A DICTIONARY OF CARNIVOROUS PLANT NAMES

 Sarraceniaciae          
 named after the Canadian physician Dr. M. S. Sarrazin

 Darlingtonia
 named after the American botanist Dr. W. Darlington

 californica
 denotes origin of the plant - California
		       
 Heliamphora             
 Gr. 'helos' - marsh + Gr. 'amphora' - pitcher  
 marsh pitcher, not sun pitcher!

 heterodoxa
 Gr. 'heteros' - other + Gr. 'doxa' - opinion
   
 glabra        
 La. 'glaber' - hairless  
 the pitcher walls(or whole plant in non-pitcher plants,) are hairless
   
 exappendiculata
 La. 'ex' - out of, from + La. 'appendiculum' - small addition
 the pitchers lack hoods

 glabella
 La. 'glaber' - smooth   
 smooth-pitchered

 ionasii
 named after the American collector Jonah Boyan

 minor
 La. - less   
 a small plant

 laevis             
 La. 'laevus' - left 

 nutans                  
 La. - nodding  
 refers to the appearance of the flowers

 tatei                   
 named after the American botanist J. H. H. Tate
   
 macdonaldae
 named after the American collector Mrs. McDonald
   
 neblinae
 fr. La. 'nebula' - cloud, mist
 denotes origin of the plant - Cerro de la Neblina (Mountain of the Mists,) Venezuela

 parva         
 La. - small
 small form

 Sarracenia
 named after the Canadian physician Dr. M. S. Sarrazin

 alata             
 La. 'ala' - wing
 winged - refers to the broad keel

 flava                   
 La - yellow  
 the Yellow Trumpet Pitcher

 leucophylla
 Gr. 'leukos' - white + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 white-leaved

 oreophila
 Gr. 'oros' - mountain + Gr. 'philos' - friend
 plant "loves" montane habitats

 psittacina
 Gr. 'psittakos' - parrot  
 refers to the 'parrot-beaked' pitchers

 purpurea                
 La. 'purpureus' - purple
 a purple plant   

 heterophylla
 Gr. 'heteros' - other + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 different leaves (in Winter and Summer)
   
 venosa
 La. 'vena' - vein
 plant with purple venation

 burkii
 named after the American horticulturist L. Burk

 rubra
 La. - red  
 refers to the hue of the plant and its flowers
   
 alabamensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Alabama

 gulfensis      
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 denotes origin of the plant - the Gulf (of Mexico)

 jonesii 
 named after the American botanist Dr. F. M. Jones

 wherryi
 named after the American botanist Dr. E. T. Wherry

 Byblidaceae
 named after the Greek nymph Byblis

 Byblis
 named after the Greek nymph Byblis

 gigantea
 La. 'giganteus' - giant
 giant form

 liniflora
 La. 'linum' - flax + La. 'flos' - flower  
 flax-flowered
   
 occidentalis
 fr. La. 'occidens' - sunset, west  
 growing in the west of the region
			
 Cephalotaceae
 Gr. 'kephale' - head
 refers to the anthers which are head-shaped

 Cephalotus            
 Gr. 'kephale' - head  
 refers to the anthers which are head-shaped

 follicularis
 La. 'folliculus' - small bag
 refers to the shape of the pitchers

 Roridulaceae
 La. - 'roridus' - dewy
 the plant has a dewy appearance

 Roridula
 La. 'roridus' - dewy
 the plant has a dewy appearance

 dentata
 La. 'dentatus' - toothed
 the leaves are toothed

 gorgonias
 fr. La. 'Gorgo' - Gorgon, a mythical monster
 the leaves look like Medusa's snakes

 Droseraceae
 Gr. 'drosos' - dew
 dewy plant

 Aldrovanda
 named after the Italian botanist U. Aldrovandi

 vesiculosa
 La. 'vesicula' - dimin. of 'vesica' - bladder, bubble  
 refers to the hollow floats that keep the plant buoyant

 Dionaea
 named after the Greek goddess Dione, mother of, or sometimes a synonym 
      for, Aphrodite (La. Venus)


 muscipula
 La. 'muscipula' - mousetrap  
 refers to it's manner of action (nice pun on 'musca' - fly, too)

 Drosera                 
 Gr. 'drosos' - dew  
 dewy plant

 acaulis
 La. 'a-' - without + La. 'caulis' - stem, cabbage
 sessile leaves without petioles

 adelae
 named after Adele (female first name)

 affinis
 La. 'affinis' - bordering, related
 refers to its habit of growing ...?

 alba                  
 La. - white
 plant with white flowers

 aliciae
 named after Alice (female first name)

 andersoniana
 named after Anderson

 androsacea
 plants recalling those of the genus _Androsace_ (Primulaceae)

 anglica
 denotes origin of the plant - England

 arcturi
 La. 'Arcturi' - Arthur  
 named after Mount Arthur, Tasmania where it was discovered

 arenicola
 La. 'arena' - sand + '-colus' - inhabiting
 habitually grows in sandy conditions

 banksii
 named after the British botanist J. Banks (who accompanied Cpt. Cook)

 barbigera
 La. 'barbiger' - bearded
 a hairy plant

 bequaertii
 named after the Belgian collector Bequaert

 binata
 fr. La. 'binus' - twofold
 the leaves are divided in two

 brevifolia  
 La. 'brevis' - short + La. 'folium' - leaf
 short-leaved

 browniana
 named after the Australian collector A. Brown

 bulbigena
 La. 'bulbus' - bulb + La. 'genus' - bearing
 plant bearing bulbs (rather corms)

 bulbosa
 La. 'bulbus' - bulb 
 the corm is bulbous like an onion
   
 major
 La. 'maior' - older, greater
 a large form of the species

 burkeana
 named after the S. African collector Burke

 burmannii
 named after the Dutch botanist Burman

 caledonica
 denotes origin of the plant - New Caledonia

 callistos
 Gr. 'kalos' - the best, most beautiful + superl.
 plant rather beautiful

 capensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Cape area, S. Africa

 capillaris 
 La. 'capillus' - hair
 hairy
   
 brasiliensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Brazil

 cayennensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Cayenne, French Guiana

 cendeensis 
 denotes origin of the plant - Paramo de Cende, Andes of Venezuela

 chrysolepis
 Gr. 'khrysos' - gold + 'lepis' - scale
 golden stipules

 cistiflora  
 mod L. 'Cistus' fr. Gr. 'kistos' - rock rose + La. 'flos' - flower
 the cistus-flowered sundew

