
What is the proper way to write a botanical name (Latin name)?
The term "Latin name" comes from the fact that all botanical names, originating from Latin, Greek, other languages, place names and people's names, are declined following the rules of Latin grammar. While botanical nomenclature is rather complicated, the way to write these names is fairly straightforward.
What is the proper way to write the botanical name of a rose …
Sometimes you may see the use of the name Rosa × hybrida which appears to be an accurate botanical name, but it is actually just an indicator of a hybridized rose. It is an informal classification of roses that have been bred over decades to diversify their genetics and produce particular traits such as the sturdy, long-stemmed roses often ...
In the botanical name Vigna unguiculata L.Walp., what is the …
2024年2月17日 · The botanical name for this plant is written Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. The part that you are interested in, (L.) Walp., is called the author citation and indicates the first person (or people) who published the botanical name of the plant using the formally agreed upon International Code of Nomenclature.
Plant and Gardening FAQ - New York Botanical Garden
The complex name above includes. a genus (Dendrobium), a grex name (Spring Bird) rather than a specific epithet, and a cultivar name (‘Kurashiki’). The grex name is capitalized with no italics, may contain more than one word and is in a living language. It is essentially a non-latin name for this artificially created hybrid species of ...
Plant and Gardening FAQ - New York Botanical Garden
The botanical name for serrano pepper plant is Capsicum annuum var. annum (Longum Group) 'Serrano' As the part of the pepper plant that we normally eat is a seed-bearing structure, a serrano pepper is technically a fruit! Even more technically, it is a berry.
Plant and Gardening FAQ - NYBG Mertz Library Reference
2024年3月18日 · 2 Botanical Art; 9 Botany (Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Morphology) 25 Bulbs; 12 Buying Plants; 3 Chrysanthemums; 20 Climbers; 20 Composting and Fertilizing; 34 Container Gardening; 10 Drought Gardening; 88 Edible Gardening; 2 Education; 8 Ferns; 9 Groundcovers; 1 Herbal Medicine; 1 Horticultural Therapy; 279 Houseplants; 8 Hydrangeas; 98 ...
Plant and Gardening FAQ - New York Botanical Garden
The rose cactus, botanical name Pereskia grandifolia, a spiny, much-branched, deciduous tropical shrub or low-branching small tree, growing 10 - 20 ft. tall in its native habitat of Brazil. According to one reference, it has edible leaves sometimes gathered from the …
Plant and Gardening FAQ - New York Botanical Garden
It has the botanical name Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum. This plant was, until 2018, called by the name Philodendron bipinnatifidum but was reclassified after DNA analysis. Philodendron bipinnatifidum is still frequently used as a name, but is now considered a synonym. This plant also has divided leaves but is currently less popular as a ...
Plant and Gardening FAQ - New York Botanical Garden
2025年1月3日 · However, we do make special labels for plants that are part of the Forest’s citizen science phenology program so that volunteers observing them can find them easily. The labels are not in the usual display label format but they include the plants’ botanical name and common name and should be legible to most visitors.
Plant and Gardening FAQ - New York Botanical Garden
Botanical Name Cultivar: Abelmoschus manihot : Abutilon 'Bella Select Mix' Acanthus mollis : Agastache 'Black Adder' Agastache 'Blue Fortune' Agastache 'Purple Haze' Agathis robusta : Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Horizon' Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Mink' Alcea rosea 'Halo Blossom' Alcea rosea 'Nigra' Alcea rosea 'Crème de Cassis' Alcea rosea ...