Yes Helianthus comes from two Greek words helios “sun” +anthos “flower”
*annuus *is also Greek word for* *“year” which refers to annual growth form Tanay On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 7:49 AM, Pudji Widodo <[email protected]> wrote: > Should be Helianthus annuus L. (Asteraceae) > The epithet spelling is annuus from annual. > > Regards > Pudji Widodo > > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
