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Plants and their names : a concise dictionary / R. Hyam and R. Pankhurst

By:

Hyam, R [author]

Contributor(s):

Pankhurst, R [co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c1995Description: x, 541 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

198661894

Subject(s):

BOTANY -- NOMENCLATURE

LOC classification:

QK 96 .H93 1995

Summary: Plants and Their Names is the ideal reference for anyone interested in plants and gardening. Over 15,000 entries cover both the scientific and common names of flowering plants, ferns, and conifers - providing a short description of the plant and the origin of its name, the group or family to which it belongs, geographical origin and distribution, and applications in medicinal, culinary, industrial, and other areas. The dictionary concentrates primarily on north temperate plants, but it also includes the better known mosses, algae, and lichens, and tropical plants world-wide.

Item type:

Books - Reference

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books - Reference	National University - Manila	LRC - Annex Reference	General Education	REF QK 96 .H93 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000005042

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Plants and Their Names is the ideal reference for anyone interested in plants and gardening. Over 15,000 entries cover both the scientific and common names of flowering plants, ferns, and conifers - providing a short description of the plant and the origin of its name, the group or family to which it belongs, geographical origin and distribution, and applications in medicinal, culinary, industrial, and other areas. The dictionary concentrates primarily on north temperate plants, but it also includes the better known mosses, algae, and lichens, and tropical plants world-wide.

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