Botanic Scientific Terms

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leachii - CSN. Leslie C Leach. See Eulophia l. - 16, 96c; 18,520

lebeckioides - DGN. Resembling the genus Lebeckia. See Dichilius l. - 16, 180b

lecanon - G. m. Lecanos. Wine-bowl. - 14, 275

lecanos - G. m. Lecanon. Wine-bowl. - 14, 275

lecythos - G.f. Oil-flask.- 14, 275

ledebouria - CSN. Carl Friedrich von Ledebour, German prof. of botany. - 1,30,32; 16,40b-d,52a-b; 18,344,452,512

leendertziae – CSN. Named after Reino Leendertz. See Stapelia l. – 18,584

lei- - G. lei-. In compounds, smooth. - 14, 457

leimon – GSN. A meadow. See genus Limonium. - 13, 1221

leio- - . leio-. In compounds, smooth. - 14, 457

leochilus - DSN. G. From leios smooth and cheilos lip, referring to the smooth surface of the lip. - 28, 287

leiophyllos - G. Smooth-leaved, from leios, smooth to the touch. - 14, 276

leiorhachis - DSN. G. From leios, smooth and rhachis, axis of the leaf above the petiole. See Acacia senegal l. - !, 142; 16, 162e

leios - DSN. Smooth to the touch. See leiorhachis, leiophyllos, Leochilus - 1, 142; 14, 276; 28,287

leiostyla - DSN. G. From leios, smooth and stylos, with a prominent or well formed style.See Sebaea l. - 16, 300d

leon – DSN.m. Lion. See genus Leonotis - 1, 230; 3, 128; 10, 204; 14, 276; 16, 348e; 18,70

leonotis - DSN. G. From leon, a lion and otis an ear, and it refers to the fanciful likeness of the hairy corolla to a lion's ear or to the hair fringed upper lip. - 1, 230; 3, 128; 5, pl 141; 10,204;20,154; 16, 348e; 18,70

leontoglossa - DSN. G. With a throat or tongue like a lion. See Eulophia l. - 16, 98b-c; 18,244

leonurus – DSN. Lion coloured. Leonotus l. - 18,70

lepida – DSN. Attractive or pleasing. See Watsonia l. – 18,360

lepido- - G. In compounds, scale-, scaly. - 14, 457

lepidos - G. f. Lepis, a scale (of fish), flake. - 14, 276

lepis - f. Lepidos, a scale (of fish), flake. See Raphiolepis, Cryptolepis, Platylepis, Synaptolepis, Alepidea, Ascolepis,Isolepis. - 10, 276; 14, 276; 16, 310c; 18,84,124,158,160,166,300,566

lept- - lepto-. In compounds, slender, thin, narrow. - 14, 457

leptactina - DSN. G. Thin rays, referring to the radial corolla lobes of some species. - 5, pl 173

lepto- - G. lept-. In compounds, slender, thin, narrow. - 14, 457

leptobotrya - DSN. G Thin-clustered. See Aeschynomense rehmannii subsp l. - 16, 190 d

leptocalyx - DSN. Slender calyx. See Pavonia l. – 18,156

leptoclada - DSN. G. Slender-branched. See Salacia l. - 2, 280

leptocladus - DSN. L. Thin-branched. See Cyperus l. - 1, 16; 16, 26b-c

leptodictya - DSN. G. Delicately netted. In Rhus l. it refers to the fine network of veins in the leaves. –1,160; 16, 234b

leptophylla - DSN. G. Thin-leaved. See Callilepis.l. - 1, 268; 16, 426g

leptophyllum - DSN. Slender or thin leaves. See Ciclospermum l. – 18,162

leptopus - DSN. With a thin foot. - 10, 339

leptotes - G. Delecateness. See Leptotes. - 28, 288

leptotes - DSN. G. From leptotes delicateness, referring to the delicate leaves of most of the species of this genus.- 28, 288

leptos - G. Fine, thin, slender, weak. See genus Leptospermum or species leptocladus, leptorrhizos. – 1,16; 10, 205; 12, 301; 14, 276

leptorrhizos. - G. With thin delicate root, from leptos, thin and delicate. - 14, 276

leptospermum - DSN.From leptos, slender and sperma, a seed, and it alludes to the slender seeds. – 10,205; 12, 301

leptostachya - DSN. G. Slender-spiked. Peperomia blanda l. - 1, 98; 16, 120a

leschenaultia - CGN. L T Leschenault de la Tour. - 10, 208; 12, 300

lesliei - CSN. T N Leslie. See Lithops l. - 1, 106; 16, 134d

lespedeza - CSN. D Lespedez for genus Lespedeza - 10, 208

lessertia – CSN. Named after Jules de Lessert, French amateur botanist. See genus Lessertia.- 18,394

leuc- - G. leuco-. In compounds, white-. - 14, 457

leucadendron - From leukos, white and dendron, tree, an allusion to the best known species, L. argenteum, the Silver Tree. - 10, 208

leucantha - DSN. G. From leukos white and anthos a flower, bearing white flowers.. See Tulbaghia l. - 16,52g; 18,92

leucanthemon - G. White flower, from leucon, white colour. - 14, 276

leucanthes - G. White flowering, from leucon, white colour. - 14, 276

leucanthum - DSN. White flowers. See Pterygodium l. – 18,124

leucarpos - G. Yielding white fruit, from leucon, white colour. - 14, 276

leucas - DSN. G. From leukos, white, possibly alluding to the white flowers found in Southern African species. - 16, 360d

leuco- - G. leuc-. In compounds, white-. - 14, 457

leucohyle - DSN. G. From leukos white and hyle wool or stuff, referring to the white woolly indumentum on the stiff floral axis. - 28, 289

leucon - G. n. White colour. See leucanthemon, leucanthes, leucarpos - 14, 276

leucopharynx – DSN. White throat. See Harveya l. – 18,434

leucos – DSN. White. See genus Leucadendron, Leucospermum or species leucothrix. - 1, 10; 10,208,210; 12, 300, 301; 13, 1219; 16, 24h, 124e

leucosidea - DSN. G. With a white appearance. - 16, 158d

leucospermum - DSN. G. From leucos, white and sperma, seed, white seeds. It alludes to the white shining seed nuts of some species. - 1, 100; 5, pl 61; 10, 210; 16, 124e

leucothrix - DSN. From leukos, white and thrix, hair. See Tristachya l. - 1, 2

leucothoe - MGN. Genus Leucothoe named after the daughter of Orchamus and beloved of Apollo. - 10,212

leucura - DSN. G. In Aerva l. it refers to the flower colour. - 16, 300g

leukos - G.White. See Leucohyle, Leucas. – 18,182; 28, 289

levis - DSN. L. Smooth, not rough. {often spelt laevis]. See Sutera l. - 16, 372h

leukos - G. White. See Melaleuca, leucothrix, Leucodendron, leucantha, Leucas - 1,12; 10,208, 226; 16,52h, 52g, 360d