant base. (Kalanchoe)
tunariensis For the occurrence on Cerro Tu-
tubiftorus Lat. ' tubus' , tube ; and Lat. '-florus ',
nari, Provo Cercado, Dept. Cochabamba,
-flowered. (Beschorneria, Echinopsis)
Bolivia. (Echinopsis)
tubiformis Lat. 'tubus' , tube; and Lat. '-for-
tunicatus Lat., tunicate, having a coat or en-
mis', -shaped; for the flowers. (Orbea)
tubiglans Lat. ' tubus' , tube ; and Lat. 'glans', velope; for the loose-fitting sheath s cover-
gland; for the tubular nectar glands. (Eu- ing the spines . (Cylindropuntia)
phorbia) Thnilla Dirn. of Span. 'tuna' , Prickly Pear, in
tubulatus Lat., provided with a tube ; for the general species of the genus Opuntia (used
rather deep flower tube. (Agave) for plant and fruits); for the small size of
tuckeyanus For Captain J ames K. Tuckey this Opuntia-relative. (Cactaceae)
(1776-1816), English naval officer who led tunilla Dirn. of Sp. 'tuna', Prickly Pear, in
the British expedition to explore the Zaire general species of the genus Opuntia (used
River in 1816. (Euphorbia) for plant and fruits); for the small oblong
tucumanensis For the occurrence in Provo Tu- fruits; or perhaps from the local vernacular
cum än, Argentina. (Rhipsalis fio ccosa ssp.) name "tunilla" (frequently used for different
tugelensis For the occurrence by the Tugela cacti) . (Weberocereus)
River, KwaZulu-Natal, RSA. (Euphorbia) tupizensis For the occurrence near Tupiza,
tugenensis For the occurrence in the Tugen Dept. Potosf, Bolivia. (Clei stoca ctus)
Hills, Kenya. (Aloe) turbidus Lat. , confused, disordered, dis-
tugwelliae For Mrs. Anna M. Tugwell (fl. turbed; perhaps for the variable spination.
1914-1929), plant collector in RSA and an (Haageocereus pseudomelanostele ssp.)
"old friend" of the South African Mesemb Thrbina Lat., spinning object, spinning top ;
specialist Louisa Bolus . (Bijlia, Cylindro- probably for the fruits . (Convolvulaceae)
phyllum) turbinatus Lat., top-shaped; (1) for the shape
Turbinicarpus 246

of the plant bodies. (Parodia) - (2) for the turnerianus For Mr. V. A. Turner (fl. 1963),
receptacle shape. (Cheiridopsis) - (3) for fanner in the Vanrhynsdorp region, RSA, on
the fruit shape. (Opuntia) - (4) application whose fann the type of the taxon was col-
obscure. (Lampranthus) lected. (Antimima)
Thrbinicarpus Lat. 'turbo , turbinis', top, spin- turriculus Dirn. of Lat. 'turris', tower, turret;
die; and Gr. 'karpos', fruit; for the fruit perhaps for the 1arge solitary erect f1owers.
shape. (Cactaceae) (Ceropegia)
turbiniformis Lat., top-shaped ; (1) for the ob- turriger Lat. 'turris', tower, turret; and Lat.
conieal plant body. (Euphorbia) - (2) for '-ger, -gera, -gerum ', -carrying, bearing; for
the shape of the fused leaf pair. (Conophy- the shape of the free leaf lobes. (Conophy-
tum auriflorum ssp., Lithops) tum)
turecekianus For Victor Turecek (fl . 1995), turumiquirensis For the occurrence on Cerro
US-American collector of Argentinian cacti Turumiquire, Sucre, Venezuela. (Echeveria
in Los Angeles. (Parodia) bicolor var.)
turgidifolius Lat. 'turgidus ', turgid, swollen; tuyensis For the occurrence near Capilla Tuya,
and Lat. '-folius ', -leaved. (Trianthema) Paraguay. (Frailea cataphracta ssp.)
turgidus Lat., turgid, swollen; for the leaves. tweediae For Mrs. E. Marjorie Tweedie (fl .
(Echeveria, Haworthia) 1942), British artist and collector, resident
turicanus To honour the efforts of the City of in Kenya from ± 1918 onwards. (Aloe)
Zürieh (Lat. 'Turieum Helvetiorum') , Switz- tweedyi For Frank Tweedy (1854-1937), US-
erland, for maintaining the Municipal Suc- American topographie engineer and ama-
culent Plant Collection since 1931. (Uncari- teur botanist. (Cistanthe)
na) Tylecodon Anagram of the genus name Coty-
turkanensis For the occurrence in the Turkana ledon (Crassulaceae), where the species
Distr., Kenya. (Aloe, Euphorbia) were fonnerly placed. (Crassulaceae)
turneri For H. 1. Allen Turner (1876-1953), Tylosema Gr. 'tylos' , swelling; and Gr.
British taxidermist at the Coryndon Mu- 'serna', mark, distinguishing mark; perhaps
seum, Nairobi, lived in Kenya from 1908, for the tuberous rootstocks, whieh distin-
and active fie1d collector who found many guish the genus from Bauhinia. (Fabaceae)
new species of animals and plants. (Caral- tymphaeum For the occurrence on Mt. Timfi,
luma) Greece. (Prometheum)
247 unguentarius

u umbraticola Lat. 'umbra' , shade; and Lat.

'-cola', inhabiting. (Adromischus, Cerope-
gia, Crassula , Portulaca)
umbrosus Lat., full of shade, dark; for the
preference to grow in shaded rock crevice s.
ubomboensis For the occurrence in the Ub- (Cheiridopsis)
ombo Mts., KwaZulu -Natal , RSA. (Hawor- umdausensis For the occurren ce at Umdau s,
thia limifolia var., Orbea ) Northem Cape, RSA . (Cheiridops is, Tromo-
Uebelmannia For Mr. Wemer Uebelmann triche)
(* 1921), Swiss cactus horticulturist and ex- umfoloziensis For the occurrence in the Um-
pert on Brazilian cacti. (Cactaceae) folozi River valley, KwaZulu -Natal, RSA .
uebelmannianus As above. (Gymno calycium) (Aloe, Euphorbia)
uhligianus For Dr. C. Uhlig, German natural- Unearina Lat. 'uncus' , hook , barb; for the
ist who collected 1901-1904 in Maasailand, barbed spines on the fruit s. (Pedaliaceae)
Kenya and Tanzania, and in the Kilimanjaro uncinatus Lat., uncinate, barbed , hooked ; (1)
Distr., Tanzania. (Euphorbia) for the hooked central spines. (Coryphantha
uhlii For Charles H. Uhl (* 19 18), US-Ameri- robustispina ssp., Mammilla ria, Sclero cac-
can botani st at Comell University and spe- tus) - (2) for the recurved leaf tips. (Delo-
ciali st in the cytolog y of Crassulaceae. spe nna, Ruschia) - (3) for the hooked tips
(Echeve ria) of the corona segments. (Aspidogloss um)
uitenhagensis For the occurrence near Uiten- uncinulatus Dirn. of Lat. ' uncinatus', unci-
hage, Eastem Cape , RSA. (Delospe rma, nate, barbed, hooked ; for the hooked hairs
Mal ephora, Ruschia ) on the leaves and the hook-like teeth of the
ukambensis For the occurrence in the former lobe margin s. (Jatropha )
Ukambani Distr. (now divided into Kitui uneus Lat., hook , barb ; for the recurved leaf
Distr. and Mach akos Distr.), Kenya. (Aloe, tips. (Lampranthus )
Caralluma turn eri ssp.) undatus Lat., wavy, undate; for the margin of
ulei For Emst H. G. Ule (1854-1915), German the ribs of the sterns. (Hylocereus)
botani st and botanical explorer of Brazil. underwoodii For Dr. Lucien M. Underwood
(Facheiroa, Pilosocereus) (1853-1907), US-American botanist. (Ag-
ulricae Unknown. (Sedum) ave)
umadeave Unknown. (Erio syce) undulatifolius Lat. 'undulatus', undulate,
umbella Lat., parasol, sunshade, [botany] um- wavy; and Lat. '-folius', -leaved ; for the un-
bel; for the parasol-like fused leaves of a dulate leaf margin s. (Crassula arborescens
pair. (Crassula ) ssp., Euphorbia )
umbellatus Lat., umbellate; (1) for the umbel- undulatus Lat., undulate, wavy; (1) for the na-
late inftorescence. (Caralluma, Cistanth e, ture of the stern segments. (Op untia) - (2)
Crassula ) - (2) for the well-branched infto- for the leaves. (Aeonium, Ap odanthera, Pte-
rescence . (Ruschia) rodiscus) - (3) for the leaf margin s. (Fur-
umbilieatus Lat., provided with a navel, craea) - (4) for the margins of the petals.
navel-like ; for the concave peltate leaves. (Pelargonium) - (5) for the margin s of the
(Peperomia) seeds. (Bulbine)
Umbilieus Lat., navel; for the central navel- undulosus From Lat. ' undula', small wave,
like depre ssion of the peltate leaves. (Cras- i.e. undulate; for the ribs. (Dendrocereus)
sulaceae) unguentarius Lat. 'unguen, unguini s', oint-
umbonatus Lat., with a navel-like tubercle; ment, pomade; or Lat. 'unguentarius', trader
for the rounded spine shield s. (Euphorbia) in pomades; because the roots are used 10-
umbraeula Lat. 'umbraculum' , sunshade, cally as ingredient for apomade. (Plectran-
parasol ; for the ftower shape. (Orbea) thus)
unguiculatus 248

