Screen LibraryThe names of plants
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Authors: | |
| Published: |
Cambridge University Press,
|
| Publisher Address: | Cambridge [England] New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2002. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
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. |