The Names Of Plants.pdf

Table 4
to names ending with a vowel (except -a) or -er is added
-i when masculine singular
-ae when feminine singular
-orum when masculine plural
-arum when feminine plural
to names ending with -a is added
-e when singular
-rum when plural
to names ending with a consonant (except -er) is added
-ii when masculine singular
-iae when feminine singular
-iorum when masculine plural
-iarum when feminine plural
or, when used adjectivally
to names ending with a vowel (except -a) is added
-anus when masculine
-ana when feminine
-anum when neuter
The rules of botanical nomenclature
Masculine Feminine Neuter Example Meaning
-us -a -um hirsutus (hairy)
-is -is -e brevis (short)
-os -os -on acaulos akauloj (stemless)
-er -era -erum asper (rough)
-er -ra -rum scaber (rough)
-ax -ax -ax fallax (false)
-ex -ex -ex duplex (double)
-ox -ox -ox ferox (very prickly)
-ans -ans -ans reptans (creeping)
-ens -ens -ens repens (creeping)
-or -or -or tricolor (three-coloured)
-oides -oides -oides bryoides bruon-oeidhj (moss-like)
Table 5
Masculine Feminine Neuter Example Meaning
-us -a -um longus (long)
-ior -ior -ius (comparative, longer)
-issimus -issima -issimum (superlative, longest)
-is -is -e gracilis (slender)
-ior -ior -ius (comparative, slenderer)
-limus -lima -limum (superlative, slenderest)
-er -era -erum tener (thin)
-erior -erior -erius (comparative, thinner)
-errimus -errima -errimum (superlative, thinnest)
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