MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Indexes, Lists
of names & Notes
- Search
engine related to main site (University of
Melbourne) Australia.
- Search
engine related to mirror sites on
ARS GRIN Database (USA).
(Botanical families, botanical references)
- Search
engine of related ISTA Multilingual Glossary at ARS GRIN Database (USA).
(Names sorted
on Countries)
- Lists of names (multilingual, multiscripted, in alphabetical order of
genera, with links to sites in various languages) for the botanically minded
- Indexes of plant names for the non-botanically-minded (in various languages, linked to multilingual lists of
names) Contributions welcome.
- General notes on plant names (in English)
- Bamboos (in various languages) for the non-botanically-minded
- Palms (in various languages)
for the non-botanically-minded
- Fungi (in various languages) for the non-botanically-minded
- Medicinal
plants - Botanical index.
- Bibliography (Printed books). Basic general bibliography. Other
specific references can be found attached to lists of names.
- On-line references
- On-line resources
- Linking to MMPND
main server.
- Photo
galleries (small).
- M.M.P.N.D.
Site statistics (access restricted to
University).
- Mirror site
at ARS-GRIN, USA.
- Michel
H. Porcher's Anchor page (outside link).
All the following notes by Michel H.
Porcher unless otherwise noted
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
Sorting the names
of Fungi / Mushrooms
Sorting the names
of
Palms
All the following pages by Michel H.
Porcher unless otherwise noted
(in 70 languages and 25
scripts). From 2006 we are
attempting to have most sets of records UNICODE
compatible.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
If the name is not in the list below, is it a bamboo ? a palm ? a fungus ? a medicinal
plant ?
(each of those sections has a separate index)
Sorting names within
genus Abelmoschus
Sorting names within genus Abrus
Sorting names within genus Abutilon
Sorting names within genus Acacia
05/08
Sorting names within genus Acanthopanax
05/06
Sorting names within genus Acca
09/06
Sorting names within genus Acer (excluding ornamental
maples) 05/06
Sorting names within genus Achillea
Sorting names within genus Acmella
Sorting names within genus Actinidia
07/07
Sorting names within genus Adansonia
Sorting names within genus Adiantum
Sorting names within genus Aegle
05/08
Sorting names within genus Aesculus 05/06
Sorting names within genus Aframomum
Sorting names within genus Agropyron
10/06
Sorting names within genus Agrostis
12/06
Sorting names within genus Aleurites
Sorting names within genus Allium
07/07
Sorting names within genus Alocasia
Sorting names within genus Aloe
Sorting names within genus Alopecurus 04/07
Sorting names within genus Alpinia
Sorting names within genus Alyogyne
Sorting names within genus Amaranthus
06/07
Sorting names within genus Amomum
02/06
Sorting names within genus Amorphophallus
Sorting names within genus Amygdalus
Sorting names within genus Anacardium
05/08
Sorting names within genus Anacyclus
Sorting names within genus Ananas
Sorting names within genus Anaxagorea
03/06
Sorting names within genus Anethum
08/06
Sorting names within genus Annona
Sorting names within genus Anthemis
01/06
Sorting names within genus Apium
Sorting names within genus Arachis
05/08
Sorting names within genus Aralia
05/06
Sorting names within genus Araucaria 08/07
Sorting names within genus Arbutus
Sorting names within genus Archidendron
Sorting names within genus Areca
Sorting names within genus Arenga
Sorting names within genus Argania 07/07
Sorting names within genus Armeniaca
Sorting names within genus Armoracia
Sorting names within genus Aronia
Sorting names within genus Artabotrys
02/06
Sorting names within genus Artocarpus
07/07
Sorting names within genus Artemisia
Sorting names within genus Asarum
Sorting names within genus Asparagus 03/06
Sorting names within genus
Atriplex
10/07
Sorting names within genus Avena
12/06
Sorting names within genus Averrhoa
Sorting names within genus Azadirachta
Sorting names within
genus Baccaurea
Sorting names within genus Bacopa
Sorting names within genus Barbarea
Sorting names within genus Barringtonia
Sorting names within genus Basella
07/07
Sorting names within genus Benincasa
Sorting names within genus Bertholletia
