after you've gotten the hang of these basic rules, the interesting parts are the prefixes and suffixes!. it really tells you more about the species! like -ensis means 'native of' , or '-opsis' means 'appearance of' etc etc. (THANK U SUMMER for making this good intro video!)
As I remember myself I allways wanted to learn the scientific names of them and then the common ones. Great information, Summer, one of your best videos, thank you for sharing.
This is so interesting I believed that summer shared by her experience for us to understand and explore the language of plant, she is intelligent by his sustainability and green minded thank you summer for sharing this opportunity for those whos don't have afford the plant class. Historically language perspective of the plant and organized by comparing the content each variety covers and details, I'm from Philippines and took tourism management and I'm planning to set sustainability for the world 🌎 thanks summer your my Plant mother ♥️🍃
I did a 2 yr course in horticulture a while ago. Had to do an assignment on this and never got a proper lesson on the subject to help, so thanks this is a big help
As a kid I didn't like to use Latin names because I had only read them and never heard them pronounced. A high school Horticulture class changed that. You are right about having enough confidence to speak them and accept correction if needed...then you build a vocabulary to draw from when you learn a new one. Thanks for this mini-class. I enjoyed it very much. Happy growing Summer!
I know this is very, very basic information, but when you are almost a beginner in this area, it is so useful. Thank you! More info like this would be wonderful.
This video was very needed for the youtuber plant enthusiasts community, because... well... there is a lot of confusion and erroneous spellings out there. Please, do another one with botanical concepts, which are often misunderstood. E.g. the other day I heard one popular youtuber call several times epiphyte a vine.
You know you got a good core audience when you whip out a white board in a static shot for 25 minutes and thousands still lean in and watch on the first day to learn a complex, dead language. It’s like first year at Hogwarts. “It’s leviosaaa, not leviosaaaa”
Well...plants are their own kind of magic, aren't they.☺ "It's leviooosa not leviosaaa"was also the first thought I had when reading the comments. Haha
Thank you so much for this video! I'm currently a PhD student in entomology and using Latin names is so normal, and jumping into the houseplant community where common names are the norm really drives me crazy!
When i started getting curious about plants, i got extremely confused at the 5-6 common names for EVERY damn plant, including mistakes, misnomers and uncorrected taxonomic revisions. I braced everytime i googled a new plant i just got.
I find Latin names and their etymology very fascinating. I still remember that “vulgaris” was the first Latin word I learned what meant, and it was after that I understood that names can be a helpful tool in learning stuff about a species!
I knew 'vulgaris' in Latin names before I learned English (because my mother who was a plant-lover taught us Latin names), so when I learned English first I misunderstood 'vulgar'...
Cool video, thanks. I remember reading a book once that suggested we replace "Kingdom" with "Kindom". It makes much more sense, seeing as everything is related, however tenuously.
My horticultural course every plant has to be in binomial system, it is hard to remember sometimes the correct spelling or pronunciation. But it really is about ensuring the plants get the correct conditions to flourish. I really don't like the name silver pothos even though in the same family as golden pothos not the same genus and creates a misconception they have the same care needs. Love that you have done this important video.
Oh goodness, just last week I ordered the book: The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names - with More than 5,000 Entries by Ross Bayton, as a Christmas present to myself. This video is timed perfectly, and now I’m excited to check out your master class! Thank you 🙏🏻
I love using scientific names when referring to plants because it makes me look like a genius or an expert when in fact I know very little to nothing. 🤣 LOL
It's funny how you try to speak latin, I see many do it wrong but lucky me my mother tongue is Spanish and that makes it so much easier. It was a very nice useful video, almost no one cares for this details on RUclips. Thanks your sharing!
Indeed! Spanish, Italian and Portuguese speakers have an advantage as the pronunciation of our languages are more similar to Latin's (since they all obviously come from Latin).
