loh-seer-ee-us See preferred name
Cephalocereus
Pimelea (fat, as to fleshy seeds)-Pim-
meel-ee-uh Rice flower
Pimenta - Pim-ment uh. Allspice (P
officinahs)
Pimpinella - Pim-pin-ne//-uh Anise (P
amsum)
Pinguicula {rather fat, as to greasy leaves)
- Pin-guik-yew-luh. Butter-wort
Pinus (the classical name) - Pye-nus:
Pine
Piper (the classical name) - Pye-per:
Pepper
Piqueria (for Spanish physician A
Plainer) - Pik-weer-ee-uh Often
called Stevia by florists
Pistacia-Pis tay-see-uh Pistache
Pistia (liquid as to its free-floating
aquatic habit) - Pist-ee-uh Water-
lettuce
Pisum (the classical name)-Pye-sum
Pea, Garden pea (P satnum)
Pitcairnia (for Scottish physician Ar-
chibald Pitcairn)-Pit-kayr-nee-uh
Pithecellobium (monkey-lobe, for its
odd pods)-Pith es-sel-loh-bee-um
Pittosporum (pitch-seed, as to resinous
seed coating)-Pit-tosp-or-um
Pityrogramma (bran-like, for powdery
fonds) - Pit-ihr-oh gram-uh Gold-
fern, Silver-fern
Planera (for German physician J J
Planer)-Plan-er-uh Water-elm
Plantago (the classical name) - Plan-
tay-goh Plantain
Platanus (the classical name) - Platan
us Plane-tree
Platycarya (broad-nut, as to relative
shape, not size)--Plat-ik-kay-ree-uh
Platycerium (broad-honeycomb, for
veming of leaxes) - Plat-iss-jeer-ee-
um Staghorn-fern
Platycodon (wide-bell, as to flower
form) - Plat-ik-koh-don. Balloon-
flower
Platystemon (broad-stamen) - Plat-iss-
steem-on Cream-cups
Pleione (perhaps for mythical mother
of the Pleiades, or perhaps for literal
meaning greater-than-normal) -
Plee-oh-nee, Plye-oft-nee
Pleiospilos (more-spots, as to dotted
leaves) -Plee-oh-spye-\os
Pleurothallis (side-branch, as to flowers
borne in leaf axils) - Ploor-oh-thal-
iss
Plumbago (classical name) - Plum-bay-
goh Leadwort
Plumena (for French botanist Charles
Plumier)-Ploo-meer-ee-uh Frangi-
pani
Poa (a classical name for grass)-Poh-
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uh (Includes several important lawn
grasses)
Podocarpus (foot-fruit, as to prominent
stem)-Pod-dh-karp-xis
Podolepis (foot-scale, as to claw-like
base of bracts)-Pod-dol-ep-iss
Podophyllum (foot-leaf, emphasizing
the base of radiating leaf lobes) - Pod-
oh-fill-um May-apple
Pogonia (beard, as to bearded flower
lip) -Poh-goh -nee-uh
Poinciana (for a French governor of
West Indies, M de Powci) - Poyn-
see-ay-nuh
Polanisia (many-unequal, as to sta-
mens)-Pol-an nm-ee-uh
Polemonium (the classical name) - Pol-
em-moh-nee-um (P. caeruleum is
Jacobs-ladder)
Polianthes (gray-flower, though its
flowers seem to be white) - Pol-ee-
anth-eez Tuberose
Polygala-Pol-lig-al-uh Milkwort
Polygonatum (many-knee, as to joints
of rootstock) - Pol-ig-on-nay-tum
Solomons-seal
Polygonum (many-joint, as to stems or
pedicels) -Pol-lig-on-um Knot-weed,
Fleece flower
Polypodium (many-foot, as to root-
stocks) - Pol-ip-poh-dee-um Poly-
pody
Polypteris (many-feathered, as to bristly
flower parts)-Pol-/ip-ter-iss
Polyscias (abundant-shade, as to heavy
foliage) -Poliss-ee-ass
Polystichum (many-rows, as of spore
cases) -Pol-list-um
Pomaderris (cover-skin, as to seed cap-
sule)-Pom-ad-dehr-iss
Poncirus - Pon-sye-rus. Trifoliate-
orange
Pongamia - Pon-gay-mee-uh Karum-
oil-tree or Poonga-oil-tree
Pontederia (for Italian botanist Giulio
Pontedera) - Pon-ted-deer-ee-uh
Pickerel-weed
Populus (the classical name) - Pop-
yew-lus Poplar, Aspen, Cottonwood.
Portlandia (for the Duchess of Port-
land)-Port-land-ee-uh
Portulaca - Port-yew-lay-kuh Purslane
Portulacaria-Port-yew-lak-kay-ree-uh.
Posoqueria-Pos-ok-kweer-ee-uh
Potentilla (somewhat-powerful, as to
supposed medicinal properties) - Poh-
ten-till-uh Cinquefoil
Pothos -Poh-thoss For more accu-
rate generic designations, see Scin-
dapsus and Anthunum
Pratia (for a Frenchman, Prat-Bernon)
-Pray-shee-uh
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