Sorting names within genus Beta
Sorting names within genus Bixa
Sorting names within genus Blainvillea
Sorting names within genus Boehmeria 07/07
Sorting names within genus Boesenbergia
Sorting names within genus Bombax
09/06
Sorting names within genus Borassus
Sorting names within genus Boswellia
Sorting names within genus Brachychiton
Sorting names within genus Brasenia
Sorting names within genus Brassica
01/08
Sorting names within genus Bromus 04/07
Sorting names within genus Broussonetia
05/06
Sorting names within genus Bryonia
06/07
Sorting names within genus Bunias
Sorting names within genus Bunium 08/06
Sorting names within
genus Cajanus
11/07
Sorting names within genus Calamintha
01/07
Sorting names within genus Calathea
Sorting names within genus Camellia
10/07
Sorting names within genus Cananga
Sorting names within genus Canarium
Sorting names within genus Canavalia
Sorting names within genus Cannabis
05/06
Sorting names within genus Canna
Sorting names within genus Capparis
Sorting names within genus Capsella
Sorting names within genus Capsicum
Sorting names within genus Carica
Sorting names within genus Carthamus
Sorting names within genus Carum 08/06
Sorting names within the genus Caryota
Sorting names within the genus Carya
Sorting names within genus Casimiroa
Sorting names within genus Castanea
05/06
Sorting names within the genus Catalpa
Sorting names within the genus Cedrela
Sorting names within genus Ceiba 09/06
Sorting names within genus Centella
01/08
Sorting names within genus Cerasus
Sorting names within genus Ceratonia 06/07
Sorting names within genus Cereus 11/07
Sorting names within genus Chamaemelum
Sorting names within genus Chaenomeles 10/06
Sorting names within genus
Chenopodium
10/07
Sorting names within the genus Cicer
Sorting names within the genus Cichorium
Sorting names within genus Cinnamomum
04/07
Sorting names within the genus Citrullus
Sorting names within genus Citrus
03/07
Sorting names within genus Clausena
Sorting names within genus Claytonia
Sorting names within genus Clinopodium
01/07
Sorting names within genus Cnicus
Sorting names within genus Cnidoscolus
08/07
Sorting names within genus Coccinia
02/06
Sorting names within genus Cocos
03/07
Sorting names within genus Coffea
05/06
Sorting names within genus Coix
Sorting names within genus Cola
01/06
Sorting names within genus Coleus
Sorting names within genus Colocasia
Sorting names within genus Corchorus
07/07
Sorting names within genus Coriandrum
08/06
Sorting names within genus Corylus
03/07
Sorting names within genus Cordyline
Sorting names within genus Cotula
Sorting names within genus Crambe
11/06
Sorting names within genus Crocus
Sorting names within genus Crotalaria
Sorting names within the genus Cryptotaenia
Sorting names within genus Cucumis
10/07
Sorting names within genus Cucurbita
11/06
Sorting names within genus Cullen 06/07
Sorting names within genus Cuminum 08/06
Sorting names within genus Curcuma
01/08
Sorting names within genus Cyamopsis
06/07
Sorting names within genus Cyclanthera
Sorting names within genus Cydonia
Sorting names within genus Cymbopogon
Sorting names within genus Cynodon
Sorting names within genus Cynara
11/07
Sorting names within genus Cyperus
Sorting names within genus Dacryodes
Sorting names within genus Daphne
05/06
Sorting names within genus Daucus
11/07
Sorting names within genus Debregeasia 07/07
Sorting names within genus Dendrocnide 07/07
Sorting names within genus Dendropanax
05/06
Sorting names within genus Digitaria
Sorting names within genus Dimocarpus
Sorting names within genus Dioscorea
03/07
Sorting names within genus Diospyros
Sorting names within genus Diplocyclos
Sorting names within genus Diplotaxis
11/07
Sorting names within genus Donax
Sorting names within genus Dracaena
Sorting names within genus Druparia
Sorting names within genus Durio
Sorting names within
genus Echinochloa
10/06
Sorting names within genus Edgeworthia
05/06
Sorting names within genus Elaeis
Sorting names within genus Eleocharis
Sorting names within genus Elettaria
01/06
Sorting names within genus Eleusine
Sorting names within genus Eleutherococcus
05/06
Sorting names within genus Enydra
Sorting names within genus Eragrostis
Sorting names within genus Eriobotrya
07/06
Sorting names within genus Eruca
Sorting names within genus Eryngium