@@andreeawhatever Oh, I'm completely aware that Romanian derives from Latin as well but since I don't know it that well, I'm not sure if the pronunciation is similar to Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. :) For example, I haven't mentioned French since their pronunciation of words are very different from the ones I've mentioned! 😁
Thank you for the video! I've been into plants for like 10 years now and it's always furstrating when people say "you're just using latin names to sound cool" when noo! Infact i am trying to be accurate with the name!The same name "money plant" is used in India for Epipremnum aureum, Pachira aquatica, Crassula ovata,Pilea peperimioides and a few other species. So knowing latin names helps. Now I can just show those people this video instead of fumbling 😭🤣. PS- i learnt most of this plant taxonomy in school. This video will help me in my exams! 😁 And actually for plants "division" is used in place of "phylum" ,phylum is used in case of animals and if i am not wrong, also with fungi. Thanks! 💚
I do prefer latin names. sometimes when it comes to common names, when I'm trying to translate the name to my language, it turns out that several plants are sharing common name and they have nothing in common. besides, where I live, many plants that aren't you know, standard house plant since house plants became a thing, or standard garden plant since forever, we don't even have a common name, and we call them by latin names. it's really fun to see some older gentleman who barely knows how to tie his own shoelaces, selling plants on the farmers market, and calling them all by their long latin names cause they don't have other names here. it's super helpful too, cause when they tell me latin names, instead of common names (which also can be shared between several plants), I can easily find care tips in english, as there would hardly be any care tips in my native language for a plant that doesn't even have a name here
My mother was a plant-lover too (wild plants, nature). She taught me to use Latin names. The same reason you mention: the names people use can be very different in different regions (even in the same country/language). Here in the Netherlands our pronounciation of Latin names is 'as if it were Dutch', while in the USA and UK they're pronounced 'as if it were English'. But in written form the Latin names are identical.
Mabuhay from the Philippines! Yes, we have our own common name for plants using our own language (Tagalog or Filipino) AND also have that name in our own dialect (Bicol in my case) for the same plant!😅
Hello, I’ve only recently started learning about plants and I’m really grateful that you do use the proper Latin names. I really dislike the whole « pothos » confusion. Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge ☺️🪴
I'm probably in a minority but I love plant binomials! I studied school-level Latin for 5yrs and was fairly hopeless with the grammar, but had a passion for the vocabulary. As Summer says Latin carries so much information about the plant that can be internationally understood. I have an old paperback edition (1996) of the 'Dictionary of Botany' compiled by George Usher, and published by Wordsworth Reference ~ I have have found it amazingly useful.
Thank you so much for making this video, I've always wanted to learn more about botanical nomenclature, it was a great lead-in lesson with all the basics. It would be awesome if we can learn about cultivars as well, such as their origin, how they are selected and brought into the plant market etc. Thanks again for your fantastic channel content!
What I thought would be a very boring video, turned out to be one of the most interesting I’ve watched in a long time. Thank you Summer Rayne for simplifying and explaining so well.
knowing the scientific names for plants also give us more resources to learn and understand our plants; now i've read scientific articles/publications and searching on online botanical catalogues or inaturalist to see how the species of the plants i have live in the wild, esp. their native soil type, climate, temperature, and even altitude or symbiosis with other life forms. it gives better insight on taking care of my plants rather than relying on my instinctual 'green thumb'. and yeah, i'm also a nerd on latin names. there's something 'fancy' about it that makes it, but idk. i just love pronouncing 'em
I come here fresh out of college graduated in biology, I really liked your approach to the pronunciation of latin, I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone pronouncing it in perfect traditional or classical latin, nor is it necessary to communicate as scientists.
This was great. Love the gender explanation. I'm Greek (we also use three genders for all nouns and adjectives). I would love to see you mention plural, too! It sounds so weird when I hear words ending in -ums and -uses!
I feel the same! Although in my native language (Dutch) we don't have that. I always learned the plural of 'museum' is 'musea' f.e., 'because that's how it is in Latin'.
I love using the Latin botanical names and use them while doing research. You will also come across information that was composed in other languages but can still find tons of useful info there. For instance, sometimes I look up plants botanical names and can find videos from people other countries. The videos may include plants in habitat or I can translate the language and see if any useful information was shared. Something I've wondered for a while is the meaning behind "williamsii". I see that it has been in tons of plant names (Calceolaria williamsii, Loph williamsii, Philodendron williamsii, Carmichaelia williamsii ect ect). What does this word mean? Was William a historical botanist?
Love this botany Latin lesson! It’s like what Sanskrit is to the nomenclature of yoga poses. Every yoga pose has an official Sanskrit name but there’s so many different common names for one single yoga pose. And a common name for one pose will be said as the common name for another pose by another teacher depending on their teaching and practice background.
