'boissieri' originates from Latinized botanical usage, specifically formed from the French surname 'Boissier' (Pierre Edmond Boissier) to create a Latin genitive meaning 'of Boissier'.

'boissieri' was formed by taking the modern surname 'Boissier' and adding the Latin genitive ending '-i' (or '-ii' in some usages) used in scientific epithets, producing 'boissieri' as the epithet in species names.

Initially it literally signified 'of Boissier' (indicating possession or association with the person Boissier); over time its use has become a conventional taxonomic marker denoting a species named in honor of that person.