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

HYDROCOTYLE (G)
Pennywort (Le)
Family: ARALIACEAE

(h)ydor, (h)yderos, = water of any kind;
(water)
cotule,= a small cup or vessel;
cotulis, = a small cup.
(small cup, anything hollow)
(preferred habitat is damp places and leaf is somewhat cup-shaped)
(LS, BL, Le)

Hydrocotyle verticillata (La)

Location: (K)

vertex, vertice, vortex, = a whirl, eddy, whirl-pool, vortex; the top or crown of the head;
(the crown or top of the head; the top, summit; the highest, uppermost, chief)
(the top, highest point; at the top)
-cillus, = diminutive;
verticillus, = the whirl of a spindle;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
verticillatus, = whorled, when several things are in opposition round a common axis, as some leaves round their stem; sepals, petals and stamens round the ovarium, etc.
(ld, BL)