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

heterochromus -a -um of varying colour, etero-xrwma<br />

heterochrous -a -um having a variable surface covering, etero-xrwj<br />

heterocladus -a -um with diverse branching, etero-kladoj<br />

heteroclinus -a -um different-beds, having staminate and pistillate organs on separate<br />

receptacles, etero-klinh<br />

heteroclitus -a -um different-declensions; anomalous in formation, eteroklitoj<br />

Heterocodon Differing-bells, etero-kwdwn (enantiostyly of the dimorphic corollas)<br />

heterocyclus -a -um with varying circles, etero-kukloj (the zigzagging scars around<br />

the stems of tortoise shell bamboo)<br />

Heterodelphia Much-related, etero-adelfoj<br />

heterodontus -a -um with varying teeth, etero-(odouj, odontoj)<br />

heterodoxus -a -um of changing glory, etero-doca<br />

Heterodraba Differing-Draba, etero-drabh<br />

heterogamus -a -um having variation in flower sexuality in the same inflorescence;<br />

having abnormal arrangement of the stamens and ovary; heterogamic, eterogamoj<br />

Heterogonium Varying-angles, etero-gwnia<br />

Heterolepis, heterolepis -is -e Differing scales, etero-lepij (of strobili or spikelets)<br />

heterolobus -a -um with variable lobing, etero-loboj<br />

heteromallus -a -um with variable woolly indumentum, etero-malloj<br />

Heteromeles Different-Meles, etero-mhlon<br />

heteromerus -a -um having variable numbers of floral parts; having different<br />

numbers of parts (petals and sepals); heteromerous, etero-meroj<br />

Heteromma Different-appearances, etero-omma<br />

Heteromorpha Differing-forms, etero-morfh<br />

heteronemus -a -um diverse-stemmed, etero-nhma<br />

Heteropanax Different-Panax, etero-panac<br />

Heteropappus Variable-pappus, etero-pappoj (the two forms of pappus)<br />

heteropetalus -a -um having unequal or variable petals, etero-petalon<br />

heterophyllus -a -um diversely-leaved, etero-fullon<br />

heteropodus -a -um with variable stalks, etero-(pouj, podoj)<br />

Heteropogon Varying-beard, etero-pwgwn (the twisting awns of the female<br />

spikelets)<br />

Heteroporus Variable-pored-one, etero-poroj (the pores of the tubules)<br />

Heteropterys Variable-winged, etero-pteron<br />

Heteropyxis Different-box, etero-pucij (the capsules)<br />

Heterorachis Variable-rachis, etero-raxij<br />

Heterosmilax Different-Smilax, etero-smilac<br />

Heterospathe Variable-spathe, etero-spaqh (the length varies)<br />

Heterosperma Variable-seed, etero-sperma<br />

Heterostemma Variable-crown, etero-stemma (the coronna)<br />

Heterostemon Differing-stamens, etero-sthmwn (different lengths)<br />

Heterothalamus Varying-receptacles, etero-qalamoj<br />

Heterotheca Variable-cases, etero-qhkh (the honeycombed receptacle)<br />

Heterotoma Variously-cut, etero-tomh (the corolla lobes)<br />

Heterotrichum Varied-hairiness, etero-trixoj (the leaf indumentum)<br />

Heterozostera Different-Zostera, etero-zwsthr (Tasmanian eel grass)<br />

Heuchera for Johann Heinrich von Heucher (1677–1747), German professor of<br />

medicine at Wittenberg (coral flowers)<br />

Heucherella the composite name for hybrids between Heuchera and Tiarella<br />

heucherifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of Heuchera<br />

heucheriformis -is -e looking like Heuchera<br />

heuffelianus -a -um, heuffelii for Johann Heuffel (1800–57), Hungarian physician<br />

and botanist<br />

Hevea from the Brazilian vernacular name, heve, for the Para-rubber tree (called<br />

rubber from its use to make pencil erasers)<br />

Hewittia for Mr Hewitt, editor of the Madras Journal of Science (1837)<br />

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