2007-10-10 10:15:19 · 2 answers · asked by Rachel 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Here are the flower botanical names starting with x http://www.mygarden.net.au/names/scientific-alphabets/scientific-x/1
I don't see any common names starting that way.
2007-10-10 10:19:13 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Xylia is an old name for Tribus Adenanthereae, Mimosaceae and has its origin in the graec. word xylon=wood.
No 4 of the named members of the Mimosaceae:
http://www.crescentbloom.com/Plants/Familia/M/Mimosaceae.htm
and here on page 6:http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:hI5UuuruyDwJ:www.ttk.pte.hu/biologia/genetika/libr_gen/N2fix_2.pdf+Xilia%2BMimosaceae&hl=de&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=de
Another very old one could be Xyris=Xiris, an overtaken Indian name of the flower Iris indica=Iris agria foetida.
2007-10-14 01:30:01 · answer #2 · answered by mejxu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