All families

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Family: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

rana, = a frog;
-ulus, = diminutive.
(preference for marshy habitats, similar to frogs)
(ld, BL, Le)

RESEDACEAE (La)
Mignonette Family (Le)

reseda, = a plant, Reseda alba;
resedo, = to assuage, heal.
(species of mignonette which was believed to heal bruises)
(ld, Le)

RESTIONACEAE (La)
Restio or Thatching ReedFamily (Le)

restis, = a rope, cord.
-io, = indicates the abstract or general result of an action.
(early settlers used ‘restios’ for rope)
(ld, BL, Le)

RETZIACEAE
(Included in STILBACEAE family) ()

For Anders Johan Retzius (1742-1821).**
(Ch)

RHAMNACEAE (La)
Jujube Family (Wf)

ramus, = a branch, bough or twig.
(ld)

RHIZOGONIACEAE (G)
Moss ()

riza, = a root;
rhiz-, = pertaining to roots, root-like organs;
gonia, = a corner, angle.
-gone, = reproductive organs;
-ium, = diminutive.
(LS, BL)

RORIDULACEAE (La)
Dewstick Family (Le)

ros, roris, = dew;
-idus, = indicates a state or an action in progress;
-ula, = diminutive.
(bedewed, dewey, appearing as if covered with fine dewdrops)
(glistening, insect trapping glands)
(ld, BL, Le)

ROSACEAE (La)
Rose Family (Le)

rosa, = a rose; the rose-bush, rose-tree.
(ld)

RUBIACEAE (La)
Gardenia Family (Le)

rruber, ruberus, = red, ruddy;
(referring to the colour of the roots)
(ld, K3)

RUPPIACEAE
Ditchgrass Family (Le)

For Heinrich Bernard Ruppius (1688-1719).**
(Ch)

RUSCACEAE

For Ernst Julius Rusch (1867 - 1957).**
(Ch)

RUTACEAE (La)
Citrus Family (Wf)

ruta, = a bitter herb, rue.
(ld)