 citrina
 La. 'citrus' - lemon tree
 a yellow-flowered plant

 closterostigma
 Gr. 'klosteros' - spindle + Gr. 'stigma' - stigma
 spindle-shaped stigma

 collinsiae
 named after the S African collector Mrs. Collins

 colombiana  
 denotes origin of the plant - Colombia

 communis  
 La. - common
 a common sundew

 compacta       
 fr La. 'compingere' - compact
 a compact plant

 cuneifolia 
 La. 'cuneus' - wedge + La. 'folium' - leaf
 wedge-shaped leaves

 dichrosepala  
 Gr. 'dikhros' - twofold + ML. 'sepalum' - sepal
 two-coloured sepals

 dielsiana    
 named after the German botanist L. Diels - the monographer of Droseraceae

 dilatatopetiolaris
 La. 'dilatare' - spread out + La. 'petiolus' - little foot, stalk
 wide-petioled

 echinoblasta  
 Gr. 'ekhinos' - hedgehog + Gr. 'blastos' - bud
 the stipule is bristled like a hedgehog

 elongata    
 LL. 'elongare' - lengthen  
 tapering leaves

 eneabba    
 denotes origin of the plant - Eneabba, West Australia

 ericksoniae
 named after the Australian botanist Mrs. R. Erickson

 erythrogyne   
 Gr. 'erythros' - red + Gr. 'gyne' - woman
 female flower parts red

 erythrorhiza    
 Gr. 'erythros' - red + Gr. 'rhiza' - root  
 red root
   
 collina
 La. 'collis' - hill
 plant from colline habitats

 magna   
 La. 'magnus' - large, great
 a large plant   

 squamosa
 La. 'squamosus' - scaly
 a scaly plant

 esmeraldae
 denotes origin of the plant - La Esmeralda, Venezuela

 falconeri
 named after the Australian collector D. Falconer

 felix
 La. 'felix' - auspicious, lucky
 the discovery of this plant caused delight

 filiformis
 La. 'filum' - thread + form  
 thread-like leaves

 tracyi
 named after the American Tracy

 fimbriata
 La. 'fimbriatus' - fringe  
 fringed with hairs

 gigantea  
 La. 'gigant-' - giant
 a large plant

 geniculata
 La. 'geniculatus' - jointed

 glabripes 
 La. 'glaber' - smooth, hairless + La. 'pes' - foot
 plant with a hairless base

 glanduligera
 La. 'glandium' - gland + 'gerus' - bearing
 bearing glands

 graminifolia 
 La. 'gramen' - grass + La. 'folium' - leaf
 grass-like leaves

 graniticola
 La. 'granum' - grain=>granite + La. 'colus' - inhabiting
 denotes the habit of growing on granite

 grievei
 named after the Australian botanist B. J. Grieve

 hamiltonii
 named after the Australian Hamilton

 helodes
 Gr. 'helos' - marsh
 plant growing in +/- humid conditions

 heterophylla
 Gr. 'heteros' - other + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 different leaves

 hilaris    
 La. fr. Gr. 'hilaros' - cheerful

 huegelii
 named after the Austrian collector Huegel

 humbertii
 named after the French collector Humbert

 hyperostigma
 Gr. 'hyperon' - club + Gr. 'stigma' - stigma
 club-shaped stigma

 indica     
 denotes origin of the plant - India

 insolita      
 La. 'in-' - not + La. 'solitarius' fr. La. 'solus' - alone  
 growing insulated (in Africa) from its closest allies (from Asia and Australia)

 intermedia     
 La. 'inter' - among + La. 'medius' - middle  
 medium-sized and shaped

 kaieteurensis    
 denotes origin of the plant - the Kaieteur Falls in Guyana

 katangensis
 refers to origin of the plant - Katanga, Zaire

 lanata
 La. 'lanatus' - woolly
 the plant is covered in tomentum

 lasiantha
 Gr. 'lasios' - woolly + Gr. 'anthos' - flower
 hairy-flowered

 leioblasta  
 Gr. 'leios' - smooth + Gr. 'blastos' - bud
 stipule buds smooth

 leucoblasta 
 Gr. 'leuko' - white + Gr. 'blastos' - bud
 the stipule of this species is markedly white

 linearis 
 La. 'linea' - straight fr. La. 'linum' - flax  
 straight-(vertical)-leaved

 lowriei 
 named after the Australian botanist A. Lowrie

 macrantha
 Gr. 'makro-' fr. Gr. 'makros' - long, large + GR. 'anthos' - flower
 large flowers

 eremaea
 named after the Australian desert

 macrophylla 
 Gr. 'makro-' fr. Gr. 'makros' - long, large + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 large-leaved

 madagascariensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Madagascar

 mannii
 named after the Australian collector P. Mann

 marchantii
 named after the Australian botanist Dr. N. Marchant

 prophylla
 shoot base bears numerous prophylls with reduced lamina

 menziesii
 named after the British collector Menzies

 basifolia
 La. 'basis' - pedestal, base + La. 'folium' - leaf
 growing up from a basal rosette   

 penicillaris
 La. 'penicillus' - painter's brush, pencil   
 growing straightly, in the form of a rod

 thysanosepala
 Gr. 'thysanos' - tassel + ML. 'sepalum' - sepal
 sepals hairy

 meristocaulis
 Gr. 'meristos' - divided + Gr. 'kaulos' - shoot
 plant with branched shoots

 microphylla
 Gr. 'mikro-' fr. Gr. 'mikros' - small + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 small-leaved

 microscapa 
 Gr. 'mikro-' fr. Gr. 'mikros' - small + La. 'scapus' - beam
 short-scaped

 miniata 
 La. 'miniatulus' - painted red
 coloured red

 modesta
 La. 'modestus' - keeping due measure  
 modest, unassuming

 montana
 La. 'montanus' - montane
 growing in a mountainous habitat

 hirtella
 La. 'hirtus' - shaggy

 schwackei
 named after the German collector Schwacke

 tomentosa
 La. 'tomentum' - stuffing, padding
 a tomentose plant

 myriantha
 Gr. 'myrioi' - a million + Gr. 'anthos' - flower
 many-flowered

 natalensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Natal area, S. Africa 

 neesii
 named after the German botanist Nees von Esenbeck
   
 borealis
 La. 'Boreas' - North wind, north
 grows in the northern part of the area

 neo-caledonica
 denotes origin of the plant - New Caledonia

 nitidula
 La. 'nitidus' - bright, shining
 the shining sundew

 allantostigma
 Gr. 'allantos' - sausage + Gr. 'stigma' - stigma
 sausage-shaped stigmas
   
