Polymath 598

[Mayflower3]

18a. Name given to six tropical cyclones since 1980(8) D ? N ? M? E ?
cannot find a clue anywhere.

[Mamyalynne]

Are you confident of those letters?

Danielle has occurred a few times since 1980

[scrunge999]

Could it be Danielle if some of the letters are wrong? There have been 6 since 1980.

[ubasses]

danielle has been used 80 86 92 is your m and e right

[Mayflower3]

I thought they always had different names - I must have the 19d clue wrong - this is Genus of Indo-Pacific herbs in the ginger family(9) -from Danielle E?L?N?E?A
Thanks very much

[scrunge999]

etlingera
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera