capital letters or with a ® for registered trademark or ™ if they are trademarked.įamily names: There is some confusion how family names should be written. These should be styled in a different font, e.g. Trade names : Some cultivars have trade names or trademarks. Pleione Fujiama 'Teal', where Fujiama is the grex name. The grex name is written in Roman font, e.g. Grex: Grex names are largely confined to orchids (the term refers to seedling derived from a hybrid cross). the generic name can be abbreviated and the 'x' omitted. Note that orchids tend to have their own style of nomenclature, e.g. Sometimes the hybrid is given a new name: Platanusx acerifolia, in this case. Platanus occidentalis x Platanus orientalis. Both the genus name and the speci fic epithet are italicized, e. Hybrids (either natural or derived by gardeners): can be indicated by an 'x', also not italicized. The first letter(s) in each cultivar name is capitalized. Golden Hahnii or Sansevieria trifasciata 'Golden Hahnii'. or placed in single quotation marks, e.g. Cassia alata).Ĭultivar names (indicating variants selected or derived by gardeners): are not italicized. In this case, the less-used name is indicated by syn. Synonyms: Some plants have two accepted names. subspecies ( subsp.), forma (f.) or variety (v. Ranks below species (indicating natural variants) are also italicized but the connecting term e.g.

Rosa sp.Īuthority name: In botanical journals and texts the specific epithet may be followed by the name of the person responsible for naming the species. If the specific epithet is not known or not needed then it can be indicated by sp. If the meaning is clear, the generic name can be abbreviated, e.g. The first letter of the genus name is capitalized but the specific epithet is not, e.g. Genus and species: Names should always be italicized or underlined.

are declined following the rules of Latin grammar.Īlthough botanical nomenclature is rather complicated the way to write these names is fairly straight forward. originating from Latin, Greek, other languages, place names and people's name, etc. The term 'Latin names' comes from the fact that all names, i. It is interesting that although the question refers to botanical names as 'Latin' names, in fact, many of them are Greek in origin.

10 Botany (Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Morphology).

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