unguiculatus Lat. 'unguiculatus', clawed, ursi For Dr. Urs Eggli (* 1959), Swiss botanist
with a nail; for the leaf tip. (Echeveria) and succulent plant specialist in Zürich. (Se-
unguispinus Lat. 'unguis', claw, nail; and Lat. dum)
'-spinus', -spined; for the spination. (Cumu- uruguayanus For the ocurrence in Uruguay.
lopuntia, Echinomastus, Epithelantha mi- (Cereu s hildmannianus ssp.)
cromeris ssp.) uruguayensis As above. (Gymnocalycium)
unicornis Lat. 'uni- ', one-; and Lat. '-com is', urvillei For Jules S. C. D. d'Urville (1790-
homed ; (1) for the solitary spine. (Euphor- 1842), Freneh (?) botanist. (Sedum)
bia) - (2) for the single central spine. (Co - usambarensis For the occurrenee in the Us-
ryphantha) - (3) for the single inner corona ambara Mts., Tanzania. (Kalanchoe)
lobe. (Stapelia) ussanguensis For the occurrence in the Uss-
unicostatus Lat. 'uni-', one-; and Lat. 'costa- angu Region, Tanzania. (Euphorbia cooperi
tus" ribbed; for the prominent midrib of the var.)
leaves. (Jatropha) ussuriensis For the occurrenee in the Ussuri
unidens Lat. 'uni- ', one-; and Lat. 'dens , den- region, E Siberia, Russia. (Hylotelephium)
tis' , tooth; for the single tooth on the leaf ustulatus Lat., burnt, ashen; for the colour of
keel. (Ru schia) the scales covering the leaves. (Avonia)
uniflorus Lat. 'uni-', one- and Lat. '-florus', utahensis For the oeeurrence in Utah, USA.
-flowered. (Delo sperma, Jordaaniella, Kal- (Agav e, Yucca elata var.)
anchoe, Lampranthus, Leipoldtia, Parakee- utcubambensis For the occurrence near Utcu-
lya, Sedum) bamba, Dept. Amazonas, Peru. (Ech everia)
unifoliatus Lat. 'uni-', one-; and Lat. 'folia- - (2) For the occurrence in the valley of the
tus' , leafy (from Lat. 'folium' , leaf); for the Rio Utcubamba, Dept. Amazonas, Peru.
single leaf. (Ornithogalum) (Espo stoa)
uniondalensis For the occurrence at Union- uter From the vernacular name "odre" for the
dale, Eastem Cape, RSA. tMarlothistellas plants in Angola. (Cyphostemma)
unispinus Lat. 'uni-' , one-; and Lat. '-spinus' , utilis Lat., useful; (1) for the popular use as
-spined; for the single spines. (Euphorbia) firewood. (Sto eberia) - (2) for the rubber
uralensis For the occurrence in the Ural Mts., produced from the tubers. (Raphionacme)
Russia. (Hylotelephium) utkilio Unknown, perhaps from a local ver-
urbanianus For Prof. Dr. Ignatz Urban (1848- nacular name of the plants in Argentina.
1931), German botanist at Berlin and spe- (Opuntia ana cantha var.)
cialist in the flora of the West Indies. (Erep- uvifolius Lat. 'uva', grape; and Lat. '-folius',
sia , Opuntia, Selenleereust -leaved; for the globosely thickened leaves.
urbicus For the occurence near the town of (Sesuvium)
Urbieum (= present-day La Laguna) on uviformis Lat. 'uva' , grape; and Lat. '-formis',
Tenerife, Canary Islands. (Aeonium) -shaped; for the appearanee of the clustering
urbionensis For the occurrence on the Pico de plants. (Conophytum)
Urbi6n, Soria, Spain. (Sempervivum canta- uwanda Kiswahili, a plain; for the oceurrenee
bricum ssp.) on the Engusoro Plain, Tanzania. (Cypho-
urceolatus Lat., um-shaped (from Lat. 'urce - stemma)
ola', small jar) ; for the flower shape. tEchid- uyupampensis For the occurrence near Uyu-
nopsis, Huernia) pampa, Dept. Arequipa, Peru. (Echinopsis)
Urginea For the Beni Urgen tribe in Algeria uzmuk From the loeal vemacular name of the
where the type was eolleeted (Jaekson plants in Yemen. (Euphorbia)
1990). (Hyacinthaceae)
urniflorus Lat. 'uma' , um ; and Lat. '-florus',
-flowered; for the corolla shape. iStapeliop-
sis)
249 vanlessenii

v vallenarensis For the occurrence near Val-

lenar, N-C Chile. (Eriosyce subgibbosa
ssp.)
vallis-gratiae For the occurrence at Genaden-
vaalputsianus For the occurrence at Vaalputs, tal, Namibia (Germ ., "Valley of Grace or
Western Cape , RSA. (Euphorbia) Favour" = Lat. 'vallis', valley ; and Lat. ' gra-
vacillans Lat. , variable, changeable. (Alo e) tia' , favour, grace). (Lampranthus)
vadensis Because the cro ss was made at the vallis-mariae For the occurrence on the farm
Institute of horticultural plant breeding at Marienthal (Germ. , "Valley of Maria"; Lat.
Wageningen (Lat. Vada), Holland. (Kalan- ' vallis' , valley) , Namibia. (Lithops)
choe) valnicekianus For Dr. J. Valnicek (, 1967),
vaduliae For Vadulia Thühellengonn (ft. Czech cactus hobbyist. (Gymnocalycium)
1991), which is the pseudonym of a South valvatus Lat., valvate; for the valvate petals
African amateur botani st. (Caralluma) (which is exceptional for Echev eria) . (Eche-
vagans Lat., wandering; (1) for the straggling veria)
sterns. (Selenicereus) - (2) for the strag- valverdensis For the occurrence near Val-
gling scapes. (Bulbine) verde, Hierro, Canary Islands. (Ae onium)
vaginatus Lat. , sheathed; for the sheathing vanbalenii For Mr. Jan C. Van Balen (l894-
leaf bases. (Crassula, Jacobsenia , Rus chia) 1956), Dutch horticulturist, emigrated to
vagus Lat., uncertain, without particular direc- RSA in 1919. (Aloe)
tion; for the arrangement of the ftowers. vanbredae For Philip A. B. van Breda (ft.
(Orbea lutea ssp.) 1956-1964), officer in charge of the Veld
vahrmeijeri For Mr. Johannes Vahrmeijer Reserve, Worcester, Western Cape , RSA .
(* 1942), Dutch-born economic botani st set- (Rus chia)
tling in RSA in 1950. (Bra chystelma) vanderbergiae For Miss M. van der Berg (ft.
vaillantii Probably for Sebastien Vaillant 1935), without further data. (Ruschia )
(l669-1722), French botanist and physi- vanderietiae For Mrs. Van de Riet (ft. 1932),
cian. (Crassula) who collected the type, without further data.
vajravelui For Dr. E. Vajravelu (ft. 1993) of (M onsoniai
the Botanical Survey of India. (Euphorbia) vandermerwei For Dr. Frederick Z. van der
valdezianus Nach Mrs. L. Valdez (fl. 1930), Merwe (1894-1968), South African medical
wife of Arthur Möller and sister-in-law of inspector of schools, specialist in Aloe and
the Swiss cactus hobbyist Dr. Heinrich Möl- Scilla . (Aloe, Delosperma, Euphorbia) - (2)
ler. (Turbinicarpus) For N. J. S. van der Merwe (ft. 1929), with-
valentinii For Dr. J. Valentin (ft. 1897), Ar- out further data. (Drosanthemum )
gentinian botanical collector. (Pterocactus) vanderystii For Hyacinthe J. R. Vanderyst
validulus Dirn. of Lat. ' validus " strong , ro- (l860-1934), Belgian agronomical engi-
bust-growing, i.e. rather strong or robust. neer, botanist and missionary in the then
(Talinum ) Belgian Congo. (Ceropegia)
validus Lat., strong, robust; for the general ap- Vanheerdea For Pieter van Heerde (l893-
pearance. (Aspidoglossum, Cereus, Euphor- 1979), South African teacher and school
bia meloformis ssp. , Orbea, Ruschia , Sele- principal in Springbok, Northern Cape , and
nicereus, Yucca ) active field collector. (Aizoaceae)
vallaris Lat., of walls; (1) for the habitat. vanheerdei As above . (Astridia , Conophytum ,
(Aloe ) - (2) for the occurrence on cliffs of Lampranthus, Namaquanthus, Peersia, Ru-
an escarpment. (Euphorbia ) schia )
vallegrandensis For the occurrence near the vanlessenii For Michael D. van Lessen (ft.
town of Valle Grande, Dept. Santa Cruz , 1960ies), highly decorated (Military Cross )
Bolivia. tEchinopsis huotii ssp.) major of the British Army serving 1962-
vanrensburgii 250

