Meaning: From the Brazilian name for this plant
Latin Pronunciation: jab-oh-TAP-ih-tuh

Meaning: An anagram for Jamaica, where the plant is endemic
Latin Pronunciation: ja-KAY-muh

Meaning: From the Spanish name for knapweed
Latin Pronunciation: JAY-see-uh
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:HA-see-uh

Meaning: Common name of this plant in Brazil
Latin Pronunciation: jah-kar-ah-SEE-uh
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:jah-kar-ah-tee-UH

Meaning: Named for John George Jack, 20th century Canadian dendrologist and explorer of North America as well as Europe and the Far East
Latin Pronunciation: JAK-ee-eye

Meaning: Named for George Jackson, 18th century Scottish botanical illustrator and editor of Botanical Repositroy
Latin Pronunciation: jak-SON-ee-uh

Meaning: Named for St. James (Jacobus), one of the Twelve Apostles
Latin Pronunciation: jak-koh-BAY-ee-um

Meaning: Named for St. James (Jacobus), one of the Twelve Apostles
Latin Pronunciation: jak-koh-BAY-ee-uh

Meaning: An anagram for Jamaica, where the plant is endemic
Latin Pronunciation: jak-MAY-uh

Meaning: Possibly named for Jacobina, a town near Bahia (Brazil)
Latin Pronunciation: jak-oh-BIN-ee-uh

Meaning: Named after Niels Jacobsen, Danish professor and authority on Cryptocoryne
Latin Pronunciation: jay-kob-SEN-ee-eye

Meaning: Named for St. James (Jacobus), one of the Twelve Apostles
Latin Pronunciation: jak-koh-BAY-ee-us

Meaning: Named for Victor Jaquemont, 19th century French botanist and explorer
Latin Pronunciation: jak-MON-tee-uh

Meaning: Named for Nicolaus Joseph Jacquin, 18th century Dutch-born Austrian botanist
Latin Pronunciation: jak-KWIN-ee-uh
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:jak-KIN-ee-uh

Meaning: Named for Victor Jaquemont, 19th century French botanist and explorer
Latin Pronunciation: jak-MON-tee-eye

Meaning: Diminutive form of the genus Jacquinia, named for Nicolaus Joseph Jacquin, 18th century Dutch-born Austrian botanist
Latin Pronunciation: jak-kwin-ee-EL-uh
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:ja-kin-ee-ELL-uh

Meaning: Named for Edmund C. Jaeger, author of Desert Wildflowers and other works on desert ecology
Latin Pronunciation: YAY-ger-an-nus

Meaning: Named for Edmund C. Jaeger, author of Desert Wildflowers and other works on desert ecology
Latin Pronunciation: YAY-ger-ee

Meaning: A corruption of gigas
Latin Pronunciation: JAG-us
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:YAH-gus

Meaning: Of or from Jalapa, Vera Cruz (Mexico); also spelled Xalapa
Latin Pronunciation: hal-pa-NEN-sis

Meaning: Of or from Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Latin Pronunciation: juh-LAP-uh
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:ha-lap-uh

Meaning: May have been adapted from Jaltomate (small pueblo in Zacatecas, Mexico) or from xaltomatl (the Aztec name for these plants)
Latin Pronunciation: hal-TOH-mah-toh

Meaning: Of or from the Jamaican Island
Latin Pronunciation: ja-may-KEN-sis

Meaning: Of or from the Jamaican Island
Latin Pronunciation: ja-may-KEN-see

Meaning: Named for James Britten, early 20th century British botanist
Latin Pronunciation: james-brit-TEN-ee-uh

Meaning: Named for Robert Leslie James, 20th century American teacher, botanist and historian
Latin Pronunciation: james-ee-AN-thus

Meaning: Named for Dr. Frederick C. James, 20th century American professor of botany and plant collector
Latin Pronunciation: JAMES-ee-eye

Meaning: Named for Edwin P. James, 19th century American naturalist and botanical explorer in the Rocky Mountains.
Latin Pronunciation: james-ee-AN-uh

Meaning: Of or from Japan
Latin Pronunciation: juh-PON-ih-kuh

Meaning: Named for Robert Jameson, 19th century amateur botanist who discovered the species
Latin Pronunciation: jay-mess-OWN-ee-eye

Meaning: Named for Victory de Janka, 19th century Hungarian botanist and calvalry officer
Latin Pronunciation: yan-kAY-uh

Latin Pronunciation: jap-pon-ik-us
Meaning: of or from Japan.

Meaning: Of or from Japan
Latin Pronunciation: juh-PON-ih-kum

Meaning: Japanese lily
Latin Pronunciation: jap-on-oh-LIR-ee-on

Meaning: From the Greek name for these plants
Latin Pronunciation: jas-ee-OH-nee

Latin Pronunciation: jas-min-ee-us
Meaning: Jasmine- like.

