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

CHAENOSTOMA (G)

Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE

chēn, = a gander, goose, named from its wide bill;
chaino, = to yawn, gape, open wide;
stoma, = the mouth.
(LS)

Chaenostoma hispidum (Was Sutera hispida, S. subspicata) (La)

Location: (F, K, P)

hispido, = to make bristly, prickly;
-idus, = indicates a state or action in progress (‘-ish’).
hispidus, = rough, shaggy, hairy, bristly, prickly.
(hispid, covered with coarse rigid erect hairs or bristles harsh to the touch)
(ld, BL)

Chaenostoma subspicatum (La)

Location: (F)

sub, = under, below, beneath, underneath; a little, somewhat, rather, slightly;
(below, under, approaching, almost, somewhat, not completely, a little)
spico, = to furnish with spikes or ears;
spica, spicus, = a point; of grain, an ear, spike; of things of a similar shape, e.g. a top, tuft, head of other plants;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(ld, BL)