Krameria
/krəˈmɪəriə/noun
A genus of flowering plants in the family Krameriaceae, including species known as rhatany.
Did you know?Krameria was named in honor of Johann Georg Heinrich Kramer, an 18th-century physician and botanist, while its rhatany species became important in traditional medicine as a strongly astringent root.
Etymological Timeline
18th Century
German
Kramer
“The surname of Johann Georg Heinrich Kramer, the physician and botanist honored by the genus name.”
1753
Latin
Krameria
“A new botanical genus name formed from Kramer’s surname with the Latin feminine ending -ia.”
18th Century
Botanical Latin
Krameria triandra
“The scientific name of a rhatany species, literally identifying a Krameria with three stamens.”
19th Century
English
Krameria
“The adopted English botanical name for the plant genus.”
Modern English
English
Krameria
“A genus of woody herbs and shrubs native mainly to the Americas, several species of which yield rhatany root.”