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mazgordon

Aug 13, 2009, 7:54 PM

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Linda Abbott Trapp

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Linda,

To the very authoritative author of the great book I purchased a while back regarding the plants of Mexico, I have one request. Please update us with the common Mexican names of these plants! When I go to the vivera I get a blank stare when I give the English or taxonomic names of the lovely plants you describe so beautifully. And it's hard to take copies of the photos everytime I get an urge to buy.

I gave your book to a local plant loving friend and she had no idea of what the common names were for most of the plants you depicted. I live in Mazatlán and, while I know we're at the outer fringes of civilization, some help would be greatly appreciated. I suspect I'm not the only one in the dark here...

Thanks,

Gordon

¡Echar todo la carne al asador!

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tonyburton / Moderator

Aug 13, 2009, 8:18 PM

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Re: [mazgordon] Linda Abbott Trapp

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The general lack of Spanish common names for plants in this book was something I noted in a review a couple of years ago. I do not have a copy of the book to hand. If you can e-mail me - tonyburton@mexconnect.com - the Latin names and English names, I'll do my best to find and post the Spanish common names. Tony.

mazgordon

Aug 13, 2009, 8:31 PM

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Re: [tonyburton] Linda Abbott Trapp

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Tony!

You're a gem, but I don't want to put you out too much. And I don't have the time to go through the whole book looking at what interests me now or what might at some later point as my new garden develops.

Seems like the author should step up to bring her work into a "real life" setting. Her current article in this month's edition of MexConnect continues in the same vein, without any reference to local terminology.

Maybe she doesn't have any español...

¡Echar todo la carne al asador!

tonyburton / Moderator

Aug 13, 2009, 9:14 PM

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Re: [mazgordon] Linda Abbott Trapp

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For starters, for plants named in last article:

Desert Rose (Adenium obesum)
Spanish Common names: Adenio, Rosa del desierto, Adeno
Family: Apocynaceae
Alternate names: Impala Lily, Desert Azalea, Sabie Star

Dracaena (D. marginata "Tricolor")
Spanish Common names: : Cordiline, Drácena, Arbol repollo.
Family: Dracaenaceae
Alternate name: Money Tree, Rainbow Tree, Pleomele marginata, Dracaena concinna

Pothos (Raphidophora aurea) [n.b. usual spelling = Rhaphidophora]
Spanish Common names: El Poto
Family: Araceae
Alternate Names: Devil's Ivy, Marble Queen, Epipremnum aureum, Scindapsis aureus

Enjoy!
Tony

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toddmc

Aug 16, 2009, 5:31 PM

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Re: [tonyburton] Linda Abbott Trapp

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I have found a website that I have found to be somewhat helpful.
But remember the reason scientific names are used so often is that common names can vary quite a bit.

http://eljardin.info/.../espanol_plantas.htm

Good Luck!

Todd

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bournemouth

Aug 16, 2009, 5:47 PM

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Re: [toddmc] Linda Abbott Trapp

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Todd - that's a wonderful site - thanks for posting it.