The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
iseanus -a -um, isensis -is -e from Ise-shima national park, Honshu, Japan<br />
Iseilema Equal-covers, is-eiluma<br />
Isertia for Paul Erdmann Isert (1756–89), Danish doctor in W Africa and Guiana<br />
Isidorea for Isidorus Hispalensis (560–636), Bishop of Seville, author of the encyclopaedic<br />
Etymologiarum<br />
Isidrogalvia for Isidro Galvez<br />
islandicus -a -um from Iceland, Icelandic<br />
islayensis -is -e from Islay region, S Peru<br />
Ismene for Ismene, the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta ( Hymenocalis)<br />
Isnardia for A. T. Danty d’Isnard (1663–1743), professor of botany at Paris<br />
iso- equal-, isoj, isoisobasis<br />
-is -e equal-footed; equal-founded, with regular bases, iso-basij<br />
Isoberlinia Equal-to-Berlinia, botanical Latin from iso and Berlinia (related genus)<br />
Isocheilus Equal-lip, iso-xeiloj (the laterals equal the labellum)<br />
Isodendron Equal-to-a-tree, iso-dendron (arborescent Violaceae)<br />
Isodictyophorus Bearing -regular-net, iso-diktuon-ferw (Isodictyophorus reticulatus)<br />
Isoëtes Equal-to-a-year, iso-etoj (Pliny’s name, isoetes, implies green throughout<br />
the year) (Isoetaceae)<br />
isoetifolius -a -um having leaves similar to those of Isoetes, isoetes-folium<br />
Isoetopsis Resembling-Isoetes, iso-etoj-oyij (physical similarity)<br />
Isoglossa Equal-tongued-one, iso-glwssa<br />
Isolepis Equal-scales, iso-lepij (the upper and lower glumes, Scirpus)<br />
Isoloma Equal-border, iso-lwma (the equal lobes of the perianth)<br />
Isolona Equal-petals, iso-lwna (the equal petals); some interpret as Equal-to-<br />
Annona (related genus)<br />
Isomeris, isomeris -is -e Equal-parts, iso-meroj (floral parts not equal; malodorous<br />
throughout)<br />
Isometrum Equal-dimension, iso-metron (very regular symmetry)<br />
Isonandra Equal-stamens, iso-anhr (equal numbers of fertile and sterile stamens)<br />
Isonema Equal-threads, iso-nhma (the exerted stamens)<br />
isopetalus -a -um having uniformly shaped petals, iso-petalon<br />
isophyllus -a -um equal-leaved, uniformly leaved, iso-fullon<br />
Isophysis Equal-parts, iso-fusij<br />
Isoplexis Equal-folds, iso-plekw (upper corolla lobe and the lip)<br />
Isopogon Equal-beard, iso-pwgwn (fringed flowers)<br />
isopyroides resembling Isopyrum, Isopyrum-oides<br />
Isopyrum Equalling-wheat, iso-puroj (fruits similar to wheat grains)<br />
Isotoma Equal-division, iso-tomh (the equal corolla segments, Lobelia)<br />
Isotria Three-equal, iso-(treij, tria) or Equal-triad, iso-triaj (the sepals)<br />
Isotropis Equal-keeled, iso-tropij (the carina)<br />
israeliticus -a -um of the Israelites<br />
issicus -a -um from Issus, Cilicia, Turkey<br />
-issimus -a -um -est, -the best, -the most (superlative suffix)<br />
-ister -ra -rum see -aster (this suffix is added to genera based on a vowel stem, e.g.<br />
Sinapistrum, sinapi-istrum)<br />
Isthmia Girdle, isqmoj (the diatom’s necklace-like band)<br />
isthmius -a -um necklaced, isqmion<br />
istria, istriacus -a -um from Istria, Croatia<br />
itabiritensis -is -e from Itabira, the Iron Mountain area, Minas Gerais, Brazil<br />
italicus -a -um from Italy, Italian (Italia)<br />
itatiaiae from the Pico de Itatiaia, Itatiaia national park, Brazil<br />
Itea Greek, itea, for a willow (Iteaceae)<br />
iteaphyllus -a -um, iteophyllus willow-leaved, iteo-fullon<br />
iteratus -a -um repeated, iteratus (growth cycle)<br />
-ites,-itis -closely resembling, -having, -related to, -ithj, -itij<br />
ithy- straight-, erect-, iquj, euquj<br />
Ithycaulon straight-stemmed, iquj-kauloj<br />
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