A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Juba,-ae (s.f.I), “(obsol.) a loose panicle, such as is often found in Grasses” (Lindley): panicle of grasses, lit. 'mane;' a loose panicle whose axis falls to pieces, as in certain grasses; “having a mane or crest, crested” (Lewis & Short); (in zoology) the mane of any animal; the crest of a helmet, also the crest of a serpent; see crested;

- [Avena elatior] gramen avenaceum elatius, juba longa splendente (Desfont.) a grass like Avena, taller, with a long, splendid juba [i.e. loose panicle]. [also] Gramen avenaceum elatius, juba argentea longiore, with the juba [i.e. loose panicle] silvery, longer.

- juba 2-pedalis stricta sicca grisea, panicle 2-feet long narrow when dried gray (Stearn).

- [fungi] continua tegumento isti stipitem circumcirca obtegit juba atra, fascicularis sed plerumque parum compexa, saepe longissima, pro diverso fungi situ nunc pendula, nunc ligno incumbens ac subirrepens, radiculiformis (S&A), the continuous black juba [i.e. mane or crest] covers completely all around the stipe with that tegument [i.e. covering], fascicular [i.e. in clusters] but usually somewhat felted, often very long, for the different situs [i.e. manner of lying] of fungi, sometimes pendulous, sometimes resting on, or somewhat creeping into the wood, resembling radicles.

JUBAEA, H. B. and K. Named after Juba, king of Numidia. Palmaceae. Tall palm trees, bearing eatable nuts, and requiring the same treatment as other stove palms (Paxton); “named for King Juba of Numidia who committed s uicide in 46 B.C. when his ancient kingdom in North Africa was absorbed as a province by the Romans. Palmae” (Stearn 1996).

NOTE: Euphorbia,-ae (s.f.I): “Linnaeus named this genus after Euphorbus, a physician to Juba, King of Mauritania (Paxton).