How to use this book A short history of botanical Latin Botanical Latin for beginners An introduction to the A-Z listings The A-Z listings of Latin plant names A: from abbreviatus to azureus B: from babylonica to byzantinus C: from cacaliifolia to cytisoides D: from dactylifera to dyerianum E: from e- to eyriesii F: from fabaceus to futilis G: from gaditanus to gymnocarpus H: from haastii to hystrix I: from ibericus to ixocarpus J: from jacobaeus to juvenilis K: from kamtschaticus to kurdicus L: from labiatus to lysimachioides M: from macedonicus to myrtifolius N: from nanellus to nymphoides O: from obconicus to oxyphyllus P: from pachy- to pyriformis Q: from quadr- to quinquevulnerus R: from racemiflorus to rutilans S: from sabatius to szechuanicus T: from tabularis to typhinus U: from ulicinus to uvaria V: from vacciniifolius to vulgatus W: from wagnerii to wulfenii X: from xanth- to xantholeucus Y: from yakushimanus to yunnanensis Z: from zabeliana to zonatus Plant profiles. Acanthus ; Achillea; Alyssum ; Digitalis ; Eryngium ; Eucalyptus ; Foeniculum ; Geranium ; Helianthus ; Jasminum ; Lycopersicon ; Parthenocissus ; Passiflora ; Plumbago ; Pulmonaria ; Quercus ; Sempervivum ; Streptocarpus ; Tropaeolum ; Vaccinium Plant hunters. Baron Alexander von Humboldt ; Sir Joseph Banks ; Meriwether Lewis and William Clark ; Francis Masson and Carl Per Thunberg ; John Bartram ; David Douglas ; Carl Linnaeus ; Jane Colden and Lilian Suzette Gibbs ; Sir Joseph Hooker ; André Michaux and Francois Michaux Plant themes Where plants come from The shape of plants The color of plants The qualities of plants The fragrance and taste of plants Numbers and plants Animals and plants