Garden Book Review: "ABC of Latin plant. The use of botanical names" (Latin etymology of plant names). By Guy De Kinder.

Garden Books: Meaning and origins of over 2000 surnames and over 2,100 species designations. Etymology or origin of scientific or Latin names of plants. Behind the Latin name Thymus vulgaris, a culinary herb and medicinal plant is a hidden world. Meaning, origin, Dutch name, use and plant family. Some plant names are also names for animals. A plant plant dictionary to learn and improve your knowledge of plants.

ABC of Latin plant. Meanings of botanical names.
Author (s): Guy De Kinder
Number of pages: 216
Published: December 2009
Execution: paperback
ISBN: 978-94 906 5400 9
NUR: 424 - Gardening
Format: A5 (HxWxD): 210 x 148 x 18 mm
Weight: 298 grams

Contents of this special garden and plant book "ABC of Latin plant. The use of botanical names."

     Accountability.
     Generalities: History, synonyms, author names, benefits of scientific names.
     Agreements regarding the correct spelling of plant names. (Use of capital letters)
     Meaning, origin and derivation of surnames. (Over 2000 names).
     Meaning, origin or derivation (etymology) of such designations and varieties. (Over 2100 names)
     Lists of native and exotic plants, fruits, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers.
     Overview of various colors in plant names.
     Literature consulted.
Discussed in this plant family and explanatory dictionary of scientific names:

     If the meaning of a (Latin) plant names to know, then you will usually find the answer in this book.

     It explains why a plant that just renamed. (Relationship between the meaning and the Dutch plant name)

     Plant Names of plants, container plants, cut flowers, perennials, vegetables, herbs, medicinal plants, medicinal herbs, arable crops, fruits (native and exotic), native plants, trees and shrubs.

     For most names, the basic words in Greek and Latin, the derivation and meaning, the common Dutch names, and use the given plant family.

    Short, a book for passionate plant lovers!
    ..
ABC of Latin plant. Etymological meaning of botanical plant names.

     Besides a common name and a Dutch name, all plants have a scientific name in the "binary nomenclature" of Linnaeus. The scientific name is composed of a genus and a species designation.
    So called ordinary quince (pear rootstock) in Latin Cydonia oblonga.
    Thus, in the case of the quince, Cydonia derived from the ancient city "Kydonia" on the island of Crete, the homeland of the quince. The second name comes from the Latin oblongus oblonga and this means "with elongated" with oblong shaped fruits.
    

    Also the wild native flora, fruit, vegetables and herbs are a lot of attention and are therefore easy to find.
    

     Very clear explanation of the naming of plants, the significance of plant names and classification.
    

    A detailed literature review complete this educational garden and plant books.


Excerpt from the "ABC of Latin plant":

A small piece of etymology explaining this gardening book (p. 99 and p. 119)

