Common name
Acommon nameof ataxonororganismis a name that is generally given by people. A common name is not the organism'sscientific name.Common names are used by people to describe something. Some common names are not always used by some people. A common name are also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, trivial name, trivial epithet, country name, popular name, or farmer's name.
Sometimes common names are created byauthorities.They do this so the general public would not have to remember orpronouncetheLatinname of an animal.
Books
[change|change source]- Stearn, William T. 1959. "The Background of Linnaeus's Contributions to the Nomenclature and Methods of Systematic Biology".Systematic Zoology8:4–22.
Other websites
[change|change source]- Plant namesArchived2008-10-03 at theWayback Machine
- Multilingual, Multiscript Plant Name Database
- The use of common namesArchived2006-07-13 at theWayback Machine
- Chemical Names of Common SubstancesArchived2006-06-27 at theWayback Machine
- Plantas medicinales / Medicinal plants (database)Archived2010-08-22 at theWayback Machine
