Abbreviations Used in the SaylorPlants Encyclopedia:
* = Required for lecture exams. Also used in front of required Synonyms from RHS etc.
Full reference citations are listed below the abbreviations.
III, RHS, FNA, G&C, and Voss (Michigan Flora) are most commonly used.
III and RHS are used for Scientific or Latin names since they cover most herbaceous and woody
plants in cultivation. They include house plants, greenhouse and conservatory plants, fruits,
vegetables, and field crops. Tropical crops are also included. Catalogs and other references
may vary in the names used, and some authors do not list their references, so you do not know
where there names came from. Consistency is important in communicating about plants
to others around the world. Common names are not as reliable, since one plant can have
many common names, and a common name here can refer to a different plant in England.
1. * III = Hortus Third (1976).
2. * RHS = The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening (1992).
Mark Griffiths 1994 Index of Garden Plants by Timber Press, Inc. is a one volume
condensed version of names and synonyms from RHS.
3. BRU = Brummitt, Vascular Plant Families and Genera (1992).
4. ENG = A. Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien (1954 and 1964).
5. * FNA = Flora of North America (1993-). Proposed 30+ vol set. The web site
(www.eFloras.org) has most of the volumes currently available.
6. * G&C = Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent
Canada(1991).
7. ICBN = International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (1994).
8. ICNCP = International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (1995).
9. KUB = Kubitzki, The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants (1990, 1993, 1998).
10. MAB1 = Mabberley, The Plant-Book (1987, 1st edition).
11. MAB or MAB2 = Mabberley, The Plant-Book (1997, 2nd edition).
12. MAB3 = Mabberley’s Plant-Book (2008, 3rd edition).
13. TAK = Takhtajan, Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants (1997).
Other references will usually use the last name of the author, and the date of publication.
Cronquist is sometimes cited since we use his classification system for Family arrengement
and Genera included. Cronquists system is also used in the Flora of North America.
* Cronquist, Arthur. 1981. An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants.
Columbia University Press, 562 West 113th Street, New York, NY 10025. 1262 pages.
Cronquists system is also used in the Flora of North America.
QK/495/.A1/C76
QK/495/.A1/C76/1993 [Reprint of the 1981 editon with a new Forward by Armen Takhtajan]
($180.00)
III = * 1. Bailey, Liberty Hyde, or Staff of the L.H. Bailey Hortorium. 1976 (revised by staff of the
L.H. Bailey Hortorium). Hortus Third - A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States
and Canada. Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc., 866 third Ave., New York, NY 10022. 1290 pages.
Includes a Glossary of Botanical Terms, and an Index to Common Names. Dr. Bailey wrote Hortus I
and Hortus II before he died.
SB/45/f.B22/1976 ($150.00)
RHS = * 2. Huxley, Anthony, editor in chief, Mark Griffiths, editor, Margot Levy, managing editor.
1992. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. Published in the U.S. an Canada
by The Stockton Press, 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010. Published in the United
Kingdom by The Macmillan Press Limited, London. Vol. = A to C, 815 pages; Vol. 2 = D to K, 747
pages; Vol. 3 = L to Q, 790 pages; Vol. 4 = to Z, 888 pages. Volume 1 includes a Botanical Glossary
and a Glossary of Plant Taxonomy; volume 4 includes a Horticultural Glossary, a Glossary of Botanical
Epithets (species names and their meaning), and an Index of Popular Names. The meaning of the Genus
name is given as each genus is discussed in the text.
Mark Griffiths 1994 Index of Garden Plants by Timber Press, Inc. is a one volume condensed version
of names and synonyms from RHS.
SB/450.95/F .D53/1992 ( $275 paperback; hardcover out of print)
Can be purchased along with other interesting books at their website:
http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp
BRU = * 3. Brummitt, R. K. compiler. 1992. Vascular Plant Families and Genera: A Listing of
the Genera of Vascular Plants of the World According to their Families, as Recognised in the
Kew Herbarium, with an Analysis of Relationships of the Flowering Plant Families According
to Eight Systems of Classification. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. Available in the
U.S. from Lubrecht and Cramer, 38 County Road 48, Forestburgh, NY 12777. 804 pages.
Lists all Plant Families in the world, and all the genera within them. Families are arranged
alphabetically under Fern Allies, Ferns, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons, and Monocotyledons.
The front part of the book lists all the genera alphabetically including synonyms. These
complete lists did not exist in the past. If you are using or growing certain plants, it is helpful
to know about related genera that may be available to grow or use in breeding work.
QK/97/.V33/1992 ($48.00)
Also availabe on the Royal Botanical Garden web site under Data & Publications; then
look at Nomenclature & Taxonomy; and select Vascular Plant Familes and Genera
Database:
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/data/genfile.html
ENG for Gymnosperms (Conifers) = 4. Melchior, Hans and Erich Werdermann. 1954,
Band I, ed. 12. A. Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien. Gebruder Borntrager, Berlin. Vol. 1=
Bacteria through Ferns and Gymnosperms, 367 pages. Follows the Engler and Prantl
classification system.
QK/97/.E593/1954/vol. 1 ($60.00)
Abbreviation = ENG
ENG for Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) = 4. Melchior, Hans. 1964, Band II, ed. 12. A.
Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien. Gebruder Borntrager, Berlin. Vol. 2 = Angiosperms,
666 pages. Follows the Engler and Prantl classification system.