All such designations are quick to search alphabetically!Animal names in Latin plant names explained:
Some plants bear animal names. There was a likeness (appearance, odor) with some animals. Some parts of the plant would like to be eaten by those animals.Some scientific names of animals used in scientific names of plants often occur:= Brown bear Ursus arctosCanis lupus = wolfCapra ibex ibex =Cat = Felis catusGreylag goose Anser anser =Columba = doveCuckoo Cuculus =Rana = frogFox Vulpes =Small white butterfly Pieris rapae = (butterfly)Pyronia Tithonus = orange Meadow (butterfly)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Bearberry =). Of uva (grape = L.) and ursinum (L = bear). The bears would love the berries. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Bearberry)
Lupinus (Lupine =). Of Canis lupus (wolf = L.) pods hairy like a wolf, wolf bean. An inferior bean green manure and also as animal feed or forage crop was used.
Salix caprea (= water willow). From Capra / caprae (L. = Capricorn / Goat mother) eaten by goats. The plant is loved by goats.
Fritillaria uva-vulpis (= Fox Grape). Of uva (grape =) and Vulpes (L. = fox).
Lychnis flos-cuculi (True = cuckoo). Flos (L = flower); Cuculis (L = cuckoo) 1) Plant with cuckoo spit 2) The main flowering is equal to the return of the cuckoo.
Cataria Nepeta (catnip = Wild). Of Catus / cattas (= cat, cat), associated with cats. Cats are attracted by the smell. -A Nepeta (catnip Wild)
Ornithogalum (Star of Bethlehem =). To Ornitho / ORNIS (Gr. = bird) and Galum / gala (= milk) with milk-white flowers.
Potentilla anserina (= Cinquefoil, silverweed). Of Anser (goose = L.). The plant used to feed geese. Potentilla-a (Zilverschoon, cinquefoil)
Ranunculus (Ranunculus =). Diminutive of Rana (frog = L.) plant between the frogs, it is up to and in ditches and damp places that occurs.
Scabiosa columbaria (Dove = Herb). Columba (dove = L.) columbarium (dovecote = L), hole in one wall, storage urns.
Vaccinium (Blueberry =). 1) From vacca (cow = L.) and baccinium / bacca (berry =), berries of the cows, a kind of berry or berry that cows like to eat. 2) Old name for blueberry plants.


Snow in Latin plant names explained:

When looking up the meanings of plant names can be the discoverer, the habitat, characteristics or flowering find.
Some plants bloom in the snow and in the declaration of the botanical name to find it again.

In Latin (L.) nix means snow / nivis / nivalis.
In Greek (Gr.) means snow Chion

Some plant names which one refers to snow:

Chionanthus - Snowflakes Tree (Deciduous trees). Meaning: From Chion (Gr. = snow) and anthos (= flower), with snow-white flowers.

Chionochloa - Red brush grass, snow grass (perennials, ornamental grass). Meaning: From Chion (Gr. = snow) and chloa (= young grass or herb), snow grass.

Chionodoxa - Snow Fame (Perennial, bulbous). Of Chion (= snow) and doxa (= fame / glory), snow-fame.

Hedychium - Ginger Plant (Plant, plant odor). Of hedys (Gr. = sweet, pleasant) and Chion (= snow) plant with pure white, fragrant flowers.

Galanthus nivalis - Snowdrop (Spring flowering bulb). From nix / nivis / nivalis (L. = snow, snowy), flowering in the snow, snow.

Parodia nivosa - (Houseplant, sneeuwitte cactus with hair). Of nivalis (L. = snowy), snowy, snowy.



The Dutch name of plant names is common in snow:

Symphoricarpus albus - snowberry White. (Deciduous besheester). The words alba, album, coming from the Latin albus meaning and always white. With white flowers, leaves or other plant parts.

Who is this special garden book for?

This "explanatory dictionary of plants" is highly recommended for:

      Teachers in schools and agricultural colleges horticulture, biology teachers.

      Interested students of agricultural and horticultural schools, also to study plant, animal and environmental studies.

      Students of flower arranging and floral art direction.

      Students of environmental directions.

      Students of pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, agro-and biotechnology, ...

      Animal First Aid Training, Bach flower remedies, pharmacology, pharmaceutical industry, drug industry, ...

      Future garden, environmental and landscape architects, ...

      Anyone with the cultivation, manufacture and sale of plants do.

      Green Authors & Green journalists.

      Garden lovers who want to know more of their garden plants.    

Significance of scientific plant names. Scientific names have a meaning and are universal (all used).

