The Names Of Plants.pdf

The Names of Plants
grandissimus -a -um most spectacular or imposing, superlative of grandis
Grangea an Adansonian name, possibly commemorative for Grange
Grangeopsis resembling Grangea, Grangea-opsis
Grangeria for N. Granger, an eighteenth-century traveller in Indian Ocean area
graniticolus -a -um of soils on granitic rock, graniticus-colo
graniticus -a -um of granitic rocks, grained, graniticus (modern Latin)
grantii for James Augustus Grant (1827–92), Scottish explorer of the Nile
granularis -is -e as if composed of granules, knots or tubercles, granularis
granulatus -a -um, granulosus -a -um as though covered with granules, tubercled,
granulate, granum
granuliferus -a -um bearing granules of epidermal excretions, granum-fero
granum-paradisi grains of paradise (but more probably for the aromatic seeds of
another species, Afromonum melegueta)
graph-, -graphys marked with lines, as though written on, grafw, grafij
Graphistylis Marked-style, grafij-stuloj
Graphorkis Written-on-orchis, grafij-orxij (the marking on G. scripta)
grapto- lined-, marked-, graptoj, grapto-
Graptopetalum Written-on-petalled-one, grapto-petalon (the bands across the
petals of some)
Graptophyllum Written-on-leaf, grapto-fullon (the lines marking the leaves)
grat- pleasing, graceful, gratus
gratianopolitanus -a -um from Grenoble, France (Gratianopolis)
Gratiola Agreeableness, diminutive from gratia (medicinal effect)
gratiosus -a -um obliging; favoured, popular, gratiosus
gratissimus -a -um most pleasing or agreeable, superlative of gratus
gratus -a -um pleasing, agreeable, gratus
graveolens strong-smelling, gravis-oleo, rank-smelling, heavily scented, graveolens,
graveolentis
gravesii for Robert Graves, surgeon and Iris grower
gravi- heavy-, strong-, offensive-, gravis
gravidus -a -um pregnant; laden, full, loaded, gravidus
Grayia, grayanus -a -um (Graya) for Asa Gray (1810–88), American Professor of
Systematic Botany at Harvard, USA, author of Manual of the Botany of the Northern
United States (1848)
Greenea, greenei for Dr David Greene (1793–1862), American botanist of Boston,
USA
Greenovia for George Bellas Greenough (1778–1855), English geologist, founder of
the Geological Society, London
Greenwayodendron Greenway’s-tree, for P. J. Greenway (1897–1980), systematist
with the E African Agricultural Research Station
gregarius -a -um growing together, common, gregarius
Greigia, greigii for General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig (1827–87), President of the
Russian Horticultural Society
grenadensis -is -e from the Caribbean Isle of Spice, Grenada, Lesser Antilles
Grevillea, grevilleanus -a -um for Charles F. Greville FRS, Earl of Warwick
(1749–1809), Lord of the Admiralty, founder member of the RHS in 1804,Vice-
President of the Royal Society
Grewia for Nehemiah Grew (1641–1712), British physician, plant anatomist and
pioneer microscopist, author of The Anatomy of Plants (1682)
Greyia, greyi for Sir George Grey (1812–98), collector and patron of botany,
Governor of S Australia, New Zealand and Cape Colony
Grias Edible, graw, grias, griadis (cognate with graze) (fruit of anchovy pear)
Grielum Aged(-looking), grhuj, grauj (because of the grey indumentum)
Griffinia for William Griffin (d. 1827), English nurseryman, collector and patron
Griffithella, griffithianus -a -um, griffithii either for William Griffiths (1810–45),
English botanist, Superintendent of Calcutta Botanic Garden, or for J. E. Griffith
(1843–1933) of Bangor, Wales (Potamogeton griffithii)
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