"Genus Peltandra" ba kalma ba ce da za a iya samu a cikin ƙamus tare da ma'ana. "Genus" wani nau'i ne na nazarin halittu da aka yi amfani da shi a cikin haraji ga nau'in jinsin da ke da halaye na kowa, kuma "Peltandra" wani nau'i ne na tsire-tsire na ruwa a cikin dangin Araceae. Don haka, "Genus Peltandra" yana nufin rukuni na tsire-tsire waɗanda ke raba wasu halaye na botanical kuma an rarraba su a cikin nau'in haraji iri ɗaya.