Plant nomenclature is an international scientific naming of plants and plant groups. (= Taken name, Calar = vomiting).
In ancient times named one plant with a family name that was descriptive and for this long and used the Latin and Greek. Theophrastus (4th century BC.) Organizes plants according striking morphological features. Disappeared after the use of Greek names for plants and was used more Latin.
In the Middle Ages is the arrangement of plants according to the medicinal properties of plants (herbals) and religious use scientific names in Latin. (From the year 500 to 1500 AD).
The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) was the founder of the current naming of plants and in 1753 gave an important book, namely the "Species Plantarum". Each plant will play a two-part name consisting of a genus and a species designation.
The priority principle ensures that each plant had only one correct and valid scientific names may possess and this is the first legal name after 1753 always prevail. Other scientific names for plants than the one synonymous names.
Important advantages of using scientific names are:
- Only one name for a plant species. It prevents misunderstandings.
- Universal botanists and professionals from all over the world to use.
- Mutual relationship is easy to see. Example, Prunus domestica (plum), Prunus persica (peach), Prunus armeniaca (apricot), Prunus triloba (almond tree) and Prunus dulcis (almond) all belong to the genus Prunus (stone fruits =). All stone fruits belong to the same plant family. See "Fruits and plant family (A-M)"
- Point to a feature often, such as medicinal, edible, color, aroma and use. See significance of scientific (genus) names and generic names. See also explanatory dictionary of plants: ABC of Latin plant. Meaning of botanical plant names. Forgotten history or vegetables are back!
- Telling sometimes something of the origin, such as = sibirica from Siberia come
- It's easy to additional information via the Internet and a plant catalog to search.

Exotic fruit in the garden: khaki and sharon fruit its own to grow in warm, sheltered gardens!

Travel to distant countries teaches us to know new flavors. Once, bananas and oranges fruits from exotic countries. Later we learned kiwi and passion fruit known. Take some to know the khaki, sharon fruit and vegetable shop in persimoen and if you like, why not grow your own garden? Khaki, persimoen, and Sharon persimmon fruits are warm, sheltered place to grow well. Some (immature) species have a sour aftertaste khaki, but at full maturity they tend to do a sweet taste. Some varieties are self-pollinating and seedless persimmon, but the fruits do fall off easily. Deciduous fruit trees in the subtropics, with fruits that look like orange tomatoes.


Significance of difference and Diospyros kaki, sharon fruit and persimoen:

    Diospyros kaki Diospyros kaki = persimmon and fruit, sharon fruit, (S: Japanese persimmon, kaki Japanese)
    Diospyros virginiana = persimoen, (S: American persimmon, Common persimmon, Persimmon, White ebony.)
    Persimmon Diospyros lotus =, (S: Date-plum, persimmon Lotus, Lotus Tree)
     The hardiness of the khaki could remarkably improve if they are grafted on Diospyros virginiana Diospyros lotus or the.
    The genus Diospyros belongs to the plant family Ebenaceae (Ebony Family)
    The scientific name Diospyros (Greek) is derived from "dios" divine, "Pyros" wheat or fruit, or fruit divine gods fruit for the soul, the fruit species grown in Japan must be very tasty.
    The species name khaki stands for the Japanese name "khaki-no-ki" for a red fruit.
What are the best varieties to plant khaki and what with the sometimes unpleasant taste in khaki and sharon fruit?

    The most recommended non-astringent varieties do not taste bitter because of their low looizuurgehalte: "Triumph" (Sharon), 'Jiro', 'Gosho' Suruga ',' Fuyu 'and' Fuyuyaki "
    Other interesting khaki varieties with a high production, middentijdse or late flowering and insensitive to vruchtval 'Maekawa Jiro', 'Wase Fuyu Matumoto "and" Yamato "
    Sharon Fruit is glorified or improved varieties of the original wild kakis. In the fruit stores are found mostly only sharon fruit. Especially around the holidays in the autumn they are found much in the shop.
    Sharon Fruit ("Triumph" - Sharon) can also eat when they are still hard, because they are much less tannic acid (tannin) contain. Yet the taste of sharon fruit better when fully ripe.
    The true or original khaki fruit (with astringent taste), you should eat when fully ripe. To do this, leave the fruit after leaf drop a few days or weeks hanging. They have a dark orange color. Immature kakis tastes sour due to the large amount of tannic acid (tannin =) they contain.
     The ripe persimmon fruits are rich in vitamin C, beta carotene (vitamin A) and sugars. They are like grapes energizing fruits.

