Plant Pronunciation Guide C-D

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.

 

 

Genus - C	species	pronunciation
Caladium		kah-LAY-dee-um
	bicolor	BY-kul-or
Calamagrostis		kal-ah-mah-GROSS-tiss
	acutiflora	ah-kew-tih-FLOOR-ah
Calendula		kah-LEND-yew-lah
	officinalis	oh-fi-shi-NAH-lis
Calibrachoa		kal-ih-brah-KOE-ah
Callicarpa		kal-lee-KAR-pah
Calochortus		kal-oh-KOR-tus
Caltha		KAL-thuh
	palustris	puh-LUSS-triss
Calycanthus		kal-ih-KAN-thus
	floridus	FLORE-ih-dus
Camellia		kah-MEE-lee-ah
	japonica	jah-PON-ih-kah
	sasanqua	sah-SAN-kwah
Campanula		kam-PAN-yew-lah
	garganica	gar-GAH-ni-ka
	persicifolia	per-sis-i-FO-lee-ah
	portenschlagiana	por-ten-schlag-ee-AH-na
	trachelium	truh-KEE-lee-um
Canna		KAN-nah
Carex		KARE-ex
	buchananii	boo-kan-an-ee-eye
	hachijoensis	hak-ih-jo-EN-sis
Carphephorus		kar-FEFF-ur-us
	paniculata	pan-NICK-you-lay-tah
Caryopteris		kare-ee-OP-ter-iss
	clandonensis	klan-don-EN-sis
	divaricata	div-air-ih-KAY-tah
	incana	in-KAY-nah
Catalpa		kah-TAL-pah
	bignonioides	big-no-nee-OY-deez
Catananche		kat-ah-NAN-ke
	caerulea	se-RU-lee-ah
Catharanthus		kath-uh-RAN-thus
	roseus	ROE-zee-us
Cedrus		SEE-druss
	atlantica	at-LAN-tee-kah
	f.	forma
	glauca	GLOU-kah
Celastrus		sell-ASS-trus
	orbiculatus	or-bik-yew-LAY-tus
Celosia		Sell-OH-see-ah
	argentea	ar-JEN-tee-ah
Centaurea		sen-TOR-ee-ah
	cyanus	sy-AN-us
Centranthus		sen-TRAN-thus
Cephalanthus		seff-uh-LAN-thuss
	occidentalis	ock-sih-den-TAY-liss
Cephalaria		seff-al-AY-ri-a
	gigantea	gi-GAN-tee-a
Ceratoides		sir-ah-TOY-deez
	lanata	lan-AY-tah
Ceratostigma		ser-at-o-STIG-ma
	plumbaginoides	plum-bah-gi-NOI-deez
Cercocarpus		ser-koe-KAR-pus
	montanus	mon-TAN-us
Cerinthe		ser-IN-thee
	major	MAY-jur
	purpurascens	poor-pyoo-RAI-senz
Chamaecyparis		kam-ah-SIP-ar-iss
	obtuse	ob-TOO-sah
Chasmanthium		kaz-MAN-thi-um
	latifolium	lat-ih-FOE-lee-um
Chelone		kuh-LOE-nee
	glabra	GLAY-bruh
Chiastophyllum		ky-AS-to-fy-lum
	oppositifolium	op-po-sit-ee-FOH-lee-um
Chimonanthus		KY-mo-nan-thus
	praecox	PREE-koks
Chionanthus		kye-uh-NAN-thuss
	virginicus	vur-JIN-ih-kus
Chionodoxa		kee-on-oh-DOKS-ah
	luciliae	loo-SILL-ee-ay
Chrysanthemum		kris-AN-theh-mum
	morifolium	mor-ih-FOE-lee-um
Chrysopsis		kris-OP-sis
	villosa	vil-LOW-sah
Cimicifuga		sim-ih-sih-FEW-gah
	racemosa	rass-ih-MO-sah
Cistus		SIS-tus
Clematis		KLEM-uh-tiss
	alpina	al-PEEN-uh
	armandii	ar-MAHN-dee-eye
	gracilifolia	gray-sih-lih-FOE-lee-uh
	integrifolia	in-teg-rih-FOE-lee-ah
	rehderiana	ray-da-ree-AH-nuh
Clethra		KLETH-rah
	alnifolia	all-nih-FOE-lee-ah
	barbinervis	bar-bin-ER-vis
Clivia		KLY-vee-ah
Colchicum		KOHL-chi-kum
	autumnale	ot-um-NAL-ee
Colocasia		kol-oh-KAY-shah
	esculenta	ess-kew-LEN-tah
Consolida		kon-SOL-ih-dah
	ajacis	ah-JAY-sis
Cordyline		kor-dih-LYE-nee
	australis	oss-TRAL-iss
Cornus		KOR-nus
	alba	AL-bah
	amomum	uh-MOE-mum
	florida	FLOOR-ih-dah
	nuttallii	nuh-TALL-ee-eye
	racemosum	ray-sem-OH-zum
	sericea	sur-ISS-ee-uh
	stolonifera	sto-lon-IF-er-ah
Corydalis		kor-ID-ah-liss
	fedtschenkoana	fed-shenk-oh-AY-nuh
Corylopsis		kor-ill-OP-sis
	glabrescens	glab-RESS-senz
	pauciflora	poss-ih-FLOOR-ah
Corylus		KOR-ih-lus
	avellana	av-el-LAY-nah
Cotinus		koe-TY-nus
	coggygria	koe-GIG-ree-ah
Cotoneaster		kah-TONE-ee-ass-ter
	dammeri	DAM-mer-eye
Crambe		KRAM-bee
	cordifolia	kor-dih-FOE-lee-ah
Crassulaceae		krass-you-LAY-see-ee
Crinum		KRYE-num
	bulbispermum	bul-bih-SPUR-mum
	digweedii	DIG-weed-ee-eye
	scabrum	SKAY-brum
Crocus		KROW-kus
	sativus	sah-TY-vus
	tommasinianus	tom-uh-sin-ee-AY-nus
Cryptomeria		krip-toe-MARE-ee-ah
	japonica	jah-PON-ih-kah
Cucurbita		kew-KUR-bit-uh
	maxima	MACKS-ih-muh
Cuphea		KOO-fee-ah
	cyanea	sy-AN-ee-ah
	hyssopifolia	hih-sop-ih-FOE-lee-ah
	ignea	IG-nee-ah
	llavea	LAY-vee-ah
	micropetala	mi-kro-PEH-ta-la
Cupressocyparis		koo-pres-oh-SIH-pa-ris
	leylandii	lay-LAN-dee-eye
Cupressus		koo-PRES-us
	arizonica	air-ih-ZON-ih-kah
	var. glabra	GLAB-rah
	macrocarpa	ma-kro-CAR-pah
	arizonica	air-ih-ZON-ih-kah
	sempervirens	sem-per-VY-renz
Cyclamen		SIK-lah-men
	coum	KO-um
	persicum	PER-sih-kum
Cyperus		sih-PEER-us
	haspans	HASS-panz
Cyrtomium		sir-TOE-mee-um
	falcatum	fal-KAY-tum
Cystopteris		sis-TOP-ter-is
	fragilis	FRAJ-ih-liss

