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Ethymology (Latin to English)

It is easier to remember a word when you know its meaning. Most of the orchid names are in Latin and/or in Greek.
It is useful to understand these names because they usually describe the color, shape of leaves, habit, number of parts, size, habitat, place of origin and sometimes the people who found the plants.
Below are some Latin language tips to help you adapt orchid names to Cambodian language.

Noun Endings:

masculine

feminine

neutral

-us

-a

-um

-er

-ra

-rum

-is

-is

-is

-r

-ris

-re

 

Normally, adjectives follow the gender of the noun; at times you also will find names that are the same regardless of the gender of the noun, for example, those in -ans, -ens, -x, and –iorum.
Example: Coelogyne virescens
Many names of orchids honour people by using their names. These can be easily recognized because they often end in ‘ii’ if the name ends with a consonant, in ‘i’ if the name ends with “-er” or with a vowel except “a”, and in ‘e’ if the name ends with an “a”.
Ex: Dendrobium delacourii 

Below is a list of genera and species interpreted from Latin to English. For Latin to Khmer, click here

This work is the result of team work by Chantheanna Jancloes, Nay Sikhoeun, A. Sreynak, Vuthy Phan and Cedric Jancloes, to establish  meanings associated with each species, based on their latin terminology. It is hoped that this work along with existing vernacular names used in the country, can help future scholars to establish a list of Cambodian language generic names and species.

Meaning of some listed species:

Species

Genera meaning (E)

Species meaning (E)

Acampe carinata

akampas: rigid

carina: keel of a ship, shell of a nut

Acampe ochracea

akampas: rigid

ochre color (yellow, golden, dull red, reddish brown)

Acampe praemorsa

akampas: rigid

premorse: as if bitten off.

Acanthophippium gougahensis

akantha: prickle (pointy) + ephippium: saddle.

from Gougah Falls in Vietnam

Acriopsis indica

akris: locust / grasshoper + opsis: having the appearance of / like

from India

Adenoncos vesiculosa

adenos: gland + onkos: tumour

vesicularis: little blister, bladder

Aerides crassifolia

aer-: airy + belonging to

crassus: thick + foliage (leaves)

Aerides falcata

aer-: airy + belonging to

falc: a sickle + suffix: Sickle-shaped

Aerides falcata var houlletiana

aer-: airy + belonging to

French collector and horticulturist Houllet

Aerides multiflora

aer-: airy + belonging to

flos: flower ; many flowered

Aerides odorata

aer-: airy + belonging to

fragrant

Agrostophyllum planicaule

agrostos: forage grass + phyllon: leaf

planus: flat, level + caulis: stem (flat stemmed)

Ainia penangiana

taeni: ribbon, fillet, stripe

from Penang (Malaysia)

Anoectochilus lylei

anoiktos: open + cheilos: lips

after Lyle the original discoverer of the species

Appendicula hexandra

small appendage

hex: six + andros: male; having six pollinia

Arachnis labrosa

arachne: spider; shaped like a spider

labrum: lip or edge, rim; large-lipped

Arundina graminifolia

arundo: a reed

gramen: grass; grass-like leaves

Brachypeza laotica

brachys: short + pezos: on foot/walking

from Laos

Bromheadia aporoides

Sir Edward Thomas Ffrench Bromhead, British mathematician

Aporum, an orchid genus, + -oides, resembling

Bromheadia finlaysoniana

Sir Edward Thomas Ffrench Bromhead

Scottish naturalist George Finlayson

Bulbophyllum affine

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

affinis: related; neighbouring

Bulbophyllum blepharistes

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

blepharis: eyelash(es), and blepharo-: eyelid.

