The Names of Plants

Glossary Valerianella diminutive of the name Valeriana Valerioanthus Valerian-flowered ( Peltanthera-flowered) valesiacus -a -um see vallesiacus validus -a -um, validi- well-developed, strong, validus Vallariopsis Resembling-Vallaris, Vallaris-opsis Vallaris Pallisade, vallus (its use for fence-making in Java) Vallea for Felice Valle (d. 1747), Italian botanist, author of Flora Corsicae (1761) vallerandii for Eugene Vallerand Vallesia, vallesia for Francisco Vallesio (Vallesius) (d. 1592), Spanish physician to Philip II of Spain vallesiacus -a -um, vallesianus -a -um of valleys, valles, vallis; from Vallais (Vallesia, Wallis), Switzerland vallicolus -a -um of ramparts, living in valleys, vallis-colo vallis-gratiae from the valley of grace, vallis-(gratia, gratiae) vallis-mariae from the Mariental valley, Namibia, botanical Latin from vallis and Mariental vallis-mortae from Death Valley, California, USA, vallis-(mors, mortis) Vallisneria for Antonio Vallisnieri de Vallisnera (1661–1730), Italian physician and naturalist, professor at Padua Vallota for Pierre Vallot (1594–1671), French botanist and garden writer valperedisiacus -a -um from the environs of Valparaiso, Chile valvatus -a -um having valvate dehiscence, valvae, valvarum (literally, with folding doors) valverdensis -is -e from Valverde, Hierro, Canary Islands valvulatus -a -um articulated, jointed, diminutive of valvae vampirus -a -um of the vampire, emphasises the significance of the generic name of the bizarre orchid, Dracula vampira Vancouveria, vancouverianus -a -um for Captain George Vancouver (1758–98), English navigator on the Discovery’s exploration of NW coastal America Vanda from the Sanskrit name vandasii for Dr Karel Vandas (1861–1923), Professor of Botany at Brno (Brünn) Vandopsis Resembling-Vanda, Vanda-opsis Vangueria from the Madagascan vernacular name, voa-vanguer or vavangue Vangueriella feminine diminutive from Vangueria Vangueriopsis Looking-like-Vangueria, Vangueria-opsis Vanhouttea, vanhouttei for Louis Benoit van Houtte (1810–76), Belgian nurseryman, author of Hortus Vanhoutteanus (1846) Vanieria for Jaques de Vanier (1664–1739), French Jesuit and author of Praedum rusticum vanikorensis -is -e from Vanikoro, Santa-Cruz Islands Vanilla Little-sheath, diminutive of Spanish vaina, Latin, vagina (from the Spanish name, vainilla, for a small sheath, describing the fruit) Vanzilia for Dorothy van Zijl Vargasiella for Julio Cesar Vargas Calderón (1907–60), Peruvian botanist and orchidologist vari-, varii- differing, changing, diverse, varying, vario, variare, variavi, variatum, varii-, variovariabilis -is -e variable, not constant, variabilis variabillimus -a -um very variable, comparative of variabilis varians changing, varying, present participle of vario variatus -a -um several, various, variatio, variationis varicosus -a -um with dilated veins or filaments, varicose, varicosus variegatus -a -um irregularly coloured, blotched, variegated, variegatus variicolor of several colours, changing colour, varii-color variifolius -a -um variable-leaved, botanical Latin varii-folium variolaris -is -e, variolatus -a -um pock-marked, pitted, from modern Latin, variola, for a smallpox pustule 397