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• Holcus
  ...Sorgum by Adanson (Sorghum, Moench). The name Holcus was accepted by some botanists while by others the genus was united with Andropogon. It seems best, howeve ...rusalem corn, milo maize or milo, durra, and so on, are considered by some botanists to have been derived from the wild species, U. haiep&nsis. Linn. (Andropogo
  4 KB (593 words) - 18:09, 24 November 2009
• Long pepper
  ...knew of both and often referred to either as just ''piper''; many ancient botanists erroneously believed dried black pepper and long pepper came from the same
  3 KB (453 words) - 06:48, 20 October 2007
• Actaea
  ...included, the number of species in ''Actaea'' rises to 25-30{{wp}}. Other botanists (e.g. Hoffman 1999, Wang et al. 1999, Lee & Park 2004) reject this merger b
  4 KB (600 words) - 21:16, 3 November 2010
• Vitis amurensis
  ..., Rupr. (V. vulpina var. amurensis, Regel). A hardy species, well known to botanists but little planted although found in growing collections: sts. obscurely an
  2 KB (267 words) - 18:21, 31 October 2009
• Myrsine
  As formerly constituted and accepted by botanists, a genus of about 80 species: glabrous or tomentose: lvs. leathery, mostly
  2 KB (242 words) - 11:45, 8 January 2010
• Cucumis melo
  ...is not as extensive. It is an [[accessory fruit]] of a type that [[botany|botanists]] call an [[epigynous berry]]. Muskmelon is native to northwestern [[India]
  2 KB (257 words) - 13:24, 3 June 2010
• Spiraea betulifolia
  ...species except S. virginiana are all closely allied and considered by some botanists varieties of S. betulifolia.
  2 KB (257 words) - 20:11, 14 June 2010
• Prumnopitys
  ...s andina]]'' (previously ''Podocarpus andinus''), has been treated by some botanists as ''Prumnopitys spicata'' (Molloy & Muñoz-Schick 1999); however this name
  4 KB (493 words) - 16:52, 1 November 2007
• Magnolia obovata
  ...o avoid confusion, as the latter name has been applied erroneously by most botanists to the plant named here M. liliflora.
  2 KB (256 words) - 01:10, 23 December 2009
• Nolina
  ...eing in [[Mexico]] and extending into the southern [[United States]]. Some botanists have included the genus ''[[Beaucarnea]]'' in ''Nolina''. ...h unarmed Lvs., so closely related that they have been united by excellent botanists under the genus Nolina. As now limited, however. Nolina has panicled small
  5 KB (628 words) - 16:54, 22 February 2010
• Mahernia verticillata
  Mahernia verticillata, Linn. (M. odorata, Hort., not of botanists, which is Hermannia Presliana). Honey-bell. Fig. 2302. A frequent plant in
  2 KB (260 words) - 10:29, 29 December 2009
• Botrychium
  ...cumscription of ''Botrychium'' is disputed between different authors; some botanists include the genera ''[[Botrypus]]'' and ''[[Sceptridium]]'' within ''Botryc ...cumscription of ''Botrychium'' is disputed between different authors; some botanists include the genera ''[[Botrypus]]'' and ''[[Sceptridium]]'' within ''Botryc
  6 KB (819 words) - 22:03, 10 February 2010
• Salix incana
  ...'' (S. petiolaris, and S. rosmarinifolia of American gardeners, but not of botanists). Shrub or small round-topped tree, with long, slender branches: lvs. linea
  3 KB (440 words) - 21:11, 1 May 2009
• Boojum tree
  The peculiar distribution pattern of the mainland boojums has led Mexican botanists to conclude that they were probably transplanted to the mainland by the ind
  3 KB (461 words) - 04:32, 12 October 2007
• Silverweed
  ...n the genus), the two taxa only differing in characters of the hairs; some botanists treat ''A. egedii'' as a [[subspecies]] of ''A. anserina''.
  3 KB (509 words) - 04:48, 4 May 2007
• Douglas-fir
  ...[[Mexico]] and two in eastern [[Asia]]. The Douglas-firs gave 19th century botanists problems due to their similarity to various other conifers better known at ...ef> divided into two major subspecies (treated as distinct species by some botanists); [[Coast Douglas-fir]] or 'Green Douglas-fir', on the [[Pacific]] coast; a
  8 KB (1,097 words) - 12:35, 5 November 2007
• Oakesia
  ...earlier Oakesia (which, however, is an untenable name for Corema). By some botanists, the species are still retained in Uvularia. Other generic characters are:
  2 KB (304 words) - 12:14, 20 February 2010
• Mitchella
  Mitchella (Dr. John Mitchell, of Virginia, one of the first American botanists, correspondent of Linnaeus). Rubiaceae. Partridge-berry. Twin-berry. Squaw-
  2 KB (287 words) - 00:03, 9 January 2010
• Bryanthus
  ...hatka and Behrings Isls. The genus Phyllodoce has been referred by several botanists to Bryanthus, but it differs considerably in its urceolate or campanulate 5
  2 KB (271 words) - 23:24, 13 February 2010
• Syllable stress of Botanical Latin
  ...by [[United Kingdom|British]] gardeners, horticulturists, naturalists, and botanists of the 19th century.
  3 KB (420 words) - 21:33, 2 February 2010

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