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Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) is a multilingual database of names of taxa of plants. The primary focus was to catalogue cultivated plants, which are considered to be the most useful. The database currently contains the names of plants of economic importance as well as names of savage plants.
The original University of Melbourne MMPND was managed by Michel H. Porcher and is officially archived. Although most internal links are still working, most of its external links are outdated or broken. The Hortibloke Blog has been established as a modern extension for the historic MMPND.
In addition to the scientific names and synonyms, the number of languages has increased from 70 to nearly 100 with over 40 scripts in recent years. The number of genera treated, currently around 300 in June 2026, is increasing at the rate of 3 to 5 per month.
The International Plant Names Index (IPNI)[1] references the MMPND and describes it as searchable in any language and script and holds a lot of information including an index of medicinal plants, and the MMPND is mentioned in many taxa of GRIN-Global (Germplasm Resources Information Network) References.[2]
External links
[edit]- Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (Official website)
References
[edit]- ↑ "IPNI The International Plant Names Index> FAQs-Frequently Asked Questions > Contents 10 > Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database is searchable in any language and script and holds a lot of information including an index of medicinal plants".
- ↑ "Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). (Pl Names) < References < "Pinushalepensis" in GRIN-Global [example]".