Sorting names within genus Etlingera
Sorting names within genus Eugenia
Sorting names within genus Eupatorium
01/06
Sorting names within genus Eurycoma
Sorting names within genus Evodiopanax
05/06
Sorting names within
genus Fagopyrum
Sorting names within genus Fallopia
Sorting names within genus Fatsia
05/06
Sorting names within genus Ferula
Sorting names within genus Festuca
04/06
Sorting names within genus Ficus
11/06
Sorting names within genus Flacourtia
09/06
Sorting names within genus Foeniculum
Sorting names within genus Fortunella
07/06
Sorting names within genus Fragaria 06/07
Sorting names within genus Garcinia
09/06
Sorting names within genus Gaultheria
Sorting names within genus Ginkgo
05/07
Sorting names within genus Girardinia
07/07
Sorting names within genus Gloriosa
01/08
Sorting names within genus Glycine
Sorting names within the genus Glycyrrhiza
04/07
Sorting names within genus Gnetum
Sorting names within genus Gossypium
01/08
Sorting names within genus Guizotia 10/07
Sorting names within genus Hablitzia
08/07
Sorting names within genus Helianthus
Sorting names within genus Heracleum
08/07
Sorting names within genus Hibiscus
Sorting names within genus Hippophae
Sorting names within genus Hordeum
06/07
Sorting names within genus Houttuynia
Sorting names within genus Humulus
06/07
Sorting names within genus Hyacinthoides
Sorting names within genus Hydnocarpus
Sorting names within genus Hydrocotyle
Sorting names within genus Hylocereus 11/07
Sorting names within genus Illicium
Sorting names within genus Imperata
Sorting names within genus Indigofera
Sorting names within genus Inga
Sorting names within genus Inocarpus
Sorting names within genus Inula
Sorting the names of water spinach & sweet
potato within Ipomoea
07/07
Sorting names within genus Irvingia 03/06
Sorting names within genus Jatropha
08/07
Sorting names within genus Juglans
Sorting names within
genus Kaempferia
Sorting names within genus Kalopanax
05/06
Sorting names within
genus Lablab
10/07
Sorting names within genus Lactuca
Sorting names within genus Lagenaria
07/07
Sorting names within genus Lamium
07/07
Sorting names within genus Lansium
Sorting names within genus Laportea 07/07
Sorting names within genus Lathyrus
Sorting names within genus Laurocerasus
Sorting names within genus Laurus
04/07
Sorting names within genus Lawsonia
Sorting names within genus Lens
Sorting names within genus Lepidium
Sorting names within genus Levisticum
Sorting names within genus Linum
Sorting names within genus Litchi
Sorting names within genus Lolium
06/07
Sorting names within genus Lonicera
12/08
Sorting names within genus Lotus
Sorting names within genus Louiseania
Sorting names within genus Luffa
Sorting names within the genus Lupinus
06/07
Sorting names within genus Lychnis
Sorting names within genus Lycium
08/07
Sorting names within genus Lycopersicon
Sorting names within genus Macadamia
Sorting names within genus Macropanax
05/06
Sorting names within genus Macroptilium
11/07
Sorting names within genus Madhuca
Sorting names within genus Mallotus
Sorting names within genus Malpighia
Sorting names within genus Malus
Sorting names within genus Mammea
Sorting names within the genus Mangifera
Sorting names within genus Manihot
08/07
Sorting names within genus Manilkara
Sorting names within genus Maranta
Sorting names within genus Matricaria
Sorting names within the genus Meconopsis
Sorting names within genus Medicago
Sorting names within genus Melilotus
Sorting names within genus
Melissa
01/07
Sorting names within genus Melothria
Sorting names within genus Mentha 06/07
Sorting names within genus Mespilus 07/06
Sorting names within genus Mesua
12/08
Sorting names within genus Metapanax
05/06
Sorting names within genus Metroxylon
Sorting names within genus Micromeria
11/06
Sorting names within genus Mimosa
Sorting names within genus Miscanthus
Sorting names within genus Momordica
Sorting names within genus Monodora
03/06
Sorting names within genus Monstera
Sorting names within genus Morinda
01/08
Sorting names within genus Moringa
12/08
Sorting names within genus Morus
Sorting names within the genus Mucuna
Sorting names within genus Mukia
02/06
Sorting names within genus Murraya
01/08
Sorting names within genus Musa All
Musa names are under review (see this
excellent external ref.)
