The Names of Plants

The Names of Plants Schizomeria, schizomerus -a -um splitting into parts, sxizw-merij Schizonotos Cut-surface, sxizw-notoj ( Sorbaria) Schizopetalon, schizopetalus -a -um with deeply cut petals, sxizw-petalon Schizophragma Cleft-wall, sxizw-fragma (the fragmenting capsule walls) schizophyllus -a -um with split or incised leaves, sxizw-fullon Schizostachyum Cut-spike, sxizw-staxuj Schizostylis Divided-style, sxizw-stuloj (the three elongate arms) -schizus -a -um -cut, -divided, sxiza Schkuhria, schkuhrii for Christian Schkuhr (1741–1811), German botanist at Wittenberg schlechtendalii for either D. K. L. von Schlechtendal (1767–1842), of Xanten, or Diederich F. L. von Schlechtendal (1794–1866), Professor of Botany at Halle schlechteri for Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (1872–1925), orchid expert of Berlin Schlumbergera for Frederic Schlumberger, a Belgian horticulturalist and field botanist schneideri, schneideriana for J. Christian Schneider schoen-, schoeno- rush-like, resembling Schoenus Schoenoplectus Rush-plait, sxoinoj-plekw, sxoinoplektoj schoenoprasus -a -um rush-like leek, sxoinoj-prason (the leaves) Schoenus the old name, sxoinoj, for rush-like plants scholaris -is -e of the school, of leisure, of peace, sxolh (Alstonia scholaris, ditabark’s tonic properties and writing-board wood) schomburgkii for Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804–65), who found Victoria regia in S America Schotia for Richard van der Schott, who accompanied Jacquin in America schottii for Dr Arthur Schott, who collected in Arizona in 1855 (Agave schottii) schraderianus -a -um for Heinrich Adolf Schrader (1767–1826), who monographed Verbascum, or Carl Schrader (1852–1930), astronomer and traveller Schrankia for Franz von Paula von Schrank (1747–1835), German botanist Schrebera, schreberi for Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739–1810), a correspondent of Linnaeus schroederae, schroederianus -a -um for Baroness and Baron Henry von Schröder (1825–1910), orchid growers, or R. Schröder, head gardener at the Agricultural Institute near Moscow schubertii for Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert (1780–1860), Austrian physician and traveller in Egypt and Palestine Schultesia, schultasianus -a -um for Josef August Schultes (1773–1831), Austrian botanical writer schumannii for Karl Moritz Schumann (1851–1904), of the Berlin Botanical Museum Schumanniophyton Schumann’s-plant, botanical Latin from Schumann and futon schwantesii for Dr Gustav Schwantes, botanist of Kiel, Germany schweinfurthii for Dr George Angust Schweinfurth (1836–1925), collector in central Africa Schwenkia for J. T. Schwenk (1619–1671), Professor of Medicine at Jena scia-, sciadi-, sciado-, scio- overhanging-; shadow-, ghost-, canopy-; umbelled-, skiazw, skia, skiaj, skih, skiadoj, skiado- (used botanically as a suffix meaning umbel) Sciadanthus Shade-flower, skiadoj-anqoj sciadius -a -um shade, canopied, of shade or a canopy, skiadoj, skiadeion sciadophorus -a -um bearing shade, skiadoj-foroj sciadophylloides large-leaved like Sciadophyllum, Sciadophyllum-oides Sciadophyllum Canopy-of-leaves, skiado-fullon Sciadopitys Parasol-pine, skiado-pituj (the leaves are crowded at the branch ends) Sciaphila, sciaphilus -a -um Shade-loving, skia-filoj (saprophytic) Scilla the ancient Greek name, skilla, Latin, scilla, squilla, for the squill, Urginea maritima 344