Pronunciation
Botanical nomenclature is a language in itself, thrown into a Latin form.
Many names are not pronounced according to the rules of classical Latin.
The pronunciation guide given below is based on the Standard
Cyclopedia of Horticulture, and is consistent with standard
horticultural pronunciation in most instances.
Accent marks indicate the syllable bearing principal stress and the quality
of the accented vowel. A grave accent (e.g., "à") designates a
"long" vowel, and an acute accent (e.g., "á") designates a short
vowel.
The following are the vowel sounds:
- à as in cane
- á as in can
- è as in meet
- é as in met
- ì as in pine
- í as in pin
- ò as in cone
- ó as in con
- ù as in jute
- ú as in jut
- y is often used as a vowel instead of i
Dipthongs &c:
- The combination oi as in "-oides" is pronounced "oh-EYE-deez";
as an ending it is pronounced "oy."
- Ph is pronounced as f.
- Ti followed by a vowel has the sound of "she" as in
Nicotiana ("ni-koe-she-AY-na") and Spartium
("SPAR-she-um").
- Oe is pronounced as the long e in "meet."
- Ei as an ending is pronounced as two syllables, "ay-eye," as in
blumei ("BLUE-may-eye").
- Ia as an ending is pronounced "ee-ah," as in Heimia
("HI-mee-ah").
The following botanical names appear in the
text:
- Ábrus precatòrius
- Ácorus cálamus
- Actinídia polýgama
- Arèca cátechu
- Argemòne mexicàna
- Argyrèia nervòsa
- Artemísia absínthium
- Átropa belladónna
- Calliándra anómala
- Càtha edùlis
- Catháranthus ròsea
- Còleus blùmei
- C. pùmilus
- Coriària thymifòlia
- Coryphántha macromèris
- Cýtisus canariénsis
- C. scopàrius
- Datùra arbòrea
- D. candída
- D. chlorántha
- D. fastuòsa
- D. inóxia
- D. métel
- D. meteloìdes
- D. sanguínea
- D. stramònium
- D. s.
var. tátula
- D. suavèolens
- Éphedra nevadénsis
- Erythrìna flabellifórmis
- Eschschólzia califórnica
- Foenículum vulgàre
- Genísta canariénsis
- Heìmia myrtifòlia
- H. salicifòlia
- Hùmulus lùpulus
- Hydrángea paniculàta grandiflòra
- Hyoscýamus nìger
- Ìlex paraguayénsis
- Iochròma coccíneum
- I. fuchsioìdes
- I. lanceolàtum
- I. tubulòsum
- Ipmoèa trícolor
- I. violàcea
- Kaempfèria galánga
- Lactùca vìrosa
- Leonòtis leonùrus
- Lobèlia inflàta
- Mandrágora officinàrum
- Merrémia tuberòsa
- Mirábilis multiflòra
- Myrística fràgrans
- Népeta catària
- Nicotiàna tabácum
- Passiflòra incarnàta
- Pegánum hármala
- Pìper methýsticum
- Podophýllum peltàtum
- Rhynchòsia phaseoloìdes
- Rivèa corymbòsa
- Sálvia divinórum
- Sássafras álbidum
- S. officinàle
- Sóphora secundiflòra
- Spártium júnceum
- Trichocèreus páchanoi
- Turnèra diffùsa
- Vínca ròsea
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