1965 in Aden, Yemen, who diseovered the '-spinus' , -spined; for the variable spine
taxon. (Sarcostemma) length. (Cleistocactus)
vanrensburgii For Mr. A. D. van Rensburg (tl vaseyi For Dr. George Vasey (1822-1893),
1953), without further data . (Braunsia, Pre- English-bom US-Ameriean physician, bot-
nia) anist and from 1872 at the United States De-
Vanzijlia For Dorothy van Zijl (fl. 1922), partment of Agrieulture and curator of the
South Afriean plant eolleetor. (Aizoaceae) United States National Herbarium. (Opun-
vanzijliae As above. (Lampranthus) tia)
vanzylii For Gert H. van Zyl (fl. 1930-1932), vasquezii For Roberto Väsquez (* 1942), Boli-
postmaster at Pofadder, Northem Cape, vian caetus specialist. (Echinop sis)
RSA. (Antimima, Conophytum calculus vastus Lat., deserted, empty, vast, immense;
ssp., Dinteranthus, Ihlenfeldtia) applieation obscure. (Ficus)
vaombe From the local vernacular name of vatteri For Emesto Vatter (1900-1970), cactus
the plants in Madagasear. (Aloe) enthusiast and plant colleetor in Santos Lu-
vaotsanda As above. (Aloe) gares, ProvoCördoba, Argentina. (Echinop-
vargasianus For Dr. Julio Cesar Vargas Calde- sis, Gymnocalycium ochoterenae ssp.)
rön (1907-1960), Bolivian botanist. (Cere- vaupelianus For Dr. Friedrich Vaupel (1876-
us) 1927), German botanist in Berlin and Cac-
variabilis Lat., variable; (1) for the variable taceae specialist. (Coryphantha, Stenocac-
leaf shape. (Jatropha) - (2) for the variable tus)
flower colour. (Lampranthus) - (3) applica- veenianus For Mr. L. J. van Veen (*1923),
tion obscure. (Avonia) Dutch eactus horticulturist in Honselersdijk
varians Lat., varying ; (1) for the variation in and friend of the Dutch cactus specialist
leaf shape . (Sansevieria) - (2) for the num- Dirk van Vliet. (Parodia rutilans ssp.)
ber of flowers, which are never solitary. velox Lat., swift, quick; for the rapid growth.
(Antimima) - (3) beeause several characters (Cheiridopsis)
are at variance with those of related taxa . velutinus Lat., velvety; (1) for the pubescent
(Sceletium) sterns and leaves. (Kalanchoe) - (2) for the
variantissimus Comp. of Lat. 'varians', vary- pubescent stern segments. (Opuntia) - (3)
ing, i.e. the most variable; for the variable for the pubeseence of young shoots and the
shape of the branch segments. (Euphorbia leaf rachis. (Delonix) - (4) for the leaf sur-
seretii ssp.) face. (Astridia, Conophytum, Cotyledon,
varicolor Lat. 'varius', various; and Lat. Crassula sericea var., Delosperma, Gib-
'color', colour; for the variable spine colour. baeum, Jatropha, Pelargonium reniforme
(Oreocereus) ssp., Raphionacme) - (5) for the corolla.
varieaculeatus Lat. 'varius', various; and Lat. (Duvalia)
'aeuleatus', spiny, thomy; for the variable venenatus Lat., poisonous, toxic. (Adenia, Eu-
spination. (Mammillaria) phorbia)
variegatus Lat., mottled, variegated; (1) for venenificus Lat., poisonous. (Euphorbia)
the variegated sterns. (Ceropegia) - (2) for venezuelensis For the oceurrenee in Venezu-
the variable spine colours. (Echinocereus ela. (Crassula)
engelmannii var.) - (3) for the leaf mark- venosus Lat., veined; (1) for the leaf pattern-
ings. (Agave, Aloe, Haworthia) - (4) for the ing. (Haworthia) - (2) probably for the
spotted flowers. (Orbea) - (5) for the darker veined papery stipules. (Begonia)
veined petals. (Dudleya) venteri For Stefanus Venter (* 1953), South
varifolius Lat. 'varius', various; and Lat. '-fol- African botanist. (Plectranthus) - (2) For F.
ius', -leaved; for the variable leaf shape . Venter (fl. 2000), curator of the herbarium at
(Jatropha) the University of the North, Sovenga, RSA .
varispinus Lat. 'varius', various; and Lat. (Euphorbia)
251 vestitus

