Xanthocarpus
/zan-thoh-KAR-pus/🏷️ Taxonomy●●● Advanced
Also known as: xanthocarpa, xanthocarpum
A Greek-derived compound epithet specifying yellow fruit or berries — combining the Greek for yellow with the Greek for fruit. Yellow-fruited forms of normally red-berried plants are striking garden selections. Appears as xanthocarpus (masculine), xanthocarpa (feminine), or xanthocarpum (neuter).
Etymology
From Greek xanthos (yellow) + karpos (fruit), meaning "yellow-fruited."
Example
“Pyracantha 'Soleil d'Or' and Rosa xanthocarpa selections carry the clear, luminous yellow berries that make yellow-fruited forms so striking in autumn planting schemes.”