Hi Summer, this is a good primer for people wishing to understand scientific names. The clarity by which you presented it is outstanding. I would like to add a few things, however. I am of the observation that the word 'variety' is currently the most misunderstood and misapplied word in horticulture. In 13:20, the correct word is 'forma' instead of "variety" as you said. Color forms have been given varietal status until quite recently but current standardization of usage has reserved the word 'variety' to entities that form natural populations but differing only in minor aspects to the nominate species. In comparison, 'formas' are random genetic quirks that do not form populations. However, I must add here that plants with 'forma' status do not warrant attention in taxonomy anymore because, well, these are just essentially color forms. This matter is especially crucial in conservation because albinistic or variegated plants just can't be conserved compared to entities that form populations, such as subspecies or varieties. These formas are better treated as 'cultivars' (cultivars can either be man-made or naturally occurring; there are a number of cultivars that were originally found in the wild and propagated for horticultural purposes) and is more relevant in horticulture than it is to botany. As for pronunciation, I remember watching a video of yours where Enid had a little issue pronouncing "gigas" (for Philodendron gigas) and you guys said something like 'for as long as it's being understood by the person you're talking to, then it's okay", and I was like "uhmmm..." Another frequently forgotten rule is that there is no 'J' sound in Latin. So a scientific name with a 'giganteum' on it would/should not sound like 'gigantic'. At 12:38, that is what is called 'declension'.
Looooveee this. I'm into Latin names(even if I butcher them when I say it) but after watching this it gave me a better understanding and appreciation on it. Great Vid! #neverstoplearning
Thank you for this because I noticed over the last year or two plant collectors saying wide, narrow, short and long form(m. adansonii and m.deliciosa to name a few) . So its a subset under species.
I feel privileged. I am Italian and I have studied Latin for several years. Scientific names just make so much sense to me and feel very natural. We do not pronounce them as in US English though.
It's funny how Americans are pronouncing latin words. I'm becoming a gardener at a tree nursery in Germany right now and i think i'd be beat if i pronounced them like you :D I love all your Videos. You made me fall in love with tropical plants! Great to see you doing straight informational videos aswell! Keep it up!
I totally agree. Latin names are a universal language for plants. Get the names wrong how ever things can go wrong. It also helps to understand Latin if you speak Spanish. I ordered the Madagascar travellers tree/palm yesterday and with the species name (madagascarensis) I know it's from Madagascar. Also let's go back to common names we all know snapdragons or Anthuriums right? My common name I used to name them was Tiger mouths but now I just use Anthurium (insert cultivar name here) so it's quite simple really!
This makes my nerdy plant heart SO happy, thank you so much. I will be taking you master class soon, I cannot wait!! You are seriously the coolest, I appreciate you so much!
I find it real fun to learn scientific names ( if I forget - can refer you again!)n it really helps to identify other plants which are in the same family! Also more importantly, if I have that particular plant or plans to buy one, I can find fool proof care tips over net. Go Girl!
Thank you for this. I took your class and I studied Latin in High School (badly) and I didn’t realize the gender for species in relation to family. Such an aha moment for me. This is why I love growing plants... always learning!
you have such a lovely handwriting! In Poland the name for Crassula ovata is Grubosz jajowaty, which means fatty and egg-shaped :D Also name for Hypoestes genus is Niedośpian in polish, and that means something like tired, didn't sleep enough! Loved the episode!
Great intro to nomenclature! Such a huge topic so perhaps a second episode later on? History (old man Carl Linnaeus) and types (holo, pseudo etc.) perhaps? Never heard of Lithops being called “kaatjiekloutjies” / cat paws in Afrikaans. I know them as beeskloutjies / cow hooves as they look like the underside of a cow’s hoove.
Lol! I used to read medical dictionaries. Learned a lot of Latin and Greek. Found it fascinating. For real. And I guess because of that, I too, find it easier to learn scientific names vs. common names.
