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Authors
Affiliations
1 Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah 711 103, IN
2 Plant Systematics Laboratory, Kakatiya University, Warangal 506 009, IN
3 Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 064, IN
Source
Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 51 (2009), Pagination: 199-210
Abstract
The paper is a brief historical resume on the genesis and development of familial concept as a natural unit in plants and its nomenclature. It explains in the backdrop of Latin grammar, how names with diverse terminations once dominated family nomenclature in taxonomic literature. It also narrates the logical efforts that followed to rationalize the family names to its present state leaving room for use of alternative names for a few angiosperm families. Besides, the paper discusses the proper use of the names Leguminosae, Fabaceae and Papilionaceae, and the associated problems.
Keywords
Alternative Names, Family Names, Latin Grammar, History, Fabaceae, Papilionaceae.
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