Meaning: Resembling jasmine
Latin Pronunciation: jaz-MIN-ee-uh

Meaning: Jasmine-flowered
Latin Pronunciation: jaz-min-IH-flor-uh

Meaning: Jasmine-flowered
Latin Pronunciation: jaz-min-IH-flor-um

Meaning: Jasmine cactus, referring to the scent of the flowers
Latin Pronunciation: jaz-min-oh-KER-ee-us
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:jaz-min-oh-SER-ee-us

Latin Pronunciation: jas - min - if - floh - rus
Meaning: Jasmine-flowered.

Latin Pronunciation: jas-min-noy-deez
Meaning: Jasmine-like.

Meaning: Named for J.H. Jaume St. Hilaire, 19th century French botanist
Latin Pronunciation: jow-MEE-uh

Meaning: Of or from Java
Latin Pronunciation: JA-vah-nuh

Meaning: Of or from Java
Latin Pronunciation: juh-VAHN-ih-kum

Meaning: Of or from Java
Latin Pronunciation: juh-VAHN-ih-kuh

Latin Pronunciation: jav-van-ik-us
Meaning: of or from Java.

Meaning: From the Latin, meaning fasting or empty of food
Latin Pronunciation: jeh-JOO-na

Meaning: Named for John Jeffrey, 19th century gardener at the Edinburgh Botanic Garden
Latin Pronunciation: JEF-ree-eye

Meaning: Named for Sydney Wheeler Jephcott, who discovered the plant in 1878, when he was only 14.
Latin Pronunciation: jef-KOT-ee-eye

Meaning: Named for Willis Linn Jepson, 20th century California professor of botany and founder of the California Botanical Society
Latin Pronunciation: jep-son-ee-AH-na

Meaning: Named for Willis Linn Jepson, 20th century California professor of botany and founder of the California Botanical Society
Latin Pronunciation: jep-SO-nee-uh

Meaning: Named for Willis Linn Jepson, 20th century California professor of botany and founder of the California Botanical Society
Latin Pronunciation: jep-son-ee-AH-nus

Meaning: From the Latin, meaning fasting or empty of food
Latin Pronunciation: jeh-JOO-nus

Meaning: Named for Willis Linn Jepson, 20th century California professor of botany and founder of the California Botanical Society
Latin Pronunciation: jep-SO-nee-eye

Meaning: Of or from Yezo (misspelled Jesso) Island, near Hokkaido, Japan
Latin Pronunciation: yez-oh-EN-sis

Meaning: Of or from the Jinshajiang River (China)
Latin Pronunciation: jin-shah-jeeong-EN-see

Meaning: Of or from Yezo (misspelled Jesso) Island, near Hokkaido, Japan
Latin Pronunciation: yez-oh-EN-see

Meaning: Named for Thomas Johnson, 17th century English naturalist
Latin Pronunciation: jon-SON-ee-uh

Meaning: Named for Johannes Elias Teijsmann, 19th century director of Indonesian Botanic Gardens
Latin Pronunciation: yo-han-es-teezsh-MAH-nee-uh
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:jo-han-es-teezsh-MAN-ee-uh

Meaning: Named for Joseph Ellis Johnson, a 19th century Mormon settler in Utah, described as a pioneer publicist, herbalist and horticulturist
Latin Pronunciation: jon-so-nee-eye

jointed

1. With nodes on the stem. 2. Having obvious, thickened areas between cells.

Meaning: Named for Ivan Murray Johnston, 20th century American botanist and authority on the Boraginaceae family
Latin Pronunciation: jon-STONE-ee-eye

Meaning: Named for James (Jim) Dent Jokerst, 20th century field botanist and author ofThe Vascular Plant Flora of Table Mountain, Butte County, California
Latin Pronunciation: jo-KERST-ee-eye

Meaning: Named for the extinct town of Jolon in southern Monterey County, California (U.S.)
Latin Pronunciation: ho-lon-EN-sis

Meaning: Named for Marcus Jones, early 20th century self-taught geologist and botanist
Latin Pronunciation: JONES-ee-eye

Meaning: Named for Rudolf Jordan, German-born explorer in Cuba, then California (U.S.)
Latin Pronunciation: jor-DAN-ee-eye

Meaning: Latinized form of Spanish vernacular name junquillo, referring to Juncus (rush); the leaves are somewhat rush-like
Latin Pronunciation: jong-KWIL-uh

Meaning: Named for Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, 18th century patron of botany
Latin Pronunciation: ho-vel-YAY-uh

Meaning: From the Medieval Latin Jovis barba ("beard of Jupiter")
Latin Pronunciation: jo-vy-BARB-uh

Meaning: Named for Joyce Blakely, who collected the species in 1915 from the Mt. Colah-Bobbin Head area, NSW
Latin Pronunciation: JOYS-ee-ay-ee

Meaning: Named after Juan Fernandez Island
Latin Pronunciation: WAN-ee-uh

Meaning: Named for Juba, 1st century king of ancient Algeria (Numidia)
Latin Pronunciation: joo-BAY-uh

Meaning: Like Jubea
Latin Pronunciation: joo-bay-OP-sis
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:joo-bay-ee-OP-sis

Meaning: Crested
Latin Pronunciation: joo-BAH-tum
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:joo-BAY-tum

Meaning: Crested
Latin Pronunciation: joo-BAH-tuh
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:joo-BAY-tuh

Latin Pronunciation: jew-bay-tus
Meaning: crested, maned.

