The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (64 page)

leptophyllus
(G. Forst.) Breitw. & J. M. Ward. lep-toh-
fil
-oos. Mountain cottonwood. Gk. with slender leaves. NZ.

rosmarinifolius
(Labill.) DC. roz-ma-ri-ni-
foh
-lee-oos. Lat. with leaves like
Rosmarinus
. SE Australia.

Pachyphragma
(DC.) Rchb. (Brassicaceae). pak-ee-
frag
-muh. From Gk. thick partition, referring to the relatively thick septum that divides the fruit. 1 sp., perenn. herb. Caucasus.

macrophyllum
(Hoffm.) Busch. mak-
rof
-i-loom. Gk. large-leaved (compared to species of
Thlaspi
, in which it was originally included).

Pachysandra
Michx. (Buxaceae). pakis-
an
-druh. From Gk. thick male, referring to the thick filaments of the stamens. 3 spp. subshrubs. SE USA, China, Taiwan, Japan.

procumbens
Michx. proh-
kum
-buhnz. Allegheny spurge. Lat. creeping. SE USA.

terminalis
Sieb. & Zucc. ter-min-
ah
-lis. Lat. terminal (the inflorescence, unlike the other two species). China, Japan.

Pachystachys
Nees (Acanthaceae). pak-ee-
stak
-is. Gk. thick spike, referring to the stout inflorescence. 12 spp. evergreen shrubs. Trop. Am.

lutea
Nees.
lue
-tee-uh. Lollipop plant. Lat. yellow (the bracts). Ecuador, Peru.

Packera
Á. Löve & D. Löve (Asteraceae).
pak
-uh-ruh. After Canadian botanist John G. Packer (b. 1929), who worked on this group. 64 spp. ann., bienn. and perenn. herbs. N Am., Siberia.

aurea
(L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve.
aw
-reeuh. Golden ragwort. Lat. golden (the flowers). E Canada, E and C USA.

Paeonia
L. (Paeoniaceae). pee-
oh
-nee-uh. Peonies. Gk. name used by Dioscorides, meaning of Paeon, in Gk. myth. physician to the gods., from the med. properties. 30 spp., perenn. herbs, shrubs. Eur., N Africa, temp. Asia, W USA, NW Mex.

cambessedesii
(Willk.) Willk. =
P. corsica

corsica
Sieber ex Tausch.
kor
-si-kuh. Lat. of Corsica. Balearic Is., Corsica, Sardinia.

delavayi
Franch. del-uh-
vay
-ee. After French missionary Jean Marie Delavay (1834–1895), who collected the type specimen in Yunnan in 1888. China.
Lutea Group
.
lue
-teeuh. Lat. yellow (the flowers).

lactiflora
Pall. lak-ti-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. with milky-coloured flowers. NE Asia.

×
lemoinei
Rehder. luh-
mwun
-ee-ee. After French plant breeder Victor Lemoine (1823–1911), in whose nursery it was raised.
P. delavayi
×
P. suffruticosa
. Cult.

ludlowii
(Stern & Taylor) D. Y. Hong. lud-
loh
-ee-ee. After English army officer and botanist Frank Ludlow (1885–1972), who, with George Sherriff and George Taylor, collected the type specimen in Tibet in 1951. Tibet.

lutea
Delavay ex Franch. =
P. delavayi
Lutea Group. var.
ludlowii
Stern & Taylor =
P. ludlowii

mlokosewitschii
Lomakin. mlo-kosuh-
vich
-ee-ee. After Polish naturalist Ludwik Franciszek Mlokosewitsch (1831–1909), who collected the type specimen in Georgia in 1901. Caucasus.

officinalis
L. o-fis-i-
nah
-lis. Lat. sold as a med. herb. Eur.

suffruticosa
Andrews. suh-frue-ti-
koh
-sa. Lat. subshrubby. China.

tenuifolia
L. ten-ew-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with slender leaves. E Eur., Caucasus.

veitchii
Lynch.
veech
-ee-ee. After the nursery of James Veitch & Sons. The type specimen was taken from a plant grown from seed that E. H. Wilson collected for them. China.

pagoda tree
Styphnolobium japonicum

palm, bamboo
Chamaedorea seifrizii
.
California fan
Washingtonia filifera
.
Canary Island
Phoenix canariensis
.
cardboard
Zamia furfuracea
.
date
Phoenix dactylifera
.
dwarf fan
Chamaerops humilis
.
lady
Rhapis
.
metallic
Chamaedorea metallica
.
Mexican fan
Washingtonia robusta
.
parlour
Chamaedorea elegans
.
pygmy date
Phoenix roebelenii
.
reed
Chamaedorea seifrizii
.
windmill
Trachycarpus fortunei

Pandorea
(Endl.) Spach (Bignoniaceae). pan-
dor
-ree-uh. After Pandora of Gk. myth. 6 spp. climbers. SE Asia to Australia.

jasminoides
(Lindl.) K. Schum. jazmin-
oy
-deez. Bower plant. Lat. like
Jasminum
. E Australia.

