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'''Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database''' ('''MMPND''') is a multilingual database of names of [[Taxon|taxa]] of plants.
The MMPND is located at the [[University of Melbourne]], where it is managed and maintained by Michel H. Porcher. This database includes the names of taxa of more than 900 [[Genus|genera]] of [[Vascular plant|higher plants]] (not counting mushrooms). In addition to the scientific names and synonyms, it contains the terms of the taxa in 8270 languages (Thewith websiteat statesleast it40 hasdialects 70included), withaccording 40to orthe more dialects included)website.
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The primary focus was to catalog cultivated plants, which are considered the most useful. The database currently contains the names of plants of economic importance as well as names of savage plants. The last update is indicated for each genus.
