The anthropocentric focus of contemporary linguistic research highlights the specificity individual worldview which includes a personal sense toponymy. studies discussing ways that toponymic concepts are apprehended, memorized, and retrieved from memory usually based on experimental data. But looking at irregular changes toponyms may receive in speech is no less informative. Children’s proves m...

important changes brought about by the melbourne international code of nomenclature for algae,fungiandplantsare briefly reviewed concerning a clarification of the spelling and typification of sanctioned fungal names, the recognition of electronic publication for the validity of nomenclatural novelties, permission to use english diagnoses or descriptions for their valid publication, and the requ...

Objective: The present study is based on an ethnobotanical research project conducted in Hormozgan province that is located in south of Iran, bordering waters of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. This survey was carried out in order to recover the ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal knowledge of the residents of this province. They are using medicinal and functional plants for treating or preventing...

The order Solifugae (Arachnida) often has the word ‘spider’ (e.g. sunspider, camelspider) or ‘scorpion’ windscorpion) as main descriptor in its common names. Being neither a spider nor scorpion, we suggest ‘solifuge’, derived from scientific name of order, most neutral English vernacular for these arachnids. Southern Africa is rich solifuge diversity, which also reflected and imaginative local ...