The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (85 page)

×
euchlora
K. Koch. ew-
klor
-ruh. Gk. good green (the leaf colour).
T. cor-data
×
T. dasystyla
. Cult.

×
europaea
L. ew-roh-
pee
-uh. Common lime/linden. Lat. of Europe.
T. cordata
×
T. platyphyllos
. Eur.

henryana
Szyszyl. hen-ree-
ah
-nuh. After Scottish-born Irish plantsman Augustine Henry (1857–1930), who collected the type specimen in Hubei in 1888. China.

mongolica
Maxim. mon-
gol
-i-kuh. Mongolian lime. Of Mongolia. N China.

platyphyllos
Scop. plat-ee-
fil
-os. Broad-leaved lime/linden. Gk. broad-leaved. Eur., Turkey.

tomentosa
Moench. to-men-
toh
-suh. Silver lime/linden. Lat. hairy (the shoots and leaf undersides). E Eur., Turkey.
‘Petiolaris’
. pee-tee-oh-
lah
-ris. Weeping lime/linden. Lat. with a (conspicuous) petiole.

toadflax
Linaria
.
Balkan
L. dalmatica
.
common
L. vulgaris
.
ivy-leaved
Cymbalaria muralis
.
purple
Linaria purpurea

tobacco
Nicotiana tabacum
.
tree
N. glauca
.
wild
N. rustica

Tolmiea
Torr. & A. Gray (Saxifragaceae).
tol
-mee-uh. After William Fraser Tolmie (1812–1886), Scottish surgeon with the Hudson’s Bay Co. at Puget Sound. 1 sp., perenn. herb. SW Canada, NW USA.

menziesii
(Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray. men-
zeez
-ee-ee. Pickaback plant. After Scottish surgeon and naturalist Archibald Menzies (1754–1842), who collected the type specimen “on the north-west coast.”

tomato
Solanum lycopersicum

Toona
(Endl.) M. Roem. (Meliaceae).
tue
-nuh. From the Indian name for
T. ciliata
. 5 spp. trees. China to Australia.

sinensis
(A. Juss) M. Roem. sin-
en
-sis. Lat. of China. Himal., China, SE Asia.

totara
Podocarpus totara
.
alpine
P. nivalis

Trachelospermum
Lem. (Apocynaceae). trak-uh-loh-
sperm
-oom. Gk. neck seed, referring to the shape of the seeds. 15 spp. woody climbers. E Asia, SE USA.

asiaticum
(Sieb. & Zucc.) Nakai. ay-zee-
at
-i-koom. Lat. of Asia. China, Korea, Japan, Thailand.

jasminoides
(Lindl.) Lem. jaz-min-
oy
-deez. Lat. like
Jasminum
(the flowers). China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam.

Trachycarpus
H. Wendl. (Arecaceae). trak-ee-
karp
-oos. Gk. rough fruit, referring to their irregular shape. 9 spp. palms. Himal., China, SE Asia.

fortunei
(Hook.) H. Wendl. for-
tewn
-ee-ee. Windmill palm. After Scottish botanist Robert Fortune (1812–1880), who introduced it to Kew in 1849. S China, N Myanmar.

wagnerianus
Becc. =
T. fortunei

Trachystemon
D. Don (Boraginaceae). trak-ee-
stem
-on. Gk. rough stamen, referring to the hairy filaments of the following. 2 spp. perenn. herbs. SE Eur., W Asia.

orientalis
(L.) G. Don. o-ree-en-
tah
-lis. Lat. eastern.

Tradescantia
Ruppius ex L. (Commelinaceae). trad-es-
kant
-ee-uh. After John Tradescant (ca. 1570–1638), English naturalist and gardener to King Charles I, and his son John (1608–1662), who collected plants in North America. 70 spp. perenn. herbs. Americas.

Andersoniana Group
. an-der-sohnee-
ah
-nuh. After American botanist Edgar Shannon Anderson (1897–1969), who worked on hybridisation in the genus.

bracteata
Small. brak-tee-
ah
-tuh. Lat. with (conspicuous) bracts. C USA.

ohioensis
Raf. oh-hie-oh-
en
-sis. Of Ohio. SE Canada, E and C USA.

pallida
(Rose) D. R. Hunt.
pa
-li-duh. Lat. pale (the flowers). Mex.

spathacea
Sw. spath-
ay
-see-uh. Lat. with a (conspicuous) spathe. S Mex., C Am.

virginiana
L. vir-jin-ee-
ah
-nuh. Of Virginia. SE Canada, E USA.

zebrina
hort. ex Bosse. ze-
breen
-uh. Wandering Jew. Zebra-like (the striped leaves). Trop. Am.

traveller’s joy
Clematis vitalba

tree anemone
Carpenteria californica

tree of heaven
Ailanthus altissima

tree poppy
Dendromecon rigida

Tricyrtis
Wall. (Liliaceae). trie-
kurt
-is. Toad lily. Gk. three swellings, referring to the three sac-like nectaries at the base of the outer tepals. 23 spp. perenn. herbs. Himal. to E and SE Asia.

formosana
Baker. for-moh-
sah
-nuh. Of Taiwan (Formosa). Taiwan.

hirta
(Thunb.) Hook.
hirt
-uh. Lat. with long hairs (the stems). Japan.

latifolia
Maxim. lat-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. broad-leaved. China, Japan.

