'anguloa' originates from New Latin, formed in honor of the Spanish surname 'Angulo,' which ultimately derives from Latin 'angulus' meaning 'angle, corner,' plus the feminine genus ending '-a.'

'Anguloa' was coined in taxonomic New Latin by adding the feminine suffix '-a' to the honorific base 'Angulo,' yielding the modern botanical genus name 'Anguloa.'

Initially an honorific scientific name for a plant genus, it continues to denote the same botanical genus in modern usage.