Botanic Scientific Terms

PH

phae- - G. phaeo-. In compounds, dark-. - 14, 482

phaeo- - G. Dark. - 14, 277

phaios - G. Grey or swarthy. See Phaius. - 28, 361

phaeotricha – DSN. Reddish brown bristles. See Dissotis p. – 18,410

phaius - DSN. G. From phaios grey or swarthy, referring to the flowers which turn black if damaged. - 28,361

phalaenopsis - DSN. G. From phalaina moth and opsis appearance referring to the delicate, moth-like, predominantly white flowers of some species. - 28, 362

phalaina - G. Moth. See Phalaenopsis - 28, 362

phaner- - G. In compounds, manifest, visible, easily seen. - 14, 482

phanerophlebia - DSN. G. Refers to raised veins in Terminalla p. - 2, 362

phaneros - G. Evident, visible, conspicuous. - 14, 277

pharnaccum - GN. Pharnaccum a member of the Aizoaceae. See Gisekia pharnacioides. var. pharnacioides. - 16, 132b

pharnacioides - DSN. From pharnacioides, resembling the genus Pharnaccum.

See Gisekia p. var p. - 16, 132b

pharynk - G. A throat. See genus Conopharyngia. - 11, 152

phaulos – DSN. Slight, trivial. See genus Phaulopsis.- 18,198

phebalium - DGN. From phibale, myrtle, because the plants are similar. - 10, 244

phero – DSN. To bear. See Angophora. - 10, 29

pheros – DSN. G. To bear. See Commiphora. - 16, 212a

phible - Myrtle. See genus Phebalium . - 10, 244

philandelphus - DSN. Brotherly love. This is the ancient Greek name meaning ‘brotherly love’. - 10, 245

phil-G. Philo-. In compounds, loving, fond. See philodendros. - 14, 277

phile - G. Loving . See species petrophila. - 1, 44

philein - G. To love. See Heliophila - 16, 142f; 18,140,460

philo- - G. Phil-. In compounds, loving, fond. See philodendros. - 14, 277

philodendros - G. Fond of trees, from, phil-, philo-, fond. - 14, 277

philos - G. Beloved, dear. - 14, 277

philus - G. Loving. See xerophilus. - 16, 352a

-philus - G. In compounds, -loving. - 14, 482

-phlebius - G. In compounds, -veined. - 14, 482

phlebodes - G. Full of veins, with large veins. - 14, 277

phleps - G. f. Blood-vessel, vein. - 14, 277

phloeos - G. Bark. See Acacia xanthophloa. - 11, 4

phloios - G. m. Bark of trees. - 14, 277

phoeniceos - G. Purple-red, crimson, red. - 14, 277

phoeniceus - DSN. Tyrian purple. - 12, 304; 13, 1223

phoenix - MGN. The ancient Greek name given to the Date Palm, P. dactylifera. - 10, 246

pholidos - G. f. Pholis. Horny scale, e. g. of reptiles. - 14, 277

pholidota - DSN. G. From pholidotos scaly, descriptive of the large inflorescence bracts of of the large sheaths surrounding the pseudobulbs. - 28, 367

pholidotos - G. Scaly. See Pholidota. - 28, 367

pholis - G. f. Pholidos. Horny scale, e. g. of reptiles. - 14, 277

phonos – DSN. Slaughter. See genus Boophone.- 18,346

phora – G. To bear.

phoreo – DSN. Carrying. See genus Tylophora.- 18,588

phoros - G. Bearing . See Tylophora., Ornithophoroa. - 16, 312g; 28, 99

phorus - G. Bearing. See Cryptophoranthus - 28, 99

phragma - G. Fence or division. See Phragmipedium - 28, 368

phragmipedium - DSN. G. From phragma fence or division and pedion slipper an allusion to the divisions of the trilocular ovary and to the slipper-shape lip. - 28, 368

phreatia - G. Well. .See Phrestia - 28, 370

phreatia - DSN. G. From phreatia well, probably referring to the well-like mentum formed by the lateral sepals and lip. - 28, 370

phugo – DSN. To shun. See Phygelius - 18,72

phuma - G. Swollen. See Phymaspermum. - 16, 446c

phyge - G. Flight, refuge. See Phygelius. - 16, 366b

phygelius - DSN. G. From phyge, flight or to shun, refuge and (h)elios, the sun because the plants were said to love the shade. - 16, 366b; 18,72

phylax - G. Guard. See Dendrophylax - 28, 128

phylicifolia - DGN. Leaves like Phylica. See Tenrhynea p. – 18,212

phylicoides – DGN. Resembles Phylica. See Athrixia – 18,442

phyllanthus - DGN. G. From phyllon, a leaf and anthos, a flower, alluding to the production of flowers on leaf-like branches of some of the species. - 16, 222a,b

phyllon - G. A leaf. See oxyphylla,Phyllanthus, batophylla, Bulbophyllum, Grammatophyllum. - 16,144d, 222a, 234d; 18,154; 28, 68, 153

phyllum – DSN. Leaf. See genus Bulbophyllum.- 18,574

phylum – DSN. A division; or misspelling of phyllon, a leaf. See genus Phyla.- 18,424

phyma – DSN. Swelling. See genus Phymaspermum.- 18,320

phymaspermum - DSN. G. From phuma, swollen and sperma, a seed. - 16, 446c

physa - G. A bladder or bellows See Erythrophysa,Physosiphon, Physalis,Physocarpa. - 16,238c,332c; 18,304; 28, 371

physalis – DSN. Bladder. See genus Physalis.- 18,304

physalodes – DSN. A bladder or bubble. See Nicandra p. – 18,478

physaloides - DSN. G. Resembling the genus Physalis, the Cape Gooseberry also a member of the genus. See Trichodesma t., Nicandra p. - 16, 338a, 362d; 18,178

physocarpa - DSN. From physa, a bladder and karpos, a fruit. In Asclepias p.it alludes to the inflated bladder-like fruits. - 16, 332c

physocarpus - DSN. Bladdery fruit, refers to inflated fruits. See Gomphocarpus ph. – 18,168,546

physosiphon - DSN. G. From physa bellows and siphon tube and referring to the basally-inflated tube formed by the lateral sepals. - 28, 371

phytolacca - DSN.From phyton, a plant and lakha, a Persian red dye, referring to the red juice of the fruit - 18,52

phyton - G. A Plant. See Phytolacca, Chlorophytum, Sarcophyte. – 16,50a; 18,52,90,576

phytos – DSN. Plant. See genus Xerophyta. – 18,108,352

-phytum - G. –phyton. In compounds, -plant. - 14, 482