 leucostigma
 Gr. 'leuko' - white + La. 'stigma'
 the stigmas of this species are white

 omissa 
 La. 'omitto' - to disregard, overlook
 the neglected sundew

 oblanceolata
 La. 'ob-' against + La. 'lanceola' fr. La. 'lancea' - lance  
 leaves lanceolate with broad ends outermost

 australis
 La. - southern
 growing in southern regions

 orbiculata 
 La. 'orbiculatus' - round
 a species with round leaves

 ordensis
 plant occurs in the basin of the Ord river, N.T., Australia

 oreopodion
 Gr. 'oros' - mountain + Gr. 'pous' - foot
 from the base of the Darling Range

 paleacea
 La. 'palea' - scale

 trichocaulis
 Gr. 'thrix' - hair + Gr. 'kaulos' - shoot
 plant with hairy shoots

 pallida
 La. 'pallidus' fr. La. 'pallere' - to be pale  
 a pale plant

 panamensis  
 denotes origin of the plant - Panama, C. America

 parvula 
 La. 'parva' - small
 a small species

 pauciflora
 La. 'paucus' - few + La. 'flos' - flower  
 producing few flowers


 peltata                 
 fr Gr. 'pelte' - shield  
 peltate leaves
   
 auriculata
 La. 'auricula' - ear
 leaves in the form of small ears

 petiolaris 
 this (and similar,) species displays abnormally long petioles for the size of lamina

 pilosa 
 La. 'pilosus' - hairy
 a hairy plant

 platypoda 
 Gr. 'platys' - flat + Gr. 'pous' - foot

 platystigma 
 Gr. 'platys' - flat + Gr. 'stigma' - stigma
 flattened stigma

 prolifera
 La. 'proles' - offspring + La. 'ferus' - bearing
 plant producing copious offspring by stolons

 prostratoscaposa 
 La. 'prostratus' fr. La. 'prosterno' - to throw down, prostrate + La. 'scapus' - shaft
 with prostrate scapes 

 pulchella               
 La. 'pulcher' - beautiful
 a beautiful plant

 pusilla 
 La. 'pusillus' - very little
 a very small plant

 pycnoblasta 
 Gr. 'pyknos' - tight + Gr. 'blastos' - bud
 plant with exceptionally tight stipule-cluster

 pygmaea 
 La. 'pygmaeus' - pygmy
 an exceedingly small (pygmy,) plant

 radicans 
 La. 'radix' - root

 ramellosa
 La. 'ramus' - branch + dimin.
 plant with short branches

 ramentacea
 La. 'ramentum' - splinter, fragment

 rechingeri 
 named after the Austrian botanist K.-H. Rechinger

 regia                   
 La. 'regalis' fr. La. 'rex' - king  
 the regal sundew

 roraimae                
 denotes origin of the plant - Mt. Roraima, Venezuela

 rosulata 
 La. 'rosula' - rosette
 plant grows in the form of a rosette

 rotundifolia            
 La. 'rotundus' - round fr. La. 'rotare' - to rotate  
 the round-leaved sundew

 salina 
 La. 'salis' - salt
 growing in salty soils

 sargentii
 named after the Australian botanist O. H. Sargent

 schizandra
 Gr. 'skhizos' - split + Gr. 'andros' - male
 anther thecae separated (split) by a broad connective

 scorpioides 
 La. 'scorpio' - a scorpion
 twisted, like a scorpion

 sessilifolia 
 La. 'sedere' - to sit + La. 'folium' - leaf
 sessile leaves

 sewelliae
 named after the Australian collector Mrs. Sewell

 slackii                 
 named after the British horticulturist A. Slack

 spatulata               
 La. 'spathula' - spoon  
 spathulate leaves

 spilos 
 Gr. 'spilos' - blot
 petals marked with a darker spot

 stenopetala
 Gr. 'stenos' - weak + Gr. 'petalon' - petal
 petals reflexed (and not convolute like in most species) after anthesis

 stolonifera
 La. 'stolo' - stolon + La. 'ferus' - bearing
 plant stoloniferous

 compacta
 fr La. 'compingere' - compact
 a compact plant

 humilis
 La. - low-lying, shallow
 growing low on the ground

 monticola
 La. - highlander
 growing in highland habitats

 porrecta 
 La. 'porrectus' fr. La. 'porrigo' - to stretch, spread out
 the plant spreads out from its central growth point

 prostrata
 La. 'prostratus' fr. La. 'prosterno' - to throw down, spread out   
 a spreading, prostrate habit

 rupicola 
 fr. La. 'rupes' - cliff, rock
 growing on cliffs and rock surfaces

 stricticaulis 
 La. 'strictus' - close, tight + La. 'caulis' - stem
 the leaves cling closely to the stem

 subhirtella 
 La. 'sub-' - -ish + La. 'hirtus' - bristly
 a hairy plant

 moorei 
 named after the Australian collector S. Moore

 subtilis 
 La. - slender, fine
 a slender plant

 trinervia               
 La. 'tri' - three + La. 'nervus' - nerve
 three prominemt leaf veins

 tubaestylis
 La. 'tuba' - trumpet + 'style'
 the styles are trumpet-shaped

 uniflora                
 La. 'uni' - one + La. 'flos' - flower  
 producing a single flower

 villosa                 
 La. - hairy  
 the whole plant is hairy

 walyunga
 denotes origin of the plant - Walyunga, Australia

 whittakeri
 named after the Australian collector Whittaker

 zonaria
 La. 'zonarius' - belted
 the leaves are divided into distinct zones

 Drosophyllum            
 Gr. 'drosos' - dew + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 dewy-leaved

 lusitanicum 
 denotes origin of the plant - W. Spain and Portugal

 Nepenthaceae
 Gr. - banisher of sorrow
 the name of a plant used by the Ancient greeks to banish sorrow and induce a restful sleep