13th birthday received a medical dictionary...best gift ever!!! Still a medical nerd and now a plant nerd since 2018. Loving the latin botanical names. My plants are all labeled as such🌿💚
Since the time I’ve started watching your channel, may be couple of years ago, I’ve only practiced to call my plants by scientific names, no tags on plants, just memorising with practice. You’ve been my inspiration to get “plant-name-cool”! Exception - Sansevieria/ Draceana, I’m stubborn at calling it a Sansevieria forever 🙈 Love from India 🇮🇳
I am romanian and learning the latin names was never a problem. But it's harder to understand the english way of pronunciation latin name. If it's not also written it's sometimes hard to know what plant english speakers are talking about. But in a way sounds sweeter latin with enlgish accent.
I think it is interesting that depending on where you learned latin the pronunciation is taught differently. Like...French-taught Latin sounds different than from what people in Japan, Italy or and English country learned as correct pronunciation. Youcan notice this when you watch some of Summer Rayne 's fieldtrip episodes. The ones in Sweden for example. I learned Latin in Gemany so I'd pronounce it [mɔn'stɛʁa '?adanso:ni:?i:]....though I'm not even sure of the glottal stop is/was even a thing that existed in the Latin language.
When you write plant names with binomial nomenclature, you don't necessarily italicize them. Instead you write the name in normal letters and underline the genus and species names separately. It is only when you print it that you italicize it ( and no underlining). That is what was taught at school. I think that helps to distinguish it from rest of the slanted handwriting most people have anyway.
Now that I am totally leaving in a jungle, I am so grateful to have resisted 6 years of Latin studies when I was in school 😂😂 it is so easier to understand, use, pronounce and remember botanic names now!
Thank you Summer, it's like in Music. Everyone learns the Italian terms so they can all understand the directions and play together. I must admit that the way Latin is pronounced varies a whole lot too, which can cause some annoyance. Usually Latin names describe the appearance of a plant too, which is more useful than just a common name 😊
In school we were taught "Keep Ponds Clean Or Fish Get Sick" to remember the order they go in. Always thought that was cute
could you please elaborate more on it
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Kingdom - Keep
Phylum - Ponds
Class - Clean
Order - Or
Family - Fish
Genus - Get
Species - Sick
That's a great way to remember. This comment should be pinned.
thank you!
My science teacher in grade 8 taught us a more naughty version but boy it helped us remember LOL
after you've gotten the hang of these basic rules, the interesting parts are the prefixes and suffixes!. it really tells you more about the species! like -ensis means 'native of' , or '-opsis' means 'appearance of' etc etc.
(THANK U SUMMER for making this good intro video!)
People who say “nobody’s perfect” obviously don’t know Summer Rayne Oakes
As I remember myself I allways wanted to learn the scientific names of them and then the common ones.
Great information, Summer, one of your best videos, thank you for sharing.
Ok I need to take this master class. The nerd in me is so excited about learning this stuff!!
saaame
Thanks Summer. I've started to put index cards with Latin names of my plants around the house. It's fun to learn. You got me going!
Funny, that's what I do too, plant pins with the official name of the plant on it near it in the planter ;-)
I had to learn this in plant taxonomy class XD
This is so interesting I believed that summer shared by her experience for us to understand and explore the language of plant, she is intelligent by his sustainability and green minded thank you summer for sharing this opportunity for those whos don't have afford the plant class. Historically language perspective of the plant and organized by comparing the content each variety covers and details, I'm from Philippines and took tourism management and I'm planning to set sustainability for the world 🌎 thanks summer your my Plant mother ♥️🍃
“Benefit mother herb” sounds like someone trying to remember Benedict Cumberbatch’s name but is just naming things they see around the room
I did a 2 yr course in horticulture a while ago. Had to do an assignment on this and never got a proper lesson on the subject to help, so thanks this is a big help
As a kid I didn't like to use Latin names because I had only read them and never heard them pronounced. A high school Horticulture class changed that. You are right about having enough confidence to speak them and accept correction if needed...then you build a vocabulary to draw from when you learn a new one. Thanks for this mini-class. I enjoyed it very much. Happy growing Summer!
I know this is very, very basic information, but when you are almost a beginner in this area, it is so useful. Thank you! More info like this would be wonderful.
This video was very needed for the youtuber plant enthusiasts community, because... well... there is a lot of confusion and erroneous spellings out there.
Please, do another one with botanical concepts, which are often misunderstood. E.g. the other day I heard one popular youtuber call several times epiphyte a vine.
