Erythrophyllus
/eh-rith-roh-FIL-us/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: erythrophylla, erythrophyllum
A Greek-derived compound epithet describing a plant with red or distinctly red-tinged leaves — whether permanently red-leaved or turning red in certain seasons or conditions. Appears as erythrophyllus (masculine), erythrophylla (feminine), or erythrophyllum (neuter).
Etymology
From Greek erythros (red) + phyllon (leaf), meaning "red-leaved."
Example
“Alternanthera erythrophylla and Begonia erythrophylla both carry this epithet for the red-pigmented foliage that makes them immediately striking — leaves whose red anthocyanins create drama in shade gardens.”