A common name of a taxon or organism is a name that is generally given by people. A common name is not the organism's scientific 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.
Books[change | change source]
- Stearn, William T. 1959. "The Background of Linnaeus's Contributions to the Nomenclature and Methods of Systematic Biology". Systematic Zoology 8: 4–22.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Plant names
- Multilingual, Multiscript Plant Name Database
- The use of common names
- Chemical Names of Common Substances
- Plantas medicinales / Medicinal plants (database)