acaulis: Stemless
acinaciformus: Scimitar shaped
affinis: The same or similar ambiguous
albus: White
aloifolius: Leaves similar to leaves of aloe plant
altissimus: Tallest
-anthus: -flowered (e.g. micranthus: small flowered)
aphyllus: Missing leaves
appendiculatus: Appendix on labellum
articulatus: Having joints, jointed
aurantiacus: orange
aureus: golden, yellow
ayuthayensis: Named for a region in Thailand, and The old Ayutthaya Kingdom.
bicuspidatus: Having two prongs
biflorus: Having two blowers
blepharistes: Named for eye disease Blepharitis
brachypterus: Named for Brachyptera is a genus of stoneflies
bractescens: Developing or turning to bracts
brevipes: From the Greek brevi (short) and pedes (foot)
carneus: Flesh-colored
carnosus: Fleshy
chantaburiense: Chantaburi, province in west Thailand
chinensis: From China
chrysanthus: Golden-flowered
ciliolataus: With little cilia (hairs)
cittimae: Named for Dr. Chittima Sriphojanart (a Thai doctor) by Gunnar Seidenfaden, who was ambassador in Thailand
coccineus: Scarlet
coelestis: From the Latin caelestis (heavenly, celestial); sky blue
coeruleus: Blue colored
compactus: Compact
concolor: All one color
cornu-servi: Latin, what means deer antlers
crassifolius: Thick foliage (leaves)
crepidatus: Slippered (pantoffel)
cristatus: Crested
crumenatus: Meaning 'purse or pouch', referring to the spur of the flower
cumulatus: Abundant
dasyphyllus: Leave-blades hairy
delacourii: Named for Lacour-Gouffé Marseille 25 août 1755-5 novembre 1834. (Roch Bernard Marie Gouffé de Lacour, dit). Botaniste.
denisoniana: Named for German amateur botanist Edgar W. Denison
densiflorus: Dense flowered
difformus: Dissimilar
disciformum: Circular and flattened
discolor: Two colors
eburneus: White as ivory
ensifolius: Sword-shaped leaves
falcatus: Sickle-shaped
falconeri: Named for Hugh Falconer, a Scottish botanist (29/01/1808 – 31/01/1865
fasciatus: Bundle
filiformis: threadlike (long and thin)
fimbriatus: Fringed
finlaysonianum: Named for the Scottish naturalist George Finlayson (1790–1823).
flabellum-veneris: Named for flabellum, a fan made of metal, leather, silk, parchment or feathers, intended to keep away insects from the
consecrated Body and Blood of Christ and from the priest, as well as to show honour. The ceremonial use of such fans dates back to Ancient Egypt, and an example was found in the tomb of Tutankhamun.
-folius: -leaved (e.g. tenuifolius: narrow leaved)
fragans: Fragrant
fuerstenbergianum: Named for Fürstenberg, a county and later a principality of the Holy Roman Empire, located in present-day southern Baden-Wurttenberg, Germany.
giganteus: Like giant
goodyeroides: Named for John Goodyer (1592–1664), a 17th century botanist whose whole life was lived in various localities in Hampshire.
graminifolio: Grass-like leaves
grandiflorus: large flowered
grandis: Big
heterocarpus:
hexandrus: Having six stamens
hirsutus: Hairy
houletiana: Named for Houllet, 19th century French collector and horticulturist
hulae: Named for Ms Sovanmoly Hul, friend of taxonomist Marpha Telelpova-Texier
imbricatus: overlapping
Iinsignis: Noble, admirable, conspicuous
lanatus: Wooly
lanceolatus: Lance shaped (leaves)
laotica: From Laos
lepidus: Elegant
lilacina: Lilac (lavender) coloured
lindenii: Named for the Belgian botanist Jean Jules Linden (born 12 February 1817 Luxemgourg – died 12 January 1898 Brussels).
lindleyi: Named for John Lindley (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865), an English botanist.
