The species is named after the province where it was collected, Carchi.

The species is named after the province of its occurrence: Pichincha.

It was named after the province of Westphalia in Germany.

It is named in part after the former province of Tembien.

One theory is it was named after the French province of Maine.

The area is named after the Dutch province of Friesland.

It is named after the historic province of Tsegede.

It is named after the former province of Belessa, which lay in the same area.

It was named after the province of Ulster in Ireland.

It is famous for the cheese named after the province.