Virginianus
/vir-jin-ee-AH-nus/Also known as: virginiana, virginianum
A geographic epithet indicating a plant from Virginia or the broader eastern seaboard region of North America. It was widely applied by early European botanists to plants collected from the English colonies of eastern North America, so its range can extend well beyond the modern state of Virginia. Appears as virginianus (masculine), virginiana (feminine), or virginianum (neuter).
Etymology
From New Latin Virginianus, from Virginia (named for Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen"), the early English colonial name for the eastern seaboard of North America.
Example
“Juniperus virginiana (eastern red cedar), Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel), and Diospyros virginiana (American persimmon) are three beloved eastern North American natives that carry this colonial-era geographic epithet.”