sieboldianum
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Also known as: sieboldianus, sieboldiana
A commemorative epithet in its neuter ending, honouring Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866), whose introductions from Japan reshaped nineteenth-century European gardens. Neuter genera such as Acer take this ending. Appears as sieboldianus (masculine), sieboldiana (feminine), or sieboldianum (neuter).
Etymology
From the surname Siebold with the Latin adjectival suffix -ianus, meaning "of Siebold."
Example
“Acer sieboldianum (Siebold maple) is the plant most often met under this neuter ending.”