Sorting names within genus Myristica
Sorting names within genus Myrtus 10/06
Sorting names
within genus Nasturtium
Sorting names within genus Nelumbo
02/07
Sorting names within genus Nephelium
Sorting names within genus Nicolaia
Sorting names within genus Nicotiana
Sorting names within genus Nigella 08/06
Sorting names within genus Nothopanax
05/06
Sorting names within genus Nymphaea
Sorting names within genus Ocimum
01/09
Sorting names within the genus Oenanthe
Sorting names within genus Olea 04/07
Sorting names within genus Oncosperma
Sorting names within genus Onobrychis
Sorting names within genus Oplopanax
04/06
Sorting names within genus Opuntia
Sorting names within genus Origanum
06/07
Sorting names within genus Ornithogalum
Sorting names within genus Ornithopus
Sorting names within genus Oryza
Sorting names within genus Oxalis
Sorting names within
genus Pachypodium
Sorting names within the genus Pachyrhizus
Sorting names within genus Padus
Sorting names within genus Panax
05/06
Sorting names within the genus Pandanus
Sorting names within the genus Panicum
Sorting names within the genus Papaver
Sorting names within the genus Parkia
Sorting names within the genus Paspalum
Sorting names within genus Passiflora
Sorting names within genus Pastinaca
06/07
Sorting names within the genus Pennisetum
10/06
Sorting names within genus Perilla
10/06
Sorting names within genus Persea
06/07
Sorting names within genus Persica
Sorting names within genus Persicaria
Sorting names within genus Petroselinum
01/08
Sorting names within the genus Phalaris
Sorting names within genus Phaseolus
11/07
Sorting names within genus Phoenix
Sorting names within genus Phormium
Sorting names within genus Phyla
10/06
Sorting names within genus Physalis
Sorting names within genus Pimenta
Sorting names within genus Pinus
07/07
Sorting names within genus Piper
01/08
Sorting names within genus Pistacia 04/08
Sorting names within the genus Pisum
Sorting names within genus Pithecellobium
Sorting names within genus Plectranthus
Sorting names within genus Poa
Sorting names within genus Pogonatherum
Sorting names within genus Polygonum
Sorting names within genus Polyscias
05/06
Sorting names within genus Portulaca
Sorting names within genus Praecitrullus
Sorting names within genus Prunus - cross-index
Prunus
-
introductory page
Sorting names within genus Pseudopanax
Sorting names within genus Psidium
Sorting names within genus Psophocarpus
Sorting names within genus Psoralea
06/07
Sorting names within genus Pterocarpus
Sorting names within genus Pueraria
Sorting names within genus Punica
06/07
Sorting names within genus Pyrus
Sorting names within
genus Raphanus
12/08
Sorting names within genus Raphia
Sorting names within genus Ravenala
Sorting names within genus Rheum
01/08
Sorting names within genus Ribes 01/08
Sorting names within genus Ricinodendron 03/06
Sorting names within genus Ricinus
Sorting names within genus Robinia 05/06
Sorting names within genus Rorippa
Sorting names within genus Rosmarinus
05/07
Sorting names within genus Roystonea
Sorting names within genus Rubia
Sorting names within genus Rubus 06/07
Sorting names within genus Rumex
09/07
Sorting names
within genus Saccharum
04/07
Sorting names within genus Sagittaria
Sorting names within genus Salacca
Sorting names within genus Salsola
01/08
Sorting names within genus Salvadora
Sorting names within genus Sanguisorba
01/09
Sorting names within genus Satureja
01/07
Sorting names within genus Saxifraga
Sorting names within genus Schefflera 05/06
Sorting names within genus Schinus
Sorting names within genus Schisandra
Sorting names within genus Scilla
Sorting names within genus Scorzonera
Sorting names within genus Secale
Sorting names within genus Sechium
Sorting names within genus Selenicereus 11/07
Sorting names within genus Semecarpus 04/08
Sorting names within genus Sesamum
06/07
Sorting names within genus Sesbania
Sorting names within genus Setaria
04/07
Sorting names within genus Shorea
Sorting names within genus Sida
Sorting names within genus Silene 11/07
Sorting names within genus Silybum
10/07
Sorting names within genus Sinapis
Sorting names within genus Siraitia
Sorting names within genus Sisymbrium
Sorting names within genus Smallanthus
Sorting names within genus Smyrnium
12/08
Sorting names within genus Solanum , eggplants
and relatives only.
