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Plant Identification and Naming
| The scientific name of any species of plant, animal, fungus, bacteria or virus, consists of two words, usually Latin or of Greek form. The first indicates the genus to which the plant group belongs, and the second work indicates the particular species of that genus. The second of the two words making up the name of a species is called specific epi... |  |
| Definitions for Plant Naming: Classification, Binomial system, Botanical name, Common name, Genus, Specie, Cultivar, Clone, Line, Variety, Family, Hybrid, Synonym. Changing a plant's name: Sometimes the established Botanical name for plants need to be changed. The need for this is often questioned by people in the trade. When a new name is acc... | |
| When new information has been obtained - a plant may have two names. 1. It's correct botanical name and 2. A synonymous botanical name (syn) or superceeded e.g. Ajuga repens syn A. reptans. Reasons for change: Discovery of a name which has priority of publication. Correction of a wrong identification. Correction in spelling. How botanical nam... | |
| Many ornamental cultivars are groups of plants reproduced vegetatively (cuttings, grafting, etc) starting with an individual plant, initially discovered by any of the sources discussed in prior section. Such a group of plants is collectively termed a clone. A clone can be defined as 'genetically uniform material derived from a single individ... | |
| Although there are a multitude of plant species which can be used in a coastal garden the following lists contain samples of plants which could be used: Windbreak Plants: Acacia (wattles), Banksia (banksia), Salt Tolerant: Acacia (wattle), Alectryon (Beach Birds Eye) Bird Attracting: Acacia (wattle), Anigoznathos (kangaroo paw). Other species to us... | |
| When cultivars of an inter-specific hybrid are grouped together, they are designated by a formula, and a collective name as follows: A formula: the formula for all hybrid cultivars derived from the crossing of Camellia japonica and Camellia saluenesis is 'Camellia japonica X C saluenensis' or 'Camellia japonica X saluenensis... | |
| A collection of dried herbarium specimens, systematically named, is essential in the study of botany and plant materials and is a valuable aid in the identification of plant species. Dried specimens may be kept indefinitely and for close botanical study, may be dissected many years after drying by treatment for a few seconds in boiling water.... | |
| Examples of flower colour groupings. Pink, Annuals: Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon), Perennials: Anigozanthos species (Kangaroo Paw), Bulbs: Amaryllis belladonna (Belladonna Lily), Climbers: Antigonon leptopus (Coral Vine), Shrubs: Azalea indica ( Azalea), Trees: Cassia javonica (Pink Shower).
Yellow, Purple, Orange, White, Blue, Red.
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| Unlike the use of scientific names, their pronunciation is not governed by rules. The majority of people who use scientific names treat them as if they are in their own language. Where pronunciation is ambiguous by this method, it is common to encounter several ways of saying a word. Thus names derived from Latin or Greek should be given a Latin pr... | |
| Leptospermum is a genus of about 40 species, distributed throughout Australia and extending to Malaysia (2 spp.) and New Zealand (3 spp.). The common name tea-tree derives from the practice of early settlers of soaking the leaves of several species in boiling water to make a tea substitute. They are found in all states of Australia and consist of... | |
