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IPNI provides nomenclatural data (spelling, author, types and first place/date of publication) for the scientific names of vascular plants from family to infraspecific ranks.
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.
Scientific Plant Names (Binomial Nomenclature) The ancient Greek or Roman authors, particularly Theophrastus (370-286 BC), Dioscorides (40-90 AD), and Pliny the Elder (23-78 AD), recorded hundreds of names of plants, mostly those of medical importance, that where in contemporary use at the time.
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.
Names, synonyms, distribution, images and descriptions of all the plants in the world. Nomenclatural data for the scientific names of vascular plants. A comprehensive evolutionary tree of life for flowering plants. A global database of names used for herbal drugs, products and medicinal plants.
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.
Plant List of Attributes, Names, Taxonomy, and Symbols. The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the United States and its territories.
Binomial nomenclature is the system of scientifically naming organisms developed by Carl Linnaeus. Linnaeus published a large work, Systema Naturae (The System of Nature), in which Linnaeus attempted to identify every known plant and animal.
Find the correct name and taxonomic classification of a species you are working on. Retrieve other names and publication information for that species. We work with collaborators around the globe to maintain authoritative resources of plant and fungal nomenclature and classification.
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). Search.