HORT 1120 Lecture 2: HORT 1120 UNIT 2
17 May 2016
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The names are standardized to latin so all botanists speak the same language. Most plants are referred to by a latin binomial, a genus name followed by a species name. This system was introduced by the swede carl von linne (known by the latin name linneus) in the 18th century. In the naming of plants, the binomial is always followed by the letter designating the first published author of that binomial and it is often l for linneus. The descending order of classification for the grape vine variety riesling: All have climbing tendencies and have evolved tendrils. Within the order rhamnales, grapes belong to the family vitaceae and the genus. Many of the members of this family are subtropical, but all have an indeterminate growth pattern, meaning they are vines that will continue growing if the environmental conditions permit. The genus vitis contains two subgenera and about 60 species, found mainly in the temperate climatic zones of the northern hemisphere.
