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 Botanical Nomenclature and the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants.
The book, by Roger Spencer, Rob Cross and Peter Lumley, of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, 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 useful to people using plant names.
The book incorporates the latest information in the most recently published Botanical and Cultivated Plant Codes, both of which are technical scientific publications that are difficult to read for all but the most dedicated botanists and horticulturists.
From botanists to publishers, professional horticulturists, nurserymen, hobby gardeners and anyone interested in plant names, this book is a guide to using the potentially confusing array of scientific, commercial and common names.
The book is published by CSIRO Publishing.
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