The name Alkalibaculum derives from: Arabic noun al-qaliy, the ashes of saltwort;
Neo-Latin noun alkali, alkali;
Latinneuter gender noun baculum, stick;
Neo-Latinneuter gender noun Alkalibaculum, alkali stick.[2]
Species
The genus contains a single species,[2] namely A. bacchi ( Allen et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).;
Latingenitive case noun bacchi, of Bacchus, Roman god of wine, referring to the production of ethanol by this organism.)[3]