ventricosus Lat., thick-bellied, swollen (esp. versadensis For the occurrence near Versada,
one-sided) (from Lat. 'venter, ventris ', Oaxaca, Mexico. (Sedum)
belly); (1) for the bulging sheaths of the verschaffeltii For Ambroise C. A. Verschaffeit
bract pair on the pedicel. (Antimima) - (2) (1825-1886), famous Belgian horticulturist
for the centrally bulging corolla tube. (Tyle - at Gand [Gent], founder of the periodical
codon) 'Illustration Horticole' in 1854. (Austro-
venustus Lat., beautiful, graceful; to honour cylindropuntiay
Grace Violet Britten (fl. 1996) for her inter- versicolor Lat., variously coloured; (1) for the
est in the genus Haworthia . tHaworthia spine coloration. tCylindropuntia, Haageo-
cooperi var.) cereus) - (2) for the variable flower colour.
verdiensis For the occurrence in the region of (Delosperma , Ruschia, Sedum) - (3) per-
the Verde and East Verde Rivers, Arizona, haps for the flowers. (Aloe , Sempervivum)
USA. (Yucca elata var.) versicolores Lat. 'versicolor' , variously col-
verdoorniae For Dr. Inez C. Verdoorn (1896- oured ; for the colour change in the nectar
1989), South African botanist at the Botani- glands as the cyathia mature. (Euphorbia)
cal Research Institute, Pretori a, RSA. verticillacanthus Lat. ' verticillus' , verticil, in-
(Chasmatophyllum) tertwined material; and Gr. 'akantha', thorn,
verecundus Lat., modest; (1) for the general spine ; for the more or less tortuous spina-
appearance of the plants. (Aloe, Delosper- tion. (Sulcorebutia)
ma) - (2) perhaps for the solitary flowers. verticillaris Lat., verticillate; for the arrange-
(Lampranthus)
ment of the appendages of the corona. (Mi -
verekeri For Mr. L. S. A. Vereker (fl. 1933), of
raglossum)
what is now Harare, Zimbabwe, succulent
verticillatus Lat., verticillate; (1) for the
plant collector. (Aloe chabaudii var., Huer-
branching pattern . (Qu iabentia) - (2) for the
nia)
leaf arrangement. (Ceropegia, Hylotele-
verityi For Dr. David S. Verity (* 1930), US-
phium, Peperomia) - (3) for the arrange-
American botanist and entomologist. (Dud-
ment of the flowers. (Hoya, Plectranthus)
leya)
vertongenii For Dr. Herman Vertongen (fl.
vernalis Lat., vernal; (1) for the spring-green
1995), Belgian cactus enthu siast. (Eriosyce)
leaf colour. (Lampranthus) - (2) for the
veruculoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
spring flowering season. (Aloe reitzii var.)
vernicolor Lat. 'vernus', pertaining to spring ; Mesembryanthemum verruculatum (now
and Lat. 'color', colour; (1) for the leaf col- Scopelogena verruculata; Aizoaceae). (Ma-
our like new-grown spring leaves. (Oscula- lephora)
ria) - (2) probably for the fresh green leaf verus Lat., true; because this is the true Aloe
colour. (Delo sperma) of commerce. (Aloe)
verrucosus Lat., with warts ; (1) for the warted veseyi For L. Desmond E. E Vesey-Fitzgerald
sterns. (Cynanchum) - (2) for the stern and (1909 or 1910-1974), British entomologist,
leaf surfaces. (Sesuvium, Tetragonia) - (3) worked on biological control of insects in
for the warty leaf surface. (Gasteria cari- many tropical countries, inc1uding Kenya,
nata var.) - (4) for the warty leaf tips. (Co - Tanzania and Zambia. (Aloe)
nophytum) - (5) for the corolla. (Orbea) - vespertinus Lat., belonging to the evening; (1)
(6) for the warty ovary. (Che iridopsis) for the flowers, opening in the afternoon and
verruculatus Lat., with small warts or protu- closing in the evening . (Aridaria, Berg eran -
berances;fortheleaves. (Scopelogena) thus, Drosanthemum) - (2) for the flowers
verruculosus Lat., covered with small warts; opening only in the evening . (Anacampse-
(1) for the wrinkled appearance of the skin ros) - (3) perhaps for the supposed flower-
of the sterns. (Euphorbia) - (2) for the ing period (Yucca bac cata var.)
papillate young sterns and leaves. (Antimi- vestitus Lat., c1othed; (1) for the hair-covered
ma) - (3) for the epidermis. (Lithops) sterns. (Austrocylindropuntia , Tetragonia) -
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(2) for the sterns den sely covered with vignei For Mr. Vigne (fl. 1936), who collected
leaves. (Crassula) - (3) for the long-hairy the type. (Raphionacme)
corolla. (Duvalia) viguieri For Prof. Rene Viguier (1880-1931),
vetovalidus Lat. 'vetus', old; and Lat. 'vali- French botanist in Paris, later in Caen and
dus' , strong, robust-growing; to avoid a 1919-1931 directorofCaen Municipal Gar-
homonym. (Rus chia) den , who collected 1912 in Madagascar
vetulus Lat. , oldish; (1) perhaps for the grey- with H. Humbert. (Aloe , Euphorbia , Kalan-
ish-white spination. (Mammillaria) - (2) for choe, Rosularia adenotricha ssp.)
the shaggy-hairy flowers. (Stapelia) vilaboensis For the occurrence near the city of
vexans Lat. 'vexare', torture, annoy, ill-treat: Vila Boa (= the present-day Goi äs), Goi äs,
perhaps for the leaf armature. (Agave daty- BraziI. (Pilosocereus)
lio var.) vilanandrensis For the occurrence at Vilanan-
viatorum Gen . PI. of Lat. 'viator', traveller; dro, Madagascar. (Euphorbia viguieri var.)
for the occurrence at roadsides. (Lampran - vilis Lat., without value, low, contemptuous.
thus) (Grusonia)
vibratilis Lat ., vibratile, easily moving; for the Villadia For Dr. Manuel M. Villada (1841-
vibratile hairs on the corolla. (Orbea) 1924), Mexican physician and naturalist.
viciifolius Lat. '-folius', -leaved; and for the (Crassulaceae)
similarity to species of the genus Vicia villadioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and for
("Vetch", Fabaceae) . (Pelargonium) the genus Villadia (Crassulaceae) . (Sedum
vicinus Lat. , neighbouring; perhaps for the versadense var.)
similarity to other species. (Agave) villardii For "Reb" Villard (fl. 1975), who first
victoriae-reginae Lat. 'regina', queen ; for the collected the taxon. (Escobaria)
British Queen Victoria, who reigned from villetiae For Mrs . Villet, wife of Dr. A. C. T.
1837-1901. (Agave) Villet (fl. 1936-1956), keen collector of
victorianus For the occurrence on Mt. Victo- succulents in Worcester, RSA. (Stapelia)
ria, Myanmar. (Sedum) villetii For Dr. A. C. T. Villet (fl. 1936-1956),
victoriensis For the occurrence near Ciudad keen collector of succulents in Worcester,
Victoria, Tarnaulipas, Mexico. (Ferocactu s RSA. tLithops, Stomatium)
echidne var.) villicumensis For the occurrence in the Sierra
victoris For Victor Stanley Peers (1874- Villicum , San Juan, Argentina. (Eriosyce)
1940), Australian civil servant, amateur ar- villiersii For Mr. H. L. de Villier s (fl. 1932-
chaeologist and plant collector, living in 1959), without further data . (Erepsia,
RSA from 1899. (Rusch ia) Lampranthus)
vidalii Very probably for Sebastian Vidal y villipetiolus Lat. 'villus' , shag gy hair ; and
Soler (1842-1889), Spanish botani st work- Lat. 'petiolus', petiole. (Peperomia)
ing several years in the Philippines. tDischi- villosus Lat. , villous, shaggy with fairly long
dia) soft hairs ; (1) for the general appearance.
viduiftorus Lat. 'viduus', without, deprived (Aichry son , Portulaca pilosa ssp .) - (2) for
of; and Lat. '-floms', -flowered; because the the hairy sterns and leaves. iBrachystelma,
taxon was not known to have flowered. (Eu- Jatropha, Mesembryanthemum, Sedum) -
phorbia) (3) for the den se soft spination. (Eriosyce) -
viereckii For Hans- Wilhelm Viereck (1903- (4) for the den sely villous flowers. (Apodan-
1946), German plant enthusiast and cactus thera)
collector, settling in Mexico 1920-1938. vilmorinianus For Maurice L. de Vilmorin
(Echinocereus, Mammillaria picta ssp., Tur- (1849-1918), French botanist, dendrologist
binicarpus) and sylviculturist, son of L. de Vilmorin.
vietnamensis For the occurrence in Vietnam. (Agave)
(Sedum) viminalis Lat., bearing shoots suitable for
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plaiting and wicker-work; for the leafless virgnncus For the occurrence in Virginia ,
branche s (Sarcostemma) USA. (Agave)
vinaceus Lat ., wine-like; for the flower colour. viridescens Lat., becoming green ; for the
(Delosperma, Pelargonium) greenish flowers. (Ferocactus, Hylotele-
vincifolius For the genus Vinca ("Periwinkle", phium)
Apocynaceae) ; and Lat. '-folius', -leaved ; viridicatus Lat. 'viridis', green ; and Lat.
for the similar leaves . (Ceropegia) '-atus', having the possession; for the leaf
vinicolor Lat. 'vinum' , wine ; and Lat. 'color', colour. (Conophytum truncatum ssp.)
colour; for the wine-red leaves. (Sedum) viridiftavus Lat. 'viridis', green ; and Lat.
violaceus Lat., violet ; (1) for the violet hue of 'flavus', yellow; for the yellow-green sepals.
the young spines. (Melo cactus) - (2) for the (Sedum lutiii var., Sinocrassula indica var.)
colour of the bracts . (Pereskia grandifolia viridiftorus Lat. 'viridis', green; and Lat.
ssp .) - (3) for the colour of the petals. '-florus', -flowered . (Aloe, Cylindropuntia,
(Lampranthus) Echinocereus, Marsden ia, Phyllobolus, Ty-
violaciftorus Lat. ' violaceus' , violet ; and Lat. lecodon)
'-florus', -flowered. (Conophytum, Micran- viridifolius Lat. ' viridis', green; and Lat. '-fol-
thocereus) ius' , -leaved. (Euphorbia cremersii fa., Ru-
violiftorus For the genus Viola ("Violet" , Vio- schia)
laceae); and Lat. '-florus' , -flowered; for the viridiruber Lat. 'viridis', green ; and Lat. 'ru-
flowers resembling those of white violets. ber, rubra, rubrum', red ; for the green stern
(Pelargonium) segments with reddish markings. (Opuntia)
viperinus Lat. , snake -like; for the slender viridis Lat., green; (1) for the body colour.
(Browningia, Melo cactus pach yacanthus
elongate plant bodies. (Mammillaria spha-
ssp.) - (2) for the spine colour. (Euphorbia
celata ssp., Peniocereus)
atrispina var., Euphorbia enopla var., Eu-
virchowii For Geheimrat R. Virchow (1821-
phorbia heptagona var.) - (3) for the leaf
1902), German pathologist, anthropologist
colour. (Haworthia gracilis var., Haworthia
and politician. (Echidnopsis)
marumiana var., Lithops, Pachyphytum,
virellus Lat., a little bit greenish, somewhat
Smicrostigma , Stomatium) - (4) probably
greenish, for the similarity to Haworthia
for the insignificant greenish flowers . (Cras-
gracilis var. viridis . (Haworthia decipiens
sula, Hylotelephium)
var.)
viridissimus Superl. of Lat. 'viridis', green ;
virens Lat., becoming green; (1) for the bright
i.e. the greenest; for the bright green leaves .
green leaves . (Delosperma) - (2) perhaps
(Echeveria)
for the greenish corona. (Schizoglossum at- virosus Lat., poisonous; for the latex. (Eu-
ropurpureum ssp.) - (3) application ob- phorbia)
scure . (Ruschia) viscatus Lat., sticky; for the notably sticky
virescens Lat., becoming green ; (1) probably 1eaves. (Aeonium lindleyi var.)
for the leaf colour. (Carpobrotus) - (2) for viscidus Lat., viscid , glutinous; for the viseid
the flower colour. (Tridentea) leaves. (Dudleya)
virgatus Lat. , twiggy, rod-like; (1) for the long viscosus Lat., sticky; for the scabrid leaves .
thin branches. (Aizoon , Aspidoglossum, (Haworthia)
Commiphora , Crassula subaphylla var., Viscum Perhaps from Lat. ' viscum', bird-
Monadenium, Ruschia , Tetragonia, Villadia) lime; for the very sticky interior of the
- (2) for the erect slender primary sterns. berries . (Viscaceae)
(Lampranthus) vitelliniftorus Lat. 'vitellinus', yellow like
virgineus Lat. , virgin; for the occurrence in egg-yolk ; und Lat. '-florus' , -flowered. (Op-
the Barranco de la Virgen (Gran Canaria) untia)
(Span. 'virgen', virgin) . (Aeonium canari- vitellinus Lat., yellow like egg-yolk: for the
ense var.) flower colour. (Hoya)
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vitreopapillus Lat. 'vitreus', glassy, transpar- (1855-1917), German botanist in Berlin,

