The word foliaceus is a specific epithet used in the name of several species. Foliaceus is Latin and is used to describe something that is leafy or looks like a leaf. It is applied to plants with large or showy foliage, and to animals with features that resemble leaves (such as the wings of the fly Exilibittacus foliaceus).
Plants
The following list consists of flowering plant species names that include foliaceus. Species are included based on the Royal Botanic Garden Kew's Plants of the World Online.
| Name | Family | Description | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific | Common | Author | Source | Year | ||
| Aster foliaceus | Leafy aster | Asteraceae | John Lindley | Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis | 1836 | Synonym of Symphyotrichum foliaceum |
Marine animals
The following list consists of marine animal species names that include foliaceus. Species are included based on the World Register of Marine Species.
| Name | Classification | Description | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific | Common | Type | Family | Author | Source | Year | |
| Argulus foliaceus | Common fish louse | Arthropod | Argulidae | Carl Linnaeus | 1758 | Accepted | |
Other animals
The following list consists of animal species names that include foliaceus. Species are included based on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility database.
| Name | Classification | Description | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific | Common | Type | Family | Author | Source | Year | |
| Exilibittacus foliaceus | Arthropod | Bittacidae | Sulin Liu, Chungkun Chih, Ren Dong | ZooKeys | 2014 | Accepted | |
See also
References
- "Foliage Words and Leaf Names in Latin and Greek Etymology". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ Liu, Sulin; Shih, Chungkun; Ren, Dong (2014). "Four new species of hangingflies (Insecta, Mecoptera, Bittacidae) from the Middle Jurassic of northeastern China". ZooKeys (466): 87. Bibcode:2014ZooK..466...77L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.466.8047. PMC 4296484. PMID 25610337.
- "foliosum". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- de Candolle, Augustin (1836). Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis. Vol. 5. Paris: Sumptibus Sociorum Treuttel et Würtz. p. 228.
- "Aster foliaceus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- "Taxon List: foliaceus". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- Linnaeus (1758). "Argulus foliaceus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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