MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE



 Indexes, Lists of names & Notes

 
 
 

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.

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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
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

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

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   

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