stenophylla
🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
A leaf shape epithet for a plant with narrow, strap-like foliage, built on the Greek roots for narrow and leaf rather than the Latin equivalents. It describes the slender proportions of the blade, in contrast with broad-leaved relatives in the same genus. Appears as stenophyllus (masculine), stenophylla (feminine), or stenophyllum (neuter).
Example
“Berberis stenophylla (Compact Coral Barberry, in the cultivar Corallina Compacta) shows the feminine ending agreeing with its genus.”