ent; and Lat. 'papilla' , papilla; for the glassy explorer of the Kilimanjaro 1892-1894.
papillae of the leaves. (Conophytum obscu- (Adenia, Aloe, Crassula, Sansevieria , Syna-
rum ssp.) denium)
vitreus Lat., glassy, transparent; for the leaves. volkii For Prof. Dr. Otto H. Volk (1903-2000),
(Bulbine) German botanist at Würzburg University,
vittatifolius Lat. 'vittatus', longitudinally with a strong interest in medicinal plants.
striped; and Lat. '-folius', -leaved. (Bulbine) (Lithops pseudotruncatella ssp.)
vittatus Lat., longitudinally striped ; (1) for the volkmanniae For Miss Margareta Volkmann
branch variegation. (Euphorbia) - (2) for (ft. 1928), owner of the Farn Auros, Nami-
the longitudinally striped petals . iNanan- bia. (Euphorbia)
thus) vollianus For Otto Voll (1884-1958), German
vituensis For the erroneously presumed occur- (?) botanist in Brazil. (Echinopsis)
rence in the Witu region in Kenya, around volubilis Lat., twining (from Lat. 'volvere', to
1870-1890 the centre of a German-owned twine). tBowiea , Brachystelma, Ceropegia,
farming project, and the starting point for Parakeelya)
the expedition during which the taxon was vomeriformis Lat. 'vomer', ploughshare; and
found. (Aloe) Lat. '-formis', -shaped ; application obscure .
viviparus Lat., viviparous ; (1) for the bulbils (Stathmostelma angustatum ssp.)
in the leafaxils. (Dorstenia) - (2) for the vorwerkii For Wilhelm Vorwerk (1873-1936),
bulbils in the inftorescences. (Agave, Hylo- horticulturist, later inspector and finally
telephiums - (3) for the proliferating fruits technical director at the Botanical Garden
producing roots and new shoots after having Berlin. (Neowerdermannia)
fallen to the ground. (Cylindropuntia) - (4) vossii For Mr. Harold Voss (ft. 1936), without
application obscure. (Escobaria) further data. (Aloe)
vizcainoensis For the occurrence in the Sierra vredenburgensis For the occurrence at Vre-
Vicafno, Baja California, Mexico. (Agave) denburg, Malmesbury Distr., Western Cape,
Vlokia For Jan H. r. Vlok (*1957), Environ- RSA. (Oscularia)
mental Advisor for the Cape Department of vryheidensis For the occurrence at Vryheid,
Nature Conservation, RSA, and active plant KwaZulu-Natal, RSA. (Aloe)
collector. (Aizoaceae) vulcanensis For the occurrence at Volcän, Ju-
vlokii As above. (Gasteria, Haworthia) juy, Argentina. (Grahamia)
voburnensis For the Duke of Bedford's cactus vulcanii For the occurrence on volcanic soils.
collection at Woburn (ft. 1845), England. (Euphorbia milii var.)
(Mammillaria) vulcanorum Gen. PI. of Lat. 'vulcanus' , vol-
vogtherrianus For Hans Vogtherr (ft. 1932), cano; for the occurrence on volcanic lava
German cactus hobbyist in Berlin . (Coryph- soils. (Euphorbia)
antha) vulpes Lat., fox; for the fox-brown spination.
vogtsii For Mr. Lewis R. Vogts (ft. 1930), (Haageocereus)
South African administrator and successful vulpis-cauda Lat. 'vulpes', fox; and Lat.
cultivator of succulent plants in his garden 'cauda', tail; for the hanging sterns with
near Pretoria, RSA. (Aloe, Delosperma) dense reddish-brown spination . tCleistocac-
volkartii For George Volkart (t before 1937), tus)
from Winterthur (Switzerland), friend of the vulvaria For the scent of the plant like that of
Swiss botanist lohn Gossweiler. (Huernia) Chenopodium vulvaria ("Stinking Goose-
volkensii For Prof. Dr. Georg L. A. Volkens foot", Chenopodiaceae). (Ruschia)
255 weberi

w man-bom US-American, emigrated to USA

in 1909, from 1917 horticulturi st at the
Golden Gate Park, California, and eventu-
ally director of Stryb ing Arboretum and
Botanical Garden, after retirement in 1957
wagenknechtii For Rodolfo Wagenknecht (tL Botany Research Associate at California
1957), cactus collector of German descent Academy of Sciences, specializing in New
in Chile. (Eriosyce subgibbosa ssp., Mai- World Crassulaceae. (Echeveria)
hueniopsis ) waltoniae For Miss A. Walton (f1. 1923),
wagnerianus For Hermann Wagner (f1 . 1932), without further data. (Orthopterum )
cactu s collector in Ludwigsburg, Gennany. wangii For Chi Wu Wang (* 19 13), Chine se
(Mammillaria) botanist and collector. (Sedum)
wakefieldii For Thomas Wakefield, English warasii Für Eddie Waras (f1. 1977), plant col-
missionary and amateur naturali st and ge- lector in Säo Paulo, Brazil. (Parodia)
ographer in Kenya for over 20 years from waringiae For Mrs. Gerold (nee Waring) (f1.
1862. (Euphorbia) 1998), wife of the plant trader Raymond
waldheimii For Dr. Alexander A. Fischer von Gerold in Madagascar. (Euphorbia)
Waldheim (1839-1920), Russian botani st warnockii For Prof. Dr. Barton H. Warnock
and director of the Imperial Botanical Gar- (*19 11), US-American botani st at the Sul
den at St. Petersburg. (Kalanchoe) Ross State College , Alpine , Texas, USA.
walgateae For Marion M. Walgate (later Mrs. (Echinomastus)
Macnae) (* 1914), English-born botanist, warszewiczianus For Josef Warszewicz , Rit-
emigrated with her parents to RSA 1920. ter von Rawicz (1812-1866), Lithu anian-
(Lampranthus) born gardener in Berlin, later independent
wallichianus For Dr. Nathaniel Wallich (born plant collector in C and S America, 1854-
Nathan Wulff [Wolf[]) (1786-1854), Danish 1866 curator of the Cracow Botanical Gar-
physician and botani st, at Calcutta Botani - den. (Callisia)
cal Garden 1815-1846, collecting widely in waterbergensis For the occurrence in the Wa-
Asia (incl , India) and also in RSA. tRhodi- terberg area, Northern Prov., RSA. tD elo-
ola) sperma, Euphorbia)
wallichii As above . (Ceropegia, Tylecodon) watermeyeri For Mr. E. B. Watermeyer (1915
wallisii For Gustav Wallis (1830-1878), Ger- -1929), collector of succulents in the Van-
man gardener and botanical explorer, re- rhynsdorp area, RSA. (Antimima, Crassula
peatedly collecting in C and S America, atropurpurea var., Lampranthus)
died in Ecuador. (Ag ave) watsonii For J. M. Watson (f1 . 1963), without
wallowensis For the occurrence in Wallowa further data. (Echidnops is)
County, Oregon , USA. (Lew isia columbiana weberbaueri For Prof. Augusto Weberbauer
var.) (1871-1948), German / Polish botani st orig-
walpoleanus For Frederi ck A. Walpole (1861 inally from Breslau , since 1901 mostly liv-
-1904), US-American botanical artist who ing and working in Peru. (Cistanthe , Eu-
painted Crassulaceae for J. N. Rose. (Eche- phorbia , Matu cana , Sedum , Weberbau ero-
veria) cereus)
walteri For Walter Rausch (*1928), Austrian Weberbauerocereus For Prof. Augu sto We-
lithographer, cactu s specialist and traveller berbauer (1871-1948), German / Polish bot-
in South America. (Echinopsis) - (2) For anist originally from Breslau, since 1901
Dr. Walter Till (* 1956), Austrian botani st mostly living and working in Peru; and Ce-
and Bromeliad specialist at Vienna Univer- reus , a genus of columnar cacti . (Cacta-
sity. (Gymnocalycium) ceae)
waltheri For Eric Walther (1892-1959), Ger- weberi For Dr. Frederic Albert C. Weber
weberianus 256

