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Welcome to our comprehensive guide to 50 botanical and scientific names of plants, from A to Z! In this fascinating journey through the world of flora, we will explore the diverse and intriguing names that classify and identify various plant species.
The first element of the scientific name is the genus (or generic name), as in Triticum, the genus of wheat. The plural of genus is genera, not genuses. The second element is the specific epithet, as in aestivum, the particular kind of wheat called breadwheat.
At the present time each kind of plant is given a generic name followed by a specific name or epithet. The generic name is a noun, and the specific epithet is an adjective indicating which of the several members of the genus has been considered.
Botanical nomenclature is the formal, scientific naming of plants. It is related to, but distinct from taxonomy. Plant taxonomy is concerned with grouping and classifying plants; botanical nomenclature then provides names for the results of this process.
An Online Flora of All Known Plants. Supporting the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. 1,613,577 names, 377,701 accepted species, 1,600,198 names with associated content (56,356 images, 164,423 descriptions, 410,183 distributions and 1,598,018 references).
5 Ιαν 2024 · Understanding these botanical terms is valuable to gardeners, offering insights into a plant’s distinctive features and characteristics. Here is a comprehensive list of botanical terms commonly found in plant species names, arranged alphabetically, along with their meanings: A. abietina – related to fir trees.
Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. [1] These scientific names have been catalogued in a variety of works, including Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners .
