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

ASPLENIUM (G)
Spleenwort Ferns (Le)
Family: ASPLENIACEAE

a-, an-, = denotes privative, negative;
a-, = without, not, -less, un-;
splen, = the milt, spleen.
(Asplenium, = a totally confusing reference to the use of spleenwort to cure spleen and liver problems. The name originated with Pliny and Discorides)
(BL, Ws, Int)

Asplenium adiantum-nigrum var. adiantum-nigrum (G)
Black Spleenwort (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)

a-, an-, = denotes privative, negative;
a-, = without, not, -less, un-;
diantos, = wettable.
adiantos, = unwetted, ‘maidens hair’.
(during rain leaves shed water and remain dry)

niger, -gra, -grum, = black, sable, dark, dusky;
(black, especially glossy black)
-a, -um, = ‘characteristic of’.
nigrum, = a black spot.
(Ox, Le, LS, ld, BL)

Asplenium aethiopicum subsp. aethiopicum (La)
African Spleenwort, Afrika Tralievaring (Ro)
Location: (F, P)

Aithiops, (αίθώ, όψ), = an Ethiop, negro, properly Burnt-face.
Aethiopia, = a country in Africa, on both sides of the equator. Its limits cannot be accurately defined.
(usually South Africa, in classical use Africa south of Libya and Egypt, hence Abyssinia)
-icus, = indicates ‘belonging to’.
(LS, ld, BL)

Asplenium cordatum (La)
Resurrection Fern, Skubvaring (PS)
Location: (P)

cor, cordis = the heart;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(cordate; with two equal rounded lobes at the base)
(ld, BL)

Asplenium trichomanes, subsp. quadrivalens (La, G)
Maidenhair Spleenwort (PS)
Location: (F)

thrix, = the hair both of man and beast; sheep’s wool;
trichoma, = a growth of hair, shock of hair;
-anus, = indicates position, connexion or possession by.
trichomanes, = a plant resembling Adiantum (q.v.).

quadro, quadratum, = to make four-cornered, to square, make square; to join properly together;
valeo, = to be strong, stout or vigorous, to have strength.
(LS, BL, ld)