Plant Names: A Guide to Botanical Nomenclature

Cover
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Foreword to the third edition
Introduction to the Codes of plant nomenclature
Why do we have two Codes?
Part 1 – Wild Plants
	Common names
		Structure
		Origin
		Common names as an alternative to botanical names
		Historical and cultural value
	Latin names, the binomial system and plant classification
	The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
		Principles of the Botanical Code
	The botanical hierarchy
		The nested hierarchy
		Ranks and taxa
			Order
			Family
			Genus
			Species
			Subspecies
			Variety
			Form
		Natural hybrids
	Name changes
		Nomenclatural changes
		Taxonomic changes
		Misidentifications and misapplied names
		What name to use?
Part 2 – Cultivated Plants and Cultigens
	The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants
		Cultivated plants
		The cultigen
		Which plants and which names are covered by which Code?
		Cultigens and the Cultivated Plant Code
		Principles of the Cultivated Plant Code
		Cultigen classification
			The cultigen hierarchy
			Ranks
			Taxa
		Kinds of cultigen
			Cultivars
			Groups
			Graft-chimaeras
			Cultigen hybrids
		Naming wild plants brought into cultivation
			Wild plants in cultivation named under the Botanical Code only
			Wild plants in cultivation that are given cultivar names
			Wild plants named separately by botanists and horticulturists
		Publishing cultigen names
			Publication
			Establishment
			Acceptance
			Formation of cultivar and Group epithets
			Use of Latin for cultigen epithets
			Translation, transliteration and transcription
			Priority
			Authors
		Nomenclatural Standards
		The denomination class and the replication of names
		New names for existing cultivars
		Procedure for introducing a new cultivar
			Is the plant genuinely new?
			Does it clearly have some merit over plants already available?
			Can the special characters that distinguish it be reproduced?
			Would you like to take economic advantage of the find?
			How do I choose a new name?
			Are there any special requirements for the new cultivar to be officiallyrecognised?
		Cultivar registration
Part 3 – Using Plant Names
	Writing plant names
		Family name
		Genus name
		Specific epithet
		Species name
		Subspecies
		Variety
		Form
		Cultivated variety (cultivar)
		Hybrids
		Group names
		Collective names and greges (grexes)
		Graft-chimaeras
		Synonyms
		Uncertain names
		Common names
		Hyphens
		Spelling
		The structure of Latin names
	Pronunciation
		Which Latin do we use?
		General guidelines
			Stress on syllables
			Short and long vowels
			People and places
		Remembering names
			Reading
			Pronunciation
			Word derivations
		Recommended format for nursery plant labels
Part 4 – Plant Name Resources
	Books and websites to help with plant names
	Accurate lists of botanical names
	Families
	Genera
	Lists of validly published names, not necessarily current
	Floras and checklists of currently accepted plant names
		Australia
		Pacific
		Asia
		Europe
		North and South America
		Africa
		Horticultural floras and checklists
		International cultivar registration authorities
	Authors of plant names
	Botanical and Cultivated Plant Codes
	Botanical Latin, pronunciation, name derivations and meanings
	Botanic gardens and herbaria
	Classification systems
	Plant Breeder’s Rights
		International
		Asia-Pacific
		Europe
		North America
	Trademarks
		Asia-Pacific
		Europe
		North America
	Appendix
		Examples of different kinds of plant names according to the Codes, including different kinds of plants and where they are gowing
Glossary
References
Index