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BOTANICAL NOMENCLATURE / SYNONYMS


The botanical nomenclature is a very complicated part of botany and - because of reasons I do not want to explain here - many plants go by different scientific names (synonyms - names which mean the same). Of course, many plant lovers - particularly those who are just starting with this passion - are mislead when they see for example two plants which look identical but bear different names.

As I am not interested in supporting this uncertainty, I intend to avoid listing different names for the same plants. However - nobody is perfect - I am not safe from mistakes. Therefore, you should inform me, if you find some error on my offers. I would be pleased to receive your advice in order to be able to make the corresponding changes.

For your information I have listed some plants with their synonyms. Of course, this list is not complete, but I am going to extend it in time.


Babiana angustifoliaBabiana pulchra
Baeckea camphorosmaeBabingtonia camphorosmae
Baeckea preissianaBabingtonia preissiana, Tetrapora preissiana
Baeckea stenophyllaBaeckea frutescens
Balanites aegypticaAgialida barteri, Agialida senegalensis, Balanites roxburghii, Balanites aegyptica, Balanites zizyphoides, Ximenia aegyptiaca
Baphia massaiensisBaphia obovata, Baphia massaiensis ssp. obovata var. obovata
Bauhinia acuminataBauhinia petiolata
Bauhinia congestaBauhinia lunarioides, Bauhinia yermyana
Bauhinia cunninghamiiLysiphyllum cunninghamii
Bauhinia fassoglensisBauhinia kirkii, Tylosema fassoglense
Bauhinia forficataBauhinia candicans
Bauhinia galpiniiBauhinia punctata
Bauhinia hookeriLysiphyllum hookeri
Bauhinia malabaricaPiliostigma malabaricum, Piliostigma acidum
Bauhinia monandraBauhinia kappleri, Bauhinia krugii, Bauhinia richardiana, Caspariopsis monandra
Bauhinia petersiana ssp. macranthaBauhinia macrantha, Bauhinia serpae, Bauhinia petersiana ssp. serpae
Bauhinia petersiana ssp. petersianaBauhinia petersiana
Bauhinia purpureaBauhinia triandra, Phanera purpurea
Bauhinia retusaBauhinia semla, Bauhinia roxburghiana
Bauhinia rufescensBauhinia adansoniana, Adenolobus rufescens
Bauhinia scandensBauhinia corymbosa
Bauhinia thonningiiPiliostigma thonningii
Bauhinia yunnanensisBauhinia saigonensis
Beaucarnea recurvataNolina recurvata
Beaucarnea strictaNolina stricta
Belamcanda chinensisIxia chinensis, Pardanthus chinensis
Bignonia capreolataDoxantha capreolata, Anisostichus capreolata, Anisostichus crucigera
Bischofia javanicaBischofia racemosa, Bischofia trifoliata
Bixa orellanaBixa katagensis
Bloomeria croceaAllium croceum, Nothoscordum aureum
Bombacopsis quinatumPachira fendleri
Bombax ellipticumPseudobombax ellipticum
Bombax malabaricumBombax ceiba
Bombax pentandraCeiba pentandra
Boophane distichaAmaryllis disticha
Bouea macrophyllaBouea gandaria
Bouvardia ternifoliaBouvardia coccinea, Bouvardia microphylla, Bouvardia angustifolia, Bouvardia glaberrima u.a.
Bowiea volubilisBowiea kilimandscharica, Bowiea nana, Schizobasopsis volubilis
Brachychiton australisBrachychiton acuminatus,Sterculia trichosiphon, Trichosiphum australe
Brachychiton bidwilliiBrachychiton paradoxus var. bidwillii, Sterculia bidwillii, Clompanus bidwillii
Brachychiton populneusBrachychiton diversifolium
Brachychiton rupestrisDalabechea rupestris, Sterculia rupestris
Brachystelma barberiaeDichaelia barberiae
Brandegea bigeloviiElaterium bigelovii
Brighamia insignisBrighamia citrina, Brighamia citrina var. napaliensis
Brighamia rockiiBrighamia remyi, Brighamia rockii ssp. longiloba
Brunfelsia calycinaBrunfelsia pauciflora
Brunfelsia floribundaBrunfelsia pauciflora var. floribunda
Brunfelsia latifoliaBrunfelsia australis
Brunsvigia radulaAmaryllis radula
Bryonia dioicaBryonia cretica subsp. dioica
Bunchosia argenteaMalphigia argentea
Burchellia bubalinaBurchellia capensis
Butea frondosaButea monosperma
Byrsonima crassifoliaMalpighia crassifolia





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