The Names Of Plants.pdf

Glossary
Bakerisideroxylon Engler’s generic name for Baker’s Sideroxylon revolutum (
Vincentella revoluta)
Balanites Acorn-having, balanoj-ithj (the Greek name, balanoj, describes the
fruit of some species)
balanoideus -a -um resembling an acorn, balanoj-oeidhj, balanus-oides
Balanophora Acorn-carrying, balano-fora (the nut produced by these total parasites
of tropical trees) (Balanophoraceae)
balansae, balansanus -a -um for Benjamin (Benedict) Balansa (1825–92), French plant
collector who botanized in many parts of the tropical world
balanus the ancient name, balanoj, for an acorn
balata a Guyanese Carib vernacular name for trees producing an edible fruit and
the gutta-percha-like latex, balata (e.g. Mimusops balata)
balaustinus -a -um pomegranate-fruit coloured, balaustion
Balbisia, balbisianus -a -um, balbisii for Giovanni Battista Balbis (1765–1831),
Professor of Botany at Turin, Italy
balcanicus -a -um, balcanus -a -um from the Balkans, Balkan
balcoous -a -um from a Bengali vernacular name
baldaccii for Antonio Baldacci (1867–1950) of the Bologna Botanic Garden, Italy
Baldellia for Bartolommeo Bartolini-Baldelli, nineteenth-century Italian nobleman
baldemonia a medieval name for Meum athamanticum, baldmoney
baldensis -is -e from the area of Mount Baldo, N Italy
baldschuanicus -a -um from Baldschuan (Baldzhuan), Bokhara, Uzbekistan
balearicus -a -um from the Balearic Islands (Baliares Insulae), Mediterranean
balfourii for Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour (1853–1922), collector in Socotra, Professor of
Botany, Edinburgh
ballatrix dancing, feminine form of late Latin, ballo, ballare, from Italian, ballo, a
dance
Ballota Dioscorides’ Greek name, ballwth, for Ballota nigra
balsamae, balsameus -a -um, balsamoides balsam-like, yielding a balsam, balsamonoeidhj
balsamifer -era -erum yielding a balsam, producing a fragrant resin, balsamon-ferw
Balsamina Balsam, balsamon (a former generic name for Impatiens)
(Balsaminaceae)
balsamina, balsamitus -a -um an old generic name, balsaminh, for alecost (Tanacetum
balsamita)
Balsamorhiza Balsamic-root, balsamon-riza (the resinous roots)
balsamus -a -um of balm, balsamon, balsamum, balsami
balticus -a -um from the Baltic Sea or surrounding lands
baluchistanicus -a -um from Baluchistan Province of Pakistan
bamboosarus -a -um of bamboos (stem morphology)
bambos from the Malayan vernacular name, mambu
Bambusa from the Malayan vernacular name, mambu
bambusaefolius -a -um with bamboo-like leaves, Bambusa-folium
bambusetorum in bamboo-dominated vegetation, of bamboo forests, Bambusa
bambusoides resembling a bamboo, Bambusa-like, Bambusa-oides
banana a W African vernacular name, banam, from Arabic, banana, for a finger
banatus -a -um, banaticus -a -um, bannaticus from the Banat area (parts of Romania,
Hungary and Vojvodina, Yugoslavia)
bancanus -a -um from the island of Pulau Banca (Banka, Bangka), Sumatra,
Indonesia
bandaensis -is -e from the islands surrounding the Banda Sea, Indonesia
Banisteria, banisteri for Reverend John Baptist Banister (1650–92), English botanist
in Virginia
Banksia, banksii, banksianus -a -um for Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820) one-time
President of the Royal Society and patron of the sciences
banksiae for Lady Dorothea Banks, wife of Sir Joseph, vide supra (Rosa banksiae was
sent to England by the Kew collector William Kerr, in 1807, from China)
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