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THE NAMES OF PLANTS

The Names of Plants is an invaluable reference for botanists and horticulturalists. The

ﬁrst section gives an historical account of the signiﬁcant changes in the ways by

which plants have been known and named. It documents the 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 section comprises a 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. With explanations of the International Codes for

both Botanical Nomenclature and Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, this new

edition contains a greatly expanded glossary, which includes the Greek, Latin, or

other source of each plant name.

THE NAMES OF PLANTS

FOURTH EDITION

David Gledhill

The Names of Plants - (Malestrom).pdf