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An Introduction to Botanical Nomenclature

An Introduction to Botanical Nomenclature

$21.00
Author:A R Naqshi
ISBN 13:9788172330514
Binding:Hardbound
Language:English
Year:2019
Subject:Botanical Science

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Contents: Foreword Introduction The Binomial system Rules of nomenclature History and development of the botanical nomenclature Main divisions of the international Code 1988 Ranks and nomenlature of taxa Nomenclature terminology Typification and the determination of types The types Determination of types Name of author and of literature Priority and its limitations Nomenclature of taxa Names of taxa above family level Names of genera and their subdivisions Name of species Effective and valid publications Citation Names and epithets Orthography of names and epithets Hybrid names Literature cited Index to plant names Nomenclature is the basic groundwork on which the edifice of plant taxonomy and biosystematics is built; and on this rests the realm of the entire plant sciences. The present book on Plant Nomenclature provides a simplified version of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature for the benefit of students, research workers in botany and horticulture as well as teachers for a proper understanding of the nomenclatural problems and assigning a correct name to a plant species.