May 6, 2012

Understanding Botanical Names



alba, albus - white
arg, argenteus - silvery
ater - black
aurantiaca - orange 

nigra - black
purpurea, purpureus - purple
rosea - rose-colored
rubens, ruber - red, ruddy
rubra, rubrum - red
rufus - ruddy
sanguinea - blood-red
viridis - green 



angustifolius - narrow leaves
aquifolius - spiney leaves
buxifolius - leaves like boxwood
ilicifolius - hollylike leaves
lanceolata - lance-shaped
lauriflolius - laurel-like leaves
longifolia - long-leaved
macrophylla - large-leaved  

 

For  more details, pls follow the link http://www.flowersofindia.net/misc/bot_names.html
 

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