Browsing: salmoniflorum

< Back to Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names

Epithet: bellidiflorus
Meaning: Salmon-flowered; having salmon-colored flowers
Derivation: A Latinized descriptive epithet formed from the stem salmoni- (a modern Latinized element meaning "salmon-colored") and the combining form -flor- (derived from the Latin noun flōs [genitive floris] meaning "flower," used as an adjectival element meaning "-flowered"), with the neuter ending -um.
Pronunciation: sal-mo-nee-FLOH-rum

While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.