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

Quattrocchi; Umberto
Catalog Number: 2675, ISBN: 0849326753
Publication Date: 11/22/99 List Price: $950.95 Our Price: $910.95, Cat. #: 2673 ISBN: 0849326737 Publication Date: 11/29/1999 Number of Pages: 1600 Availability: In Stock

Provides information on the origins and meanings of the names of over 22,000 genera of plants and thousands of species Contains biographical and bibliographical information for thousands of researchers who have made contributions to the study of botany Supplies the botanical names, synonyms, homonyms, and the vernacular and trade names (English, Italian, Chinese, and many other languages) of the commonly accepted generic names Furnishes the common names of garden flowers and plants and their botanical equivalents Provides the botanical names of over 200,000 species Exhaustive bibliography with 15 pages of references 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.