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Plant Names
This page will demystify scientific plant names and teach you
how plant names can help you understand the plants. It will also guide you in
the correct pronunciation of many of the scientific plant names.
Scientific plant names are used throughout the world, as they
are more accurate than the common plant name. Common plant names can apply to
different plants in different parts of the country even different parts of the
world. Although these plants may share the same common name, they may require
different growing conditions and perform differently. That is why it is
important to have an identification system that is as precise as possible.
However, these scientific plant names are derived from Latin and Greek,
therefore the pronunciation of scientific plant names sometimes seems difficult.
We have selected a list of scientific plant names and have provided a
pronunciation for each name to give you a guide as to how to pronounce
scientific plant names.
Scientific plant names can also help you to understand the
plants. The first part of a scientific plant name is the genus name, which is
usually a classical name. The second part is the species name, which is usually
a descriptive word that can be deciphered. A good example of this is the
scientific plant name Sollya heterophylla. In this case heterophylla can be
broken up into hetero, which means heterogeneous or various, and phylla which
means leaves. This tells you that heterophylla means various-size leaves. Sollya
heterophylla has various sized leaves in that some are lanceolate and others are
oblong.
Pronouncing plant names
Below is a list of scientific plant names and their pronunciation.
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Abelia - uh-BEE-lee-uh
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Artemisia - AHR-tuh-MEE-zee-uh
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Baccharis - BAK-uh-ris
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Bougainvillea - boo-guhn-VIL-e-uh
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Callistephus - ka-LIS-tee-fuhs
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Cattleya - KAT-lee-uh
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Ceratostigma - sair-uh-toe-STIG-muh
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Cheiranthus - kye-RAN-thus
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Convolvulus - Kon-VOL-vew-luhs
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Crataegus - kruh-TEE-guhs
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Dieffenbachia - deef-uhn-BAK-ee-uh
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Dryopteris - drye-OP-ter-uhs
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Epiphyllum - ep-uk-FIL-uhm
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Fraxinus - FRAK-suh-nuhs
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Gleditsia - gluh-DIT-see-uh
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Heteromeles - het-uh-roe-MEE-leez
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Kniphofia - nip-HOE-fee-uh
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Metrosideros - MET-roe-SID-uh-ruhs
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Osteospermum - os-tee-oe-SPUR-muhm
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Platycladus - plat-i-CLAD-uhs
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Sinningia - si-NIN-jee-uh
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Tigridia - tye-GRID-ee-uh
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Tradescantia - trad-es-KAN-shee-uh
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Vancouveria - van-koo-VEE-ree-uh
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Xylosma - zye-LOZ-muh
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Zantedeschia - zan-tuh-DES-kee-uh
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Zephyranthes - zef-i-RAN-theez
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Zoysia - ZOY-see-uh
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