Akia

/ˈeɪkiə/ noun

Definition

A genus of flowering plants or a specific tropical plant species, though the term can be ambiguous in botanical classifications.

Etymology

From Latin or Greek botanical nomenclature; the exact origin is uncertain, but '-ia' is a standard botanical suffix for genus names.

Kelly Says

Plant names often hide mysteries—many tropical plants received scientific names from explorers who barely understood what they were looking at, so botanical names sometimes preserve colonial misidentifications!

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