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
BRUNIA
Snowbush (Wf)
Family: BRUNIACEAE
For Dr. Alexander Brown (fl. 1692 - 1698).** A naval surgeon and plant collector for Leonard Plukenet who worked in the East Indies around 1690.
(Ch)
Brunia africana [Was Pseudobaeckea africana] (La)
Stream Bush (Vo)
Location: (F, K)
Africa, = Africa;
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(from Africa)
africanus, = pertaining to Africa, African.
(BL, ld)
Brunia albiflora
Coffee Bush (Vo)
Location: (F, K)
Now Berzilia albiflora.
(ga)
Brunia alopecuroides
Red Berries (Vo)
Location: (F, K)
Now Berzelia alopecuroides.
(ga)
Brunia cordata (La)
Heart-leaf Brunia (Vo)
Location: (F)
cor, cordis = the heart;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(cordate; with two equal rounded lobes at the base)
(ld, BL)
Brunia fragarioides (La)

Location: (K)
ffraga, fragorum, = strawberries;
fragum, = a strawberry-plant;
-alis, -aris, = belonging or pertaining to, resembling, provided with.;
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(ld, BL)
Brunia laevis (La)
Grey Snowbush (Wf) Stompie (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)
laevis, levis, = smooth, smoothed, not rough (opposite of asper, rough).
(smooth, free from unevenness, hairs or roughness)
(ld, BL)
Brunia microphylla (G)
False Cedar (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)
mikros, = little, small; petty, mean, trivial insignificant;
phyllon, = a leaf.
(LS)
Brunia monogyna (G)

Location: (F, K)
monos, = alone, only;
(alone, solitary)
gyne, = a woman;
gyn-, = female or pertaining to female organs;
-gynous, = having female organs or pistils.
monogynous, =having only one pistil, style, or stigma.
(LS, BL, Ox)
Brunia nodiflora (La)
Fonteinbos (PS)
Location: (F, K)
nodus, = a knot, knob, node;
flos, floris, = a blossom, flower.
(ld, BL)
Brunia noduliflora (La)
Fonteinbos (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)
nodus, = a knot, knob, node;
-ulus, = diminutive;
nodulus, = a little knot;
flos, floris, = a blossom, flower.
(ld, BL)
Brunia paleacea [Was Nebelia palleacea] (La)
Bergstompie (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)
palea, = = chaff, dross, straw;
-aceus, = indicates resemblance.
(chaffy, of chaff-like texture)
(covered with small, weak, erect, membranous scales, resembling the paleae of Grasses)
(ld, BL)
Brunia purpurea (La)

Location: (K)
purpureus, = purple-coloured, purple;
-eus, = indicates material or colour or resemblance in quality.
(purple ‘dull red with a slight dash of blue’)
(ld, BL)
Brunia stokoei

Location: (K)
Now Berzelia stokoei.
(PS)
Brunia virgata [Was Raspalia virgata] (La)

Location: (K)
vvirga, = a slender green branch, a twig, sprout, switch, rod;
(slender green branch, twig, scion, stripe)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness;
virgatus, = made of twigs or osiers.
(twiggy, long and slender, or streaked, rod-like)
(ld, BL)