CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms. Synonyms, and Etymology

by Umberto Quattrocchi

Overview

This volume provides the origins and meanings of the names of genera and species of extant vascular plants, with the genera arranged alphabetically from R to Z.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849326783
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/22/1999
Pages:	644
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. R 2. S 3. T 4. U 5. V 6. W 7. X 8. Y 9. Z

Editorial Reviews

Organized by genus, this extraordinary reference includes vernacular and scientific names for most if not all of the world's plant species. The entry for Carica L. Caricaceae begins with the etymology of the name (with multiple references cited) followed by this list of common names for L.: (English) papaya, pawpaw, tree melon tree; (Arabic) pawpaw, fafy; (Tanzania) ebabayo; (Mali) manayi, maye; (Congo) malulo, mululo; (Yoruba) ibepe, ibepe dudu, isigun, gbegbere, sigu; (China) fan mu gua, mu kua, fan kua (=foreign melon), wan shou kuo (=longevity fruit), shu kua; etc..(names from Japan, Malaya, the Philippines, Hawaii, and Paraguay). Often the etymology notes provide biographical details of the botanist/gardener/discoverer/honoree for whom the genus is named. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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