lobbii: Named for one of two 19th century Cornish brothers and plant collectors; William Lobb
longibracteatus: With long bracts
macranthus: Large flowered
macrocarpus: Large-fruited
macrophyllus: With large leaves
macrorrhiza: With large roots
macrostachyus: Large (flower) spike
maculatus: Spotted
marriottiana: Named for Neil Marriott, Australian botanist
maximus: Largest
micranthus: Tiny flower
microphyllus: With small leaves
moniliformis: Like a string of pearls
moschatus: Musk-scented
multiflorus: Many flowered
myristiciformis: Form of Myristicin (nutmeg)
obliquus: Diagonal
obtusus: Blunt
ochraceus: Ochre (yellow, golden, or dull red or reddish brown) colored
odoratus: Fragrant
oligophyllus: Having few leaves
pallidus: Pale, pallid
penangiana: from Penang (Malysia)
pendulus: Pendent, hanging
-phyllus: leaved (e.g. macrophyllus: large leaved)
pilosus: With soft hair
plicatilis: folding
poly-: Many (e.g. polyphyllus: with many leaves)
praemorsus: Bitten off at the apex
pubescens: Downy, short haired
puchellus: Pretty
pulcherrimus: Beautiful
pulvinatus: Refering to a cushion
punctatus: Spotted
punicus: Red
purpureus: Deep pink
pygmeus: Small
rutidus: Rotten, stinking
recurvus: Curved backwards or downwards
retusus: A shallow dent or notch in a rounded apex
rhodocheila: Red lipped
rigidus: Rigid
roseus: Rosy
rufinus: fox red
sanguinis: Blood red
secundus: Having leaves in a row, on one side (secund)
siedenfadenii: Named for Danish botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden
simondii: Named for Gabriel Eugène Simon (1829–1896), a French botanist and diplomat
smitinandii: Named in honour of Tem Smitinand (1920–1995), Thai forest botanist
spectabilis: Spectacular
spicatus: Grows ears (like corn), in spikes
sukhakulii: Named for Mr Prasong Sukhakul, manager of the Bangkrabue Nursery in Bangkok
tenuifolius: Thin, slender leaves
tomentosus: Hairy
trinervus: Three-nerved
umbellatis: With flowers in a umbel
unicus: Unique
uniflorus: Having one flower
venosus: Having veins
venustus: Elegant, charming, lovely
violacaeus: Violet
villousus: Having long soft hairs
viscidus: sticky
viscosis: sticky
vulgaris: common
williamsonii: Named for botanist William Hudson (?),or William Masters (?)
zollingeri: Named after German botanist Heinrich Zollinger
acinaciformus: Scimitar shaped
affinis: The same or similar ambiguous
albus: White
aloifolius: Leaves similar to leaves of aloe plant
altissimus: Tallest
-anthus: -flowered (e.g. micranthus: small flowered)
aphyllus: Missing leaves
appendiculatus: Appendix on labellum
articulatus: Having joints, jointed
aurantiacus: orange
aureus: golden, yellow
ayuthayensis: Named for a region in Thailand, and The old Ayutthaya Kingdom.
bicuspidatus: Having two prongs
biflorus: Having two blowers
blepharistes: Named for eye disease Blepharitis
brachypterus: Named for Brachyptera is a genus of stoneflies
bractescens: Developing or turning to bracts
brevipes: From the Greek brevi (short) and pedes (foot)
carneus: Flesh-colored
carnosus: Fleshy
chantaburiense: Chantaburi, province in west Thailand
chinensis: From China
chrysanthus: Golden-flowered
ciliolataus: With little cilia (hairs)
cittimae: Named for Dr. Chittima Sriphojanart (a Thai doctor) by Gunnar Seidenfaden, who was ambassador in Thailand
coccineus: Scarlet
coelestis: From the Latin caelestis (heavenly, celestial); sky blue
coeruleus: Blue colored
compactus: Compact
concolor: All one color
cornu-servi: Latin, what means deer antlers
crassifolius: Thick foliage (leaves)
crepidatus: Slippered (pantoffel)
cristatus: Crested
crumenatus: Meaning 'purse or pouch', referring to the spur of the flower
cumulatus: Abundant
dasyphyllus: Leave-blades hairy
delacourii: Named for Lacour-Gouffé Marseille 25 août 1755-5 novembre 1834. (Roch Bernard Marie Gouffé de Lacour, dit). Botaniste.
denisoniana: Named for German amateur botanist Edgar W. Denison
densiflorus: Dense flowered
difformus: Dissimilar
disciformum: Circular and flattened
discolor: Two colors
eburneus: White as ivory
ensifolius: Sword-shaped leaves
falcatus: Sickle-shaped
falconeri: Named for Hugh Falconer, a Scottish botanist (29/01/1808 – 31/01/1865
fasciatus: Bundle
filiformis: threadlike (long and thin)
fimbriatus: Fringed
finlaysonianum: Named for the Scottish naturalist George Finlayson (1790–1823).
flabellum-veneris: Named for flabellum, a fan made of metal, leather, silk, parchment or feathers, intended to keep away insects from the
consecrated Body and Blood of Christ and from the priest, as well as to show honour. The ceremonial use of such fans dates back to Ancient Egypt, and an example was found in the tomb of Tutankhamun.
