Re: Pronouncing plant names


Its got to be Greek, but have no idea on the meaning.
Cathy
On Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 10:38 PM, Kitty wrote:

For those interested in pronunciations of botanical names, Taunton has a
nice page:
http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/pages/spg017.asp


Can anyone help me on the origins of Solenostemon? scutellarioides is easy,
but I can't find anything except pronunciation for Solenostemon. Is it from
Latin? Greek? Meaning?


Kitty

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