CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology 1 A-C

The 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 Features information on the origins and meanings of the names of over 22,000 genera of plants and over thousands species. This work also provides the botanical names, synonyms, homonyms, and the vernacular and trade names (English, Italian, Chinese, and many other languages) of the commonly accepted generic names. This four-volume set (REF QK13 .Q38 2000) is the authority on plant names. It includes common names from various countries. Call the Library (857-7783)to request a quick lookup 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.