I love the “nerdy” stuff! 💚💚💚 Thanks for the lesson 🙏
You know you got a good core audience when you whip out a white board in a static shot for 25 minutes and thousands still lean in and watch on the first day to learn a complex, dead language.
It’s like first year at Hogwarts.
“It’s leviosaaa, not leviosaaaa”
Well...plants are their own kind of magic, aren't they.☺
"It's leviooosa not leviosaaa"was also the first thought I had when reading the comments. Haha
Thank you so much for this video! I'm currently a PhD student in entomology and using Latin names is so normal, and jumping into the houseplant community where common names are the norm really drives me crazy!
When i started getting curious about plants, i got extremely confused at the 5-6 common names for EVERY damn plant, including mistakes, misnomers and uncorrected taxonomic revisions. I braced everytime i googled a new plant i just got.
I find Latin names and their etymology very fascinating. I still remember that “vulgaris” was the first Latin word I learned what meant, and it was after that I understood that names can be a helpful tool in learning stuff about a species!
I love when the name represents the plants morphology too, and I can guess what it will look like before seeing it!! 😊😊
What a vulgar comment! (Am i doing this right?)
I knew 'vulgaris' in Latin names before I learned English (because my mother who was a plant-lover taught us Latin names), so when I learned English first I misunderstood 'vulgar'...
Cool video, thanks. I remember reading a book once that suggested we replace "Kingdom" with "Kindom". It makes much more sense, seeing as everything is related, however tenuously.
My horticultural course every plant has to be in binomial system, it is hard to remember sometimes the correct spelling or pronunciation. But it really is about ensuring the plants get the correct conditions to flourish. I really don't like the name silver pothos even though in the same family as golden pothos not the same genus and creates a misconception they have the same care needs. Love that you have done this important video.
Oh goodness, just last week I ordered the book:
The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names - with More than 5,000 Entries by Ross Bayton, as a Christmas present to myself. This video is timed perfectly, and now I’m excited to check out your master class! Thank you 🙏🏻
For ornamental plant lovers in 2021, love it
I love this type of content so much. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you Summer! It is thanks to you that I know more about plants and it’s scientific names 😀 nowadays 🤩
I love using scientific names when referring to plants because it makes me look like a genius or an expert when in fact I know very little to nothing. 🤣 LOL
“SANSEVIERIA? Do you mean DRACAENA??” **whips hair back, hoping no one asks for further info**
@@alex0589 😂
@@paulcarl5370 guest: I like your cat.
me: you mean my felis catus
It's funny how you try to speak latin, I see many do it wrong but lucky me my mother tongue is Spanish and that makes it so much easier. It was a very nice useful video, almost no one cares for this details on RUclips. Thanks your sharing!
Indeed! Spanish, Italian and Portuguese speakers have an advantage as the pronunciation of our languages are more similar to Latin's (since they all obviously come from Latin).
@@leotoma Romanians too! Nobody remembers us :P
@@andreeawhatever Oh, I'm completely aware that Romanian derives from Latin as well but since I don't know it that well, I'm not sure if the pronunciation is similar to Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. :)
For example, I haven't mentioned French since their pronunciation of words are very different from the ones I've mentioned! 😁
Thank you for the video! I've been into plants for like 10 years now and it's always furstrating when people say "you're just using latin names to sound cool" when noo! Infact i am trying to be accurate with the name!The same name "money plant" is used in India for Epipremnum aureum, Pachira aquatica, Crassula ovata,Pilea peperimioides and a few other species. So knowing latin names helps. Now I can just show those people this video instead of fumbling 😭🤣.
PS- i learnt most of this plant taxonomy in school. This video will help me in my exams! 😁 And actually for plants "division" is used in place of "phylum" ,phylum is used in case of animals and if i am not wrong, also with fungi.
Thanks! 💚
I do prefer latin names. sometimes when it comes to common names, when I'm trying to translate the name to my language, it turns out that several plants are sharing common name and they have nothing in common. besides, where I live, many plants that aren't you know, standard house plant since house plants became a thing, or standard garden plant since forever, we don't even have a common name, and we call them by latin names. it's really fun to see some older gentleman who barely knows how to tie his own shoelaces, selling plants on the farmers market, and calling them all by their long latin names cause they don't have other names here. it's super helpful too, cause when they tell me latin names, instead of common names (which also can be shared between several plants), I can easily find care tips in english, as there would hardly be any care tips in my native language for a plant that doesn't even have a name here
love this. please do more videos like this!
