- Aeglopsis Rutaceae ditto Bu @
- Aeollanthus Lamiaceae Aeolus (wind god) + flower Bu G
- Aethusa Apiaceae Aethusa, daughter of the god Poseidon Bu G
- Amaryllis Amaryllidaceae Amaryllis, a Greek shepherdess from classical poetry Bu G
- Anticlea Melanthiaceae Anticlea, mother of the mythological hero Odysseus Bu @
- Arachnis Orchidaceae Arachne, mythological woman who was transformed into a spider Bu @
- Astartea Myrtaceae Astarte, a god Bu G
- Astartoseris Asteraceae ditto Bu @
- Asteropeia Asteropeiaceae Asteropeia, daughter of the mythological king Pelias Bu @
- Astraea Euphorbiaceae Astraea, a goddess Bu @
- Astydamia Apiaceae Astydameia, a mythological woman Bu @
- Athenaea Solanaceae Athena, a god Bu @
- Bahiella Apocynaceae Bahia, a state of Brazil Bu @
- Barbarea Brassicaceae Saint Barbara CS G
- Benitoa Asteraceae San Benito County, California Bu @
- Bentleya Pittosporaceae Bentley College in Perth, Western Australia (present-day Curtin University) Bu @
- Berenice Campanulaceae Bernica, the ravine in Réunion where the plant was discovered Bu @
- Bia Euphorbiaceae Bia, a goddess Bu @
- Byblis Byblidaceae Byblis, a mythological character Bu G
- Camonea Convolvulaceae Camonea, a nymph Bu @
- Capelio Asteraceae anagram of Alciope, a nymph Bu @
- Carpentaria Arecaceae Gulf of Carpentaria Bu @
- Centauropsis Asteraceae Chiron, a centaur Bu @
- Centaurothamnus Asteraceae Chiron (a centaur) + bush Bu @
- Cerbera Apocynaceae Cerberus, a mythological monster Bu G
- Chelone Plantaginaceae Chelone, a mythological character Bu G
- Chimaerochloa Poaceae Chimera (a mythological monster) + grass Bu @
- Circaea Onagraceae Circe, a mythological witch Bu G
- Circaeaster Circaeasteraceae ditto Bu @
- Clymenia Rutaceae Clymene, a nymph Bu @
- Cymodocea Cymodoceaceae Cymodoce, a sea nymph Bu G
- Danais Rubiaceae the Danaïdes, or Danais, a nymph Bu @
- Decazyx Rutaceae Decatropidinae + Xanthoxyleae, two subtribes of Rutaceae Bu @
- Deianira Gentianaceae Deianira, a mythological princess Bu @
- Deidamia Passifloraceae Deidamia, a mythological princess Bu @
- Deverra Apiaceae Deverra, a goddess Bu @
- Diegodendron Bixaceae Diego-Suarez (present-day Antsiranana in northern Madagascar) + tree Bu @
- Dionysia Primulaceae Dionysus, a god Bu G
- Dryadella Orchidaceae dryads (tree nymphs) Bu @
- Eidothea Proteaceae Eidothea, a mythological figure Bu @
- Elleanthus Orchidaceae Helle (a mythological princess) + flower Bu @
- Erato Asteraceae Erato, a Muse Bu @
- Eriope Lamiaceae Eriopis, a mythological woman Bu @
- Eriopidion Lamiaceae ditto Bu @
- Erycina Orchidaceae Erykine, an epithet of the goddess Venus Bu @
- Euphrosyne Asteraceae Euphrosyne, a goddess Bu @
- Eurybia Asteraceae Eurybia, a goddess Bu @
- Freya Asteraceae Freyja, a goddess Bu @
- Gaiadendron Loranthaceae Gaia (a goddess) + tree Bu @
- Hamadryas Ranunculaceae dryads (tree nymphs) Bu G
- Hebanthe Amaranthaceae pubescent flower Bu @
- Hellenocarum Apiaceae "Greek" + Carum Bu @
- Hyacinthella Asparagaceae Hyacinth, a mythological hero Bu G
- Hyacinthoides Asparagaceae like Hyacinthus Bu G
- Io Asteraceae Io, a mythological princess Bu @
- Iogeton Asteraceae Io, a mythological princess, or rusty, or violet Bu @
- Ionopsis Orchidaceae Io, a mythological princess, or violet-appearing Bu G
- Iphigenia Colchicaceae Iphigenia, a mythological princess Bu G
- Irenepharsus Brassicaceae Eirene (a goddess) + division Bu @
- Ismene Amaryllidaceae Ismene, a mythological princess Bu G
- Jacmaia Asteraceae anagram of Jamaica Bu G
- Janusia Malpighiaceae Janus, a god Bu @
- Juania Arecaceae the Juan Fernández Islands in the Valparaíso Region of Chile Bu G
- Lacaena Orchidaceae Helen of Troy Bu @