Bulbophyllum careyanum

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

William Carey, botanist

Bulbophyllum clandestinum

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

clandestinus: hidden; concealed; secret

Bulbophyllum dissitiflorum

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

dis-: away from, divided + florum; with distant flowers

Bulbophyllum haniffii

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

M.Haniff, botanist

Bulbophyllum laxiflorum

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

laxus: loose; loose-flowered

Bulbophyllum lemniscatoides

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

lemniscatus: adorned with ribbons + resembling

Bulbophyllum lepidum

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

lepus: a hare; the flowers resemble the ears of a hare

Bulbophyllum lobbii

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

William Lobb plant collector

Bulbophyllum macranthum

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

makros: long or large ; large flowered

Bulbophyllum moniliforme

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

monile: necklace + shape

Bulbophyllum odoratissimum 

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

very fragrant or highly scented

Bulbophyllum orientale

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

oriens: rising (as the sun); of the east

Bulbophyllum rufinum

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

rufi-: red; fox red

Bulbophyllum tenuifolium

bolbos: bulb + phyllon:  leaf.

tenuis: thin; thin, slender leaves

Calanthe cardioglossa

kalos: beautiful + anthos: flower

cardium: heart + glossa: tongue

Calanthe lyroglossa

kalos: beautiful + anthos: flower

lyrate: lyre-shaped + glossa: tongue

Calanthe triplicata

kalos: beautiful + anthos: flower

plicatus: folded; folded three times

Ceratostylis subulata

cerato: horn, horn-like-parts + stylis: column

subulatus: awl-like; awl-shaped

Chiloschista exuperei

cheilos: lip, rim + schistos: split, divided

Frère Exupère, the discoverer of this species

Chiloschista parishii

cheilos: lip, rim + schistos: split, divided

Rev.Charles Samuel Pollock Parish

Cleisomeria lanatum

kleistos: shut + -mera: part; piece; portion

lana: wool; wooly

Cleisomeria pilosulum

kleistos: shut + -mera: part; piece; portion

pilos: felt (material made from fur, hair) + diminutive;  slightly hairy

Cleisostoma arietinum

kleistos: shut + stoma: mouth

aries: a ram + like; pertaining to rams

Cleisostoma birmanicum

kleistos: shut + stoma: mouth

from Myanmar (ex Burma)

Cleisostoma crochetii

kleistos: shut + stoma: mouth

after Commandant

Crochet, the discoverer

Cleisostoma discolor

kleistos: shut + stoma: mouth

with more than one color

Cleisostoma fuerstenbergianum

kleistos: shut + stoma: mouth

of Fürstenberg, a county in Germany.

Cleisostoma rostratum

kleistos: shut + stoma: mouth

rostrans: having, or like a beak; likened to a bird’s beak.

Coelogyne brachyptera

koilos: hollow + gyne: female

brachi-: arm-shaped or branch-like + pter-: wing

Coelogyne cumingii

koilos: hollow + gyne: female

British botanist Hugh Cuming

Coelogyne filipeda

koilos: hollow + gyne: female

filum: thread + pedale: foot; with a slender inflorescence stalk

Coelogyne pallens

koilos: hollow + gyne: female

pallidus: pale ; fading, waning.

Coelogyne quadratiloba

koilos: hollow + gyne: female

quadrus: square + lobos: ear-lobe.

Coelogyne trinervis

koilos: hollow + gyne: female

nervata: nerved; three-nerved

Crepidium callophyllum

crepida: boot, shoe or base

kalos: beautiful + leaf

Crepidium octodentatum

crepida: boot, shoe or base

octo: eight + dentata; teethed

Crepidium ophrydis

crepida: boot, shoe or base

ophrys: eyebrow; brow shaped

Cylindrolobus biflorus

cylindro: cylinder + lobus: relating to a lobe or lobes

two flowered

Cymbidium aloifolium

cymba: cup, bowl, boat + idium: a diminutive, little

aloe + leaf;  leaves similar to leaves of Aloe plant

Cymbidium dayanum

cymba: cup, bowl, boat + idium: a diminutive, little

after John Day, British orchid collector and illustrator

Cymbidium ensifolium

cymba: cup, bowl, boat + idium: a diminutive, little

ensis: sword; sword-shaped leaves

Cymbidium finlaysonianum

cymba: cup, bowl, boat + idium: a diminutive, little

 Scottish naturalist George Finlayson

Dendrobium anosmum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

an-: no + osme: no smell

Dendrobium chrysotoxum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

chryso: gold + toxon: bow, arch; a golden arch.

Dendrobium crumenatum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

Crumena: a purse; pouch + suffix: like; having.

