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1. Overview

2. Bibliographies

Hard-copies
Online references

3. Notes

An introduction to plant names (for beginners) by Judy Gibson

Generalities on sorting plant names

Note on Chinese Language (very basic information + our database approach to the language)

Note on identifying "Jiaogan" and "Lugan", Chinese mandarins. International cooperative effort

Note on working out Chinese names of European fruit cultivars (in progress)

European names of two basic types of Chinese cabbages "Pe tsai" and "Bok choi"
(in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish)

Understanding Chinese cabbage names "Pe tsai" & "Bok choi"

How to find a plant name on the Internet Fungi & Bamboos

How to find a plant name on the Internet other groups of plants

Sorting the names of bamboos - Introductory page

Sorting the names of Fungi / Mushrooms  - Introductory page 

Sorting the  names of Palms - Introductory page

Sorting medicinal plant names  -  Introductory page


4. Photo Galleries

5. Indexes

These indexes can be entry points to the site but they are basically working tools for our compilers. For precise searches please use the new search engine provided by Google unless of course you wish to search in a non-roman script..
Arabic index of Citrus names

Arabic index of palm names

Arabic index of plant names (in construction)

Armenian index of plant names (in construction)  *

Bengali index of plant names

Burmese index of plant names Michel H. Porcher & Prof. David Bradley (in construction)

Chinese index of bamboo names

Chinese index of mushroom names

Chinese index of palm names

Czech index of Prunus names  *

Greek index of plant names (in construction)  *

Hebrew index of plant names (in construction)  *

Hindi index of plant names (in construction)

Japanese index of Fungi names by Michel H. Porcher & Prof. Jim Breen

Korean index of plant names

Korean index of Prunus names  *

Malay index of banana names (in construction, comments welcome)

Nepalese index of plant names

Persian index of plant names by Farzin H. Abbas & Michel H. Porcher  *

Russian index of plant names by Dr. Paul Cubberley & Michel H. Porcher

Tamil index of plant names (in construction, comments welcome)

Thai index of banana names (in construction, romanisation only, comments welcome)

Thai index of plant names

Thai index of palms names by Vanussuda Jidhanont & Michel H. Porcher

Urdu index of plant names

Vietnamese index  *

Vietnamese index of bamboo names

Vietnamese index of banana names


6. Plant name records - list of genera

Please note that the generic list below is not up-dated as often as the virtual homepage. For an up-to-date list of genera check  List of records  often. Bamboos, Medicinal plants and  Palms genera are listed separately.
Abelmoschus

Acanthopanax

Acer (excluding ornamental maples)

Acmella

Aegle

Aframomum

Aleurites

Allium

Alocasia

Aloe  *

Alpinia

Alyogyne

Amomum

Amorphophallus

Amygdalus

Anacardium

Anacyclus

Ananas

Annona

Anthemis

Apium

Arachis

Aralia

Arbutus  *

Areca

Arenga

Argania  *

Armeniaca

Armoracia

Aronia  *

Artabotrys

Artocarpus

Asarum  *

Asparagus  *

Averrhoa

Azadirachta

Baccaurea

Barringtonia

Basella

Benincasa

Beta

Bixa

Blainvillea

Boehmeria  *

Boesenbergia

Borassus

Boswellia

Brasenia

 Brassica

Broussonetia

Bryonia

Bunias

Bunium

Cajanus

Cananga

 Canarium

 Canavalia

Cannabis

Capparis  *

Capsella

Capsicum

Carica

Carum

Caryota

Casimiroa  *

Catalpa

Centella

Cerasus

Cereus  *

Chaenomeles  *

Cicer

Cichorium

Cinnamomum

 Citrullus

Citrus (176K)

