Ogadenia
/ˌɒɡəˈdiːniə/noun
A botanical genus of flowering plants named after the Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia and Somalia.
Did you know?The name preserves the geography of the Ogaden, a region whose political identity has been contested between Ethiopia and Somalia, inside a formal scientific plant name.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient–Medieval
Somali
Ogaden
“The regional name later applied to the Ogaden area; its deeper personal-name origin is uncertain.”
19th Century
Geography
Ogaden
“A geographical name for a broad arid region of the Horn of Africa.”
19th–20th Century
Scientific Latin
Ogadenia
“A plant genus name formed from Ogaden with the taxonomic suffix -ia, meaning associated with or originating from the region.”
Modern English
English
Ogadenia
“The accepted botanical genus name for plants associated with the genus.”