Foliaceus Explained

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.^[1] 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).^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[6]

Other animals

The following list consists of animal species names that include foliaceus. Species are included based on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility database.

See also

• Foliosa
• Foliosum
• Foliosus
• Foliatus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Foliage Words and Leaf Names in Latin and Greek Etymology . 2024-03-22 . ThoughtCo . en.
2. 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 . 10.3897/zookeys.466.8047 . free . 25610337 . 4296484 . 2014ZooK..466...77L .
3. Web site: foliosum . 2024-03-06 . Plants of the World Online . Kew Science . en.
4. Book: de Candolle, Augustin . Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis . Sumptibus Sociorum Treuttel et Würtz . 1836 . 5 . Paris . 228.
5. 181235-1. Aster foliaceus. 22 March 2024.
6. Web site: Taxon List: foliaceus . 20 March 2024 . World Register of Marine Species.
7. Linnaeus. 1758. Argulus foliaceus. 234067. 22 March 2024.