- Lethia Iridaceae Lethe, a mythological river Bu @
- Lordhowea Asteraceae Ontong Java Atoll, formerly the Lord Howe Atoll, in the Solomon Islands Bu G
- Machaonia Rubiaceae Machaon, a mythological hero Bu @
- Magdalenaea Orobanchaceae Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil Bu @
- Medusagyne Ochnaceae Medusa (a mythological monster) + female parts Bu @
- Medusandra Peridiscaceae Medusa (a mythological monster) + male parts Bu @
- Medusantha Lamiaceae Medusa (a mythological monster) + flowers Bu @
- Medusanthera Stemonuraceae ditto Bu @
- Megahertzia Proteaceae the Roaring Meg falls, or their waterway, in Queensland, Australia Bu @
- Melampodium Asteraceae Melampus, a legendary oracle Bu @
- Merope Rutaceae Merope, one of the mythological Pleiades Bu @
- Mirabella Cactaceae Mirabela, Brazil Bu @
- Napaea Malvaceae the Napaeae, nymphs of the woods Bu @
- Napeanthus Gesneriaceae the Napaeae (nymphs of the woods) + flowers Bu @
- Oberonia Orchidaceae Oberon, a fairy king Bu @
- Oberonioides Orchidaceae ditto Bu @
- Odyssea Poaceae an odyssey or long voyage, a reference to the many genera to which the plant has been assigned Bu @
- Omphalea Euphorbiaceae Omphale, a mythological queen Bu @
- Orestias Orchidaceae Orestes, a mythological hero Bu @
- Orphium Gentianaceae Orpheus, a mythological prophet Bu G
- Orthaea Ericaceae Orthaea, one of the mythological Hyacinthides Bu @
- Orthosia Apocynaceae Orthrus, a mythological monster Bu @
- Osyris Santalaceae Latin name Bu G
- Oziroe Asparagaceae Oziroe, a nymph Bu @
- Paliavana Gesneriaceae possibly the palace of the Children of Palhavã in Portugal Bu @
- Paphia Ericaceae an epithet of the goddess Aphrodite of Paphos Bu @
- Parthenice Asteraceae Latin name; also an epithet of the goddess Artemis Bu @
- Pasithea Asphodelaceae Pasithea, a goddess Bu G
- Penelopeia Cucurbitaceae Penelope, a legendary heroine Bu @
- Philyra Euphorbiaceae Greek name; also from Philyra, a nymph Bu @
- Phoebanthus Asteraceae bright (an epithet of the god Apollo) + flower Bu @
- Phoebe Lauraceae Phoebe, a goddess Bu @
- Phyllis Rubiaceae Latin name; also from Phyllis, a mythological princess Bu @
- Polymnia Asteraceae Polyhymnia, a Muse Bu @
- Posidonia Posidoniaceae Poseidon, a god Bu G
- Procris Urticaceae Procris, a mythological princess Bu @
- Prometheum Crassulaceae Prometheus, a god Bu @
- Prospero Asparagaceae Prospero of William Shakespeare's The Tempest Bu @
- Robinsonia Asteraceae Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe Bu @
- Rockinghamia Euphorbiaceae Rockingham Bay in Queensland, Australia Bu @
- Rosselia Burseraceae Rossel Island of Papua New Guinea Bu @
- Sabazia Asteraceae an epithet of the god Dionysus Bu @
- Salacia Celastraceae Salacia, a goddess Bu @
- Satyria Ericaceae satyrs, mythological creatures Bu @
- Satyrium Orchidaceae Greek name; also from satyrs, mythological creatures Bu G
- Scolopia Salicaceae thorn Bu @
- Scopelogena Aizoaceae high cliffs (the habitat) Bu @
- Selenia Brassicaceae Selene, a moon goddess Bu @
- Siegfriedia Rhamnaceae Siegfried, a legendary hero Bu @
- Telephium Molluginaceae Latin name; also from Telephus, a mythological king Bu G
- Thalassia Hydrocharitaceae Thalassa, a sea divinity Bu G
- Thalassodendron Cymodoceaceae Thalassa (a sea divinity) + tree Bu G
- Thaumasianthes Loranthaceae Thaumas, a god Bu G
- Thesium Santalaceae Latin name Bu G
- Tolumnia Orchidaceae Tolumnia, a nymph Bu G
- Tritoniopsis Iridaceae like Tritonia Bu G
- Typhonium Araceae Typhon, a mythological monster Bu G
- Unxia Asteraceae an epithet of the goddess Juno Bu @
- Zemisia Asteraceae Zemi, ancestral spirits of the Taíno Bu @
- Zephyra Tecophilaeaceae Zephyrus, a god Bu G