In which countries is the persimmon grown and countries of origin?

     Originally grew persimoen khaki and in temperate areas of China, Japan, Burma, North India, Korea and Vietnam. The trees are in the wild but also cultivated for hundreds of years.
     Now these special exotics also grown in Italy, Spain, Algeria, Israel, Brazil and New Zealand.

Characteristics of the khaki-and sharon fruit:

     They are flat-round fruit, similar to square tomatoes, with a diameter of 5 to 10 cm. At the top they have green petals.
     The skin color depends on the kakiras and can vary from yellow, yellow orange to dark orange.
     Sometimes the grooved shell.

  


The inside of the persimmon fruit is divided into separate sections that are filled with soft flesh and a varying number of seeds (seedless varieties with parthenocarpic).
     The ripe fruit from the store sharon sweet flavors, sometimes with a banana or vanilla flavor. Some think it tastes like pears and apricots.
     Persimmon fruit ripens here in late autumn (late October-early November) for three weeks. A little frost is sometimes useful to tannic acid (tannin) to break down. They must be even leaf drop after a few days or week remain.
     The stores have a fruit weight of 200-350 g and a size of 8-10 cm.
     In the ordinary varieties of persimmon fruits have a bitter taste remarkably high taninnegehalte.
     The ripe persimmon fruits are suitable for fresh consumption and processing in desserts or jams. Dried fruits would be a delicacy.
     The fruit should have medical properties.

Characteristics of the khaki-and sharon plant:

     Khaki's are deciduous trees or shrubs that are 3-5 meters high. The trees somewhat resemble apple trees.
     The oval, leathery leaves are about 20 cm long.
     The inconspicuous flowers are surrounded by a green calyx tube. They develop in the leaf axils from June of one year old branches. The female flowers are separate and are a creamy white, while the rose-colored flowers with three men together.
     The seeds are brown and khaki are about the size and shape of almonds. The fruits are rarely bought seeds available.
     In autumn the leaves get a red or yellow fall color.

Flowering and pollination of kakis:

    Kakis bloom in mid-May end of May
    For good production (large fruit) is cross-pollination from another variety useful.
    Most breeds also give parthenocarpic persimmon fruit, so only plants is possible. These fruits contain no seeds.
    If fruit without pollination (parthenocarpic), the strikingly large vruchtrui in August. Later, there are regular vruchtval.
    A male pollinator provides greater benefits that are less easily fall. The fruits also contain seeds.
Growing Tips for good kakis to breed

    The first year, the persimmon plant to be protected from severe frost. It recommends that sometimes the first two years in a greenhouse to overwinter.
     The next five years at low temperatures well cover or a plastic greenhouse build around. From the tenth year, the khaki most winters here are well. In full winter sleep plants tolerate temperatures down to -18 ° C. End of March, early April, sometimes they run out and then the young shoots are very vulnerable to spring frost.
     Choose flared late varieties, which are less susceptible to spring frost. Choose especially early maturing varieties that ripen in October already.
    They can grow to normal, well-drained garden soil.
    Choose a warm place sheltered from north and east winds. (No morning sun and wind plants).
    Usually the plants are little or not susceptible. In the greenhouse / conservatory can sometimes scale insects on the leaves.
    Birds can damage the unripe fruit, so they are best protected with a net or fleece when the leaf discoloration and leaf fall begins. The fruits are best leaf drop after a while linger. Light frost does the tannin breaks down faster. Fruits are plucked early November but may also ripen indoors until they are completely soft.
    Unripe persimmon fruit is faster eetrijp them together with some ripe apples in a paper bag to keep.
    Ripe fruits have a yellow-orange color and tastes like sweet ripe apricots and pears.
    Caution with pruning. See "ABC Fruit - Pruning Calendar"


Kakis multiply by seed, cuttings or grafting?