Meaning: Pleasing
Latin Pronunciation: joo-KUN-duh

Meaning: Pleasing
Latin Pronunciation: joo-KUN-dum

Meaning: Yoked
Latin Pronunciation: joo-GAY-lee

Meaning: Named for Ernst J?nger, 20th century German writer and scientist
Latin Pronunciation: YOONG-er-ee

Latin Pronunciation: jew - koon - dus
Meaning: pleasing, amiable.

jugate

Paired, with prefixes for the number of pairs; bijugate would be two pairs.

Meaning: The Juglans (walnut) family
Latin Pronunciation: joo-glan-DAY-see-ay

Meaning: Yoked
Latin Pronunciation: joo-GAY-liss

Meaning: Having leaves like Juglans (Walnut genus)
Latin Pronunciation: joo-gland-ih-FOH-lee-a

Meaning: Having leaves like Juglans (Walnut genus)
Latin Pronunciation: joo-gland-ih-FOH-lee-um

Meaning: Having leaves like Juglans (Walnut genus)
Latin Pronunciation: joo-gland-ih-FOH-lee-us

Latin Pronunciation: jew-goh-sus
Meaning: yoked.

jugum

A pair.

Meaning: Possibly the Latinized form of an Arabian name for this plant
Latin Pronunciation: JOO-joo-buh

Meaning: Middle English, from the Latin jujuba
Latin Pronunciation: JOO-joo-be

Meaning: Of or from Jujuy, a province in northern Argentina
Latin Pronunciation: hoo-wee-EN-sis

Meaning: Of or from Jujuy, a province in northern Argentina
Latin Pronunciation: hoo-wee-EN-see

julaceous

Smooth, slender, and cylindric; like a catkin or a worm.

Meaning: Named for Juliana Schneider by her husband Camillo (Karl) Schnieder, 20th century Austro-German who explored China
Latin Pronunciation: joo-lee-AH-nee
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:joo-lee-AN-nay

Meaning: Uncertain origins; some sources indicate it is a reference to East India, where the Albizia julibrissin is native
Latin Pronunciation: joo-lih-BRISS-in

Meaning: Having flowers like Albizia julibrissin (Mimosa)
Latin Pronunciation: joo-lih-FLOR-uh

Meaning: Named for Dr. Henri Jumelle, 19th century French botanist
Latin Pronunciation: joo-MELL-ee-uh

Latin Pronunciation: jew-lif-ftoh-rus
Meaning: with walnut-like flowers.

Meaning: From the Greek Jumellea (genus named for Dr. Henri Jumelle, 19th century French botanist) and anthus (flower)
Latin Pronunciation: joo-mell-ee-AN-thus

junceous

Rush-like.

Meaning: Rush-like
Latin Pronunciation: JUN-kee-uh

Meaning: Rush-like
Latin Pronunciation: JUN-kee-um

Latin Pronunciation: joon-see-us
Meaning: rush-like.

Meaning: Leaves like a Rush
Latin Pronunciation: jun-kee-FOH-lee-uh

Meaning: Leaves like a Rush
Latin Pronunciation: jun-kee-FOH-lee-um

Meaning: Rush
Latin Pronunciation: JUN-kus

Meaning: Leaves like a Rush
Latin Pronunciation: jun-kee-FOH-lee-us

Meaning: Younger
Latin Pronunciation: JOO-nee-or

Meaning: Having foliage like Juniper
Latin Pronunciation: joo-nip-ih-FOH-lee-uh

Meaning: Having foliage like Juniper
Latin Pronunciation: joo-nip-ih-FOH-lee-um

Meaning: Having foliage like Juniper
Latin Pronunciation: joo-nip-ih-FOH-lee-us

Meaning: Juniper-like
Latin Pronunciation: joo-nip-er-EE-num

Latin Pronunciation: jew-nip-er-rye-nus
Meaning: Juniper-like.

Meaning: Juniper-like
Latin Pronunciation: joo-nip-er-EE-nuh

Meaning: Named for Ande Jurine, 18th century student of medicine and botany; son of Louis Jurine (Geneva professor)
Latin Pronunciation: joor-REE-nee-uh

Meaning: Named for Jurisic
Latin Pronunciation: joor-ih-SY-kee-eye
Alternative Self-Pronouncing:joor-ih-SY-see-eye

Meaning: Younger
Latin Pronunciation: JOO-nee-us

Meaning: Named for Jutta Dinter, the wife of Professor Kurt Dinter, 20th century German botanist and collector in Africa
Latin Pronunciation: JOO-tay-ee

Meaning: Named for Bernard, Joseph, Antoine-Laurent and Adrien-Laurent-Henri de Jussieu, a family of 18th and 19th century French botanists
Latin Pronunciation: ZHOO-syoo-eye

juvenile

Young; not adult.

Meaning: Named for James Justice, 18th century Scottish botanist and horticulturist
Latin Pronunciation: jus-TEE-see-ah

juxtaposed

Refers to the relative placing of organs.