Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

yezoalpinus - yunnanensis

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Epithet

Definition

Derivation

Stem

Type/
Gender

Meaning

yezoalpinus
yezoalpina
yezoalpinum
from the mountains of Hokkaido
yezoyezonounYezo
Japanese
the former name for Hokkaido, the northernmost of the large islands of Japan
alpinusalpinadjof alps, mountains
Salix yezoalpina Koidz.
yezoensis
yezoensis
yezoense
from Hokkaido
yezoyezonounYezo
Japanese
the former name for Hokkaido, the northernmost of the large islands of Japan
ensisensadjadjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
Polemonium yezoense Kitam.
Viola yezoensis Maxim.
yosemitensis
yosemitensis
yosemitense
from Yosemite Valley
yosemiteyosemitnounYosemite
Yosemite Valley in Sierra Nevada Mts, central California, USA, site of Yosemite National Park
ensisensadjadjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
Sedum yosemitense Britt.
yuccifolius
yuccifolia
yuccifolium
Yucca leaved
yuccayuccnounyuca
Arawak
native name for Manihot esculenta of which genus Yucca was mistaken for
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
yunnanensis
yunnanensis
yunnanense
Yunnan province, China
yunnanyunnannounYunnan
Chinese
south central Chinese province along border with Myanmar and Laos
ensisensadjadjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
Rhododendron yunnanense Franch.
Malus yunnanensis (Franch.) C. K. Schneid.