The names of plants
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge [England] New York |
Publication Dates: | 2002. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=120607 |
Carrier Form: | ix, 326 p.: ill. ; 20 cm. |
ISBN: |
0511061412 (electronic bk.) 9780511061417 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | Q949 |
CLC: | Q949 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-326) and index. The nature of the problem -- The size of the problem -- Towards a solution to the problem -- The rules of botanical nomenclature: Family names -- Generic names -- Species names -- Epithets commemorating people -- Geographical epithets -- Categories below the rank of species -- Hybrids -- Synonymy and illegitimacy -- The international code of nomenclature for cultivated plants -- Graft chimaeras -- Botanical terminology. |