Panicum
L. (Poaceae).
pan
-i-koom. Lat. name for a kind of millet, from Lat. bread. 500 spp. grasses. Tropics, temp. N Am.

virgatum
L. vir-
gah
-toom. Switch grass. Lat. twiggy. Canada to C Am., Cuba.

pansy
Viola
×
wittrockiana

Papaver
L. (Papaveraceae). puh-
pah
-vuh. Poppies. Lat. name for poppy. 80 spp. ann. and perenn. herbs. Eur., N Africa, Asia, W N Am.

alpinum
L. al-
pie
-noom. Alpine poppy. Lat. alpine. Eur.

nudicaule
L. new-di-
kaw
-lee. Arctic poppy, Icelandic poppy. Lat. with a bare stem (all the leaves are basal). N Am (Alaska, Yukon), C and NE Asia.

orientale
L. o-ree-en-
tah
-lee. Oriental poppy. Lat. eastern. W Asia.

rhoeas
L.
ree
-uhs. Corn poppy. The Gk. name, from Gk. red. Eur., N Africa, W Asia.

rupifragum
Boiss. & Reut. rue-pi-
frah
-goom. Spanish poppy. Lat. breaking rocks (it grows in crevices). Spain, Morocco.

somniferum
L. som-
nif
-uh-room. Opium poppy. Lat. bearing sleep. S Eur., N Africa.

papyrus
Cyperus papyrus

para-cress
Acmella oleracea

Paradisea
Mazzuc. (Asparagaceae). pa-ruh-
diz
-ee-uh. After Giovanni Paradisi (1760–1820), Italian botanist and senator. 2 spp. perenn. herbs. C and SW Eur.

liliastrum
(L.) Bertol. lil-ee-
as
-troom. St. Bruno’s lily. Lat. somewhat like
Lilium
.

lusitanica
(Cout.) Samp. lue-si-
tan
-ikuh. Lat. of Portugal. Spain, N Portugal.

Parahebe catarractae
(G. Forst.) W. R. B. Oliv. =
Veronica catarractae

lyallii
(Hook.f.) W. R. B. Oliv. =
Veronica lyallii

perfoliata
(R. Br.) B. G. Briggs & Ehrend. =
Veronica perfoliata

parasol whitetop
Doellingeria umbellata

Paris
L. (Melanthiaceae).
pa
-ris. From Lat. equal, referring to the four symmetrically arranged leaves. 26 spp. perenn. herbs. Eur., Asia.

polyphylla
Sm. pol-ee-
fil
-uh. Gk. many-leaved. Himal., China, SE Asia.

quadrifolia
L. kwod-ri-
foh
-lee-uh. Herb Paris. Lat. with four leaves. Eur., Siberia, N China.

Parrotia
C. A. Mey. (Hamamelidaceae). puh-
rot
-ee-uh. After Johann Jacob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot (1792–1841), German physician and naturalist. 2 spp., deciduous trees, shrubs. W Asia, China.

persica
(DC.) C. A. Mey.
per
-si-kuh. Persian ironwood. Lat. of Persia (Iran). N Iran, Azerbaijan.

parrot’s bill
Clianthus puniceus

parrot’s feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum

parsley
Petroselinum crispum

parsnip
Pastinaca sativa

Parthenium
L. (Asteraceae).par-
then
-ee-oom. From the Gk. name of a related plant, from Gk. virgin. 16 spp., ann. and perenn. herbs, shrubs. USA to S Am.

integrifolium
L. in-teg-ri-
foh
-lee-oom. American feverfew. Lat. with untoothed leaves. E and C USA.

Parthenocissus
Planch. (Vitaceae). par-then-oh-
sis
-oos. Gk. virgin ivy, from Virginia creeper, the common name of
P. quinquefolia
. 12 spp. woody climbers. N and C Am., E Asia.

henryana
(Hemsl.) Diels & Gilg. After Augustine Henry (1857–1930), Scottish-born Irish plantsman who collected the type specimen ca. 1885. China.

himalayana
(Royle) Planch. him-uhlay-
ah
-nuh. Of the Himalaya. Himal.

quinquefolia
(L.) Planch. kwink-wi-
foh
-lee-uh. Virginia creeper. Gk. with five leaves (leaflets). SE Canada, E and C USA, Mex., Guatemala.

tricuspidata
(Sieb. & Zucc.) Planch. trie-kus-pi-
dah
-tuh. Boston ivy. Lat. with three points (the leaves). China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan.
‘Lowii’
.
loh
-ee-ee. After Messrs Low & Sons, nurserymen, who raised it.
‘Veitchii’
.
veech
-ee-ee. After British plant collector and nurseryman John Gould Veitch (1839–1870), who introduced the species ca. 1862.

partridge berry
Gaultheria procumbens, Mitchella repens

pasque flower
Anemone pulsatilla

Passiflora
L. (Passifloraceae). pas-i-
flaw
-ruh. Passion flowers. Lat.
passion flower, from a likening of parts of the flower to objects related to the Passion. 530 spp., woody and herbaceous climbers, shrubs, trees. Warm and trop. Am., SE Asia, Australia, Pacific Is.

caerulea
L. kie-
rue
-lee-uh. Blue passion flower. Lat. blue. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.

edulis
Sims.
ed
-ew-lis. Granadilla. Lat. edible (the fruit). Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay.

incarnata
L. in-kar-
nah
-tuh. Maypop. Lat. flesh-coloured (the flowers). E and C USA.

passion flower
Passiflora
.
blue
P. caerulea

Pastinaca
L. (Apiaceae). pas-ti-
na
-kuh. Lat. name for parsnip and carrot. 14 spp. bienn. and perenn. herbs. Eur., Asia.

sativa
L. sa-
tee
-vuh. Parsnip. Lat. cultivated. Eur., W Asia.

Patrinia
Juss. (Valerianaceae). puh-
trin
-ee-uh. After French naturalist Eugène Louis Melchior Patrin (1742–1815), who collected plants in Siberia. 20 spp. bienn. and perenn. herbs. C and E Asia.

scabiosifolia
Fisch. ex Link. skay-beeoh-si-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with leaves like
Scabiosa
. E Asia.