Why botanical names are necessary

Authors

Robert Dunlop Royce

Keywords

Botany, Nomenclature, Western Australia

Disciplines

Botany | Other Education | Plant Biology

First Page Number

283

Last Page Number

284

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

BOTANISTS engaged in naming plants are ofen asked "Why can't you speak English?"

The answer becomes quite clear as the inquirers learn more and more about plants and find people calling the same plant by quite different names.

Recommended Citation

Royce, Robert Dunlop (1967) "Why botanical names are necessary," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 8: No. 7, Article 4.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol8/iss7/4