Thank you so so much for this information!!! Can’t get enough!
Please continue with these fabulous videos!
My mother was a plant-lover too (wild plants, nature). She taught me to use Latin names. The same reason you mention: the names people use can be very different in different regions (even in the same country/language).
Here in the Netherlands our pronounciation of Latin names is 'as if it were Dutch', while in the USA and UK they're pronounced 'as if it were English'. But in written form the Latin names are identical.
This opens a whole new world
For me!
Mabuhay from the Philippines! Yes, we have our own common name for plants using our own language (Tagalog or Filipino) AND also have that name in our own dialect (Bicol in my case) for the same plant!😅
Hello, I’ve only recently started learning about plants and I’m really grateful that you do use the proper Latin names. I really dislike the whole « pothos » confusion. Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge ☺️🪴
Waww... I will watch this episode twice or more. Thank you. Love it.
Thanks Summer! 🌞 Made a few things clear to me 😊
I'm probably in a minority but I love plant binomials! I studied school-level Latin for 5yrs and was fairly hopeless with the grammar, but had a passion for the vocabulary. As Summer says Latin carries so much information about the plant that can be internationally understood. I have an old paperback edition (1996) of the 'Dictionary of Botany' compiled by George Usher, and published by Wordsworth Reference ~ I have have found it amazingly useful.
Thank you so much for making this video, I've always wanted to learn more about botanical nomenclature, it was a great lead-in lesson with all the basics. It would be awesome if we can learn about cultivars as well, such as their origin, how they are selected and brought into the plant market etc. Thanks again for your fantastic channel content!
Love your lesson! I’m a linguistic nerd🧐
tips: Italicised for digital typing, Underlined for handwriting
What I thought would be a very boring video, turned out to be one of the most interesting I’ve watched in a long time.
Thank you Summer Rayne for simplifying and explaining so well.
knowing the scientific names for plants also give us more resources to learn and understand our plants; now i've read scientific articles/publications and searching on online botanical catalogues or inaturalist to see how the species of the plants i have live in the wild, esp. their native soil type, climate, temperature, and even altitude or symbiosis with other life forms. it gives better insight on taking care of my plants rather than relying on my instinctual 'green thumb'.
and yeah, i'm also a nerd on latin names. there's something 'fancy' about it that makes it, but idk. i just love pronouncing 'em
I come here fresh out of college graduated in biology, I really liked your approach to the pronunciation of latin, I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone pronouncing it in perfect traditional or classical latin, nor is it necessary to communicate as scientists.
So informative!🤗💕
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
Thanks Summer, what a wonderful class 👍🏻
Also a years course the previous year, same outcome, very basic, so again thanks for the in-depth lesson
This was great. Love the gender explanation. I'm Greek (we also use three genders for all nouns and adjectives). I would love to see you mention plural, too! It sounds so weird when I hear words ending in -ums and -uses!
I feel the same! Although in my native language (Dutch) we don't have that. I always learned the plural of 'museum' is 'musea' f.e., 'because that's how it is in Latin'.
Definitely learned something new.
I love using the Latin botanical names and use them while doing research. You will also come across information that was composed in other languages but can still find tons of useful info there. For instance, sometimes I look up plants botanical names and can find videos from people other countries. The videos may include plants in habitat or I can translate the language and see if any useful information was shared.
Something I've wondered for a while is the meaning behind "williamsii". I see that it has been in tons of plant names (Calceolaria williamsii, Loph williamsii, Philodendron williamsii, Carmichaelia williamsii ect ect). What does this word mean? Was William a historical botanist?
Love this botany Latin lesson! It’s like what Sanskrit is to the nomenclature of yoga poses. Every yoga pose has an official Sanskrit name but there’s so many different common names for one single yoga pose. And a common name for one pose will be said as the common name for another pose by another teacher depending on their teaching and practice background.
For Chinese pronunciations, "c" is actually pronounced "ts" (as in "lets" or "gnats") so it would be pronounced "ts"ow = grass. But cool shout out!!
SUPER interesting!! Thank you.
