CRC World Dictionary of Plant Nmaes: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and EtymologyThe 'CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names', a four volume set, is the most comprehensive work of its kind available today. The reader will find its coverage absorbing and useful. Umberto Quattrocchi, was awarded the prestigious Hanbury Botanical Garden Award for his studies on flowers and gardens. |
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Contents
1981 | 1706 |
Malleola J J Smith Schlechter Orchidaceae | 1751 |
low copper vygie fingerkanna Latin malleolus little hammer referring to the shape | 1768 |
Malesherbia Ruíz Pav Malesherbiaceae Malleostemon J Green Myrtaceae | 1786 |
Malidra Raf Myrtaceae herbarii Hügeliani decades tres 207 Vindobonae | 1838 |
Referring to Eugenia aquea Burm f and Syzygium aqueum Mallophyton Wurdack Melastomataceae | 1885 |
Common terms and phrases
American Arboretum of Harvard Arnold Arboretum Asteraceae Origins Aufl Australia Barnhart Benth Biographical Dictionary Biographical Notes Blume Botanical Garden Botanists Represented Brazil British Buchheim C.S. Rafinesque Cactaceae Cape Catalogue China Collection Dictionary Dictionary of Botanists E.M. Tucker Edinburgh Encke English Euphorbiaceae Origins explorer Fabaceae Origins fern Flora flower Flowering Plants French fruit Genera genus Georg Gramineae Origins grass Gray Greek pseudes false Harvard University History Hook.f Hunt Institute Portrait India Institute Portrait Collection J.H. Barnhart Japan John H Joseph Latin leaf Library Literature London Malaya Mexico mountain Muell Natural naturalist Notes upon Botanists orchid Orchidaceae Origins Oxford Paris Peru physician plant collector plantain Plantarum Plants of Mexico Press professor referring Resembling Royal Rubiaceae Origins Scrophulariaceae Selected Guide Seybold Society Sotho South Africa Southern Africa Species Species/Vernacular Names Stuttgart 1993 T.W. Bossert traveler tree Verbenaceae York Yoruba Zander
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Bibliographic information
| Title | CRC World Dictionary of Plant Nmaes: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology Volume 3 of CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, Umberto Quattrocchi, ISBN 0849326737, 9780849326738 |
| Author | Umberto Quattrocchi |
| Publisher | CRC Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 084932677X, 9780849326776 |
| Length | 696 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Life Sciences / Botany Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General |
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