Dendrobium cumulatum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

cumulatus: piled (up); crowded flowers

Dendrobium cuspidatum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

cuspidis: point; having a prong

Dendrobium delacourii

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

French botanist Lacour-Gouffé

Dendrobium draconis

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

drakon: dragon; like a dragon

Dendrobium ellipsophyllum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

elleipsis: ellipsoid.+leaves

Dendrobium farmeri

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

after W.F.G. Farmer, British orchid grower

Dendrobium gibsonii

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

English mercenary John Gibson

Dendrobium heterocarpum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

hetero: different + karpos: fruit

Dendrobium indivisum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

undivided

Dendrobium infundibulum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

infundibulum: a funnel

Dendrobium intricatum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

intricatus: entangled

Dendrobium jenkinsii

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

Captain Jenkins, officer of the East India Co.

Dendrobium kentrophyllum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

kentro: refers to spur + leaf,

Dendrobium kontumense

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

from the Annam Highlands, Vietnam

Dendrobium lagarum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

lagaros: lax; loose; thin; supple

Dendrobium leonis

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

leo: lion; lion-like

Dendrobium lomatochilum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

lomation: small fringe; hem; border + lip.

Dendrobium macrostachyum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

makros: long or large + stachys: a grain, spike

Dendrobium oligophyllum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

oligos: a little, few; Having few leaves

Dendrobium pachyglossum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

pachys: thick + glossa: tongue

Dendrobium pachyphyllum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

pachys: thick + leaves

Dendrobium parishii

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

Botanist Rev. Charles Samuel Pollock

Dendrobium plicatile

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

plicatus: folded; capable of being folded

Dendrobium polyanthum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

poly: many + anthum: flower

Dendrobium reflexitepalum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

reflexed + tepals

Dendrobium secundum 

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

secund: in a row, unilateral; leaves on one side

Dendrobium subulatum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

subulatus: awl-like; awl-shaped

Dendrobium trigonopus

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

trigonos: three angled + foot.

Dendrobium unicum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

unicus: singular; unique

Dendrobium venustum

dendron: tree + bium: ressembling

Venus goddess of beauty, grace

Dendrolirium lasiopetalum

dendron: tree + lily

lasios: wooly, hairy + petals

Diploprora championii

diploos: double + prora: prow (front of a boat).

Botanist John George Champion

Dipodium paludosum

di-: two +-podium: small foot

paludose: of swamps

Eria scabrilinguis

erion: wool; of wool; wooly

scabri-: rough; gritty; scurfy + lingua: tongue

Erythrodes blumei

erythros: red + like

Carl Ludwig von Blume German Phytologist

Eulophia andamanensis

eu: good, well + lophos: mane, crest

from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Indian territory)

Eulophia bracteosa

eu: good, well + lophos: mane, crest

bractea: small leaf ; having many (or large) bracts

Eulophia flava

eu: good, well + lophos: mane, crest

yellow color

Eulophia graminea

eu: good, well + lophos: mane, crest

gramen: grass; grass-like appearance

Eulophia macrobulbon

eu: good, well + lophos: mane, crest

makros: long, large + bulb

Eulophia nuda

eu: good, well + lophos: mane, crest

nudus: naked; bare; unadorned; plain; without

Gastrochilus obliquus

gaster: belly + lip.

obliquus: oblique

Geodorum siamense

geo: earth + durum: hard

from Siam (Thailand)

Geodorum terrestre

geo: earth + durum: hard

terra: earth; terrestrial

Grammatophyllum speciosum

gramma: a line or streak + phyllon: leaf

speciosus:  beautiful, splendid

Grosourdya appendiculata

Botanist Renato de Grosourdy

small appendages + suffix: like; having.

Habenaria dentata

habena: strap or rein

toothed

Habenaria lindleyana

habena: strap or rein

Prof. John Lindley british phytologist

Habenaria rhodocheila

habena: strap or rein

rhodon: rose + lipped

Habenaria rostellifera

habena: strap or rein

rostrum + dimin.: having a small beak

Liparis atrosanguinea

liparos: oily, greasy, shiny

atro-: strong; dark; blackish + sanguinea: Blood red

Liparis cespitosa

liparos: oily, greasy, shiny

caespitose: growing in tufts; patches

Liparis gibbosa

liparos: oily, greasy, shiny

gibbus +-osa: having an obvious, prominent hump

Ludisia discolor

ludere: to play (at)