 Nepenthes 
 Gr. - banisher of sorrow
 the name of a plant used by the Ancient greeks to banish sorrow and induce a restful sleep

 adnata 
 La. 'adnatus' - grown on
 leaves shortly decurrent

 alata                   
 La. 'ala' - keel, wing  
 winged Nepenthes

 albomarginata           
 La. 'albus' - white + La. 'margo' - margin
 prominent pale stripe around the mouth of the pitcher

 ampullaria              
 fr. La. 'ampulla' - flask  
 flask-shaped pitchers

 anamensis 
 denotes origin of the plant - Annam, Vietnam

 bellii                  
 named after the American botanist C. R. Bell

 bicalcarata             
 La. 'bi' - two + 'calcar' - spur       
 twin-spurred pitchers

 bongso 
 named after the guardian Puti-Bongso of Gunung Merapi, Sumatra

 borneensis              
 denotes origin of the plant - Borneo

 boschiana
 named after His Exc. Lieut.-Gen., Min. of state, Graf van den Bosch

 burbidgeae              
 named after the wife of the British collector F.W. Burbidge

 burkei                  
 named after the British collector David Burke

 campanulata             
 La. 'campanulatus' - bell-shaped
 the pitchers are shaped like bells

 carunculata
 La. 'caruncula' - piece of flesh

 clipeata 
 La. 'clipeus' - round, bronze shield

 deaniana
 named after the Philippine collector Dean C. Worcester

 decurrens                                       
 La. 'decurro' - to run down
 decurrent, leaves running down the stem

 densiflora                                      
 La. 'denso' - to thicken + 'flos' - flower
 thick or crowded flowers

 distillatoria
 La. 'destillatio' - catarrh
 Linnaeus thought that the pitcher distilled water for the plant

 dubia 
 La. 'dubius' - uncertain, doubtful

 edwardsiana 
 named after the Honourable G. Edwardes, Governor of Labuan

 macrophylla    
 Gr. 'makro' fr. Gr. 'makros' - large + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 large-leaved

 ephippiata 
 La. 'ephippium' - saddle
 saddle-shaped leaf bases

 eymae
 named after the Indonesian collector P. Eyma

 faizaliana
 named after the son of the describing author M. Kh. Faizal

 fallax
 La. - deceitful, deceptive

 fusca                   
 La. 'fuscus' - dark brown
 predominantly dark brown pitchers

 glabrata                
 La. 'glaber' - hairless, smooth
 smooth pitchers

 gracilis                
 La. 'gracilis' + superlat.
 slender and graceful pitchers

 gracillima
 La. 'gracilis' + dimin.
 small, slender pitchers

 gymnamphora             
 Gr. 'gymnos' - naked + 'amphora' - pitcher
 smooth, jug-shaped pitchers

 hamata                  
 La. 'hamatus' - furnished with hooks
 climbs by means of hooked tendrils

 hirsuta                 
 La. - hairy
 hairy plant

 inermis                                         
 La. - unarmed, defenceless
 peristome without spines

 infundibuliformis                               
 La. 'infundo' - to pour on or in + form
 funnel-shaped pitchers

 insignis
 La. - distinguished, conspicuous
 a prominent and arresting plant

 khasiana                
 denotes origin of the plant - Khasi Hills, Assam, India 

 klossii
 named after the Indonesian/Dutch collector Kloss

 longifolia                            
 La. 'longe' - far off, long  + La. 'folium' - leaf
 long-leaved

 lowii                   
 named after the British collector H. Low

 macfarlanei             
 named after the British/American botanist Dr. J. M. Macfarlane, monographer of _Nepenthes_

 macrovulgaris           
 La. 'macro' - large + La. 'vulgaris' - common
 a large and common plant?

 madagascariensis        
 denotes origin of the plant - Madagascar

 mapuluensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Mt. Ilas Mapulu, E Kalimantan

 masoalensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Cape Masoala, Madagascar

 maxima                  
 La. - largest
 a large species

 merrilliana
 named after the Philippine botanist D. E. Merrill

 mikei
 named after the New-Zealandic collector M. Hopkins

 mirabilis
 La. - wonderful, extraordinary
 a wonderful plant

 mollis
 La. - supple, tender, gentle
 plant covered by soft hair

 muluensis
 denotes origin of the plant - G.Mulu, Borneo

 neoguineensis           
 denotes origin of the plant - New Guinea

 northiana 
 named after the British collector Mrs. M. North

 ovata
 La. 'ovum' - egg
 ovate pitchers

 paniculata
 La. 'panicula' - tuft, panicle
 inflorescence paniculate

 papuana                 
 denotes origin of the plant - New Guinea (*not* known from Papua!)

 pervillei
 named after the French collector Perville

 petiolata
 La. 'petiolus' - petiole

 philippinensis
 denotes origin of the plant - the Phillipines

 pilosa
 La. 'pilus' - a hair
 hairy plant

 rafflesiana             
 named after Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore

 rajah                   
 Urd. - emperor
 the emperor of Nepenthes

 reinwardtiana 
 named after the Dutch botanist Reinwardt

 rhombicaulis
 La. 'rhombus' - magician's circle, rhombus + La. 'caulis' - stalk, cabbage
 the petiole has a rhombic cross-section

 sanguinea                                       
 La. - blood
 the plant and especially its pitchers are bright red

 singalana
 (incorrectly) denotes origin of the plant - G. Singalang, Sumatra

 spathulata              
 La. - spoon
 spathulate

 spectabilis
 La. - visible, noteworthy
 a noteworthy plant

 stenophylla 
 Gr. 'stenos' weak + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 leaf bases slender

 talangensis 
 denotes origin of the plant - G.Talang, Sumatra

 tentaculata
 producing tentacles

 tenuis 
 La. - thin, fine
 the pitchers are slender

 thorelii 
 named after the French collector Dr. Thorel

 tobaica
 denotes origin of the plant - Lake Toba, North Sumatra

 tomoriana 
 denotes orgin of the plant - Gulf of Tomori, Celebes

 treubiana 
 named after the German botanist Treub

 truncata
 La. 'truncatus' - truncate
 leaf base truncate-emarginate

 veitchii                
 named after the British horticulturist J. Veitch

 ventricosa 
 La. 'venter' - belly
 pot-bellied pitchers

 vieillardii             
 named after the French botanist E. Vieillard

 villosa                 
 La. - hairy  
 the whole plant is hairy

 xiphioides
 Gr. 'xiphos' - sword
 plant with sword-shaped leaf bases

 Dioncophyllaceae 
 Gr. 'di' - two + Gr. 'onkos' - hook + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 leaf terminated by two hooks

 Dioncophyllum 
 Gr. 'di' - two + Gr. 'onkos' - hook + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 leaf terminated by two hooks

 Triphyophyllum 
 Gr. 'tri' - three + Gr. 'phyein' - to create + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 the plant produces three distinctly different types of leaf

 peltatum 
 La. - shield
 producing peltate leaves

 Lentibulariaceae 
 La. 'lens' - lens + dimin.
 Utricularia has lens-shaped bladders