-folius: -leaved (e.g. tenuifolius: narrow leaved)
fragans: Fragrant
fuerstenbergianum: Named for Fürstenberg, a county and later a principality of the Holy Roman Empire, located in present-day southern Baden-Wurttenberg, Germany.
giganteus: Like giant
goodyeroides: Named for John Goodyer (1592–1664), a 17th century botanist whose whole life was lived in various localities in Hampshire.
graminifolio: Grass-like leaves
grandiflorus: large flowered
grandis: Big
heterocarpus:
hexandrus: Having six stamens
hirsutus: Hairy
houletiana: Named for Houllet, 19th century French collector and horticulturist
hulae: Named for Ms Sovanmoly Hul, friend of taxonomist Marpha Telelpova-Texier
imbricatus: overlapping
Iinsignis: Noble, admirable, conspicuous
lanatus: Wooly
lanceolatus: Lance shaped (leaves)
laotica: From Laos
lepidus: Elegant
lilacina: Lilac (lavender) coloured
lindenii: Named for the Belgian botanist Jean Jules Linden (born 12 February 1817 Luxemgourg – died 12 January 1898 Brussels).
lindleyi: Named for John Lindley (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865), an English botanist.
lobbii: Named for one of two 19th century Cornish brothers and plant collectors; William Lobb
longibracteatus: With long bracts
macranthus: Large flowered
macrocarpus: Large-fruited
macrophyllus: With large leaves
macrorrhiza: With large roots
macrostachyus: Large (flower) spike
maculatus: Spotted
marriottiana: Named for Neil Marriott, Australian botanist
maximus: Largest
micranthus: Tiny flower
microphyllus: With small leaves
moniliformis: Like a string of pearls
moschatus: Musk-scented
multiflorus: Many flowered
myristiciformis: Form of Myristicin (nutmeg)
obliquus: Diagonal
obtusus: Blunt
ochraceus: Ochre (yellow, golden, or dull red or reddish brown) colored
odoratus: Fragrant
oligophyllus: Having few leaves
pallidus: Pale, pallid
penangiana: from Penang (Malysia)
pendulus: Pendent, hanging
-phyllus: leaved (e.g. macrophyllus: large leaved)
pilosus: With soft hair
plicatilis: folding
poly-: Many (e.g. polyphyllus: with many leaves)
praemorsus: Bitten off at the apex
pubescens: Downy, short haired
puchellus: Pretty
pulcherrimus: Beautiful
pulvinatus: Refering to a cushion
punctatus: Spotted
punicus: Red
purpureus: Deep pink
pygmeus: Small
rutidus: Rotten, stinking
recurvus: Curved backwards or downwards
retusus: A shallow dent or notch in a rounded apex
rhodocheila: Red lipped
rigidus: Rigid
roseus: Rosy
rufinus: fox red
sanguinis: Blood red
secundus: Having leaves in a row, on one side (secund)
siedenfadenii: Named for Danish botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden
simondii: Named for Gabriel Eugène Simon (1829–1896), a French botanist and diplomat
smitinandii: Named in honour of Tem Smitinand (1920–1995), Thai forest botanist
spectabilis: Spectacular
spicatus: Grows ears (like corn), in spikes
sukhakulii: Named for Mr Prasong Sukhakul, manager of the Bangkrabue Nursery in Bangkok
tenuifolius: Thin, slender leaves
tomentosus: Hairy
trinervus: Three-nerved
umbellatis: With flowers in a umbel
unicus: Unique
uniflorus: Having one flower
venosus: Having veins
venustus: Elegant, charming, lovely
violacaeus: Violet
villousus: Having long soft hairs
viscidus: sticky
viscosis: sticky
vulgaris: common
williamsonii: Named for botanist William Hudson (?),or William Masters (?)
zollingeri: Named after German botanist Heinrich Zollinger
