Leucocarpus
/loo-koh-KAR-pus/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: leucocarpa, leucocarpum
A Greek-derived compound epithet specifying white fruit or berries — combining the Greek for white with the Greek for fruit. White-fruited plants are distinctive in the garden and are usually avoided by birds, making their display longer-lasting. Appears as leucocarpus (masculine), leucocarpa (feminine), or leucocarpum (neuter).
Etymology
From Greek leukos (white) + karpos (fruit), meaning "white-fruited."
Example
“Symphoricarpos albus (snowberry) and Sorbus hupehensis f. leucocarpa both produce the ghostly white berries this epithet promises — pure white fruits that hang in clusters long after the leaves have fallen.”