 Genlisea                        
 named after a friend of the describing author, Mrs. S. de Genlis

 africana                
 denotes origin of the plant - Africa

 angolensis              
 denotes origin of the plant - Angola

 aurea                   
 La. - golden
 flowers yellow

 filiformis              
 La. 'filum' - thread + form  
 thread-like leaves

 glabra
 La. 'glaber' - smooth, hairless
 the plant is smooth and hairless

 glandulosissima 
 La. 'glandula' - gland + superlat.
 plant very glandular

 guianensis              
 denotes origin of the plant - Guyana

 hispidula 
 La. 'hispidus' - hairy, rough
 a hairy plant

 subglabra 
 La. 'sub-' - -ish + La. 'glaber' - smooth, hairless
 the ovary is nearly hairless

 lobata
 La. 'lobus' - lobe
 lower corolla lip deeply lobed

 margaretae
 named after Margarete (female first name)

 pallida                 
 La. 'pallidus' - pale
 the flower is generally pale violet

 pygmaea
 La. 'pygmaeus' - pygmy
 a very small species

 repens
 La. - 'repens' creeping
 a creeping species

 roraimensis             
 denotes origin of the plant - Mt. Roraima, Venezuela

 sanariapoana
 denotes origin of the plant - Sanariapo Savannah, Venezuela

 stapfii 
 named after the British botanist O. Stapf

 subglabra
 La. 'sub-' - -ish + La. 'glaber' - smooth, hairless
 the ovary is nearly hairless

 uncinata
 La. 'uncinatus' - hooked
 the spur is hooked

 violacea 
 La. 'viola' - violet 
 the flower is violet

  Pinguicula 
 La. 'pinguis' - fat, grease + dimin.
 the leaves have a greasy feel to them

 acuminata
 La. 'acumen' - point, sting
 the leaves are sharply pointed

 agnata
 La. 'agnatus' - closely related
 named for the complicated taxonomic history of the plant

 albida
 La. 'albidus' - white
 white

 algida 
 La. 'algidus' - cold
 grows in a cold climate - Siberia

 alpina                                                  
 La. - high mountainous
 growing in high mountainous habitat

 antarctica 
 growing in southerly climes of S America

 balcanica               
 denotes origin of the plant - Balkan area, Europe
   
 pontica 
 denotes origin of the plant - Pontic region, Turkey
   
 tenuilaciniata
 La. 'tenuis' - thin, fine + La. 'lacinia' - flap, corner

 barbata 
 La. 'barbatus' - bearded
 the corolla palate has a shaggy and bearded appearance

 benedicta
 La. 'benedico' - to speak well of, praise
 the blessed Pinguicula

 bohemica
 denotes origin of the plant - Bohemia (Czechia)

 caerulea
 La. 'caeruleus' - dark blue
 refers to the blue colouration of the corolla

 calyptrata 
 Gr. 'kalyptra' - cover
 corolla tube closed by palate

 casabitoana
 denotes origin of the plant - Alto de Casabito, Dominican Republic

 chilensis               
 denotes origin of the plant - Chile, S. America

 colimensis 
 denotes origin of the plant - Colima, Mexico

 corsica                 
 denotes origin of the plant - Corsica

 crassifolia
 La. 'crassus' - thick, dense + La. 'folium' - leaf
 dense foliage

 crenatiloba
 La. 'crenatus' - crenate + La. 'lobus' - lobe
 corolla lobes crenate

 crystallina 
 La. 'crystallinus' - of crystal
 droplets on leaf glands glistening in the sun like a crystal

 hirtiflora 
 La. - hairy, shaggy + La. 'flos' - flower
 the flowers appear hairy

 cyclosecta 
 Gr. 'kyklos' - circle + La. 'sectus' - cut
 corolla lobes suborbicular

 debbertiana 
 named after the German botanist P. Debbert

 ehlersiae 
 named after the Austrian horticulturlturist Mrs. Ehlers

 elongata                
 La. - elongated
 elongated leaves

 emarginata 
 La. 'margo' - edge, border
 corolla lobes emarginate

 esseriana 
 named after the German botanist Prof. K. Esser

 filifolia               
 La. 'filum' - thread + La. 'folia' - leaves  
 thread-like leaves

 gracilis
 La. - slender
 slender and graceful plant

 grandiflora             
 La. 'grandis' - large + La. 'flos' - flower 
 large flowers

 rosea 
 La. 'roseus' - rosy, of roses
 pink-flowered

 greenwoodii 
 named after the British collector Greenwood

 gypsicola                                        
 indicates its habit of growing on gypsum-bearing rock

 hemiepiphytica 
 La. 'hemi-' - semi + epiphytic
 tending to an epiphytic habit

 heterophylla 
 Gr. 'heteros' - other + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 different leaves (in Winter and Summer rosettes)

 hintoniorum 
 named after the American collectors Hinton (family)

 imitatrix 
 La. 'imitator' - imitator

 immaculata
 La. 'immaculata (virgo)' - Virgin Mary
 white corolla (but marked with obvious darker blotch!)

 involuta 
 'involutus' fr. La. 'involvo' - wrapped
 leaves strongly curling upwards

 ionantha 
 Gr. 'ion' - violet + Gr. 'anthos' - flower
 flowers like violets

 jackii
 named after the American collector Jack

 jaumavensis 
 denotes origin of the plant - Jaumave, Mexico

 jorgehintonii
 (incorrectly) named after the American collector George Hinton

 kondoi
 named after the Japanese botanist Prof. K. Kondo

 laueana 
 named after the Mexican collector A. Lau

 leptoceras
 Gr. 'leptos' - thin + Gr. 'keras' - horn
 thin (short) corolla spur

 lignicola 
 La. 'lignum' - wood
 denotes its habit of growing on wood

 lilacina 
 La. 'lilacinus' - lilac
 lilac flowers

 longifolia 
 La. 'longe' - far off, long  + La. 'folium' - leaf
 long-leaved
   
 caussensis 
 denotes origin of the plant - Causses, France

 dertosensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Tortosa, Spain

 reichenbachiana
 named after the Austrian botanist Reichenbach

 lusitanica 
 La. 'Lusitania' - part of what is now W. Spain and Portugal
 denotes origin of the plant - W. Spain and Portugal

 lutea
 La. 'luteus' - yellow, orange
 refers to the yellow flowers

 macroceras              
 Gr. 'makro-' fr. Gr. 'makros' - large + Gr. 'keras' - horn
 corolla spur large

 macrophylla             
 Gr. 'makro-' fr. Gr. 'makros' - large + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 large-leaved

