Plant Names: A Guide to Botanical Nomenclature

by Roger Spencer, Robert Cross, Peter Lumley

Overview

The book is a plain English guide to the use of plant names and the conventions for writing them as governed by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature 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 websites and published resources. Plant Names incorporates the latest information and research in the recently published Botanical and Cultivated Plant codes in an easy to read format, and offers a definitive guide to using the myriad names, including marketing names, on plant labels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845933746
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	12/04/2007
Series:	CABI Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	391,886
Product dimensions:	5.88(w) x 8.33(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roger Spencer has worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, for over 30 years. He is Senior Horticultural Botanist and has written many popular and scientific articles on horticultural topics including books on elms, grey and silver foliage plants, plant names and, most recently, a 5-volume horticultural flora of South-Eastern Australia.

Editorial Reviews

"[A]ttractively laid out and clearly organized with dozens of beautiful photographs, this is the book to keep on your desk."

South African Journal of Botany

"Attractively laid out and clearly organized, with dozens of beautiful photographs illustrating everything from type specimens to nursery labels, this is the book to keep on your desk or side table where it can be looked into at any time."—South African Journal of Botany

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