For the Greco-Roman Claudius Galen, c. 130-200 AD.**
(Ch)

For Mariano Martinez Galinsoga (1766 - 1797).**
(Ch, K3)

gala, = milk;
-ium, = diminutive.
(some species used to curdle milk)
(LS, BL, Le)

gamo-, = united;
chaite, = long flowing hair; a horses mane; of trees coma, leaves, foliage.
(alluding to basally connate pappus bristles)

(BL, LS, BL, Cl)

gaza, = the royal treasure, riches. (a Persian word).
Usually reported as honouring Theodorus Gaza (1398-1478). **
(LS, Ch)

geisson, = anything projecting so as to shelter, the eaves of a roof, the cornice, coping; the hem of a garment;
rhiza, = a root.
(regular overlapping of the corm tunics in some species)
(LS, Le)

ge, gea, geo-, = earth, land;
chloa, chloe, = the tender shoot of plants in spring, the blade of young corn or grass.
(the name refers to the geophytic habit of the plants in this genus. This habit is unusual in the grasses and seems particularly characteristic of the three species of Geochloa)
(LS, Mbg)

geranos, = a crane;
-ium, = ‘characteristic of’, hence indicates connection or resemblance.
(seed pod resembles head and beak of a crane)
(LS, BL, Le)

For Traugott Gerber (1710-1743), and his brother Fr. Gerber.**
(Ch)

gethuon, = a kind of leek; (Latin gethium);
-illis, diminutive.
(probably from gethyon, a bulb, onion or leek.)
(LS, BL, Le)

gladius, = a sword;
-olus, = diminutive.
gladiolus, = a small sword.
(a small sword; shape of the leaves)
(ld, BL, Le)

For Wilhelm Friedrich von Gleichen-Russworm (Russwurm) (1717-1783).**
(Ch)

glia, = glue.
gli, = the plant is so-called by the Khoisan, who prepared an inebriating liquor from the roots - providing great glee!
(Ox, K3)

Gnidia, = a greek name for Daphne.**
The genus Gnidia was named by Linnaeus, but it is not clear where it came from or why he chose it. It is perhaps a Greek word for Daphne or laurel, or it is possibly derived from the old Greek name for Knossos in Crete, Knidiossos was one version. Both common names are Afrikaans, aandbossie means 'night or evening-scented bush', and juffertjie-roer-by-die-nag means literally 'young-lady-gad-about-at-night'. Both are generic names given to many plants with night-scented flowers, and the latter name is more strictly used for Struthiola species.
(M, Pza)

gomphos, = a large wedge-shaped bolt or nail;
(nail)
carpos, = fruit.
(LS, BL)

For David de Gorter (1717-1783).**
(Ch)

gramma, = that which is drawn or written, a written character, letter;
gramme, = a stroke in writing, a line;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness;
(grammatus, = striped with raised lines)
thece, = a case to put anything in, a box, chest.
(elongate cylindrical capsule)
(LS, BL, Le)

For Dr. J.F.K. Grimm (1737-1821).**
(Ch)

For Michael Grubb (1728-1808).**
(Ch)

For Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718-1773).**
(Ch)

gymnos, = naked, unclad, unarmed;
(naked, unclad, unarmed, stripped)
diskos, = a round plate, quoit.
(receptacle of flower head is nude)
(LS, BL, Le)

gymnos, = naked, unclad, unarmed;
(naked, unclad, unarmed, stripped)
spora, = seed, offspring, issue.
(seed; in modern botany, ‘spore’.)
(LS, BL)

gymnos, = naked, unclad, unarmed;
(naked, unclad, unarmed, stripped)
stephos, = that which encircles, a crown, wreath.
(crown, wreath, garland)
(lack of pappus in the flowers)
(LS, BL, Le)