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×
moserianum
André. moh-zuh-ree-
ah
-noom. After Jean Jacques Moser (1846–1934), in whose Versailles nursery it was raised.
H. calycinum
×
H. patulum
. Cult.

olympicum
L. o-
lim
-pi-koom. Of Mount Olympus, Greece. SE Eur., Turkey. f.
minus
Hausskn.
mie
-noos. Lat. smaller. Greece.
‘Sulphureum’
. sul-
few
-ree-oom. Lat. sulphur-yellow (the flowers).

perforatum
L. per-fo-
rah
-toom. Lat. perforated (referring to the black spots on the leaves). Eur., N Africa, temp. Asia.

prolificum
L. proh-
lif
-i-koom. Broom-bush. Lat. prolific. SE Canada, E and C USA.

hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis
.
giant blue
Agastache foeniculum
.
nettleleaf giant
A. urticifolia
.
purple giant
Agastache scrophulariifolia
.
rock

Hyssopus officinalis
subsp.
aristatus
.
yellow giant
Agastache nepetoides

Hyssopus
L. (Lamiaceae). his-
op
-oos. Gk. name for another plant, probably an origanum, from Gk. sprinkle, face (it was used to sprinkle holy water). 2 spp., herbs, subshrubs. Eur., N Africa, W and C Asia.

officinalis
L. o-fis-i-
nah
-lis. Hyssop. Lat. sold as a med. herb. Eur., N Africa, W Asia. subsp.
aristatus
(Godr.) Briq. a-ris-
tah
-toos. Rock hyssop. Lat. aristate (the bracts). S Eur.

Hystrix patula
Moench =
Elymus hystrix

Iberis
L. (Brassicaceae).
ie
-buh-ris. Candytuft. Gk. name used by Dioscorides for a plant from Iberia (Spain). 30 spp., herbs, subshrubs. Eur., Medit.

sempervirens
L. sem-per-
vie
-ruhnz. Lat. evergreen. Medit.

ice plant
Sedum spectabile

Ichtyoselmis
Lidén & Fukuhara (Papaveraceae). ik-tee-oh-
sel
-mis. From Gk. fish, scaffold (or fishing line, the flowers likened to fishes hanging on a line). 1 sp., herb. China, N Myanmar.

macrantha
(Oliver) Lidén. mak-
ranth
-uh. Gk. large-flowered.

Idesia
Maxim. (Salicaceae). ie-
dee
-zeeuh. After Eberhard Ysbrants Ides (1657–1708), Dutch explorer. 1 sp., tree. China, Japan.

polycarpa
Maxim. pol-ee-
karp
-uh. Gk. with many fruits.

Ilex
L. (Aquifoliaceae).
ie
-lex. Hollies. Lat. name for holm oak (
Quercus ilex
). 400 spp., trees, shrubs, climbers. Widespread.

×
altaclerensis
(hort. ex Loud.) Dallimore. al-tuh-kle-
ren
-sis. Highclere holly. Of Highclere (Lat.
Alta Clera
), Hampshire, UK, where it was raised.
I. aquifolium
×
I. perado
. Cult.
‘Camelliifolia’
. kuh-mel-ee-i-
foh
-leeuh. Lat. with leaves like
Camellia
.
‘Hendersonii’
. hen-duh-
son
-ee-ee. After Mr Henderson, friend of Mr J. Shepherd, curator of Liverpool Botanic Garden, who sent material to the Handsworth nursery of Fisher & Holmes.
‘Hodginsii’
. hoj-
inz
-eeee. After Irish nurseryman Thomas Hodgins, who raised it before 1836.
‘Lawsoniana’
. law-son-ee-
ah
-nuh. After the Lawson Nursery, Edinburgh, where it was raised before 1869.

aquifolium
L. ak-wi-
foh
-lee-oom. Common holly. The Lat. name. Eur., N Africa, W Asia.

×
attenuata
Ashe. uh-ten-ew-
ah
-tuh. Lat. tapered (the leaves).
I. cassine
×
I. opaca
. SE USA.

cornuta
Lindl. & Paxton. kor-
new
-tuh. Horned holly. Lat. horned (referring to the often prominent leaf spines). China, Korea.

crenata
Thunb. kruh-
nah
-tuh. Japanese holly. Lat. with rounded teeth (the leaves). E China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan.

decidua
Walter. de-
sid
-ew-uh. Possum haw. Lat. deciduous. E and C USA, N Mex.

glabra
(L.) A. Gray.
glab
-ruh. Ink-berry. Lat. glabrous (the leaves). E Canada, E and C USA.

latifolia
Thunb. lat-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Tarajo. Lat. broad-leaved. E China, Japan.

×
meserveae
S. Y. Hu. me-
ser
-vee-ie. Blue holly. After Kathleen Kellogg Meserve (1906–1999) of Long Island, New York, who raised it.
I. aquifolium
×
I. rugosa
. Cult.

opaca
Aiton. oh-
pay
-kuh. American holly. Lat. dull (the leaves, compared to
I. aquifolium
). E and C USA.

pedunculosa
Miq. pe-dunk-ew-
loh
-suh. Lat. with a (long) stalk (the fruit). China, Taiwan, Japan.

pernyi
Franch.
per
-nee-ee. After Paul Hubert Perny (1818–1907), French missionary and plant collector who discovered it. China.

verticillata
(L.) A. Gray. vur-ti-si-
lah
-tuh. Winterberry. Lat. whorled (the flower clusters). E N Am.

vomitoria
Sol. ex Aiton. vom-i-
tor
-reeuh. Yaupon. Lat. provoking vomiting (it was used as an expectorant). E USA, Mex.

