Plant Pronunciation Guide O-P

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.

 

 

Genus — O	species	pronunciation
Ocimum		OH-see-mum
	basilicum	bah-SIL-ih-kum
Oemleria		oom-LER-ee-uh
	cerasiformis	seh-ruh-sih-FORM-is
Oenothera		ee-NOTH-er-ah
	fruticosa	fru-tih-KOE-sah
	macrocarpa	mak-roe-KAR-pah
	speciosa	spee-see-OH-sah
Omphalodes		om-fah-LO-deez
	cappadocica	kap-ah-DOE-sih-kah
Ophiopogon		oh-fee-oh-POE-gon
	jaburan	jah-BOOR-an
	japonicus	jah-PON-ih-kus
	planiscapus	plan-iss-KAP-us
Origanum		oh-RIG-an-um
	dictamnus	dik-TAM-nus
	laevigatum	lay-vih-GAY-tum
	onites	oh-NEE-teez
	rotundifolium	roe-tun-dih-FOE-lee-um
	vulgare	vul-GAR-ay
Ornithogalum		or-nith-oh-GAL-um
	nutans	NEW-tanz
Osmanthus		oz-MAN-thus
	americanus	ah-mer-ih-KAY-nus
	armatus	ar-MAH-tis
	heterophyllus	het-er-oh-PHIL-us
Osmunda		oz-MUN-duh
	cinnamomea	sin-uh-MO-mee-uh
	regalis	ray-GAH-lis
Osteospermum		oss-tee-oh-SPERM-um
Oxalis		ox-AL-liss
	regnellii	reg-NEL-lee-eye
Oxydendrum		ox-ih-DEN-drum
	arboreum	ar-BOR-ee-um

Genus — P	species	pronunciation
Pachysandra		pak-ih-SAN-drah
	procumbens	pro-KUM-benz
	terminalis	ter-min-AL-iss
Paeonia		pay-OH-nee-ah
	lactiflora	lak-tih-FLOOR-ah
	mlokosewitschii	mlo-ko-so-WITCH-ee-eye
Panicum		PAN-ih-kum
	virgatum	ver-GAY-tum
Papaver		pah-PAH-verm
	nudicaule	new-dee-KAW-lee
	orientale	or-ee-en-TALL-ee
	rhoeas	RO-ee-oss
	somniferum	som-NIF-er-um
Parrotia		par-ROE-tee-ah
	persica	PER-sih-kah
Parthenocissus		par-then-oh-SIS-us
	henryana	hen-ree-AY-nah
Patrinia		pah-TRIN-ee-ah
	scabiosifolia	skab-ee-oh-sih-GOE-lee-ah
	villosa	vil-LOW-sah
Paulownia		pawl-OH-nee-ah
	tomentosa	toe-men-TOE-sah
Pelargonium		pel-ar-GO-nee-um
Pennisetum		pen-nish-SEE-tum
	alopecuroides	al-oh-pek-yur-OY-deez
	glaucum	GLOK-um
	orientale	or-ee-en-TAL-ee
	setaceum	sah-TAY-see-um
Penstemon		pen-STAY-mon
	digitalis	dij-ih-TAL-iss
	rupicola	roo-PIH-koe-lah
Pentas		PEN-tas
	lanceolate	lan-see-oh-LAY-tah
Perovskia		per-OV-skee-ah
	atriplicifolia	at-tri-pliss-is-FOE-lee-ah
Philadelphus		fil-ah-DEL-fus
	coronarius	kor-on-AIR-ee-us
Phlomis		FLOW-miss
	russeliana	russ-sel-lee-AY-nah
Phlox		flox
	divaricata	div-air-ih-KAY-tah
	paniculata	pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah
Phormium		FORM-ee-um
	colensoi	KOE-len-say
	cookianum	cook-ee-AY-num
	tenax	TEN-ax
Picea		py-SEE-ah
	abies	AB-ee-ays
	pungens	PUN-jenz
Pieris		pee-ERR-iss
	japonica	jah-PON-ih-kah
Pinus		PY-nus
	mugo	MEW-go
	ponderosa	pon-der-OH-sah
	strobus	STROE-bus
	sylvestris	sil-VES-tris
	wallichiana	wall-lik-ee-AY-na
Pistia		PISS-tee-ah
	stratiotes	strat-ee-OH-teez
Plectranthus		plek-TRAN-thus
	argentatus	ar-jen-TAY-tus
Polemonium		po-lee-MOE-nee-um
	caeruleum	seh-RU-lee-um
Polygonatum		po-lig-oh-NAY-tum
	odoratum	oh-dor-AY-tum
Potentilla		poe-ten-TIL-ah
	fruticosa	froo-tih-KOE-sah
Primula		PRIM-yew-lah
Pyracantha		py-rah-KAN-thah