Talk:Eucalyptus coronata

Etymology of coronata

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CANBR, Sharr and Short, give coronatus as meaning "crowned.

CANBR:

  • "ORIGIN OF NAME: Eucalyptus coronata Latin coronatus, crowned, referring to the sculptured opercula.[1]

Sharr:

  • coronatus: L c. crowned (refers to 1 the sepals: Dampiera; 2 the fruit with large appendages to the valves: Eucalyptus: 3 the fruit topped by the sepals: Oxymyrrhine; (etc.)[2]

Short:

  • crown corona (noun f. 1); crowning coronans (part. B); crowned coronatus (part. A)[3]: 150 

[Note: "part. A" in Short refers to participles in Stearn's Group A (pages 90-92); "part. B" refers to particles in Stearn's Group B (pages 92-95)][3]: 22–25 

References

  1. ^ "Eucalyptus coronata". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ^ Francis Aubie Sharr (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings. Kardinya, Western Australia: Four Gables Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780958034180.
  3. ^ a b Short, Emma; George, Alex (2013). A Primer of Botanical Latin with Vocabulary. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107693753.