with more than one color

Luisia filiformis

Don Luis de Torres, Portugese botanist

fili: thread + shape; threadlike

Luisia morsei

Don Luis de Torres, Portugese botanist

Samuel F. B. Morse

Luisia psyche

Don Luis de Torres, Portugese botanist

psyche: lady with beautiful wings; butterfly like

Luisia zollingeri

Don Luis de Torres, Portugese botanist

German botanist Heinrich Zollinger

Macropodanthus alatus

makros: big, giant + pod: feet + anthus: flower

alatus: winged

Micropera thailandica

mikros: small, little + pera: pouch, wallet

from Thailand

Microsaccus griffithii

mikros: small + saccus: bag

Botanist William Griffith

Mycaranthes floribunda

mykes: mushroom + are: possession + anthus: flower

abundant in flowers

Mycaranthes oblitterata

mykes: mushroom + are: possession + anthus: flower

obliteratus: very poorly developed;

Nephelaphyllum pulchrum

nephele: cloud; mist + leaf.

pulchrum: beauty

Nervilia mekongensis

nervus: nerve

from the Mekong

Oberonia falcata

Oberon, king of the fairies or Latin word meaning "flattened"

falcate: Sickle-shaped

Oxystophyllum carnosum

oxysto-: (sharp) cutting + phyllum: leaves

carnosus: fleshy

Paphiopedilum appletonianum

Paphia: (Aphrodite) goddess of love + pelidon: slippers

British grower W.M. Appleton

Paphiopedilum callosum

Paphia: (Aphrodite) goddess of love + pelidon: slippers

kalon: a lump of wood; calloused; with many calli

Paphiopedilum concolor

Paphia: (Aphrodite) goddess of love + pelidon: slippers

with one color

Paphiopedilum villosum

Paphia: (Aphrodite) goddess of love + pelidon: slippers

villus: a small, fine, soft, upright hair

Papilionanthe pedunculata

Papilio: butterfly + anthus: flower

having, or like a peduncle

Pelatantheria ctenoglossum

pelates: neighbour; one who is near + flowers; flowery.

ktenos: a comb + glossa: tongue

Pennilabium acuminatum

penna: feather, wing, arrow + lip

acuminate: pointed

Peristylus maingayi

peri: around + stylos: pillar

Botanist Alexander Carroll Maingay

Peristylus parishii

peri: around + stylos: pillar

Botanist Rev.Charles Samuel Pollock Parish

Peristylus tentaculatus

peri: around + stylos: pillar

tentaculatus: having organs, tentacles

Phaius indochinensis

phaios: dusky or brown

from Indochina

Phaius tankervilleae

phaios: dusky or brown

after Lady Tankerville

Phalaenopsis difformis

phalaena: a kind of moth + -opsis: like

difformis: differently formed

Phalaenopsis hygrochila

phalaena: a kind of moth + -opsis: like

hygros: moist + lip.

Phalaenopsis mannii

phalaena: a kind of moth + -opsis: like

Phytologist Gustav Mann

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima

phalaena: a kind of moth + -opsis: like

pulchrum: beauty; Beautiful

Pholidota articulata

pholidotos: clad in scales

articulatus: having joints, jointed

Pholidota chinensis

pholidotos: clad in scales

from China

Pholidota imbricata

pholidotos: clad in scales

imbricatus: overlapped

Pinalia acervata

Pinalia (from Nepalese): a type of forest yam

acervatus: piled up; gathered

Pinalia bractescens

Pinalia (from Nepalese): a type of forest yam

bractea: small leaf; Developing or turning to bracts

Pinalia floribunda

Pinalia (from Nepalese): a type of forest yam

abundant in flowers

Pinalia tenuiflora

Pinalia (from Nepalese): a type of forest yam

tenuis: thin; Slender flowered

Pinalia xanthocheila

Pinalia (from Nepalese): a type of forest yam

xanthos: brownish yellow + lip

Plocoglottis bokorensis

ploke: bound together + tongue.

from the Bokor Mountain

Podochilus lucescens

pod: foot + lip.

lux + suffix: becoming shiny

Podochilus microphyllus

pod: foot + lip.