Hi Summer, this is a good primer for people wishing to understand scientific names. The clarity by which you presented it is outstanding. I would like to add a few things, however. I am of the observation that the word 'variety' is currently the most misunderstood and misapplied word in horticulture. In 13:20, the correct word is 'forma' instead of "variety" as you said. Color forms have been given varietal status until quite recently but current standardization of usage has reserved the word 'variety' to entities that form natural populations but differing only in minor aspects to the nominate species. In comparison, 'formas' are random genetic quirks that do not form populations. However, I must add here that plants with 'forma' status do not warrant attention in taxonomy anymore because, well, these are just essentially color forms. This matter is especially crucial in conservation because albinistic or variegated plants just can't be conserved compared to entities that form populations, such as subspecies or varieties. These formas are better treated as 'cultivars' (cultivars can either be man-made or naturally occurring; there are a number of cultivars that were originally found in the wild and propagated for horticultural purposes) and is more relevant in horticulture than it is to botany. As for pronunciation, I remember watching a video of yours where Enid had a little issue pronouncing "gigas" (for Philodendron gigas) and you guys said something like 'for as long as it's being understood by the person you're talking to, then it's okay", and I was like "uhmmm..." Another frequently forgotten rule is that there is no 'J' sound in Latin. So a scientific name with a 'giganteum' on it would/should not sound like 'gigantic'. At 12:38, that is what is called 'declension'.
Looooveee this. I'm into Latin names(even if I butcher them when I say it) but after watching this it gave me a better understanding and appreciation on it. Great Vid! #neverstoplearning
Thank you for this because I noticed over the last year or two plant collectors saying wide, narrow, short and long form(m. adansonii and m.deliciosa to name a few) . So its a subset under species.
Wow 🤩 love this so much! Such fascinating info. Lots of great points made!
Thank you for doing this video it’s incredibly helpful. Awesome! 😀
Fasicinating and informative video, one of you best so far. God I wish I was taught by you growing up. I would have paid more attention!
Really excellent lesson!
Right or wrong pronunciation of a "dead" language like Latin, I commend you for using scientific names and spreading knowledge 😉. You go girl 👏
I feel privileged. I am Italian and I have studied Latin for several years. Scientific names just make so much sense to me and feel very natural. We do not pronounce them as in US English though.
I never enjoyed Latin until I discovered plant names. It's beautiful 😍
This was the video that gave me the push I needed to go ahead and sign up for the Houseplant Master Class and I’m SO excited!
Thanks for education plants Miss Summer i love your channel from philippines i love Hoya plants you have one of your contents
It's funny how Americans are pronouncing latin words.
I'm becoming a gardener at a tree nursery in Germany right now and i think i'd be beat if i pronounced them like you :D
I love all your Videos. You made me fall in love with tropical plants! Great to see you doing straight informational videos aswell! Keep it up!
I learne alot from your channel or content about name of the plants So Amazing Logees to and Garden in Australia
I certainly did appreciate this… fascinating 🧐 🙏🏼🍏
This is something I truly want to learn. Thank you for this video. One of the best for me. I finally getting it so I can retain it👏👏👏👏✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
Amazing video, thank you so much!
I totally agree. Latin names are a universal language for plants. Get the names wrong how ever things can go wrong. It also helps to understand Latin if you speak Spanish. I ordered the Madagascar travellers tree/palm yesterday and with the species name (madagascarensis) I know it's from Madagascar. Also let's go back to common names we all know snapdragons or Anthuriums right? My common name I used to name them was Tiger mouths but now I just use Anthurium (insert cultivar name here) so it's quite simple really!
Hi Summer! ☺ I'm a subscriber since a long time ago. I love you soooo much! I'm from the Philippines! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Thanks for this! I learned a lot!
This makes my nerdy plant heart SO happy, thank you so much. I will be taking you master class soon, I cannot wait!! You are seriously the coolest, I appreciate you so much!
I find it real fun to learn scientific names ( if I forget - can refer you again!)n it really helps to identify other plants which are in the same family! Also more importantly, if I have that particular plant or plans to buy one, I can find fool proof care tips over net. Go Girl!
Thank you for this. I took your class and I studied Latin in High School (badly) and I didn’t realize the gender for species in relation to family. Such an aha moment for me. This is why I love growing plants... always learning!
you have such a lovely handwriting! In Poland the name for Crassula ovata is Grubosz jajowaty, which means fatty and egg-shaped :D Also name for Hypoestes genus is Niedośpian in polish, and that means something like tired, didn't sleep enough! Loved the episode!
