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horse chestnut. Balkans. ‘Baumannii’ . bow-
man
-ee-ee. After A. N. Baumann, who found the original sport in 1820 in a garden near Geneva.
indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook.
in
-di-kuh. Indian horse chestnut. Lat. of India. Himal.
× mutabilis (Spach) Schelle. mew-
tab
-i-lis. Lat. changing (the flower colour).
A. pavia
×
A. sylvatica
. Cult.
× neglecta Lindl. neg-
lek
-tuh. Lat. neglected, overlooked.
A. flava
×
A. sylvatica
. SE USA. ‘Erythroblastos’ . e-rith-roh-
blast
-os. Gk. red, bud or sprout (young growth is pink).
octandra Marshall =
A. flava
pavia L.
pah
-vee-uh. Red buckeye. After Dutch surgeon and botanist Peter Paaw (Lat.
Pavius
) (1564–1617). SE USA. ‘Atrosanguinea’ . at-roh-san-
gwin
-ee-uh. Lat. dark red (the flowers).
Aethionema R. Br. (Brassicaceae). ee-thee-oh-
nee
-muh. Gk. unusual, thread, referring to the appearance of the filaments. 40 spp., herbs, sub-shrubs. Eur., SW Asia.
grandiflorum Boiss. & Hohen. grandi-
flaw
-room. Lat. large-flowered. Caucasus, SW Asia.
African violet
Saintpaulia ionantha
Agapanthus L’Hér. (Amaryllidaceae). a-guh-
panth
-oos. Gk. love flower. 10 spp. herbs. S Africa.
africanus (L.) Hoffmanns. af-ri-
kah
-noos. African.
campanulatus F. M. Leight. kam-panew-
lah
-toos. Lat. bell-shaped (the flowers). subsp. patens (F. M. Leight.) F. M. Leight.
pay
-tuhnz. Lat. spreading widely (the perianth lobes).
caulescens Spreng. kawl-
es
-uhnz. Lat. developing a stem.
inapertus Beauverd. in-uh-
purt
-oos. Lat. not open (the flowers are narrow-mouthed). subsp. pendulus (L. Bolus) F. M. Leight.
pen
-dewloos. Lat. pendulous (the flowers).
praecox Willd.
prie
-kox. Lat. early (the flowers). subsp. minimus (Lindl.) F M. Leight.
min
-i-moos. Lat. smallest. subsp. orientalis (F. M. Leight.) F. M. Leight. o-ree-en-
tah
-lis. Lat. eastern.
Agarista D. Don ex G. Don (Ericaceae). ag-uh-
rist
-uh. After Agarista of Gk. myth., the beautiful daughter of Cleisthenes, referring to the attractive flowers. 31 spp., trees, shrubs. SE USA to S Am., Africa.
populifolia (Lam.) Judd. pop-ew-li-
foh
-lee-uh. Florida hobblebush. Lat. with leaves like
Populus
. SE USA.
Agastache Clayton ex Gronov. (Lamiaceae). uh-
ga
-stuh-kee. From Gk. admirable spikes, referring to the flowers. 20 spp. herbs. N Am., E Asia.
aurantiaca (A. Gray) Lint & Epling. aw-rant-ee-
ah
-kuh. Lat. orange (the flowers). Mex.
cana (Hook.) Wooton & Standl.
kah
-nuh. Mosquito plant. Lat. grey (the foliage). S USA.
foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze. fee-
nik
-ew-loom. Giant blue hyssop. Like
Foeniculum
, fennel (the scent). N Am.
mexicana (Kunth) Lint & Epling. mex-i-
kah
-nuh. Of Mexico. Mex.
nepetoides (L.) Kuntze. ne-pe-
toy
-deez. Yellow giant hyssop. Like
Nepeta
. E N Am.
pallidiflora (A. Heller) Rydb. pa-li-di-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. with pale flowers. SW USA.
rugosa (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Kuntze. rue-
goh
-suh. Lat. rugose (the leaves). E Asia.
rupestris (Greene) Standl. rue-
pes
-tris. Lat. growing on rocks. SW USA, N Mex.
scrophulariifolia (Willd.) Kuntze. skrof-ew-lah-ree-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Purple giant hyssop. Lat. with leaves like
Scrophularia
. E N Am.
urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze. ur-ti-ki-
foh
-lee-uh. Nettleleaf giant hyssop. Lat. with leaves like
Urtica
. W N Am.
Agathis Salisb. (Araucariaceae).
ag
-uh-this. Gk. a ball of thread, referring to the female cones. 21 spp. coniferous trees. Malaysia to NZ.
australis Lindl. os-
trah
-lis. Kauri pine. Lat. southern. NZ (N.I.).
Agave L. (Asparagaceae). uh-
gah
-vee. Gk. noble, referring to the tall inflorescence. 220 spp. succulents. S USA to N S Am.
americana L. uh-me-ri-
kah
-nuh. Century plant. Of America. S USA, Mex.
attenuata Salm-Dyck. uh-ten-ew-
ah
-tuh. Lat. long-tapered (the inflorescence). Mex.
chrysantha Peebles. kris-
anth
-uh. Gk. golden-flowered. Arizona.
deserti Engelm. dez-
urt
-ee. Lat. of the desert. Calif., Mex. (B.C.).
filifera Salm-Dyck. fi-
li
-fuh-ruh. Lat. thread-bearing (the leaf margins). Mex.
geminiflora (Tagl.) Ker Gawl. jem-ini-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. twin-flowered.