QK/97/.E593/1964/vol. 2 ($95.00)
FNA = * 5. Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 1993- . Flora of North America: North of
Mexico. Oxford University Press, 2001 Evans Rd., Cary, NC 27513. Proposed 30 vol set.
QK/110/f.F55/1993/v. 1 = Volume 1: Introduction. 372 pages. ($95.00)
QK/110/f.F55/1993/v. 2 = Volume 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. 475 pages. ($95.00)
QK/110/f.F55 /1997/v. 3 =Volume 3: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae & Hamamelidae.
560 pages.
($95.00)
QK/110/f.F55 /2000/v. 22 =Volume 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae
(in part), and Zingiberidae. 352 pages. ($95.00)
QK/110/f.F55 /2002/v. 26 =Volume 26: Magnoliophyta: Liliidae:, Lilliales and Orchidales. 723
pages. ($96.00)
G&C = * 6. Gleason, Henry A. and Arthur Cronquist. 1991 (2nd. ed). Manual of Vascular Plants of
Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Scientific Publication
Dept., Bronx, NY 10458-5126. 910 pages. The standard native plant manual for Michigan and
northeastern U.S. This and Voss’s 3 volume Michigan Flora are good for native plants.
QK/117/.G49/1991 ($69.00)
ICBN = * 7. Greuter, W., editor. 1994. "International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Tokyo
Code)." (Botanical Code or ICBN). Regnum Vegetabile Vol. 131. (Adopted by the Fifteenth
International Botanical Congress, Yokohama, September 1993). 389 pages. Available from Balogh
Scientific Books, 1911 N. Duncan Rd., Champaign, IL 61821.
QK/96/.I5/1988. [The previous editon of the code]
QK/1/.I7/1993. [Note change in call number location]
ICNCP = * 8. Trehane, P. and Brickell, C.D. et.al., editors. 1995. "International Code of
Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants-1995." (ICNCP or Cultivated Plant Code) Regnum Vegetabile Vol.
133. (Adopted by the International Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants). 175 pages.
Quarterjack Publishing, Wimbourne, UK (England). Available from Balogh Scientific Books, 1911 N.
Duncan Rd., Champaign, IL 61821. Includes the Directory of International Registration Authorities; a
List of Checklists of Ornamental Cultivars; a brief summary on Latin Names of Plants taken from the
ICBN; and a Glossary of terms used in the code.
QK/96/.I58/1980. [The previous edition of the cultivated code; only 32 pages]
SB/45.5/.I57/1995 [Note change in location in Library] ($55.00)
KUB = * 9. Kubitzki, Klaus. (editor). 1990-. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants.
Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010. Kubitzki is the general
editor for the series. Each plant Family is treated by a specific author or authors, who are
sometimes cited separately. Very detailed discussion of each family and its genera.
QK/523/.P78/1990. Volume 1, 1990: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. The Vol. 1
editors are K.U. Kramer and P.S. Green; they are sometimes cited as the authors.
404 pages. ($238.95)
QK/523/.P78/1993. Volume 2, 1993: Flowering Plants, Dicotyledons: Magnoliid,
Hamamelid, and Caryophyllid Families. The Vol. 2 editors are Klaus Kubitzki,
J.G. Rohwer, and V. Bittrich. 653 pages. ($401.95)
QK/523/.P78/1990. Volume 3, 1998: Flowering Plants, Monocotyledons: Lilianae
(except Orchidaceae). The Vol. 2 editors are Klaus Kubitzki in collaboration
with H. Huber, P.J. Rudall, P.S. Stevens, and T. Stutzel. 478 pages. ($275.00)
QK/523/.P78/1998. Volume 4, 1998: Flowering Plants, Monocotyledons: Alismatanae
and Commelinanae (except Gramineae). The Vol. 2 editors are Klaus Kubitzki in
collaboration with H. Huber, P.J. Rudall, P.S. Stevens, and T. Stutzel . 511
pages. ($275.00)
MAB1 = * 10. Mabberley, D.J. 1987. The Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants
Cambridge University Press, 40 West 20th St., New York, NY 1011. 858 pages. The 1987 edition
follows Crabbe, Jermy, and Mickel(1975) for the ferns, and Cronquist(1981) for the angiosperms.
A good reference that lists all the living genera of vascular plants with no. of species, distribution,
and notes about key species.
QK/11/.M29/1987 (First edition; reprinted with corrections in 1989). 707 pages.
Abbreviation = MAB1 for 1st editon and MAB or MAB2 for 2nd edition.
MAB or MAB2 = * 11. Mabberley, D.J. 1992. (2nd ed.). The Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of
the Vascular Plants (First edition subtitle used “...Higher Plants” instead of “...Vascular Plants”.).
Cambridge University Press, 40 West 20th St., New York, NY 1011. 858 pages. The 1992 edition
follows KUB for ferns and gymnosperms; and uses Cronquist(1981) as modified by KUB for the
angiosperms.
QK/11/.M29/1987 (First edition; reprinted with corrections in 1989). 707 pages.
QK/11/.M29/1992 ($49.95)
Abbreviation = MAB1 for 1st editon and MAB or MAB2 for 2nd edition.
TAK = * 12. Takhtajan, Armen Leonovich.(Library uses Takhtadzhian for searching) 1997.
Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants. Columbia University Press, New York, NY. 643
pages. Takhtajan is more of a splitter and recognizes more plants at the family level. This is similar in
layout to Cronquist’s (1981) An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants. Describes
subfamilies for many of the treatments.
QK/495/A1/ T345/1997. ($95.00)