Table A. SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME MEANING OF THE EPITHET FAMILY Portulaca oleracea Pink olasiman, Gulasiman oleracea- eaten as a vegetable Portulacaceae Thunbergia grandiflora Bengal trumpet vine grandiflora- with large flowers Acanthaceae Plumeria pudica Kalachuchi, golden arrow, gilded spoon pudica- retiring Apocynaceae Plumbago auriculata leadwort, plumbago auriculata- eared Plumbaginaceae Kopsia fruticosa jasmine fruticosa- small and shrubby Apocynaceae Ruellia tuberosa minnie root, fever root, sheep potato tuberosa- tuberous Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum reticulatum yellow-vein eranthemum, golden pseuderanthemum reticulatum- covered with a network of veins Acanthaceae Ruellia simplex Mexican petunia simplex- unbranched Acanthaceae Brunfelsia pauciflora Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow pauciflora- few-flowered Solanaceae Delonix regia Flame tree regia- kingly Fabaceae Cassia fistula Golden shower tree fistula- tubular Fabaceae Eryngium foetidum saw leaf herb, long coriander foetidum- very foetid Apiaceae Agapanthia violacea purple allamanda violacea- violet Cerambycidae Caesalpinia pulcherrima caballero, bulaklak ng paraiso, peacock flower pulcherrima- very beautiful Fabaceae Oberonia setigera Bristley oberonia setigera- bearing bristles Orchidaceae Trichoglottis atropurpurea dark purple trichoglottis atropurpurea- dark purple Orchidaceae Begonia coccinea Angel wing begonia plant coccinea- scarlet Begoniaceae Catharanthus roseus tsitsirika roseus- rose-coloured Apocynaceae Ipomoea aquatica kangkong aquatica- grows in water Convolvulaceae Eranthemum pulchellum limang-sugat pulchellum- beautiful Acanthaceae Table B.1 Patronyms SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME ETYMOLOGY FAMILY Nepenthes barcelonae Pitcher plant, monkey cups (ne = not, penthos = grief) "without grief"; named in honour of Julie Barcelona Nepenthaceae Rafflesia leonardi Ngaratngat named after Sir T. Stamford Raffles; named after Dr. Leonardo Co Rafflesiaceae Gomphandra coi Stemunoraceae Dendrobium guerreroi Guerrero’s dendrobium From Greek "dendron" tree and "bios" life.; Named for Guerrero, orchid collector in the Philippines in the 1st half of the 20th century Orchidaceae Tuberolabium quisumbingi From Latin "tuber" tuber; "labium" lip.; named after orchid collector Eduardo Quisumbing Orchidaceae Table B.2 Origin SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME ETYMOLOGY FAMILY Goniothalamus palawanensis Amuyong palawanensis- named after Palawan Annonaceae Goniothalamus panayensis Amuyong panayensis- named after Panay Annonaceae Goniothalamus catanduanensis Amuyong catanduanensis- named after Catanduanes Annonaceae Mitrephora cagayanensis cagayanensis- named after Cagayan Annonaceae Mitrephora basilanensis basilanensis- named after Basilan Annonaceae Mitrephora sorsogonensis sorsogonensis- named after Sorsogon Annonaceae Monoon zamboangaense zamboangaense- named after Zamboanga Annonaceae Pandanus luzonensis Pandan-luzons luzonensis- named after Luzon Pandanaceae Osmoxylon camiguinense Greek substantives “ὀσμή” (osmé) = scent and “ξύλον” (xylon) = wood;camiguinense- named after Camiguin Araliaceae Mitrephora samarensis samarensis- named after Samar Annonaceae Table C. Linnaean species Scientific name Common name Etymology Family Acanthus ilicifolius L. Daguari  ‘Acantha’ means thorn or thistle (in Greek), and refers to the spiny leaves. ‘Ilici-folius’ means ilex leaves (in Latin), and refers to the holly-like leaves. Acanthaceae Barleria cristata L. Kolintang-violeta The name Barleria is derived from the name of a Dominican monk and French botanist, Jacques Barrelier who lived during the 1600s. Acanthaceae Barleria prionitis L. Kokong-manok The name Barleria is derived from the name of a Dominican monk and French botanist, Jacques Barrelier who lived during the 1600s. Acanthaceae Graptophyllum pictum L. Kalpueng Acanthaceae Acorus calamus L. Lubigan Gr. ‘akoron’ and ‘akoros’; Latin ‘acorus’ and ’acorum’ applied by Plinius to an aromatic plant Acoraceae Trianthema portulacastrum L. Toston Gr. ‘Tri’-three; ‘anthemon’-flower Aizoaceae Sagittaria trifolia L. Tikog From Latin sagittārius (“pertaining to arrows”), in reference to the arrow shape of the leaves of many species. Alismataceae Celosia argentea L. Kindayohan modern Latin, from Greek kēlos ‘burned or dry’ (from the burned appearance of the flowers in some species). Amaranthaceae Gomphrena globosa L. Botoncillo  from the Ancient Greek γόμφος ‎(gómphos, “peg”) Amaranthaceae Allium cepa L. Sibuyas Latin, literally‘garlic.’; Ancient Greek κάπια ‎(kápia, “onions”) and Welsh cenhinen ‎(“leek”). Amaryllidaceae Ananas comosus L. Pinya Borrowing from Danish ananas, from French ananas, from Portuguese ananás ‎(“pineapple”), from Tupian or Guaraní. Bromeliaceae Cordyline fruticosa L. Tungkod-pare they were called kōuka—the origin of the Māori name of the tree. Asparagaceae Mangifera indica L. mangga Mangifera derived from a Tamil word Tamil, mankai, for the mango fruit and Latin word ‘fero’ means ‘to bear’ thereby symbolizing a plant bearing mango fruits; specific epithet ‘indica’ indica’ indica’ refers to the Indian origin of the plant. Anacardiaceae Alocasia macrorrhizos L. biga Alteration of colocasia, a related plant from Greek kolokasia "Egyptian water lily" Araceae Areca catechu L. Buñga/nga-nga from the Tamil word areec, Its specific name refers to the native for a strongly astringent drug, extracted from the wood of Acacia catechu (fam. Leguminosae), often added to this palm seeds when preparing chewing betel. Arecaceae Cocos nucifera L. Niyog The specific name nucifera is Latin for "nut-bearing". Arecaceae Lagerstroemia speciosa L. Banaba Lagerstroemia was named by Linné in honor of Magnus von Lagerstroem, manager of the Company of India Amaryllidaceae Basella alba L. alugbati borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Malayalam paśaḷa, pacaḷa “Malabar nightshade” Basellaceae Oryza sativa L. bigas from Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα ‎(óruza);Sativa mening cultivated Poaceae Allium sativum L. bawang Latin, literally‘garlic.’; sativum meaning cultivated Amaryllidaceae