(1830-1903), French military surgeon and Berlin, specialist on cacti and former direc-
amateur botanist strong1y interested in cacti. tor of the Botanischer Garten und Museum
(Agave, Pachycereus, Tephrocactus) Berlin. (Parodia)
weberianus As above. (Pereskia) werdermannii As above. (Coryphantha , Ech-
Weberocereus For Dr. Frederic Albert C. We- inopsis , Pachyphytum, Portulaca)
ber (1830-1903), French military surgeon werneri For Werner Uebelmann (* 1921),
and amateur botanist strongly interested in Swiss horticulturist and expert on Brazi1ian
cacti; and Cereus, a genus of columnar cacti. (Tacinga) - (2) For Werner Triebner
cacti. (Cactaceae) (fl . c. 1950), South African farmer and son
websterianus For Gertrude D. Webster (1872- of Wi1helm Triebner. (Lithops)
1947); US-American philanthropist and one wessnerianus For Willi Wessner (1904-
of the chief patrons of the Desert Botanical 1983), German merchant and later owner of
Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. (Echino- a well-known cactus-nursery in Muggen-
cereus) sturm, Germany. (Rebutia)
weigangianus For Mr. Weigang (tl. 1923), westii For James West (1886-1939; alias
without further data. (Leipoldtia) name for Egon Viktor Moritz Karl Maria
weinbergii For Frank Weinberg (t 1941), US- von Ratibor und Corney, Prinz zu Hohen-
American nurseryman in Long Island (fl . loe-Schillingsfürst), well-known Californian
1906) and California, of German descent. horticu1turist, who accompanied Goodspeed
(Echinocereus pulchellus ssp., Lenophyl- on the first Andes Expedition. (Echeveria,
lum) Echinopsis maximiliana ssp., Weingartia)
Weingartia For Wilhelm Weingart (1856- wethamae For Mrs. Boddam Wetham (fl.
1936), German manufacturer and amateur 1928), without further data. (Delo sperma)
botanist. (Cactaceae) wetmorei For Alexander Wetmore (1886-
weingartianus As above. (Lepto cereus, Mam - 1978), US-American ornithologist who
millaria) brought plants from Argentina to the US-
welwitschii For Dr. Friedrich M. J. Welwitsch American botanists N. L. Britton and J. N.
(1806-1872), Austrian physician and natu- Rose. (Opuntia)
ralist, travelled widely in Angola 1853- wettsteinii For Richard Wettstein von We-
1861 (Adenia, Corallocarpus, lpomoea , stersheim (1863-1931), Austrian botanist in
Kalanchoe, Odontostelma , Raphionacme, Vienna. (Conoph ytum , Nematanthus)
Stathmostelma) wheeleri For George M. Wheeler (1842-
wenchuanensis For the occurrence at Wen- 1905), lieutnant of the US Army and leader
chuan, Szechuan Prov., China. (Sedum) of the geographical and geological survey
wendtii For Dr. Thomas L. Wendt (* 1950), expedition in the W USA. (Dasylirion)
US-American botanist at Louisiana State whellanii For James A. Whellan (1915-1995),
University. (Agave) English-born botanist, entomologist and
wenigeri For Delbert ("Dei") K. Weniger naturalist in Zimbabwe, 1ater in Malawi and
(1923-1999), US-American biology and Malaysia. (Euphorbia)
ecology teacher in San Antonio, Texas, and whipplei For Amiel W. Whippie (1817-1863),
specialist on Texan cacti. (Echino cereus Lieutenant of the US Army, 1853-1854
pectinatus ssp.) topographical engineer on the US explo-
wercklei For Carlos (Karl) Werckle (1860- ration and survey for a railroad route from
1924), French-born botanist and horticultur- the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
ist in the US and from 1902 onwards in (Cylindropuntia, Hesperoyucca, Sclerocac-
Costa Riva as private horticulturist. (Agave, tus)
Selenicereus) whitcombei For R. P. Whitcombe of Salalah,
werdermannianus For Prof. Dr. Erich Wer- Oman, who first collected the taxon in 1989.
dermann (1892-1959), German botanist in (Aloe)
257 winkleri

Whiteheadia For Rev. Henry Whitehead willdenowii For Prof. Dr. Carl L. Willdenow
(1817-1884), Anglican missionary from (1765-1812), German botanist in Berlin .
England who collected in Namaqualand (Ruschia)
(RSA). (Hyacinthaceae) williamsii Most probably for Reverend Theo-
whiteheadii As above. (Cras sula) dore Williams (fl. 1841), owner of a cactus
whitei For Orlando E. White (fl . 1925), cura- collection at Hendon Vicarage, England; or
tor of plant breeding at the Brooklyn Bot- (more improbably) for Mr. C. H. Williams
anic Garden, USA. (Echeve ria) (fl. 1845), English traveller in Brazil
Whitesloanea For Alain C. White (1880- (Bahia) . (Lophophora)
1951) and Boyd L. Sloane (1886-1955), williamsonii For Dr. Graham Williamson
US-American authors of important books (*1932) , Zimbabwean / South African den-
on Euphorbias and Asclepiads. (Asclepiada- tal surgeon in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi
ceae) and Namibia, and after retirement botanist
whitesloaneanus As above. (Huernia) in RSA , from 1996 Research Associate at
whytei For Alexander Whyte (fl. 1897), Head the Bolus Herbarium, Cape Town, through-
of the Scientific Department in Zomba, out life an active field student of succulents
Malawi, and active plant collector. (Pelargo- and orchids. (Euphorbia)
nium) willowmorensis For the occurrence near Wil-
wiesei For Mr. T. G. (Buys) Wiese (*1923) ; lowmore, Eastern Cape , RSA . (Chasmato-
succulent plant grower, farmer and owner of phyllum, Hereroa, Ophionella)
the farm Quaggaskop, Western Cape , RSA.
wilmaniae For Maria Wilman (1867-1957),
(Bulbine)
botanist and geologist in RSA, first director
wiesingeri For Mr. Wiesinger (fl. 1932), cac-
of the McGregor Museum in Kimberley,
tus collector at Waldshut, Bavaria, Ger-
RSA. (Delosperma, Ebracteola, Euphorbia,
many, who discovered the taxon. (Mammil-
Hereroa)
laria)
wilmotianus For Mr. C. Wilmot (fl. 1939),
wightianus For Dr. Robert Wight (1796-
without further data . (Dinteranthus)
1872), British surgeon and botanist, work-
wilmsii For Friedrich Wilms jr. (1848-1919),
ing for many years in India . (Adenia , Portu-
German pharmacist, botanist and plant col-
laca)
lector, working in RSA 1882-1896. (Ade-
wilcoxii For Timothy E. Wilcox (fl. 1892),
nia)
US-American Brigadier General and enthu-
siastic student of plants . (Mammillaria wilsonii For Dr. Ernest H. Wilson (1876-
wrightii ssp.) - (2) For Dr. Glover B. 1930), British-born US-American botanist,
Wilcox (fl. 1909), who provided Mexican plant collector and traveller esp. in Asia .
cacti to the US-American botanists N. L. (Sedum) - (2) For Mr. John G. Wilson
Britton and J. N. Rose. (Opuntia) (*1927), British agricultural officer and
wilczekianus For Dr. Ernst Wilczek (1867- ecologist with the Uganda Department of
1948), Swiss botanist in Zürich and Lau- Agriculture 1953-1968, and "who con-
sanne. (Sedum) tributed a great deal to our knowledge of
wildemanius For Emile A. J. De Wildeman Ugandan succulents", later living in Kenya.
(1866-1947), Belgian botani st and pioneer (Aloe,Orbea)
student of the Congolese flora. (Stathmo- windsorii For the occurrence at the rock for-
stelma) mation named Windsor Castle, N Madagas-
wildii For Prof. Hiram Wild (1917-1982), car. (Pachypodium baronii var.)
British botanist, emigrated to Zimbabwe winkleri For Jim Winkler (fl. 1960), us-
1945, Director of the National Herbarium, American who discovered the taxon while
Harare. (Aloe , Commiphora, Euphorbia , on a camping trip with his mother, Mrs .
Kalanchoe) Agnes Winkler. (Pediocactus) - (2) For
winterae 258