Trifolium
L. (Fabaceae). trie-
foh
-leeoom. Clovers. The Lat. name, from Lat. three leaves (the leaves have three leaflets). 240 spp. ann. and perenn. herbs. Widespread.

incarnatum
L. in-kar-
nah
-toom. Crimson clover. Lat. flesh-coloured (the flowers). Eur., Turkey.

ochroleucum
Huds. ok-roh-
lue
-koom. Sulphur clover. Gk. yellowish white (the flowers). Eur., N Africa, W Asia.

pratense
L. pruh-
ten
-see. Red clover. Lat. of meadows. Eur., N Africa, W and C Asia.

repens
L.
ree
-puhnz. White clover. Lat. creeping. Eur., N Africa, W and C Asia.

Trillium
L. (Melanthiaceae).
tril
-eeoom. Wake robins. From Gk. three, and
Lilium
. The leaves and parts of the flowers are in threes. 43 spp. perenn. herbs. N Am., Himal., E Asia.

albidum
J. D. Freeman.
al
-bid-oom. Lat. white (the flowers). Calif., Oregon.

catesbaei
Elliott.
kates
-bee-ee. After English naturalist Mark Catesby (1682–1749), who illustrated it. SE USA.

chloropetalum
(Torr.) Howell. klo-roh-
pet
-uh-loom. Gk. with green petals. Calif.

cuneatum
Raf. kew-nee-
ah
-toom. Lat. wedge-shaped (the petals). SE USA.

erectum
L. ee-
rek
-toom. Lat. upright. E N Am.

flexipes
Raf.
flex
-i-peez. Lat. with a flexible stalk (the flowers). SE Canada, NE USA.

grandiflorum
(Michx.) Salisb. gran-di-
flaw
-room. Lat. large-flowered. SE Canada, NE USA.

kurabayashii
J. D. Freeman. koo-ruhbie-
ash
-ee-ee. After Japanese botanist Masataka Kurabayashi, the first to suggest this was a distinct species. Calif., Oregon.

luteum
(Muhl.) Harb.
lue
-tee-oom. Lat. yellow (the flowers). SE USA.

recurvatum
L. C. Beck. ree-kur-
vah
-toom. Lat. recurved (the sepals). EC USA.

sessile
L.
ses
-i-lee. Lat. unstalked (the flowers). NE and C USA.

sulcatum
T. S. Patrick. sul-
kah
-toom. Lat. grooved (the sepals). SE USA.

vaseyi
Harb.
vayz
-ee-ee. After English-born American botanist George Vasey (1822–1893), who collected the type specimen in North Carolina in 1878. SE USA.

Tristagma
Poepp. (Amaryllidaceae). trie-
stag
-muh. Gk. three drops, referring to the three nectaries. 30 spp. bulbous herbs. S Am.

uniflorum
(Lindl.) Traub. ew-ni-
flaw
-room. Lat. one-flowered. Argentina, Uruguay.

Triteleia
Douglas ex Lindl. (Asparagaceae). tri-tel-
ay
-uh. Gk. three, perfect, complete (the parts of the flower are in threes). 15 spp. cormous herbs. SW Canada, W USA.

laxa
Benth.
lax
-uh. Lat. lax, open (the inflorescence). Calif.

Tritonia
Ker Gawl. (Iridaceae). trie-
toh
-nee-uh. From Lat. weather vane, referring to the variable orientation of the stamens. 26 spp. cormous herbs. Trop. and S Africa.

crocata
(L.) Ker Gawl. kroh-
kah
-tuh. Lat. saffron-yellow (the colour of the flowers on the dried specimen from which it was described; they are orange-red when fresh). S Africa.

disticha
(Klatt) Baker.
dis
-tik-uh. Lat. arranged in two rows (the leaves). S Africa.

Trochodendron
Sieb. & Zucc. (Trochodendraceae). trok-oh-
den
-dron. Gk. wheel tree, the spreading stamens likened to the spokes of a wheel. 1 sp., evergreen tree. Taiwan, Korea, Japan.

aralioides
Sieb. & Zucc. uh-rah-lee-
oy
-deez. Lat. like
Aralia
.

Trollius
L. (Ranunculaceae).
trol
-eeoos. Globeflowers. From German globe flower. 30 spp. perenn. herbs. N temp. and arctic N Am., Eur., Asia.

chinensis
Bunge. chin-
en
-sis. Of China. China.

×
cultorum
Bergmans. kul-
tor
-room. Lat. of gardeners. Cult.

europaeus
L. ew-roh-
pee
-oos. Lat. of Europe. Eur., W Asia.

pumilus
D. Don.
pew
-mi-loos. Lat. dwarf. Himal., W China.

Tropaeolum
L. (Tropaeolaceae). trohpee-
oh
-loom. From Gk. trophy. Linnaeus likened the leaves of
T. majus
to shields and the flowers to helmets; those of the enemy were fixed to a tree after victory. 90 spp. ann. and perenn. herbs. Mex. to S Am.

majus
L.
may
-joos. Nasturtium. Lat. larger. Cult.

peregrinum
L. pe-ri-
green
-oom. Canary creeper. Lat. travelling, spreading (the vigorous shoots). Peru.

polyphyllum
Cav. pol-ee-
fil
-oom. Gk. with many leaves (leaf lobes). Argentina, Chile.

speciosum
Poepp. & Endl. spee-see-
oh
-soom. Lat. showy (the flowers). Chile.

tuberosum
Ruiz & Pav. tew-buh-
roh
-soom. Lat. bearing tubers. S Am.

trout lily
Erythronium
.
yellow
E. americanum

trumpet creeper
Campsis radicans
.
Chinese
C. grandiflora