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Monday, August 29, 2016

Taxonymy....nymy? (trees)

Time for some more theoretical fun! Previously I found some songbird and butterfly genera that I thought might make decent human names (many are actually based on given names or surnames anyway), and today's post will feature trees and shrubs :)
(all are genera, unless specified as a common name)


  • Acacia (also common name)
  • Acer
  • Agathis
  • Aloe
  • Annona
  • Aralia
  • Aronia
  • Ash (common name)
  • Aspen (common name)
  • Camellia
  • Canella
  • Carya
  • Cassia
  • Castanea
  • Cedrela
  • Cedrus
  • Ceiba
  • Chione
  • Clethra
  • Cordia
  • Cordyline
  • Corylus
  • Cydonia
  • Cyrilla
  • Daphne
  • Durio
  • Durian (common name)
  • Duranta
  • Erica
  • Erythrina
  • Eugenia
  • Hawthorn (common name)
  • Ilex
  • Inga
  • Kalmia
  • Larix
  • Laurel (common name)
  • Laurus
  • Linden (common name)
  • Lyonia
  • Magnolia (also common name)
  • Melia
  • Meryta
  • Morinda (also common name)
  • Myrica
  • Myrsine
  • Myrtle (common name)
  • Nerium
  • Nolina
  • Nyssa
  • Olea
  • Persea
  • Phoenix
  • Plumeria
  • Ravenea
  • Rhus
  • Robinia
  • Rowan (common name)
  • Sabal
  • Savia
  • Senna (also common name)
  • Serenoa
  • Sophora
  • Suriana
  • Tamarisk (common name)
  • Tamarix
  • Tilia
  • Viburnum (also common name)
  • Willow (common name)

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