Werner Winkler (ft. 1972), Gerrnan cactus wollastonii For A. F. R. Wollaston (ft. 1908),
collector in Bonn and friend of the Dutch British botanist and collector in East Africa .
cactus enthusiast Dirk van Vliet. (Parodia (Aloe)
mueller-melchersii ssp.) woodburniae For Mrs. M. Woodburn (ft.
winterae For Hildegard Winter (1893-1975), 1925), without further data . (Lampranthus)
sister of the German cactus specialist F. Rit- woodii For Dr. John Medley Wood (1827-
ter, who sold the seeds collected by Ritter. 1915), British botanist and director of the
(Mammillariai Botanical Garden in what was then Natal,
winteri For the seed selling business run by RSA. (Aspidoglossum, Ceropegia linearis
Hildegard Winter (1893-1975), sister of the ssp., Cotyledon, Euphorbia, Orbea, Plec -
Gerrnan cactus specialist F. Ritter, selling tranthus, Stictocardiai - (2) For John R. I.
the seeds collected by Ritter. (Cleistocactus) Wood (* 1944), British Inspector of Schools
winterianus For Hildegard Winter (1893- in Yemen and active amateur botanist.
1975), sister of the Gerrnan cactus specialist (Aloe)
F. Ritter, who sold the seeds collected by woodsii For Robert S. Woods (ft. 1934), US-
Ritter. (Weberbauerocereus) American cactus enthusiast in Azusa, Cali-
wislizeni For Dr. Friedrich A. Wislizenus fornia. tMammillaria hahniana ssp.)
(1810-1889), Gerrnany-born physician and Wooleya For Major C. H. F. Wooley (ft. 1937,
traveller settling 1839 in St. Louis, physi- 1960), South African plant collector supply-
cian and botanist partner to George Engel- ing succulents to Kirstenbosch. (Aizoaceae)
mann. (Ferocactus) woolleyi For Major C. H. F. Wooley [erro-
wissmannii For Prof. Dr. Hermann von Wiss- neously written as 'Woolley'] (ft. 1937,
mann (ft. 1927), Gerrnan geographer, travel- 1960), South African plant collector supply-
led in Yemen and collected plants . (Orbea)
ing succulents to Kirstenbosch. (Haworthia
wittebergensis For the occurrence in the Wit-
venosa ssp.)
teberg Mts., Western Cape, RSA. (Drosan-
woollianus For Mr. Woolley of Barberton , for-
themum, Haworthia)
mer Transvaal, RSA. (Aloe chortolirioides
wittii For Mr. N. Witt (ft. 1900), Gerrnan rner-
var.)
chant in Amazonian Brazil. (Selenicereus)
wootonii For Prof. EImer O. Wooton (1865-
witzenbergensis For the occurrence at the
1945), US-American botanist, chiefty at the
Witzenberg, Western Cape, RSA. (Huernia)
United States Department of Agriculture.
wiumii For E. J. F. Wium (ft. 1967), without
(Opuntia)
further data. (Delosperma)
worcesterae For the occurrence near Worces-
wocomahi From the local vernacular name of
ter, Western Cape, RSA. (Drosanthemum) -
the plants with the Warihio Indians in NW
Mexico. (Agave) (2) For the erroneously presumed occur-
wohlschlageri For Michael Wohlschlager rence near Worcester, Western Cape, RSA.
(* 1936), Austrian cactus collector in Moos- (Pelargonium)
brunn who travelled widely in Mexico. (Co- wordsworthiae For Mrs. R. Wordsworth (ft.
ryphantha) 1899?), who collected the type specimen,
wolfgang-krahnii For Wolfgang Krahn (ft. without further data. (Lampranthus)
1960, 2003), Gerrnan cactus collector, tra- woronowii For Georg J. N. Woronow (1874-
velled in Peru in the 1960s together with the 1931), Russian botanist and director of the
US-American botanist Paul C. Hutchison. herbarium at Tbilissi, Georgia. (Sedum)
(Peperomia) wrefordii For Mr. Herbert Wreford-Smith
wolfii For Dr. Carl B. Wolf (1905-1974), US- (1890-1962), variously transporter, farmer,
American botanist at the Rancho Santa Ana prospector, cattle buyer and naturalist in
Botanical Garden in California. (Cylindro- Kenya and Uganda, Iived in Kenya from
puntia) 1908. (Aloe)
259 wurdackii

wrightiae For Mrs . Dorde Wright (tl. 1961) of wulfenii For Franz Xaver Freiherr von Wulfen
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, who discovered (1728-1805), Austrian Jesuit, teacher and
the taxon. (Sclerocactus) botanist. (Sempervivum)
wrightii For Charles Wright (1811-1885), wurdackii For John J. Wurdack (1921-1998),
US-American botanist and important collec- US-American botanist in New York and
tor esp . in the S USA, Mexico, C America later at the Smithsonian Institution, Wash-
and Cuba. (Leptocereus, Mammillaria, Scle- ington D.C., and specialist on the neotropi-
rocactus uncinatus ssp., Sedum) cal flora. (Echeveria)
261 Xysmalobium

x xerophyton Gr. 'xeros' , dry; and Gr. ' phyton',

plant; for the dry habitat of the taxon. (Pe-
largonium)
Xerosicyos Gr. 'xero s', dry; and Gr. 'sicyos' ,
xaltianguensis For the occurrence near the cucumber; for the xerophytic nature and the
village of Xaltianguis, Guerrero, Mexico. family placement of the plants. (Cucurbita-
(Mammillaria) ceae)
xanthadenia Gr. 'xanthos', yellow; and Gr. xiphiophyllus Gr. 'xiphion', small sword; and
'aden', gland; for the yellow cyathial Gr. 'phyllon' , leaf; for the leaf shape. (Ha-
glands. (Euphorbia mahafalensis var.) worthia arachnoidea var.)
xanthocarpus Gr. 'xanthos', yellow; and Gr. xochipalensis For the occurrence near Xochi-
'karpos' , fruit ; for the fruit colour. (Rebutia) pala, Guerrero, Mexico. (Thompsonella)
xanthochlorus Gr. 'xanthos', yellow; and Gr. xylacanthus Gr. 'xylon', wood; and Gr. 'akan-
'chloros' , green; for the colour of the nec- tha', thom, spine; for the robust ('woody')
tary glands. (Euphorbia attastoma var.) spines. (Euphorbia)
xanthosphaericus Gr. 'xanthos', yellow; and xylodes Gr., woody; for the woody sterns. (Le-
Gr. 'sphaira' , sphere, globe; for the yellow pidium)
flowers in globose inflorescences . (Aspido- xylonacanthus Gr. 'xylon' , wood; and Gr.
glossum) 'akantha', spine, thom; for the firm leaf
xanti For J änos (lohn) Xantus de Vesey (1825 marginal teeth and end spines. (Agave)
-1894), Hungarian lawyer and natural his- xylophylloides Gr. 'xylon', wood; Gr. 'phyl-
tory collector in Asia, emigrating 1851 to Ion', leaf; and Gr. '-oides', similar to; for the
the USA and becoming scientific collector photosynthetic woody leaflike branches.
for the Smithsonian Institution , collected (Euphorbia)
1862-1864 in Baja Califomia. (Euphorbia) xylorhizus Gr. 'xylon', wood; and Gr. 'rhiza',
xeranthemoides Gr. '-oides' , resembling; and root. (Cleistocactus)
for the genus Xeranthemum (Astera ceae) ; xysmalobioides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
for the spine-tipped outer perianth seg- for the genus Xysmalobium (Asclepiada-
ments, for the similarity to the flower heads ceae). (Glossostelma)
of Xeranthemum. (Ech inocactus polyceph- Xysmalobium Gr. 'xysma', eleft or scraped
alus ssp.) place; and Gr. 'lobion', small lobe; for the
xerophilus Gr. 'xeros', dry; and Gr. 'philos', frequently eleft corona lobes. (Asclepiada-
friend; for the preferred habitat. (Plectran- ceae)
thus)
263 yvesii

