The Plant List
David Pilling (Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:19:42 PST)
Hi,
There is a story in the media today about the completion of the Kew
Plant List e.g.
http://foxnews.com/scitech/2010/…
reviously-thought/
or
http://dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/…
plant-planet-huge-database-1-25million-names.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
"A rose by any other name smells as sweet according to Shakespeare, but
having multiple names for the same plant has long caused confusion among
botanists.
Today, experts from Britain and the U.S have taken a step to resolving
the issue by publishing the most comprehensive list of land plant
species ever compiled."
The actual list is at:
and should be useful...
--
David Pilling
email: david@pilling.demon.co.uk
web: http://www.davidpilling.net/
post: David Pilling, P.O. Box 22, Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool. FY5 1LR. UK
fax: +44(0)870-0520-941