Plant Pronunciation Guide T-U-V

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.

 

 

Genus — T	species	pronunciation
Tagetes		tah-JEE-deez
Talinum		tah-LY-num
	paniculatum	pah-nik-yew-LAY-tum
Tanacetum		tan-ah-SEE-tum
	parthenium	par-THEN-ee-um
Taxodium		tax-OH-dee-um
	distichum	DISS-tih-kum
Taxus		TAX-us
	media	MEE-dee-ah
Tellima		TEH-lih-muh
	grandiflora	gran-dih-FLOOR-ah
Teucrium		TEW-kree-um
	aroanium	ah-ROE-nee-um
	chamaedrys	kam-EE-driss
	compactum	kom-PAK-tum
Thalictrum		thah-LIK-trum
	decorum	deh-KORE-um
	rochebruneanum	roesh-broo-nee-AY-num
Thuja		THOO-yah
	occidentalis	ox-ee-den-TAL-is
Thujopsis		thoo-YOP-siss
	dolobrata	doll-uh-BRAY-tuh
Thunbergia		thun-BER-jee-ah
	alata	ah-LAY-tah
Thymophylla		ty-mo-FIL-lah
	tenuiloba	ten-yew-ih-LOW-bah
Thymus		TY-mus
	albus	AL-bus
	articus	ARK-tee-kus
	citriodorus	sih-tree-oh-DOR-us
	praecox	PRAY-kox
	pseudolanuginosus	soo-doe-lan-oo-han-OH-sus
	serpyllum	ser-PIL-lum
Tiarella		tee-ar-EL-lah
	collina	kol-LEE-nah
	cordifolia	kor-dih-FOE-lee-ah
Tibouchina		tib-oo-CHEE-nah
	urvilleana	ur-vil-lee-AY-nah
Tilia		TILL-ee-uh
	tomentosa	toe-men-TOE-suh
Tillandsia		till-AND-see-uh
	usneoides	uzz-nee-oh-EYE-deez
Torenia		tor-EE-nee-ah
	fournieri	for-nee-ERR-eye
Tradescantia		trad-es-KAN-tee-ah
	andersoniana	an-der-so-nee-AY-nah
	pallida	PAL-ih-duh
Tricyrtus		try-SIR-tiss
	formosana	for-moe-SAH-nah
Trillium		TRILL-ee-um
	catesbaei	kats-BEH-eye
	grandiflorum	grand-i-FLO-rum
	sessile	SESS-ile
	vaseyi	VAY-see-eye
Triteleia		trit-uh-LEE-uh
	laxa	LACKS-uh
Trollius		TROE-lee-us
	cultorum	kul-TOO-rum
	pumilus	PEW-mih-lus
Tropaeolum		troe-pay-OH-lum
	majus	MAY-jus
	peregrinum	per-ih-GREE-num
	polyphyllum	pah-lee-FIL-um
	speciosum	spee-see-OH-sum
Tsuga		SOO-gah
	canadensis	kan-ah-DEN-sis
Tulbaghia		tul-BAG-ee-ah
	violacea	vy-oh-LAY-see-ah
Tulipa		TEW-lih-puh
	fosteriana	foss-ter-ee-AY-nah
	greigii	GREEG-ee-eye
	praestans	PRAY-stanz

Genus — U	species	pronunciation
Ulmus		UL-mus
	americana	ah-mer-KAY-nah
	alata	ah-LAY-tah
	carpinifolia	kar-py-nih-FOE-lee-ah
	crassifolia	kras-ih-FOE-lee-uh
	glabra	GLAY-brah
	hollandica	hol-LAN-dih-kah
	parviflora	par-vih-FLOOR-ah
	procera	proe-SEE-rah
	pumila	POO-mih-lah
	rubra	ROO-brah
Umbellularia		um-bel-LAH-ree-ah
Uniola		you-NYE-uh-luh
	paniculata	puh-nick-you-LAY-tuh
Urospermum		your-oh-SPERM-um
Uvularia		oo-vew-LAH-ree-ah
	grandiflora	gran-dih-FLOOR-ah
Ursinia		er-SIN-ee-ah
	anthemoides	an-the-MOY-deez
	calenduliflora	kal-end-yew-lih-FLOR-ah

