Septentrionalis
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Also known as: septentrionale
A geographic epithet marking a plant native to the northern part of a range or territory rather than to a named country. It is the direct counterpart of meridionalis, and the pair is often applied within a single genus to separate two regional species. Appears as septentrionalis (both genders).
Etymology
From Latin septentrionalis, meaning "northern."
Example
“An epithet of septentrionalis marks the northern member of a genus, the counterpart of a southern species named meridionalis.”