Name the plant

Discussion in 'Planet Calypso' started by RAZER, Nov 29, 2009.

  1. Fallos Erectus is my choice of name
     

  2. Talea gaudium

    talea = stick, staff
    gaudium = joy
     
  3. RAZER

    RAZER Custom title ... uh ...

    So that actually Joy Stick right. Latin has a way to make some stuff sound less ... uh ... naughty :)
     
  4. RAZER

    RAZER Custom title ... uh ...

    OK the next one:

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  5. Atlan Leticron

    Atlan Leticron Postmoderna pixel pusher

    alienus palma nemus

    In English: alien palm tree
     
  6. Giganticus or Divinam Phaluss Sativa Nemus!
     

  7. mmmm "Plumes Palm Nemus" LOL just assuming Plumed/Feathered is correct.

    or....Canna-alienus Palma Nemus
     
  8. RAZER

    RAZER Custom title ... uh ...

    So that's Feathered Palm Tree, sound OK to me and could very well be a name someone had given it on first discovery :)
     
  9. RAZER

    RAZER Custom title ... uh ...

    and got the next one already:

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    Just for reference, these guys are HUGE. I'd say somewhere around 80-100 meters tall.
     
  10. RAZER

    RAZER Custom title ... uh ...

    maybe this, it's an easy name, but nobody says they should be hard

    tenuis procerus nemus = thin tall tree
     
  11. Tenuis Procerus Nemus Perfectionem (L)

    Pls give more info is tree or plant is either poisonous, useable for timber etc and or Limited in Longetivity etc. etc.

    Take note, my latin is, realy terrible. I do try tho;)

    Suggestion: Why not make a new thread for every specimen for scientiffic discussion on it?
     
  12. Atlan Leticron

    Atlan Leticron Postmoderna pixel pusher

    Veneficus Virga = Witches Broom

    or

    Veneficus Pulvis = Witches Duster

    And that is how it looks like :D








    Regards
    Ion
     
  13. I like it! But what about "Tall Witch-Broom Tree". Now the latin........
     
  14. RAZER

    RAZER Custom title ... uh ...

    OK lemme make a few threats
     
  15. fo0d

    fo0d UnSober (L)

    Suitable smily for the situation: :wise:

    I'd actually like to partecipate in the classification of the flora but I'd like to implement a system which actually sounds similar to the real classification system and the latin nomenclature.

    In order to properly "classify" the plants we should at least consider a couple classification factors to correctly identify the species:


    GENUS This is the part of the plant name that is most familiar, the normal name that you give a plant - Papaver (Poppy), Aquilegia (Columbine), and so on. The plants in a Genus are often easily recognisable as belonging to the same group. The name of the Genus should be written with a capital letter.

    SPECIES
    This is the level that defines an individual plant. Often, the name will describe some aspect of the plant - the colour of the flowers, size or shape of the leaves, or it may be named after the place where it was found. Together, the Genus and species name refer to only one plant, and they are used to identify that particular plant. Sometimes, the species is further divided into sub-species that contain plants not quite so distinct that they are classified as Varieties. The name of the species should be written after the Genus name, in small letters, with no capital letter.


    This one for example:

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    The above could be considered to a pam tree of a sort

    So palms belong to the following:

    Kindom: Plantae
    Division: Angiosperms (
    Plants which produce flowers) (similarly to Date palms or Washington palms)
    Order: Arecales (palms)
    Family: Arecaceae
    Genus: To be defined*
    Species: To be defined*


    Using the above system I have come to understand there are a limited number of Genera of palms:

    ArchontophoenixBangalow palm
    ArecaBetel palm
    BactrisPupunha
    BeccariophoenixBeccariophoenix alfredii
    Bismarckia—Bismark palm
    Borassus—Palmyra palm, Sugar palm, Toddy palm
    CalamusRattan palm
    Cocos—Coconut
    CoperniciaCarnauba wax palm
    Corypha—Gebang palm, Buri palm or Talipot palm
    Elaeis—Oil palm
    Euterpe—Cabbage Heart palm, Açaí Palm
    HyphaeneDoum Palm
    Jubaea—Chilean Wine Palm, Coquito palm
    Latania—Latan palm
    Livistona—Cabbage Palm
    MauritiaMoriche Palm
    MetroxylonSago palm
    PhoenixDate palm
    Raphia—Raffia palm
    Roystonea—Royal palm
    Sabal—Palmettos
    SalaccaSalak
    SyagrusQueen palm
    TrachycarpusWindmill palm, Kumaon palm
    Washingtonia—Fan palm

    So basically we have to select one of the above by similarity and then define it as an idividual species by completing its name.

    In this way we will avoid giving completely different names to plants which look familiar to the ones we have in our gardens.

    Let me know If I need to find some other hobby to keep me busy. :)
     
  16. fo0d

    fo0d UnSober (L)

    As a consequence to the post above I'd probably go with :

    Hyphaene ruber

    I have chosen the Hyphaene as they share a common base for several palms.

    Ruber is red in latin language.
     
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