Genus — V	species	pronunciation
Vaccinium		vak-SIN-ih-um
	angustifolium	an-gus-tih-FOE-lee-um
	arboreum	ar-BOE-ree-um
	ashei	ASH-ee-eye
	corymbosum	kor-im-BO-sum
	macrocarpon	mak-roe-KAR-pon
	ovatum	oh-VAY-tum
	oxycoccos	ok-si-KOK-ohs
	stamineum	stam-IN-ee-um
	vitis-idaea	VIE-tis eye-DEE-ah
Valeriana		vu-leh-ree-AH-nah
	officinalis	oh-fi-shi-NAH-lis
Vancouveria		vang-koo-VEH-ree-uh
	hexandra	heks-AN-druh
Valerianella		vah-ler-ree-ah-NEL-lah
Vallisneria		val-is-NEH-ree-ah
Veitchia		VEET-chee-eye
	montgomeryana	mont-gom-er-ee-AY-nah
Veltheimia		velt-HYME-ee-uh
	bracteata	brack-tee-AY-tuh
Veratrum		veh-RAH-trum
	viride	VIH-rih-dee
Verbascum		ver-BASS-cum
	bombyciferum	bom-bih-SIH-feh-rum
	chaixii	SHAY-zee-eye
	olympicum	oh-LIM-pih-cum
	phoenicium	foy-NEE-see-um
Verbena		ver-BEE-nah
	bonariensis	bon-ar-ee-EN-sis
	canadensis	kah-nah-DEN-sis
	hybrida	HY-brih-dah
	rigida	RIH-gih-dah
	tenuisecta	ten-yew-ih-SEK-tah
Vernonia		ver-NO-nee-ah
	noveboracensis	no-veh-bor-ah-SEN-sis
Vernonia		ver-NO-nee-ah
	noveboracensis	no-veh-bor-ah-SEN-sis
Veronica		ver-ON-ih-kah
	alpina	al-PINE-ah
	austriaca	ow-stree-AH-cah
	gentianoides	gen-tee-a-NOI-deez
	incana	in-KAH-nah
	liwanensis	lee-wan-EN-sis
	longifolia	long-gih-FOE-lee-ah
	pectinata	pek-tih-NAH-tah
	peduncularis	ped-unk-yew-LAR-iss
	prostrata	pros-TRAH-tah
	spicata	spee-KAH-tah
	virginica	ver-JIN-ih-kah
Veronicastrum		ver-on-ih-KAS-trum
	virginicum	ver-JIN-ih-kum
Viburnum		vy-BURN-um
	cassinoides	kass-ih-no-EYE-deez
	davidii	duh-VID-ee-eye
	opulus	OP-yew-lus
	plicatum	plih-KAY-tum
	rhytidophyllum	rih-tid-oh-FY-lum
	tinus	TYE-nus
	tomentosum	toe-men-TOE-sum
	trilobum	try-LOW-bum
	opulus	OP-yew-lus
Vicia		VISS-ee-uh
	faba	FAY-buh
Vinca		VING-ka
	major	MAY-jor
	minor	MINE-or
Viola		VIE-oh-lah
	cornuta	kor-NEW-tah
	cucullata	kuk-eh-LAH-tah
	labradorica	lab-rah-DOE-ree-kah
	odorata	oh-doe-RAH-tah
	pedata	peh-DAH-tah
	pubescens	PEW-bes-cens
	rotundifolia	roe-tund-eye-FOE-lee-ah
	tricolor	TRI-kul-er
	wittrockiana	wit-rok-ee-AY-nah
Vitis		VY-tiss
	agnus-castus	AG-nus KASS-tuss
	vinifera	vin-IF-er-uh