| Author | Gledhill, D. |
| Year | 1985 |
| Title | The Names of Plants |
| ISBN | 0 521 31562 X |
| Type | Book/Report |
| Source | 159pp, Cambridge University Press |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Basically a botanical Latin - English dictionary, this small guide explains the meanings of the scientific names of higher plants. Of course the same words are used in other groups of organism so it is of more general application. |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | BIOTA | living things | ||
| Current | TRACHEOPHYTA | vascular plants | Plantae | |
| Current | GINKGOOPSIDA | maidenhair tree or ginkgo | Plantae | |
| Current | PTERIDOPHYTA | ferns and allies | Plantae |
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