Species within a genus

Genus: 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

CYPHIA (G)
Baroe (Le)
Family: LOBELIACEAE

cyphos, = bent or bowed forwards, stooping.
(some species are twiners)
(LS, Le)

Cyphia bulbosa var. bulbosa (La)
Bergbaroe (PS)
Location: (K)

bulbus, = a bulb, bulbous root, an onion;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
bulbosus, = bulbous.
(bulbous)
(ld, BL)

Cyphia digitata subsp. digitata (La)
Baroe, Vlaktebarou (PS)
Location: (F, K)

digitus, = a finger;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
digitatus, = having fingers or toes.
(digitate, e.g. with leaflets radiating from tip of leaf-stalk)
(ld, BL)

Cyphia linarioides (G, La)
Veldbaroe (PS)
Location: (F)

linon,= flax;
linum, = flax, linen;
-alis, -aris, = belonging or pertaining to, resembling, provided with;
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(LS, ld, BL)

Cyphia phyteuma var. phyteuma (G)
Baroe (Sw)
Location: (F)

phyton, = a plant, tree;
eu, = well;
-ma, = indicating the superlative.
(LS, BL)

Cyphia volubilis var. volubilis (La)
Twining Baroe (Wf) Aardboontjie, Bergbaroe (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)

volvo, = to roll, turn about, turn round, tumble any thing;
-bilis, = indicates capacity or ability.
volubilis, = that is turned round, or that turns itself round, turning, spinning, whirling, circling, rolling, revolving.
(having the property of twisting round some other body)
(ld, BL)