Hello From "BANGLADESH"
You were my first inspiration to start the garden !!
This was great!!
I love your handwriting, it's so elegant!
Here early! Super excited whenever Summer releases a new video 🥰🥰
Thank you so much for this!
Very great video, thank you very, very much 😀 👍
Sunner thank you!! 💚💚💚
Great intro to nomenclature! Such a huge topic so perhaps a second episode later on? History (old man Carl Linnaeus) and types (holo, pseudo etc.) perhaps?
Never heard of Lithops being called “kaatjiekloutjies” / cat paws in Afrikaans. I know them as beeskloutjies / cow hooves as they look like the underside of a cow’s hoove.
currently watching a netflix documentary in graphics class... this is much more interesting I must say !!!
omg I love youuuu! my eyes sparkle every time i learn something new from you! Thank you Summer Rayne!!!!!!
Lol! I used to read medical dictionaries. Learned a lot of Latin and Greek. Found it fascinating. For real. And I guess because of that, I too, find it easier to learn scientific names vs. common names.
13th birthday received a medical dictionary...best gift ever!!! Still a medical nerd and now a plant nerd since 2018. Loving the latin botanical names. My plants are all labeled as such🌿💚
Love the lesson this morning Summer! Thank you 🪴🥰💜🪴🥰💜🪴🥰💜🪴🥰💜
Omg I learnt so much about plant nomenclature and it makes so much sense now whenever I think about my plants' scientific names!
Loved this 🌿🤓
Since the time I’ve started watching your channel, may be couple of years ago, I’ve only practiced to call my plants by scientific names, no tags on plants, just memorising with practice.
You’ve been my inspiration to get “plant-name-cool”!
Exception - Sansevieria/ Draceana, I’m stubborn at calling it a Sansevieria forever 🙈
Love from India 🇮🇳
Only a short time ago I found out how to pronounce Sansevieria (san-se-vee-er-e-ah ) ... and now they changed its name to Dracaena (drah-kaa-nah).
Excellent video! I learned a lot!
Please make a video about growing indoors Eucalyptus, Melaleuca and Acacia dealbata. 🙏
I love Latin.
I am romanian and learning the latin names was never a problem. But it's harder to understand the english way of pronunciation latin name. If it's not also written it's sometimes hard to know what plant english speakers are talking about. But in a way sounds sweeter latin with enlgish accent.
@Chishiya - Cheshire i guess is because of the basis of the languages
I would add one thing. When latin word ends 'ii' the is no [iai] sound. Just [i]. So no [Monstera Adansoniai] :D
I am not familiar with iai. Do you mean it is pronounced a-dan-sone-ee-eye or a-dan-sone-ee?
@@carolynallen597 a-dan-sone-ee :)
@@imyh thank you 💚
Way to throw an entire tree in our bicycle wheels!
I think it is interesting that depending on where you learned latin the pronunciation is taught differently.
Like...French-taught Latin sounds different than from what people in Japan, Italy or and English country learned as correct pronunciation.
Youcan notice this when you watch some of Summer Rayne 's fieldtrip episodes. The ones in Sweden for example.
I learned Latin in Gemany so I'd pronounce it [mɔn'stɛʁa '?adanso:ni:?i:]....though I'm not even sure of the glottal stop is/was even a thing that existed in the Latin language.
Love botanic latin, really interesting subject, get a good botanical latin book and you will never look back, great video, love from the UK
When you write plant names with binomial nomenclature, you don't necessarily italicize them. Instead you write the name in normal letters and underline the genus and species names separately. It is only when you print it that you italicize it ( and no underlining). That is what was taught at school. I think that helps to distinguish it from rest of the slanted handwriting most people have anyway.
Now that I am totally leaving in a jungle, I am so grateful to have resisted 6 years of Latin studies when I was in school 😂😂 it is so easier to understand, use, pronounce and remember botanic names now!
Thank you Summer, it's like in Music. Everyone learns the Italian terms so they can all understand the directions and play together. I must admit that the way Latin is pronounced varies a whole lot too, which can cause some annoyance. Usually Latin names describe the appearance of a plant too, which is more useful than just a common name 😊