Botanic Scientific Terms

NY

nyct- - G. In compounds, pertaining to night. - 14, 470

nyctios - G. Of the night, nocturnal. - 14, 277

nyctos - G. f. nyx. Night. - 14, 277

nyikana – GSN. Named after the Nyikana plateau in Malawi. See Habenaria n. – 18,518

nymphaea - MGN. G. Named after Nymphe, one of the water-nymphs of Greek mythology. Sacred to the nymphs, who presided over the springs and streams. - 1, 110; 3, 81; 5, pl 66; 16,138ab, 300h

nymphaios – MGN. Sacred to the nymphs. See genus Nymphaea.- 18,460

nymphe – MGN. Goddess of springs, water nymph. See genus Nymphaea.- 18,138

nymphoides - DGN. Resembling the genus Nymphaea. - 1, 198; 16, 300h,I

nyssa - MGN. From nyssa the name of a water nymph alluding to the swampy habit of some species. - 10,237

nyx - G. f. Nyctos. Night. - 14, 277

O

OA

oatesii – CSN. Frank Oates. See Combretium platypetalum o., Hebenstreitia o. subsp o., rica o. - 5, pl 110; 16, 370h; 18,70,194

OB

ob- - Before vowels and most consonants, oc- before c; of- before f; op- before p. Against, contrary, for. Obovatus, obovate. Prefix, inversed-, reversed-, the other way round. - 14,303,470

obermeyerae - CSN. Anna Amelia Obermeyer. See Hemizygia o. - 1, 228; 16,346a

obesum - DSN. Obese. Refers to the fat trunk. See Adenium o. 0 5, pl 123

obliquifolia - DSN. L. Having oblique, lopsided leaves. See Oxalis o. - 1, 150; 16, 208a; 18,402

obliquus – DSN. Oblique, slanting. Cytranthus o. - 18,40

oblonga - L. Oblong. See Cotyledon orbiculata var. o. - 1, 118

oblongata - DSN. L. Elongated or oblong. See Cotyledon orbicculat var o., Turbina o. - 1,118,224; 16,152d, 334j

oblongifolia - DSN. L. With oblong leaves. See Ophrestia o. subsp o.,Cryptolepsis o.,Cephalaria o.,Chrysocoma o. - 16, 198f, 310c; 18,204,300,310,394

oblongifolium - DSN. L. With oblong leaves. See Petalidium o. - 1, 252; 16, 390j

obovata - DSN. L. Obovate (the reverse of ovate, the terminal half broader than the basal half). See Mimusops o.,Crassula o., - 16, 294c; 18,146

obovatum - DSN. L. Obovate (the reverse of ovate, the terminal half broader than the basal half). See Becium o., Becium grandiflorum var o. - 1, 228; 16, 346I; 18,188,426

obscura - DSN. L. Means uncertain, indistinct. See Ipomoea o., Crotolaria o. - 1, 222; 16, 334b; 18,264,304

obtusa - DSN. L. Blunt. See obtusiflorus.Hypoxis o., Barleria o. - 1, 16, 66, 252; 16, 390b; 18,490

obtusiflora - DSN. L. Blunt or rounded ends. In Turraea o. refers to the leaves. - 2, 200

obtusiflorous- DSN. L. Blunt-flowered. Flowers blunt at end. Cyperus o. - 1, 16; 16, 26a; 18,84

obtusifolia - DSN. L. Blunt leaved. See Turraea o., Fimbristylis o. - 16, 212d; 18,566

obtusifolium – DSN. Blunt leaves. See Cynanchum o. – 18,552

obtusum – DSN. Blunt, rounded at tip. See Delosperma o. – 18,380

OC

oc- - See ob-. - 14, 303

occidentalis - GSN. L. Western, of the west. See Grewia o., Banksia o., Calycanthus o., Celtis o., Grewia o., Thuja o., Nymphoides indica subsp o. - 1, 168; 3, 207; 10, 45, 66, 83, 173, 319, 340; 12,302; 13,1222; 16, 250a, 300h

occulta - DSN. L. Hidden. In Watsonia o. it alludes to the flower being concealed by long overlapping bracts. - 16, 86g

ocellatum - DSN.L. Having little eyes. See Satyrium hallackii o. - 1, 94; 16, 116c-d

ocellatus - DSN. L. With a little eye, hence circular patch of colour. See Convolvulus o., Convolvulus o. var o. - 1, 222; 16, 334a

ochna - DGN. For genus Ochna from ochne, an ancient Greek name used by Homer for the wild pear, to which the foliage of this genera bears some resemblence. - 1, 176; 10, 237; 16,264ac, 266a,b

ochroleucos - G. Whitish-yellow, yellowish-white, from ochros, pale yellow. See Gladiolus o. –14,277; 18,238

ochroleucus - DSN. Creamy or yellowy. - 10, 340

ochros - G. Pale, wan, sallow, pale yellow. See ochroleucos. - 14, 277

ochrostachya - DSN. Yellow flower spike. Disa o. - 5, pl 51

ocimum - See Ocymifolia. - 16, 348e

octandra - DSN. L. Having eight stamens. See Phytolacca o. - 1, 104; 18,52

octavus – L.& G.Eigth, octiens, octies, eight times, eightfold, eight; octo-, i.e. octoandrus, with

8 stamens. - 14, 471

octiens - From octavus, eigth; octiens, octies, eight times, eightfold. - 14, 471

octies - From octavus, eigth; octiens, octies, eight times, eightfold. - 14, 471

octo From octavus, eigth; octo-, eight. See Octomeria - 14, 471; 28, 318

octo-From octavus, eigth; octo-, L. & G. eight-, i.e. octoandrus, with 8 stamens. - 14, 471

octoandrus - From octo-, L. & G. eight-, i.e. octoandrus, with 8 stamens. - 14, 471

octomeria - DSN. G. From octo eight and meros part, referring to the eight pollinia characteristic of species of this genus. - 28, 318

octovalvis – DSN. Eight valved. See Ludwigia o. – 18,294

ocymifolia - DGN. L. With leaves resembling that of Ocimum, also a member of the family. See Leonotus o. var raineriana. - 16, 348e