y yucatanensis For the occurrence in the state

of Yucatän, Mexico. (Mammillaria columb i-
ana ssp.)
Yucca Name first used 1557 in a German trav-
yanganucensis For the occurrence in the Que- elogue and probably derived from a name
brada Yanganuco [Llanganuco], Dept. An- used on Hispaniola through Span. 'yuca',
cash, Peru. (Austroc ylindropuntia) which is, however, used for the edible root
yaquensis For the occurrence at the Rfo Ya- tubers of Cassava, and that was perhaps er-
qui, Sonora, Mexico. (Mammillaria thorn- roneously applied to Yucca because of the
beri ssp.) edible ftowers of some species. (Agavaceae)
yattanus For the occurrence along the foot of yuccoides Gr. '-oide s', resembling; and for the
the Yatta Plateau, Kenya. (Monadenium) genus Yucca (Agavaceae) . (Beschorneria)
yavellanus For the occurrence at Yavello, yunckeri For Prof. Dr. Truman G. Yuncker
Ethiopia. (Aloe) (1891-1964), US-American botanist at the
Yavia For the occurrence in Dept. Yavi, Provo De Pau University, Indiana . (Stenocereu s)
Jujuy, N Argentina. (Cactaceae) yungasensis For the occurrence in the Yungas
yemenensis For the occurrence in the Yemen. vegetation of E Bolivia. (Echinop sis bridge-
(Ceropegia, Echidnopsis, Kalanchoe) sii ssp.)
yemenicus As above. (Aloe) Yungasocereus For the occurrence in the Bo-
yildizianus For Dr. Bayram Yildiz (* 1946), livian Yungas vegetation; and Cereus, a ge-
Turkish botanist. (Sedum) nus of columnar cacti. (Cactaceae)
yorubanus For the occurrence in the region of yunnanensis For the occurrence in Yunnan
the Yoruba tribe, Nigeria. (Ceropeg ia) Prov., China . (Kalanchoe, Rhodiola , Sino-
yosemitensis For the occurrence in Yosemite crassula)
National Park, Califomia, USA. (Sedum yuquina For the occurrence at Yuquina near
spathulifolium ssp.) Culpina, Provo Sud-Cinti, Dept. Chuquisaca,
youngae For Marie S. Young (1872-1919), Bolivia. (Echinopsis)
US-American teacher and botanist who first yvesii For a Mr. Yves (ft. 1910), without fur-
found the taxon. (Talinum) ther data. (Sedum)
ysabelae For Ysabel Wright (ft. 1931), US-
American cactus collector, probably in
Texas. (Turbinicarpus)
265 zimmermannii

z wild donkey ; for the zebra-like stnpmg

(cross-bands) of the leaves. (Agave)
zebrinus Bot. Lat., striped (from Portuguese
'zebro, zebra ', zebra , wild donkey); (1) for
the striped leaves. (Aneilema , Haworthia
za From the Malagasy vemacular name "za" reinwardtii fa., Tradescantia) - (2) for the
of the plants. (Adan sonia) cross-banded leaf bases. (Aloe, Ornithoga-
zacanus For the yacht "Zaca" that was used lum) - (3) for the striped corolla. (Huernia)
for exploration in the Gal äpagos Islands zeederbergii For Mr. Zeederberg (fl. 1934),
when this taxon was found. (Opuntia echios without further data. (Delosperma)
var.) zegarrae For Ing . German Zegarra Caero (fl.
Zaleya Perhaps from an Indian vemacular 1958), promotor of cactus explorations in
name (Jackson 1990). (Aizoaceae) Bolivia. (Gymnocalycium)
zambesiacus For the occurrence in Zambia. zehntneri For Leo Zehntner (1864-1961),
(Ceropegia) Swiss botanist, 1912-1916 head of a forest
zambesiensis For the occurrence near the research station in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil,
Zambesi River. (Adenia) where he made several botanical excursions
zambicus For the occurrence in Zambia. (Ja - to study cacti etc. (Discocactus, Melocac-
tropha schweinfurthii ssp.) tus , Pilosocereus gounellei ssp. , Quiaben-
zambiensis As above. (Euphorbia griseola tia)
ssp.) zeleborii For Johann Zelebor (fl. 1850s), Aus-
zamiifolius For the genus Zamia (Zamiaceae) ; trian zoologist in Vienna , participated as zo-
and Lat. '-folius', -leaved, (Zamioculcas) ological collector in the Austrian circurn-
Zamioculcas For the genus Zamia tZami- navigation of the world 1857-1859. (Sem-
aceae); and from Arab. 'qolqas', 'kulkas', pervivum)
the name of the Taro plant (Colocasia); for zephyranthoides Gr. '-oides', resembling; and
the leaves , which resemble those of Zamia, for the genus Zephyranthes (Amaryllida-
and the relationship with Colocasia. (Ara- ceae); for the similarly attractive and large
ceae) flowers. (Mammillaria)
zamudioi For Sergio Zamudio (fi. 1999), Zeuktophyllum Gr. 'zeuktos', yoked; and Gr.
Mexican biologist. (Opuntia) 'phyllon', leaf; for the closely set leaf pairs.
zanaharensis For the Zanahara Section of the (Aizoaceae)
Tsimbazaza Botanical Garden, Antananar- zeyheri For Karl [Carl] L. P. Zeyher (1799-
ivo, Madagascar, where the taxon was found 1858), German naturalist and botanical ex-
growing. (Euphorbia) plorer in RSA from 1822. (Adromischus
zangalensis For the occurrence near Zangal, cristatus var., Aizoon, Ceropegia, Erythrina,
Dept. Cajamarca, Peru . (Haageocereus) Jatropha, Lampranthus, Raphionacme)
zantnerianus For Alfred Zantner (t 1953), zeylanicus Lat ., from Ceylon (former name of
German succulent plant enthusiast. (Hawor- Sri Lanka). (Sansevieria)
thia) zilzianus For Prof. Dr. Julian Zilz (t 1930?),
zanzibaricus For the presumed occurrence on physician and cactus collector in Vienna,
the island of Zanzibar. (Do rsten ia, Sansevi- Austria, 1930 president of the Vienna
eria) Branch of the Austrian Cactus Society. (Es-
zaragosae For the occurrence near the town of cobaria)
Zaragosa, Nuevo Le6n , Mexico. (Turbini- zimmermannii For [Philipp Wilhelm] AI-
carpus mandragora ssp.) brecht Zimmermann (1860-1931), German
zarcensis For the occurrence near La Zarca, botanist, 1902-1920 botanist at the Coffee
Durango, Mexico. (Agave asperrima ssp.) Culture Experiment Station at Amani (E Af-
zebra From Portuguese ' zebro, zebra ', zebra , rica). (Cyphostemma)
zinniiflorus 266

zinniiftorus For the genus Zinnia (Astera- zoutpansbergensis For the occurrence in the
ceae); and Lat. '-f1orus', -flowered. tPeres- Soutpansberg [Zoutpansberg] Range s,
kia) Northern Prov., RSA. (Delospe rma, Eu-
zoeae For Zoe Harris (fl, 1935), without fur- phorbia )
ther data . (Delospe rma) zublerae For Ruth Zubler (fl . 1987), Swiss
zokuriensis For the occurrence on Zokuri san cactus enthu siast in Breisach near Basel.
(Mt.), Korea. (Phedimus) (Mammillaria)
zombensis For the occurren ce at Mt. Zomba, zuluensis For the occurrence in the then Zulu-
Malawi. (Crassula) land (now part of KwaZulu-Natal), RSA .
zombitsiensis For the occurrence in the Zom- (Euphorbia j ranksiae var., Plectranthus)
bitsy Forest, Provo Toliara, Madagascar. zygophylloides Gr. ' <oides', resembling; and
(Aloe) for the genu s Zygoph yllum iZygophylla-
zonalis Lat., zoned ; for the colour pattern of ceae). (Drosanthemum , Gunniopsis)
the leaves. (Pelargonium antidysent ericum Zygosicyos Gr. ' zygon', yoke; and Gr. ' si-
ssp.) cyos', cucumber; for the zygomorphic
zopilotensis For the occurrence in the Caü ön f1owers. (Cucurbitaceae)
del Zopilote, Guerrero, Mexico. (Penioce -
reus)