Sorting names within genus Solanum , potatoes
and relatives only 11/06
Sorting names within genus Solena
Sorting names within genus Sorbus
Sorting names within genus Sorghum
10/06
Sorting names within genus Spilanthes
Sorting names within genus Spinacia
Sorting names within genus Spondias
Sorting names within genus Stachys
Sorting names within genus Stenocereus 11/07
Sorting names within genus Sterculia
01/06
Sorting names within genus Stevia
10/06
Sorting names within genus Strychnos
Sorting names within genus Suaeda
01/08
Sorting names within the genus Swietenia
Sorting names within genus Swinglea
Sorting names within genus Symplocos
Sorting names within genus Syzygium
Sorting names within
genus Tabebuia
Sorting names within genus Talinum
Sorting names within genus Tamarindus
07/07
Sorting names within genus Tamus
02/06
Sorting names within genus Taraxacum
02/06
Sorting names within genus Terminalia
Sorting names within genus Tetragonia
Sorting names within genus Tetrapanax
05/06
Sorting names within genus Theobroma
Sorting names within genus Thevetia
Sorting names within genus Thymus
10/06
Sorting names within genus Thysanolaena
Sorting names within the genus Toona
Sorting names within genus Trachyspermum
Sorting names within genus Tragopogon
01/08
Sorting names within genus Trapa
Sorting names within genus Trichosanthes
02/06
Sorting names within the genus Trifolium
06/07
Sorting names within the genus Trigonella
12/06
Sorting names within the genus Triticum
01/07
Sorting names within genus Tropaeolum
Sorting names within genus Tuber
01/06
Sorting names within genus Typha
Sorting names within genus Ugni
10/06
Sorting names within genus Ullucus
Sorting names within genus Urtica
07/07
Sorting names within genus Urochloa
Sorting names within genus Vaccinium
Sorting names within genus Valeriana
Sorting names within genus Valerianella
Sorting names within genus Vanda
Sorting names within genus Vanilla
02/06
Sorting names within genus Vernicia
Sorting names within genus Vicia
10/06
Sorting names within genus Vigna
11/07
Sorting names within genus Vitis
06/07
Sorting names within genus Wasabia
Sorting names within genus Wedelia
Sorting names within genus Wikstroemia
05/06
Sorting names
within genus Xanthosoma
04/06
Sorting names within genus Xylopia
03/06
Sorting names within genus Zanthoxylum
Sorting names within genus Zea
01/08
Sorting names within genus Zehneria
02/06
Sorting names within genus Zingiber
01/06
Sorting names within genus Zizania
Sorting names within genus Ziziphus
Sorting names within genus Zoysia
05/07
Linked genera of bamboos are listed in Indroductory
page to Bamboos
Linked genera of fungi / mushrooms are listed in Indroductory
page to Fungi / Mushrooms
Linked genera of palms are listed in Indroductory
page to Palms
Linked genera of medicinal plants are listed in Medicinal
plants - Botanical index.
All the following indexes by Michel H.
Porcher unless otherwise noted
Arabic
index of Citrus names
Arabic
index of palm names
Arabic
index of plant names (Unicode-enabled
updated July 2007) *
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 (updated 07 / 2007)
*
Hebrew
index of plant names (updated
07 / 2007) *
Hindi
index of plant names (Any browser)
Hindi
index (Unicode-enabled - updated July / 07)
Japanese
index of Fungi names by Michel H. Porcher
& Prof. Jim Breen
Japanese
index of plant names (sorted on katakana - updated May / 2009)
Japanese
index of Bamboos (sorted on botanical Latin)
Korean index of plant names (Old)
Korean
index of plant names (Unicode-enabled - updated Jan / 09)
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 (Any browser)
Russian
index of plant names (Unicode-enabled - updated updated 03 / 07)
Serbian
index of plant names by Angela Drenovac & Michel H. Porcher (in construction)
Sinhalese
index of plant names (in construction)
Tamil
index of plant names (in construction - updated 03 / 07, comments welcome)
Telugu
index of plant names (in construction - updated 03 / 08, comments welcome)
Thai
index of banana names (in construction,
romanisation only, comments welcome)
Thai
index of plant names
Thai
index of plant names (Unicode - updated
12 / 06) *
Thai
index of palms names by Vanussuda
Jidhanont & Michel H. Porcher
Turkish
index (in construction, updated 07 / 07)
*
Urdu
index of plant names
Vietnamese
index *
Vietnamese
index of bamboo names
Vietnamese
index of banana names
* Unicode-enabled browser
required
to view all data on those files : Windows 2000 on PCs, Safari 1.2 for
Mac OS X 10.3 on Macs).
Test your
computer
capability with Simon Ager's list of Language names in
their own scripts.
Alan Woods' Unicode Resources provide an enormous amount of
practical information on the subject of multilingual
communication.
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