Vernacular concepts

[Hidenobu Funakoshi]

Yes, you are right, Dr Ceska. All plants and animals in Japan except micro-
organism has their standard vernacular names. Surprisingly during oral
presentation in annual meeting of Japanese Society of Plant Systematics,
species are usually mentioned by vernacular (Japanese) names!

H.Funakoshi

Adolf Ceska wrote:
>Vernacular names are needed in some languages, e.g., in Japanese "tachimo"
>is much easier for Japanese to remember and pronounce than "Myriophyllum
>ussuriense". I found that the Japanese vernacular names are more stable than
>their Latin names.

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Hidenobu Funakoshi, Ph.D
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