Plant Names
a guide to botanical nomenclature
$44.00
- Paperback
168 pages
- Release Date
29 February 2020
Summary
Decoding Plant Names: A Horticultural Guide
Plant Names is an invaluable guide to the use of scientific, commercial and common names for plants and the conventions for writing them. Written by horticultural botanists, this book covers the naming of wild plants, plants modified by humans, why plant names change, their pronunciation and hints to help remember them, along with updated sections on trademarks and plant breeder’s rights. The final section provides a detailed guide to reso…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781486311446 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 148631144X |
| Author: | Roger Spencer, Rob Cross |
| Publisher: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Imprint: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 29 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 148mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“This book is extremely aesthetically pleasing, as the authors harness their knowledge of the wonderful flora of Australia to highlight plant names and features stunning photographs of some of these iconic plants.” – Nora Mitchell * Plant Science Bulletin 66(3) *“I found it engaging and informative; and I’ve actually learned quite a few things from it, which is a good thing!” – Glenn Leiper * Native Plants Queensland 59(1) *
About The Author
Roger Spencer
Roger Spencer (BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, Cert, Gard.) is Senior Horticultural Botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in the Plant Identification Service. He has written many popular and scientific articles on horticultural topics and books on Elms, Grey and Silver Foliage Plants, and a recent 5-volume Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia.
Rob Cross (BSc, BAppSci(Hort)) is passionate about plants, their use and their conservation. He is a horticultural botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria where he deals with plant names on a daily basis, ensuring that plants in the Gardens’ Living Plant Collection have the current correct name applied to them. Rob has written scientific papers, a booklet on Japanese Flowering Cherries and contributed to other horticultural books.
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