 moctezumae 
 denotes origin of the plant - Rio Moctezuma, Mexico

 moranensis 
 denotes origin of the plant - Moran, Mexico

 nevadensis              
 denotes origin of the plant - Spanish Sierra Nevada

 oblongiloba 
 La. 'oblongus' - oblong + La. 'lobus' - lobe
 oblong corolla lobes

 parvifolia              
 La. 'parvus' - small + La. 'folium' - leaf
 having small leaves

 planifolia 
 La. 'planus' - level, flat + La. 'folium' - leaf
 having flat leaves

 potosiensis 
 denotes origin of the plant - San Luis Potosi, Mexico

 primuliflora            
 La. 'primula' - primrose + La. 'flos' - flower  
 primrose-flowered

 pumila
 La. 'pumilio' - dwarf, pygmy
 a very small plant

 ramosa 
 La. 'ramosus' - branching
 branching pedicel

 rectifolia 
 La. 'rectus' - straight + La. 'folium' - leaf
 straight leaves

 reticulata 
 La. 'reticulum' - small net

 rotundiflora                            
 La. 'rotundus' - round, circular + La. 'flos' - flower
 round-flowered

 sharpii 
 named after the American collector Dr. A. J. Sharp

 takakii 
 named after the Mexican collector F. Takaki

 utricularioides
 G. 'Utricularia' (La. 'utricularius' - bladder, sac, bagpipes)
 resembling a bladderwort

 vallisneriifolia 
 G. _Vallisneria_ (Hydrocharitaceae) + La. 'folium' - leaf
 leaves very long and narrow like in _Vallisneria_

 variegata
 La. 'varius' - coloured, spotted
 variegated leaves

 villosa 
 La. - hairy  
 the whole plant is hairy

 vulgaris 
 La. 'vulgaris' - common
 a common species (the most widespread in the genus)

 zecheri 
 named after the Austrian horticulturist E. Zecher

 Utricularia
 La. 'utriculus' - bladder, sac
 possessing bladders

 adpressa 
 La. 'adpressus' - appressed

 albiflora               
 La. 'albus' - white + La. 'flos' - flower
 pale-flowered

 albocaerulea
 La. 'albus' - white + La. 'caeruleus' -dark blue, dark green

 alpina                                                  
 La. 'alpinus' - high mountainous
 growing in alpine habitats

 amethystina 
 purple-flowered

 andongensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Pungo Andongo, Angola

 antennifera 
 La. 'antenna' - yardarm, antenna
 producing antenna-like corolla lobe projections

 appendiculata 
 La. 'appendiculum' - small addition

 arcuata 
 La. 'arcus' - curve, bow, rainbow

 arenaria
 La. 'arena' - sand
 inhabits comparatively sandy habitats

 arnhemica               
 denotes origin of the plant - Arnhem Land, Australia        

 asplundii 
 named after the Swedish collector Asplund

 aurea                   
 La. - golden
 the plant possesses a golden appearance

 aureomaculata 
 La. 'aureus' - gold, golden + La. 'macula' - stain, spot
 the plant has a golden hue

 australis 
 La. - southern
 growing in southern regions (originally described from Australia)

 benjaminiana 
 named after the German botanist L. Benjamin

 benthamii 
 named after the British botanist G. Bentham

 bifida                  
 La. 'bi-' - two + La. 'fidum' - point  
 forked leaves

 biloba
 La. 'bi-' - two + La. 'lobus' - lobe

 biovularioides 
 La. 'bi-' - two + La. 'ovum' - egg
 only two ovules in ovary

 bisquamata
 La. 'bi-' - two + La. 'squama' - scale, spot
 a reference to the two dots on the corolla of many plants

 blanchetii 
 named after the French collector Blanchet

 bosminifera
 alludes to the traps said to resemble Bosmina (Crustaceae)

 brachiata 
 La. 'brachium' - arm

 bracteata 
 La. 'bractea' - bract

 bremii
 named after the Swiss botanist J. Bremi

 breviscapa 
 La. 'brevis' - short, small + La. 'scapus'- shaft
 the scapes of this species are notably short

 buntingiana
 named after the American collector G. S. Bunting

 caerulea 
 La. 'caeruleus' - dark blue
 refers to the blue corolla

 calycifida 
 calyx + La. 'fidum' - point
 a reference to the bifid calyx tips

 campbelliana 
 named after the British collector Campbell

 capilliflora 
 La. 'capillus' - hair + La. 'flos' - flower
 hairy flowers

 cecilii 
 named after the Indian collector Father Cecil Saldanha S. J.

 cheiranthos
 Gr. 'cheir' - hand + Gr. 'anthos' flower

 chiribiquetensis
 denotes origin of the plant - cerro de Chiribiquete, Colombia

 choristotheca 
 Gr. 'choristos' - distant + Gr. 'theke' - receptacle, theca
 anther thecae widely separated

 christopheri 
 named after the British collector Christopher Grey-Wilson

 chrysantha 
 La. 'chrysos' - golden + Gr. 'anthos' - flower
 yellow flowers

 circumvoluta 
 La. 'circum' - round, round about + La. 'volutus' fr. La. 'volvo' - to roll, turn around

 cornuta
 La. 'cornus' - horn, horn-shaped
 the flower spurs are horn-shaped

 corynephora
 Gr. 'koryne' - club + Gr. 'pherein' - to bear
 bearing club-shaped processes on the seeds

 costata
 La. 'costa' - rib, side
 the calyx is pronouncedly ribbed

 cucullata 
 La. 'cucullus' - hood, cowl
 the flowers are hooded in form

 cymbantha
 Gr. 'kymba' - skiff (esp. of Charon) + Gr. 'anthos' - flower
 corolla lower lip boat-shaped

 delicatula 
 La. 'delicatus' - delightful
 a delightful plant

 delphinioides
 Gr. 'delphis' - dolphin
 the flower resembles that of _Delphinium_ (Ranunculaceae)

 determannii
 named after the American collector R. O. Determann

 dichotoma
 Gr. 'dichos' - twofold + Gr. 'tomos' - cut
 inflorescence (seemingly: pleiochasium) dichotomously divided

 dimorphantha
 Gr. 'di-' - two + Gr. 'morpha' - shape, form + Gr. 'anthos' - flower
 two types of flower (cleistogamous and chasmogamous)

 dunlopii 
 named after the Australian collector C. R. Dunlop

 dunstaniae 
 named after the Australian collector Mrs. William Dunstan

 endresii 
 named after the British collector A. R. Endres

 erectiflora
 La. 'erectus' - upright, lofty + La. 'flos' - flower
 the flowers are erect in habit

