An Introduction to Botanical Nomenclature


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Nomenclature is the basic groundwork on which the edifice of plant taxonomy and biosystematics is built; and on this rests the realm of the entire plant sciences. The present book on Plant Nomenclature provides a simplified version of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature for the benefit of students, research workers in botany and horticulture as well as teachers for a proper understanding of the nomenclatural problems and assigning a correct name to a plant species.




Botanical Nomenclature


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 139. Chapters: Binomial nomenclature, Kingdom, Carl Linnaeus, Linnaean taxonomy, Genus, Family, Class, Biennial plant, Cultivar, Glossary of botanical terms, List of botanists by author abbreviation, Cultivated plant taxonomy, Taxonomic rank, Cultigen, Critica Botanica, Phylum, Philosophia Botanica, Type, Flora, Author citation, Synonym, List of plant orders, Perennial plant, Genera Plantarum, Botanical name, International Association for Plant Taxonomy, Subspecies, Conserved name, Autonym, Waif, Index Kewensis, International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Raunkiaer plant life-form, Nomen novum, Grex, Bibliotheca Botanica, Correct name, Species Plantarum, Form classification, Holotype, Sanctioned name, Paratype, Type species, Nomen nudum, Graft-chimaera, Hybrid name, Syllable stress of Botanical Latin, The Plant List, Fundamenta Botanica, Herbaceous plant, International Plant Names Index, Subshrub, Ternary name, Variety, Resupination, Flora Lapponica, Crown sprouting, Priority, Basionym, Homonym, Thermogenic plants, Forb, Descriptive botanical names, Cultivar group, Horticultural botany, Supplementum Plantarum, Revisio Generum Plantarum, Indigenous, Flora Svecica, Orthographical variant, Classes Plantarum, Scitamineae, Type genus, Tribe, Ideotype, Phrase name, Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, Segregate, Nomen illegitimum, Lignotuber, Legion, Subgenus, Lectotype, Series, Subvariety, Section, Infraspecific taxon, Retinalophototroph




Plant Names


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"Plant Names" is a plain English guide to the use of plant names and the conventions for writing them as governed by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants and the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. It covers the naming of wild plants, plants modified by humans, why plant names change, their pronunciation and hints to help remember them. The final section provides a detailed guide to web sites and published resources useful to people using plant names.







The Code Decoded


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Botanical Nomenclature


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Introduction, Polynomial System of Nomenclature, Binomial System of Nomenclature, Uninomial System of Nomenclature, History and Development of the Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Main Outline of Saint Louis Code (2000), Ranks and Nomenclature of Taxa, Type Method, Principle of Priority and Its Limitations, Effective and Valid Publication, Citation, Retention of Names and Epithets of Taxa, Choice of Names, Rejection of Names and Epithets, Orthography of Names, Nomenclature Terminology, Nomenclature of Hybrids and Cultivated Plants, Nomina Conservanda, Publication of a New Species, Review Questions, Exercises, Glossary, References.




Plant Names Explained


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Precise naming of plants is essential to be able to identify them accurately and most gardeners have at least some knowledge of 'botanical Latin'. But a plant's full botanical name does much more than give it a unique label. The name can often tell you where the plant originated, who discovered it, what colour it is, and much else besides. What's more, the name is universally recognizable, and can be used and understood anywhere in the world. So wherever you are you can identify specific plants. Plant Names Explained is an essential and fascinating guide to the subject. What may seem at first a dry but necessary convention is revealed to be a way of opening up the intriguing world of plants and plantsmen. Based on William T Stearn's Botanical Latin, the classic work on the subject, Plant Names Explained is much more than an indispensable practical guide and superb reference book - it is an engrossing read. Published in partnership with Hillier, Britain's most respected nurserymen.




The Names of Plants


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The Names of Plants is a handy two-part reference for the botanist and amateur gardener. The book begins by documenting the historical problems associated with an ever-increasing number of common names of plants and the resolution of these problems through the introduction of International Codes for both botanical and horticultural nomenclature. It also outlines the rules to be followed when plant breeders name a new species or cultivar of plant. The second part of the book comprises an alphabetical glossary of generic and specific plant names, and components of these, from which the reader may interpret the existing names of plants and construct new names. For the third edition, the book has been updated to include explanations of the International Codes for both Botanical Nomenclature (2000) and Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (1995). The glossary has similarly been expanded to incorporate many more commemorative names.