     Propagation of kakis can sow passing by and by grafting.
     Cuttings of kakis is not possible.
     Khaki grafted plants give fruits usually after about three years. In seedlings, sometimes it takes 10 years.
     If for kakis rootstock is usually the Diospyros lotus (lotus tree) is used. (The fruit of the lotus tree are only 1-2 cm tall and have little flavor). By using this rootstock would kakis earlier fertility and slower runs in the spring, making them less susceptible to spring frost.
     Diospyros virginiana only (persimoen) is to be increased by cuttings (root cuttings and cuttings in winter, wood older of about 1.5-2 cm thick)
     See also section "propagation by seed, cuttings and slips" and "Fruit ABC - Site Calendar"

Kakis self sow?

     Sometimes it works once in a pit in a khaki fruit found.
     The months from January to February are ideal to try to sow.
     Properly remove the pulp and rinse the stone properly clean.
     Let the pit one day week in lukewarm water and sow it in a pot filled with damp soil seed and cuttings.
     Place the seed container at room temperature (18-22 ° C) and place a glass or plastic sheet on top of the jar so that the seed compost does not dry out.
     After about 2-4 weeks the seed germinates.
     Once the first true leaf appears, the seedling into a bigger pot of soil placed.
     To prevent burns may ingepot young plant in the beginning not in full sun.

Pruning kakis:

     Limit pruning, but try to obtain a light tree.
     A light head can be obtained by intersecting some growing areas and steep road cut.
     Also you can prune low hanging branches.
     If a stem form is desired, then remove the lower branches gradually.
     The branches are brittle and break off easily noticeable by a too heavy fruiting or strong winds. The fruits are susceptible to wind damage by rubbing against the branches.
     Flowers and fruits are short one-year twigs.
     Strong twigs flowering shoots to form from the fifth to ninth button. Strongly growing branches or twigs are cut at about 35cm and the new year it may zijtwijgen flowering twigs form.
      The pruning time of frost, young trees is mid May - end of May Try to get three branches constitution by three well-placed to keep twigs and branches to the central leader of the excess removed. Top of the trunk is kept as a young sprout verlengenis. Make that a lot of light inside the canopy can be.

Persimoen or persimmon harvest? (Diospyros virginiana)

The fruits of the persimoen very similar to those of the khaki. Compared with the khaki is the greater fertility and fruit size is smaller. The fruit must be harvested at full maturity to be edible. Light frost promotes ripening of the fruits.

     