Genus - D	species	pronunciation
Daboecia		dab-EE-shi-uh
	cantabrica	KAN-tuh-bri-kuh
Dahlia		DAH-lee-ah
Daphne		DAF-nee
	burkwoodii	burk-WOOD-ee-eye
Delphinium		del-FIN-ee-um
Dendranthema		den-DRAN-theh-mah
	morifolium	mor-ih-FOE-lee-um
Deschampsia		des-KAMP-see-ah
	cespitosa	sess-pih-TOE-sah
Deutzia		DEWT-see-ah
Dianella		dee-ah-NEL-lah
	tasmanica	taz-MAN-ih-kay
Dianthus		dy-ANN-thus
	gratianopolitanus	grah-tee-ah-no-pol-ih-TAY-nus
	plumarius	ploo-MAH-ree-us
Diascia		dy-ASS-see-ah
	rigescens	ri-GES-cens
	vigilis	vig-ILL-is
Dicentra		dy-SEN-tra
	spectabilis	spek-TAH-bi-lis
Dichelostemma		dy-kel-low-STEM-mah
Dietes		DEE-ah-teez
	grandiflora	gran-dih-FLOOR-ah
Digitalis		dij-ih-TAL-ess
	albiflora	al-bih-FLOOR-ah
	purpurea	per-per-EE-ah
Dorotheanthus		do-ro-thee-ANTH-us
	bellidiformis	bel-id-ee-FORM-is
Dracaena		drah-SEE-nah
Dryopteris		dry-OP-ter-iss
	dilatata	dil-a-TAH-ta
	filix-mas	FIL-iks-mahs
	wallichiana	wall-lik-ee-AY-na

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