The naming of plants

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Each specimen is accompanied by a plate showing

1) The specific binomial

These are two scientific names for a plant, based on Latin or Greek words. The first uses the genus name and the second uses the specific epithet. The two names together define the species and are usually written in italics or underlined

Example : Achillea Millefolium

Achillea is the genus name and Millefolium is the specific epithet.

2) The specific epithet

This is the second part of the scientific name. This may describe a plant characteristic, the location where it was found or the person who discovered it. This name is always written in lowercase, even if the name is a proper noun.

Example: millefolium, which describes the characteristic of the plant being a thousand leaves. 'Mille' in Latin means 'thousand' and 'folium' means 'leaves'

3) The author of the species

This is the 'Authority' or a person who is credited with the first formal use of the name. It is written after the full version of the scientific name

3) The municipal name

This is a plant's common name. It is not capitalised unless a word is a proper noun, eg Florida pondweed

4) The distribution area / range

This is the geographical area within which the species can be found

BIBLIOGRAPHY


INFORMATION BOARDS

●The Botanical Gardens of Naples


WEBSITES

●www.sciencedirect.com

●https://www.merriam-webster.com

●https://www.collinsdictionary.com

●https://dictionary.cambridge.org

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