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Plant Names: A Guide to Biological Nomenclature (Cabi)

Plant Names: A Guide to Biological Nomenclature (Cabi)

by RSpencer (Author), RCross (Author), PLumley (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

    $12.81
Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 160
 Edition: 3rd edition
 Publisher: CABI Publishing
Published: 26 Oct 2007
ISBN 10: 1845933745
ISBN 13: 9781845933746

Media 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
Author Bio
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.