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
EVOTELLA (G)
Liver Orchid (Le)
Family: ORCHIDACEAE
eu-, = well;
(good, well developed, normal, true)
ous, otis, = an ear;
-ella, = diminutive.
(little Evota, a Cape orchid genus now included in Ceratandra; refers to the flattened ear-like anther cells prominent in C. bicolor and C. harvyana)
(LS, BL, Co)
Evotella carnosa (La)

Location: (F, K)
caro, carnis, = flesh; the flesh, pulp, of fruits;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
carnosus, = abounding in flesh, fleshy.
(fleshy, succulent, soft but firm)
(fleshy; fat or succulent, soft but firm – probably refers to the thich fleshy nature of the inflorescence)
(ld, BL, Co)
Evotella rubiginosa (La)

Location: (F, K)
robigo, rubigo, = rust, blight, mildew, smut, mouldiness;
-inis, = indicates possession or resemblance;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
robiginosus, rubiginosus, = rusty.
(rusty-red – refers to the colour of the petals)
(ld, BL, Co)