botanical names
Scientific plant designations
Botanical names are the formal Latin or Latinized scientific names assigned to plants, following international rules of nomenclature.
They consist of a genus and species: Quercus alba (white oak), Rosa canina (dog rose).
Unlike common names, which vary by region and language, botanical names provide universal identification across countries and disciplines.
Gardeners, scientists, and horticulturists use them to ensure precision when common names are ambiguous or overlap.
Expression with two terms
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
Linnaeus · italicize · cultivar · variety · subspecies · hybrid · synonym · typification
Expression with two terms
- LatinizationAdapting to Roman standards
- declensionNoun form variation
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- specificClearly defined, not vague
generic · commemorative · descriptive · geographic · japonica · australis · grandiflora
Related people together
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- classGrouping by shared traits
- phylumMajor classification rank
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
division · clade · systematics · cladistics · phylogeny · morphology · circumscription · rank
Father of modern taxonomy
Science of hereditary transmission
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
- chloroplastLight-harvesting cell structure
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
speciation · evolution · biogeography · ethnobotany · chromosome · monophyletic · divergence · convergence
binomial
Expression with two terms
authority · Linnaeus · italicize · cultivar · variety · subspecies · hybrid · synonym · typification · combination
binomial
Expression with two terms
- LatinizationAdapting to Roman standards
- declensionNoun form variation
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
specific · generic · commemorative · descriptive · geographic · japonica · australis · grandiflora
family
Related people together
kingdom · division · clade · systematics · cladistics · phylogeny · morphology · circumscription · rank · isotype
Linnaeus
Father of modern taxonomy
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
- chloroplastLight-harvesting cell structure
hybridization · speciation · evolution · biogeography · ethnobotany · chromosome · monophyletic · divergence · convergence
- taxonomygenus, species, taxon, kingdom, phylum
- nomenclaturetaxonomy, taxa, genus, species, anatomical terms
- namingnomenclature, nicknames, aliases, monikers, surnames
- place namesPeking, Beijing, Bombay, Mumbai, Lincoln
- baby name trends
- LatinLatin, Latin vocabulary, Latin roots, Latin alphabet, Latin phrases
botanical namescommon names
Frequently occurring given names
popular names · traditional names · layman's terms · nicknames · household names
botanical, botanic, botanically, botanist, botanists, botany, name, names, named