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 70 languages (with at least 40 dialects included), according to the website.
The primary focus was to catalogcatalogue 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 last update is indicated for each genus. The [[International Plant Names Index|International Plant Names Index (IPNI)]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=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 |url=http://www.ipni.org/faq.html}}</ref> mentions: "Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database is 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 [[Germplasm Resources Information Network|GRIN-Global (Germplasm Resources Information Network)]] References.<ref>{{Cite web |title=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] |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28455}}</ref>