 fimbriata 
 La. 'fimbriae' - fringe, end
 the calyx lobes are fringed in form

 firmula 
 La. 'firmus' - strong, stable, firm

 fistulosa
 La. 'fistula' - tube, pipe

 flaccida 
 La. 'flaccidus' - flabby, feeble

 floridana 
 denotes origin of the plant - Florida, USA

 foliosa 
 La. 'folium' - leaf
 leafy plant

 forrestii 
 named after the British collector G. Forrest

 foveolata
 La. 'fovea' - pit, pitfall

 fulva 
 La. 'fulvus' - yellow, tawny
 the flowers are yellow

 furcellata 
 La. 'furca' - fork
 corolla lower lip resembling a fork

 garrettii 
 named after the British collector H. B. G. Garrett

 geminiloba
 La. 'geminus' - twin, double + La. 'lobus' - lobe

 geminiscapa 
 La. 'geminus' - twin, double + La. 'scapus' - beam
 twinned scapes 

 geoffrayi 
 named after the French collector Geoffray

 georgei 
 named after the Australian collector A. George

 gibba
 La. 'gibbus' - hump

 graminifolia
 La. 'gramen' - grass + 'folium' - leaf
 grass-like "leaves"

 guyanensis              
 denotes origin of the plant - Guyana, S. America

 hamiltonii 
 named after the Australian collector Hamilton

 helix 
 La. 'helix' - helix
 scape twining

 heterochroma 
 Gr. 'heteros' - other + Gr. 'khroma' - colour

 heterosepala
 Gr. 'heteros' - other + sepal

 hintonii 
 named after the American collector G. B. Hinton

 hirta 
 La. 'hirtus' - hairy, shaggy
 scape hairy

 hispida
 La. 'hispidus' - hairy, rough
 a hairy plant

 holtzei
 named after the Australian collector M. Holtze

 humboldtii 
 named after the German scientist A. von Humboldt

 huntii 
 named after the American collector D. R. Hunt

 hydrocarpa
 Gr. 'hydro-' - water + Gr. 'karpos' - fruit

 inaequalis
 La. - unequal, uneven

 incisa 
 La. 'incisus' fr. La. 'inciso' - to cut up, cut open
 the floating "leaves" are notched and jagged

 inflata 
 La. 'inflatus' - blown up, swollen
 The plant has swollen, radially arranged organs on the emergent scapes which enable it to float on water

 inflexa 
 La. 'inflecto' - to bend, curve

 intermedia
 La. 'inter' - among + La. 'medius' - middle  
 medium-sized and shaped

 involvens 
 La. 'involvo' - to roll on, wrap up

 jamesoniana 
 named after the British collector Jameson

 juncea
 La. 'iuncus' - rush
 the plant's "leaves" resemble those of a rush

 kamienskii
 named after the Polish/German botanist F. Kamienski

 kenneallyi 
 named after the Australian collector K. F. Kenneally

 kimberleyensis 
 denotes origin of the plant - Kimberley Range, W Australia

 kumaonensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Kumaon, India

 laciniata
 La. 'lacinia' - flap, corner

 lasiocaulis
 Gr. 'lasios' - woolly + Gr. 'kaulos' - stem

 lateriflora 
 La. 'latus' - side + La. 'flos' - flower

 laxa 
 La. 'laxus' - lax, loose
 the plant sprawls notably in habit

 lazulina 
 blue-flowered

 leptoplectra 
 Gr. 'leptos' - tiny + Gr. 'plektos' - woven

 leptorhyncha
 Gr. 'leptos' - tiny + Gr. 'rhynchos' - proboscis

 letestui                  
 named after the French collector Le Testu

 limosa
 La. 'limus' - mud
 grows in muddy conditions

 livida 
 La. 'lividus' - bluish, black and blue
 the flowers are marked with a bluish streak

 lloydii 
 named after the British botanist F. E. Lloyd, monographer of CPs

 longeciliata 
 La. 'longe' - far off, long + La. 'cilium' - fine hair
 calyx margins fringed

 longifolia 
 La. 'longe' - far off, long  + La. 'folium' - leaf
 long-leaved

 macrocheilos 
 Gr. 'makro-' fr. Gr. 'makros' - long, large + Gr. 'kheilos' - lip, border

 macrorhiza 
 Gr. 'makro-' fr. Gr. 'makros' - long, large + Gr. 'rhiza' - root
 large-rooted

 malabarica 
 denotes origin of the plant - former Malabar region, India

 mannii
 named after the British collector Mann

 menziesii
 named after the British collector Menzies

 meyeri 
 named after the German collector H. Meyer

 microcalyx 
 Gr. 'mikro-' fr. Gr. 'mikros' - small + calyx  
 diminutive calyces

 micropetala
 Gr. 'mikro-' fr. Gr. 'mikros' - small + petal  
 small petals

 minor
 La. - less
 a small plant

 minutissima 
 La. 'minutus' - small, paltry + dimin.
 a very small plant

 monanthos 
 Gr. 'mono-' - single + Gr. 'anthos' - flower
 usually produces a single flower

 moniliformis 
 La. 'monile' - necklace + La. 'forma' - form
 tubers arranged like in a necklace

 muelleri 
 named after the Australian botanist F. von Mueller

 multicaulis 
 La. 'multi-' - many + La. 'caulis' - stalk, cabbage
 the plant produces many stems

 multifida 
 La. 'multi-' - many + La. 'fidum' - point

 myriocista
 Gr. 'myrioi' - million + Gr. 'kiste' - box, cell, bladder
 produces many bladders

 nana 
 La. 'nanus' - dwarf
 a small plant

 naviculata 
 La. 'navicula' - small boat
 corolla lower lip shaped like a boat

 nelumbifolia 
 La. 'nelumbo' - lotus + La. 'folium' - leaf
 "leaves" peltate like in _Nelumbo_ (Nelumbonaceae)

 neottioides 
 flowers like in _Neottia_ (Orchidaceae)

 nephrophylla
 Gr. 'nephros' - kidney + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 produces kidney-shaped "leaves"

 nervosa 
 La. 'nervosus' - sinewy, vigorous
 vigorous

 nigrescens
 La. 'nigresco' - to darken, blacken
 the plant is darkly pigmented (in dried form only)

