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Article: Linnaeus and Chinese plants: A test of the linguistic imperialism thesis

TitleLinnaeus and Chinese plants: A test of the linguistic imperialism thesis
Authors
Cook, A
KeywordsGinseng
Hortus Malabaricus
Joseph Needham
Linnaeus
Osbeck
Tea
Issue Date2010
PublisherThe Royal Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pubs.royalsoc.ac.uk/index.cfm?page=1083#
Citation
Notes And Records Of The Royal Society, 2010, v. 64 n. 2, p. 121-138 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsnr.2009.0051
AbstractIt has been alleged that Carolus Linnaeus practised Eurocentrism, sexism and racism in naming plant genera after famous botanists, and excluding 'barbarous names'. He has therefore been said to practise 'linguistic imperialism'. This paper examines whether Linnaeus applied 'linguistic imperialism' to the naming of Chinese plants. On the basis of examples such as Thea (1/4Camellia), Urena, Basella, Annona, Sapindus (1/4Koelreuteria), and Panax, I conclude that Linnaeus used generic names of diverse origins. However, he misidentified Chinese plants' habitats, and acted on these misapprehensions. © 2009 The Royal Society.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/90309
ISSN
0035-9149
2023 Impact Factor: 0.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.133
ISI Accession Number ID
WOS:000277392500003
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dc.description.abstractIt has been alleged that Carolus Linnaeus practised Eurocentrism, sexism and racism in naming plant genera after famous botanists, and excluding 'barbarous names'. He has therefore been said to practise 'linguistic imperialism'. This paper examines whether Linnaeus applied 'linguistic imperialism' to the naming of Chinese plants. On the basis of examples such as Thea (1/4Camellia), Urena, Basella, Annona, Sapindus (1/4Koelreuteria), and Panax, I conclude that Linnaeus used generic names of diverse origins. However, he misidentified Chinese plants' habitats, and acted on these misapprehensions. © 2009 The Royal Society.en_HK
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dc.subjectGinsengen_HK
dc.subjectHortus Malabaricusen_HK
dc.subjectJoseph Needhamen_HK
dc.subjectLinnaeusen_HK
dc.subjectOsbecken_HK
dc.subjectTeaen_HK
dc.titleLinnaeus and Chinese plants: A test of the linguistic imperialism thesisen_HK
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