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Mabberley s plant book combines taxonomic details and uses with english and other vernacular names found in commerce. He is perhaps best known for his plant dictionary the plant book. Third edition, cambridge university press viixviii, 11021. Scientific names of plants in the summary list20 are based on identifications from the national herbarium in yaounde y, mabberleys plant book mabberley 2008, and the online digital library aluka21, of the 1 voucher specimens collected, i lost 12 to mould or inappropriate drying. If this course is adopted, plants sold as aptenia cordifolia should return to being mesembryanthemum cordifolium. With over 24,000 entries, this comprehensive dictionary provides information on every family and genus of seedbearing plant including gymnosperms, plus. Version 9, june 2008 and more or less continuously updated since, p. Mar 15, 2018 austin, tx, march 15, 2018 globe newswire the american botanical council abc has chosen two books to receive its 2017 abc james a. Mabberleys plantbook is internationally accepted as an essential reference text for anyone studying, growing or writing about plants.
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