The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
jemtlandicus -a -um from Jemtland, W Sweden<br />
Jenmaniella, jenmannii for George Samuel Jenman (1845–1902), English Curator of<br />
the Botanic Garden in Jamaica and writer on ferns<br />
Jepsonia for Willis Linn Jepson (1867–1946), American surgeon and naturalist, professor<br />
at University of California<br />
jessoensis -is -e, jezoensis -is -e from Jezo (Yezo), Hokkaido, Japan<br />
Joannesia for Joannes (João V, 1706–50), King of Portugal<br />
jocundus -a -um see jucundus<br />
Johannesteijsmannia for Johannes Elias Teijsmann (1808–82), Dutch botanist and<br />
Curator of Bogor, Buitenzorg Gardens, Java<br />
johannis -is -e from Port St John, S Africa (joannis)<br />
johimbe from a vernacular name, yohimbine, for the stimulant derivative<br />
johnsonii for J. E. Johnson (1817–82), American botanist<br />
johnstonii for either Mr Johnston of Oporto, c. 1886, or Sir Henry Hamilton<br />
Johnston (1858–1927), Governor of the Uganda Protectorate<br />
Joinvillea for Prince François Ferdinand Philippe Louis Marie d’Orleans de<br />
Joinville, naval officer, for a time exiled, author of Essais sur la marine française<br />
(1852), son of Louis-Philippe, Duc d’Orleans<br />
jolonensis -is -e from Jolo Island, Philippines<br />
jonesii for Morgan Jones, orchid grower<br />
jonquilleus -a -um the bright yellow of Narcissus odorus<br />
jonquillus -a -um from the Spanish vernacular name, jonquillo (little rush) for<br />
jonquil, Narcissus jonquilla<br />
jorullensis -is -e from area around El Jorullo, recent volcanic area to the east of the<br />
Sierra Madre, Mexico<br />
Josephinia for the Empress Marie Josephine Rose Tascher de la Pagerie (1763–1814),<br />
wife of Napoleon Bonaparte<br />
josikaea for the Hungarian Baroness Rosa von Josika, c. 1831<br />
Jovellana for Don Caspari Melchior de Jovellanos (Jove Llanos) (1744–1811),<br />
Spanish statesman and patron of botany, student of Peruvian plant life<br />
Jovibarba Jupiter’s-beard, Iovis-barba (the fringed petals)<br />
jovis-tonantis for the Roman state god, Jupiter (Jovis pater), in his guise as Jove the<br />
Thunderer (Jovis tonantis)<br />
juanensis -is -e from Genoa, N Italy, or from San Juan, Argentina<br />
Juania from the islands west of Valparaiso, found by and named for the navigator<br />
Juan Fernandez (1536–1604)<br />
Juanulloa for George Juan and Antonio Ulloa, Spanish explorers of Peru<br />
Jubaea for King Juba of Numidia (Algeria), who wrote on Arabian natural history<br />
Jubaeopsis With-the-appearance-of-Jubaea, botanical Latin from Jubaea, and oyij<br />
jubatus -a -um maned, with a crest, juba, jubae (crested with long awns)<br />
jucundus -a -um pleasing, delightful, iucundus<br />
judaicus -a -um of Judaea, Jewish, from Palestine<br />
judenbergensis -is -e from the Judenburg mountains, Austria<br />
jugalis -is -e, jugatus -a -um joined together, yoked, iugalis<br />
juglandi- Juglans-likejuglandifolius<br />
-a -um having leaves resembling those of walnut, Juglans-folium<br />
Juglans Jupiter’s-nut, Iuglans (glans Jovis in Pliny) (brought to England by the<br />
Romans, in old English it was walh-hnut or foreign-nut, walnut) (Juglandaceae)<br />
jugosus -a -um hilly, ridged, iugo, iugare, iugavi, iugatum<br />
-jugus -a -um -yoked, -paired, iugum, iugi<br />
jujuba from an Arabic name, jujube, for Zizyphus jujuba (both Latin words are cognates<br />
of the Greek, zizufon)<br />
jujuyensis -is -e from Jujuy province, N Argentina<br />
juliae for Julia Ludovicowna Mlokosjewitsch, who, c. 1900, discovered Primula<br />
juliae<br />
julibrissin silken, from the Persian name for Acacia julibrissin<br />
julibrissius -a -um silken, see julibrissin<br />
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