Illicium
L. (Schisandraceae). i-
lis
-eeoom. From Lat. to attract, referring to the fragrant flowers. 40 spp., trees, shrubs. E and SE Asia, N and C Am.

anisatum
L. an-i-
sah
-toom. Japanese star anise. Lat. anise-scented. Japan, Korea, Taiwan.

floridanum
Ellis. flo-ri-
dah
-noom. Florida anise. Of Florida. SE USA, NE Mex.

henryi
Diels.
hen
-ree-ee. After Scottish-born Irish plantsman Augustine Henry (1857–1930), who collected the type specimen in Hubei in 1887. China.

parviflorum
Michx. ex Vent. par-vi-
flaw
-room. Swamp star anise. Lat. small-flowered. SE USA (Florida, Georgia).

Impatiens
L. (Balsaminaceae). im-
pat
-ee-uhnz, im-
pay
-shuhnz. Lat. impatient (the fruits open explosively). 690 spp., herbs, subshrubs. Widespread.

arguta
Hook.f. & Thomson. ar-
gew
-tuh. Lat. sharply toothed (the leaves). Himal., SW China.

balsamina
L. bawl-suh-
mee
-nuh. Garden balsam. Lat. producing balsam. SE Asia.

hawkeri
W. Bull.
haw
-kuh-ree. After Lt. Hawker R.N., who discovered and collected it in 1884. Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is.

niamniamensis
Gilg. nee-am-nee-am-
en
-sis. Of the Niam-Niam (now Azande) tribe, who live where the type specimen was collected. Trop. Africa.

omeiana
Hook.f. om-ay-
ah
-nuh. Of Emei Shan (Mt. Omei). China (Sichuan).

tinctoria
A. Rich. tink-
tor
-ree-uh. Lat. of dyers (the roots give a red dye). Trop. Africa.

walleriana
Hook.f. wol-er-ree-
ah
-nuh. Busy lizzie. After English missionary Horace Waller (1833–1896), who collected the type specimen in the early 1860s when travelling on the Zambezi River with Dr. David Livingstone. E Africa.

Imperata
Cirillo (Poaceae). im-pe-
rah
-tuh. After Ferrante Imperato (1550–1625), Naples apothecary. 11 spp. grasses. Widespread in warm regs.

cylindrica
(L.) P. Beauv. si-
lin
-drikuh. Lat. cylindrical (the inflorescence). S Eur., Africa, Asia, Australia.

Incarvillea
Juss. (Bignoniaceae). in-kar-
vil
-ee-uh. After French missionary and botanist Pierre Nicolas Le Chéron d’Incarville (1706–1757), who sent specimens of
I. sinensis
from China to Jussieu, the author, in Paris. 16 spp. ann. and perenn. herbs. Himal., C and E Asia.

delavayi
Bureau & Franch. del-uh-
vay
-ee. After French missionary Jean Marie Delavay (1834–1895), who collected the type specimen in Yunnan in 1884. China (Sichuan, Yunnan).

mairei
(H. Lév.) Grierson.
mair
-ree-ee. After French missionary Edouard-Ernest Maire (1848–1932), who collected the type specimen in Yunnan. Himal., China.

inchplant, creeping
Callisia repens
.
striped
C. gentlei
var.
elegans

Indian bean tree
Catalpa bignonioides

Indian paint
Chenopodium capitatum

Indian physic
Gillenia trifoliata

Indian pink
Spigelia marilandica

Indian shot plant
Canna

Indian tobacco
Lobelia inflata

indigo, blue wild
Baptisia australis
.
false
Amorpha fruticosa
.
white wild
Baptisia alba
.
yellow wild
B. sphaerocarpa

Indigofera
L. (Fabaceae). in-di-
gof
-uhruh. Lat. bearing indigo (some species are used as a source of this dye). 750 spp., herbs, shrubs, small trees. Tropics and subtropics.

amblyantha
Craib. am-blee-
anth
-uh. Gk. blunt flower. China.

heterantha
Wall. ex Brandis. het-uh-
ranth
-uh. Gk. with different flowers. Himal., S Tibet.

pendula
Franch.
pen
-dew-luh. Lat. pendulous (the inflorescence). China (Sichuan, Yunnan).

Indocalamus
Nakai (Poaceae). indoh-
kal
-uh-moos. Gk. Indian reed. 27 spp. shrubby bamboos. China.

tessellatus
(Munro) P. C. Keng. tes-uh-
lah
-toos. Lat. tessellated (i.e., divided into small squares, the leaves by the veins). China (Hunan, Zhejiang).

inkberry
Ilex glabra

Inula
L. (Asteraceae).
in
-ew-luh. Lat. name for
I. helenium
, from Gk. to clean (from med. properties). 100 spp. ann. and perenn. herbs. Temp. regs. of the Old World.

ensifolia
L. en-si-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with sword-shaped leaves. E Eur.

helenium
L. hel-
en
-ee-oom. Elecampane. From the resemblance of the plant to a helenium. E Eur., W and C Asia.

hookeri
C. B. Clarke.
hook
-uh-ree. After Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), English botanist and plant collector, son of William Joseph and director of RBG Kew, who sent seeds to Kew from Sikkim in 1849. Himal., W China.