C. amblycarpa to C. maxima, C. medica to yatsushiro & Other Citrus relatives 

Clausena

Coccinia

Coffea

Coix

Coleus

Colocasia

Coreopsis

Coriandrum

Corylus  *

Cordyline

Cotula

Crocus

 Cucumis

Cucurbita

Cuminum

Curcuma

Cyclanthera

Cydonia  *

Cymbopogon  *

 Cynara

 Cyperus

Daphne

Daucus

Dendropanax

 Digitaria

Dimocarpus

 Dioscorea

Diospyros

Diplocyclos

Diplotaxis

Dracaena

Druparia

Durio

Echinochloa

Edgeworthia

Elaeis

Eleocharis

Elettaria

Eleusine

 Eleutherococcus

 Enydra

Eragrostis

Eruca

Eryngium

Etlingera

Eugenia

Eurycoma

Fagopyrum

Fallopia

Fatsia

Ficus  *

Foeniculum  *

Fragaria  *

  Garcinia

Gaultheria

Glycine

Gnetum

Gossypium

 Guizotia

Helianthus

Hibiscus

Hippophae  *

 Houttuynia

Hyacinthoides

Hylocereus  *

Illicium

Inga

Inocarpus

 Ipomoea

Kaempferia

Kalopanax

Lablab

Lagenaria

Lansium

Lathyrus

Laurocerasus

Lens

Lepidium

Levisticum

Linum

Litchi

Lotus

Louiseania

Luffa

Lupinus

Lychnis

Madhuca

Mallotus

Malpighia  *

Mangifera

Manihot

Manilkara

Meconopsis

Medicago

Melilotus

Melothria

Metapanax

 Metroxylon

Miscanthus

 Momordica

Monstera

Morinda

Moringa

Morus

 Mucuna

Mukia

Murraya

 Musa 

Myristica

Myrtus  *

Nasturtium

Nephelium

Nicolaia

Nicotiana

 Nigella

Nothopanax

 Nymphaea

Ocimum  *

Olea  *

Oncosperma

Onobrychis

Oplopanax

Opuntia  *

Origanum

Ornithogalum

Ornithopus

Oxalis

Pachypodium

Pachyrhizus

Padus

Panax

Pandanus

Panicum

Papaver

Paspalum

Passiflora  *

Pennisetum

Perilla

Persea

Persica

Persicaria

Phalaris

Phaseolus

Phoenix

Physalis

Pinus  *

Piper

Pistacia  *

 Pisum

Plectranthus  *

Poa

Pogonatherum

Polygonum

Polyscias

 Praecitrullus

Prunus - cross-index

Prunus - introductory page.

Pseudopanax

 Psidium

Psophocarpus

Pterocarpus  *

Pueraria

Punica

Pyrus  *

Raphanus

Raphia

Ravenala

Raphia

Ribes  *

Ricinus

Robinia  *

Rorippa

Roystonea

Rubus  *

  Saccharum

Salacca

Salvadora

Schefflera  *

 Schinus 

Scilla

Scorzonera

Sechium

Selenicereus  *

Sesamum

Sesbania

Setaria

Shorea

Sinapis

Siraitia

Sisymbrium

 Solanum 

Solena

Sorbus  *

Sorghum

Spilanthes

Spinacia

Spondias

Stachys

Stenocereus  *

Swinglea

Symplocos

Syzygium

Tabebuia

Tamarindus

Tamus

Terminalia

Tetragonia

Tetrapanax

Thevetia

Trachyspermum

Tragopogon 

Trapa

Trichosanthes

Trifolium

Tropaeolum

Tuber

Typha

Ullucus

Vaccinium  *

Valerianella

Vernicia

Vicia

Vigna

  Wasabia

Wikstroemia

Zanthoxylum

Zea

Zehneria

Zingiber

Zizania

Ziziphus
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Please note that the generic list above is not updated as often as the virtual homepage. For an up-to-date list of genera check List of records.

 


Date created:  09 / 01 / 2001
Authorised by Michel H. Porcher
Last modified: 12 / 04 / 2005
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