 novae-zelandiae 
 denotes origin of the plant - New Zealand

 ochroleuca 
 Gr. 'okhros' - ochre + Gr. 'leukhos' - white
 flowers pale yellow

 odontosepala 
 Gr. 'odous' - tooth + sepal
 the sepals are toothed

 odorata 
 La. 'odoratus' - perfumed, sweet-smelling

 olivacea
 La. 'oliva' - olive, olive tree

 oliveriana
 named after the British botanist D. Oliver

 panamensis                
 denotes origin of the plant - Panama, C. America

 parthenopipes 
 Gr. 'parthenopipes' - voyeur
 according to P. Taylor named after the British collector Dr. R. M. Harley

 pentadactyla 
 Gr. 'penta-' - five + Gr. 'daktylos' - finger
 five-fingered flowers

 peranomala 
 Gr. 'per-' - throughout, absolutely + Gr. a deprivativum + Gr. 'nomos' - law
 a very unusual plant

 perversa
 La. 'perversus' - awry, squint

 petersoniae 
 named after the American collector Mrs. K. M. Peterson

 physoceras 
 Gr. 'physos' - inflated + Gr. 'keras' - horn
 inflated corolla spur

 pierrei 
 named after the French collector Pierre

 platensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Rio de la Plata, Argentina

 pobeguinii
 named after the French collector Pobeguin

 poconensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Pocone, Brazil

 podadena
 Gr. 'pous' - foot + Gr. 'aden' - gland
 the only bladderwort with stipitate-glandular scapes

 polygaloides
 flowers resemble those of _Polygala_ (Polygalaceae)

 praelonga
 La. 'praelongus' - very long, very tall
 "leaves" prolonged during their development

 praeterita
 La. 'praeteritus' - past, gone by

 praetermissa
 La. 'praeter' - beyond, excepting + La. 'missus' - mentioned, reported
 this species was (previously) unmentioned

 prehensilis 
 La. 'prehensus' fr. La. 'prehendo' - to take hold of, catch
 the scape is frequently twining

 pubescens
 La. 'pubes' - downy
 the plant is covered with fine down

 pulchra
 La. 'pulcher' - beautiful
 a beautiful plant

 punctata 
 La. 'punctus' fr. La. 'pungo' - to prick, pierce
 the plant is dotted with sessile glands

 purpureocaerulea
 La. 'purpura' - purple + La. 'caeruleus' - dark blue, dark green
 the flower has an overall purply-blue hue

 quelchii 
 named after the British collector Quelch

 quinquedentata 
 La. 'quinque' - five + La. 'dentatus' - toothed
 the flowers are five-pointed

 radiata 
 La. 'radiatus' - radiant, radiating
 the floating "leaves" radiate from a central point

 raynalii 
 named after the French collector J. Raynal

 recta
 La. 'recte' - straight
 straight scapes

 reflexa
 La. 'reflexus' fr. La. 'reflecto' - to bend back, turn back
 the fruiting pedicels are reflexed

 reniformis
 La. 'renes' - kidney + form
 kidney-shaped leaves

 resupinata 
 La. 'resupinus' - lying back, face upwards
 refers to the habit of the almost resupinate flower

 reticulata
 La. 'reticulum' - small net

 rhododactylos
 Gr. 'rhodos' - rose + Gr. 'daktylos' - finger
 A Homeric allusion - rosy-fingered (like the dawn.) 

 rigida 
 La. 'rigidus' - stiff, hard

 salwinensis
 denotes origin of the plant - Salween River, Burma

 sandersonii               
 named after the British collector Sanderson

 sandwithii 
 named after the British collector N. Y. Sandwith

 scandens 
 La. 'scando' - to climb, mount
 the plant has a creeping, climbing habit

 schultesii                
 named after the Colombian collector Schultes
 
 simplex 
 La. - single, simple

 simulans
 La. fr. 'simulo' - to imitate, impersonate

 singeriana
 named after the Australian collector Singer

 smithiana
 named after the British botanist J. E. Smith

 spiralis 
 La. 'spira' - coil, twisted band

 spruceana
 named after the British collector Spruce

 stanfieldii
 named after the British collector Dr. D. P. Stanfield

 steenisii 
 named after the Indonesian/Dutch botanist C. G. G. J. van Steenis

 stellaris                                               
 La. 'stella' - star
 star-shaped

 steyermarkii              
 named after the American botanist J. A. Steyermark

 striata
 La. 'striatus' - striped

 striatula 
 La. 'striatus' - striped + dimin.

 stygia 
 La. 'Styx' - river bordering Hades, cloaked in perpetual darkness
 growing in dark and sunless places

 subramanii
 (incorrectly) named after the Indian botanist Dr. K. Subramanyam

 subulata
 La. 'subula' - awl
 corolla spur formed like an awl

 tenella 
 La. 'tenellulus' - dainty, little
 dainty, little plant

 tenuissima
 La. 'tenuis' - thin, fine + superl.
 very fine, slender growth

 terrae-reginae            
 La. 'terra' - land + La. 'regina' - queen  
 denotes origin of the plant - Queensland, Australia

 tetraloba 
 Gr. 'tetra' - four + Gr. 'lobos' - lobe
 produces four corolla lobes

 tortilis
 La. - twisted, winding
 twisted growth habit

 trichophylla
 Gr. 'thrix' - hair + Gr. 'phyllon' - leaf
 hairy leaves

 tricolor 
 La. 'tri-' - three + La. 'color' - colour
 the flowers are tricoloured purply/yellowy/white

 tridactyla
 La. 'tri-' - three + Gr. 'daktylos' - finger
 the flowers are three-fingered

 tridentata 
 La. 'tri' - three + La. 'dentatus' - toothed
 three-pointed flowers

 triflora
 La. 'tri' - three + La. 'flos' - flower
 there are sometimes three flowers per scape

 triloba
 La. 'tri-' - three + La. 'lobus' - lobe
 produces three corolla lobes

 troupinii
 named after the Belgian collector Troupin

 tubulata
 La. 'tubus' - pipe

 uliginosa 
 La. 'uligo' - moisture, marshiness
 growing in marshy habitats

 uniflora 
 La. 'uni-' - one + La. 'flos' - flower
 the scapes bear a single flower

 unifolia 
 La. 'uni-' - one + La. 'folium' - leaf

 viscosa 
 La. 'visco' - to make sticky
 the plant produces a sticky, mucus-like substance

 vitellina
 La. 'vitellus' - egg yolk
 corolla yellow

 volubilis
 La. - spinning, revolving

 warburgii 
 named after the German botanist O. Warburg

 warmingii
 named after the Danish botanist E. Warming

 welwitschii
 named after the Portuguese collector Welwitsch

 westonii
 named after the Australian collector Dr. A. S. Weston

 wightiana
 named after the British botanist R. Wight