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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />

campanus -a -um Capuan, from Campania, Italy<br />

campbelliae, campbellii for Mrs and Dr Archibald Campbell (1805–74) respectively<br />

(he travelled with Hooker in the Himalayas)<br />

campechianus -a -um of the Campeche area of the Mexican Yucatan peninsula<br />

campester -tris -tre of the pasture, from flat land, of the plains, campester<br />

camphorus -a -um, camphoratus -a -um camphor-like scented, from Arabic, kafur,<br />

Sanskrit, Karpura<br />

Camphorosma, camphorosmae Camphor-odour, kamfor-osmh (the fragrance)<br />

campicolus -a -um living on plains, of flat areas, campus-colo<br />

campinensis -is -e from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil<br />

camporus -a -um of plains, savanna and open woodland, campus, campi<br />

camposii for Dom Pedro del Campo, of Granada, Spain (c. 1849)<br />

campto- bending-, curved-, kamptoj<br />

camptocladus -a -um having bent or arching branches, kampto-kladoj<br />

Camptomanesia for Count Rodriguez de Camptomanes, Spanish patron of botany<br />

camptophyllus -a -um having curved leaves, kampto-fullon<br />

Camptosema curved-standard, kampto-shma (the lateral appendages of the vexillum)<br />

Camptosorus Curved-sorus, kampto-soroj<br />

camptotrichus -a -um with curved hairs, kampto-(qric, trixoj)<br />

Campsidium Resembling-Campsis<br />

Campsis Curvature, kamph (the bent stamens of trumpet creepers)<br />

campto- (kampto-) bent-, kamph, kamptw<br />

camptodon hooked teeth, kamptw-odontoj<br />

Camptosorus Curved-sorus, kamptw-soroj<br />

Camptostylus Bent-style, kamptw-stuloj (the long curved style)<br />

Camptothecium Bent-theca, kamptw-qhkh (the curved capsule)<br />

campyl-, campylo- bent-, curved-, kampuloj, kampulo-<br />

Campylanthus Curved-flower, kampuloj-anqoj<br />

campylocalyx with a curved calyx (tube), kampuloj-kaluc<br />

campylocarpus -a -um having curved fruits, kampuloj-karpoj<br />

Campylocentrum Curved-spur, kampuloj-kentron<br />

campylocladus -a -um with flexible or curved branches, kampuloj-kladoj<br />

campylogynus -a -um having a curved ovary, kampuloj-gunh<br />

Campylopus Curved-stalk, kampuloj-pouj<br />

Campylotropis Curved-keel, kampuloj-tropij (the curved, rostrate keel petals)<br />

camschatcensis -is -e from the Kamchatka Peninsula, Siberia<br />

camtschatcensis -is -e, camtschaticus -a -um from the Kamchatka Peninsula, Siberia<br />

camulodunus -a -um from Colchester (Camulodunum), Essex, England<br />

canadensis -is -e from northern American continent, from Canada, Canadian<br />

canaliculatus -a -um furrowed, channelled, canalis<br />

Cananga from a Tagalog name, alang ilang, Cananga odorata, for the tree, the<br />

perfume produced from its flowers, and from the macassar or kenanga oil<br />

produced<br />

canangoides resembling Cananga, Cananga-oides<br />

canariensis -is -e of bird food, from the Canary Isles (Canaria insula, dog island, one<br />

of the Insulae fortunatae)<br />

Canarina from the Canary Islands, Canaria insula<br />

canarinus -a -um canary yellowish, resembling Canarium<br />

Canarium the Malayan vernacular name, canari, for Canarium commune<br />

Canavalia from the Malabar vernacular name, canavali<br />

canbyi for William Marriott Canby (1831–1904), American botanist<br />

cancellatus -a -um cross-banded, chequered, latticed, cancelli, cancellorum (a<br />

grating, crossbars or barrier, cognate with chancel, and chancellor, the porter who<br />

manned the barrier)<br />

cancroides somewhat crab-like, (cancer, cancri)-oides<br />

candelabrus -a -um candle-tree, like a branched candlestick, candelabrum<br />

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