植物種名意思
(Thanks Kwing Yin Chan’s info)
abyssinica =
from Abysinnia (Ethiopia) (North Africa)
acaulis =
stemless
aestivalis =
flowering in spring
alba = white
alpestris = from
mountains
alpicola = from
mountains
alpina = from
the alps
altissima =
tallest
america = from
America
angustifolia =
narrow-leaved
annua = annual
-antha = -flowered (e.g. micrantha = small-flowered)
arboricola =
living on trees
arctica = from
the arctic
arenaria = from
sandy places
argentea =
silvery
armata = prickly
arvensis = of
the field
aurantiaca = orange
aurea = golden,
yellow
australis = from
the south (not necessarily Australia)
autumnalis = of
autumn
azurea = blue
barbata =
bearded, hairy
bellidifolia =
with leaves like those of a daisy
borealis = from the north
bulbifera =
bearing bulbs
bulgarica = from
Bulgaria
caerulea = blue
caespitosa =
dense
campanulata = campanulate, like a bell
campestris = of
the field
canadensis =
from Canada
canariensis =
from the Canary Isles
capensis = from
the Cape, South Africa
chilensis = from
Chile
chinensis = from
China
chrysantha =
yellow
clivora = from
the hills
coccinea = red
compacta = compact
decidua = deciduous
densiflora =
dense-flowered
digitata =
(leaves) like a hand, with five lobes
edulis = edible
esculenta =
edible
farinosa =
floury, powdery
ficifolia = like
a fig leaf
flava = yellow
-flora = -flowered (e.g. viridiflora
= green-flowered)
flore plena =
with double flowers
florida =
floriferous
foetida = with
an unpleasant smell
-folia = -leaved (e.g. tenuifolia =
narrow-leaved)
foliosa = leafy
fruticosa =
shrubby
gigantea = giant
glabra = smooth
glacialis = from
cold areas
glutinosa =
sticky
graeca = from
Greece
graminifolia =
with grassy leaves
grandiflora = large-flowered
grandis = big
helvetica = from
Switzerland
hirsuta = hairy
hispida = bristly
humilis = short
hyemalis = of
winter
incana = grey
inodora =
unscented
integrifolia =
entire, undivided (leaves)
japonica = from Japan
lanata = woolly
lanceolata =
lance-shaped (leaves)
latifolia =
wide-leaved
longiflora =
with long flowers
longifolia =
with long leaves
lutea = yellow
macrantha =
large flowered
macro- = large- (e.g. macrorhiza =
large-rooted)
macrocarpa =
large-fruited
macrophylla =
with large leaves
macrorrhiza =
with large roots
maculata =
spotted
magellanica =
from the south of South America
magenta = magenta
magna = big
majus = bigger
maritima =
maritime, near the sea
maxima = biggest
mexicana = from
Mexico
micrantha =
small flowered
microphylla =
with small leaves
millefolia =
with many (thousands of) leaves
minima = small
minor = smaller
montana = from
mountains
multiflora = many flowered
muralis =
growing on walls
nana = small
nocturna =
nocturnal
ochroleuca =
cream
odorata =
perfumed
officinalis = with herbal uses
ovalifolia =
with oval leaves
pallida = cream
palustris = from
marshes
parvi- = small-
(e.g. parivflora = small-flowered)
parviflora =
small flowered
parvifolia =
with small leaves
pauci- = few-
(e.g. pauciflora =few-flowered)
pauciflora =
few-flowered
paucifolia =
with few leaves
pendula = hanging
perennis =
perennial
phoenicea =
purple
-phylla = -leaved (e.g. macrophylla = large-leaved)
pinnata = with
pinnate leaves
poly- = many (e.g polyantha =
many-flowered)
polyphylla =
with many leaves, leafy
praecox = early, of spring
pratensis = field
procumbens =
creeping
prostrata =
prostrate
pulverulenta =
dusty
pumila = small
punica = red
purpurea = deep
pink
pygmaea = small
quercifolia =
oak=leaved
rediviva =
perennial
rivalis = from
near rivers
rivularis = from
near rivers
rosea = rose pink
rotundifolia =
round-leaved
rubra = red
rupestris = of
hills
rupicola = of
hills
russica = from
Russia
sanguinea =
blood-red
sativa = cultivated
saxatilis = of
rocks
scaber = climbing
scandens =
climbing
semperviva =
perennial
sibirica = from
Siberia
sinense = from
China
somnifera =
inducing sleep
spicata = spiked
spinosa = spiny
stellata = starry
sulphurea =
yellow
sylvestris = of
woods
tenuifolia =
with thin, narrow leaves
texensis = from
Texas
tomentosa = tomentose, woolly
trifoliata =
trifoliate, with three-lobed leaves
umbellata = unbellate, with flowers in an umbel
velutina =
velvety
vernalis = of
spring
villosa = hairy
violacea = violet
viridis = green
viscosa = sticky
vitifolia = with
leaves like a vine
volubilis =
twining
vulgaris = common