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BOTANICAL NAME OF THE  FRUIT	Photo	ENGLISH NAME
Plantdatabases, Plantnomenclature		English gardensites, Pruning calendar for fruittrees
Actinidia arguta		Kiwiberry, (Siberian Gooseberry)
Actinidia chinensis 'Hort16A' ZESPRI		Golden kiwi, yellow kiwi (Zespri)
Actinidia deliciosa		Chinese Gooseberry, kiwi
Amelanchier lamarckii		juneberry
Aronia prunifolia		Purple Chokeberry
Asimina triloba		Pawpaw, Paw Paw
Berberis julianae B.vulgaris		Wintergreen barberry
Castanea sativa		European Chestnut
Chaenomeles speciosa		flowering quince
Chaenomeles japonica ('Cido')		Japanese Quince
Cornus kousa chinensis		Chinese dogwood
Cornus mas		Cornelian Cherry
Corylus avellana		European Hazelnut
Corylus colurna L.		Turkish Filbert, Turkish Hazelnut, Turkisch Tree Hazel
Corylus maxima		Lambertsnut
Crataegus monogyna		White hawthorn
Cydonia oblonga		Quince
Diospyros kaki		Kaki, sharon (persimon)
Elaeagnus ebbingei (x) (en E. angustifolia)		Russian-olive, oleaster, narrow-leafed oleaster
Elaeagnus multiflora (E.edulis)		Gumi (Goumi), cherry eleagnus
Elaeagnus umbellata		Autumn olive
Eriobotrya japonica		Japanese medlar
Fagus sylvatica L.		beech
Ficus carica		Fig
Fragaria x ananassa		Strawberry
Fragaria vesca		Wild Strawberry
Ginkgo biloba		Ginkgo Nut, Maiden Hair Tree
Hippophae rhamnoïdes		Sea Buckthorn
Hovenia dulcis		Japanese Raisin Tree (Rhamnaceae Buckthorn)
Juglans regia		English or Persian Walnut
Lonicera caerulea (var.) edulis (syn. L.kamschatica)		Edible Honeysuckle
Lycium barbarum		Goji berry, wolfberry
Lycopersicon esculentum		Old tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes
Mahonia aquifolium		Tall Oregon grape
Malus domestica		Apple: Braeburn, Brava (EARLYBRAE), Colapuis, Delcorf, Otava, Pinova, Président van Dievoet, Reinette de Flandre, Rubinola, Santana, Topaz
Mespilus germanica L.		Medlar
Morus alba		White Mulberry
Morus nigra		Black Mulberry, Persian Mulberry
Morus rubra		Red Mulberry
Musa basjoo		Japanese banane-,
Passiflora edulis		Purple Passion Fruit
Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa		Yellow Passion Fruit
Poncirus trifoliata (syn. Citrus tr.)		Trifoliate Orange
Prunus x aprium (Pr.armeniaca x Pr.salicina)		Aprium (Prunus armeniaca x Pr.salicina)
Prunus armeniaca		Apricot
Prunus avium		Sweet Cherry
Prunus cerasus		Acid Cherries, Cooking Cherries, ((cv. Morello), sour cherry
Prunus domestica		Plum, Prune; plum tree (fruits)
Prunus domestica 'Altesse Simple'		Damson, German prune, plum, Common Plum; damsons
Prunus domestica insititia 'Mirabel'		Bullaces, damsons, mirabelle plume
Prunus domestica insititia 'St. Julien A'		Saint Julian rootstock
Prunus domestica 'Myrobalan '		Myrobolan, Cherry Plum, Myrobalan Plum
Prunus dulcis		Almond
Prunus x peachcot (Pr.persica x P.armeniaca)		peach x apricot (E.: peachcot)
Prunus persica		Peach
Prunus persica (var.) nucipersica		Nectarine
Prunus x plumcot (Pr. salicina x Pr.armeniaca)		Plumcot (Pr. salicina x Pr.armeniaca)
Prunus x pluot (Pr. salicina x Pr.armeniaca)		Pluot (Prunus salicina x Pr.armeniaca)
Prunus salicina		Japanese Plum
Prunus spinosa L.		Blackthorn, Sloe
Pyracantha 'Orange Glow' (e.a. cv's)		Firethorn Orange
Pyrus communis		European pear, pear cv. Verdi, ...
Pyrus pyrifolia		Chinese Pear, Asian pear (Nashi)
Pyrus Pyrifoliahybride 'Tosca'		Euro-aziatisch pear (Hybride P. communis x P. pyrifolia)
Ribes 'Josta' (JOSTABERRY)		Jostaberry (Ribes nigrum x Ribes uva-crispa)
Ribes nigrum L.		"European Black Currant
Ribes rubrum (red)		Red Currant
Ribes rubrum (white)		White Currant
Ribes uva-crispa		Gooseberry, Gooseberries, Crossberry
Ribes 'Worcesterberry' (R.divaricatum)		Worcesterberry
Rosa pendulina 'Pi Ro 3'		Berg Rose, Rose hips
Rubus fruticosus		Blackberry, bramble
Rubus idaeus		raspberry
Rubus phoenicolasius		Wine raspberry, wineberry
Sambucus nigra		elderberry
Shepherdia argentea		Buffeloberry
Sorbus aria		Common Whitebeam
Sorbus aucuparia edulis		rowan, edible rowan
Vaccinium corymbosum		Blueberry, Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon		Cranberry, American cranberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea		Lingonberry, Cowberry, Mountain Cranberry
Vitis vinifera		European Grape