mikros: small + leaves

Polystachya concreta

poly: many + stachys: spike

concretus: stiff; hardened,

Porpax elwesii

porpax: handle of a shield ref: the pair of small leaves at the pseudobulb

botanist Henry John Elwes

Porpax muscicola

porpax: handle of a shield ref: the pair of small leaves at the pseudobulb

muscus: moss, -cola: growing; growing in moss

Porpax verrucosa

porpax: handle of a shield ref: the pair of small leaves at the pseudobulb

verrucosus; covered with warts

Pteroceras teres

pter-: wing + ceras: horn(s).

teres: rounded; cylindrical; smooth

Renanthera coccinea

renis: kidney + anther: flower

scarlet / crimson color

Rhynchostylis coelestis

rhynchos: beak + stylis: column

caelestis: heavenly, celestial; sky blue

Rhynchostylis gigantea

rhynchos: beak + stylis: column

like giant

Rhynchostylis retusa

rhynchos: beak + stylis: column

retusus: notched

Robiquetia spathulata

Pierre Jean Robiquet, French chemist

spatula shaped

Schoenorchis gemmata

schoenos: reed + orchis: testicle

gemma: a bud + suffix

Seidenfadenia mitrata

Danish botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden

a head covering; cap.(Bishop's Mitre)

Smitinandia helferi

Thai forest botanist Tim Smitinand

after J.W. Helfer, Czech naturalist

Smitinandia micrantha

Thai forest botanist Tim Smitinand

mikros: small, anther: flower; having small flowers

Spathoglottis affinis

spathe: broad blade + glottis: throat

closely related to, or akin to

Spathoglottis eburnea

spathe: broad blade + glottis: throat

of ivory

Spathoglottis pubescens

spathe: broad blade + glottis: throat

ripening or hairy

Strongyleria pannea

strongyl: round; rounded + Eria: of wool; wooly

pannus: piece of cloth; (like) wool, or felt cloth,

Taeniophyllum pusillum

tainia: ribbon, fillet, band, stripe + phyllon: leaf

pusillus: very small

Tainia latifolia

tainia: ribbon, fillet, band, stripe

lati: broad + leaf

 

Thecostele alata

theke: a case, container + stele: base; stand.

winged

Thelasis perpusilla

thele: nipple; nipple-like

perpusilla: insignificant; very small

Thrixspermum centipeda

thrix: hair + sperma: seed

like a centipede; referring to the inflorescence

Thunia pulchra

Count von Thun Hohenstein of Tetschin, Bohemia (Czechoslovakia)

pulchrum: beautiful

Trichoglottis fasciata

trichos: hair + glottis: tongue

fasciate: banded, striped

Trichoglottis orchidea 

trichos: hair + glottis: tongue

Orchis, an orchid genus, + resembling

Trichoglottis retusa

trichos: hair + glottis: tongue

retusus: notched

Trichoglottis seidenfadenii

trichos: hair + glottis: tongue

Danish botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden

Trichoglottis triflora

trichos: hair + glottis: tongue

three flowers

Trichotosia dasyphylla

trichos: hair, very hairy + covered

dasys: hairy + phyllon: leaf

Trichotosia pulvinata

trichos: hair, very hairy + covered

referring to a cushion

Tropidia angulosa

tropidos: keel  + of. the labellum

strongly-angled

Vanda denisoniana

vanda (Sanskrit): mistletoe

after Sir William Denison

Vanda dives

vanda (Sanskrit): mistletoe

dives: rich; very wealthy

Vanda lilacina

vanda (Sanskrit): mistletoe

lilac: a pale violet

Vanda liouvillei

vanda (Sanskrit): mistletoe

Liouville, Joseph, French mathematician

Vanda miniata

vanda (Sanskrit): mistletoe

miniate: having vermilion or bright red color

Vanilla aphylla

vaina + dimin: a small sheath

missing leaves

Vanilla atropogon

vaina + dimin: a small sheath

atro: strong; dark; blackish + bearded; beard-like (Pogonia)

Vrydagzynea albida

Dutch chemist Theodore Daniel Vrydag Zynen

alba: white, whitish, pale

Zeuxine nervosa

zeuxis:  joining, yoking

with conspicuous nerves

 

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