Dictionary

Terms and abbreviations

Directory A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• autonym. An automatically generated infrageneric or infraspecific name.

C

• comb. inval. (combinatio invalidum). A combination not validly published according to ICBN.

• comb. illeg. (combinatio illegitimum). A validly published name that is not in accordance with one or more rules in ICBN.

• comb. superfl. (combinatio superfluum). Superfluous combination, creating an illegitime homonym.

• cum descr. (cum description). With description.

E

• et al. or & al. ( et alii (Maskulinum), et aliae (Femininum) oder et alia (Neutrum)). Latin for: and others, used to indicate other authors of a published work.

I

• ICBN. Code of Botanical Nomenclature by International Association for Plant Taxonomy.

• in litt. (in litteris). In correspondence.

• in obs. (in observatio) In observation.

• in sched. (in schedula). On a herbarium sheet.

• ined. (ineditus). Unpublished.

N

• nom. cons. (nomen conservandum). (1) A name of a family, genus or species [or infraspecies] ruled as legitimate and with precedence over other specified names even though it may have been illegitimate when published or lack priority (Art. 14.1-14.7). (2) A name for which its type, orthography, or gender has been fixed by the conservation process (Art. 14.1, 14.9-14.11).

• nom. cons. prop. (nomen conservandum propositus). Proposed conserved name.

• nom. dub. (nomen dubium). A dubious name without certain attribution.

• nom. illeg. (nomen illegitimum). A validly published name that is not in accordance with one or more rules (Art. 6.4), principally those on superfluity (Art. 52) and homonymy (Art. 53 and 54).

• nom. inadmiss. (nomen inadmissibile). Illegitime renaming of the type.

• nom. inval. (nomen invalidum). A name not validly published according to Art. 29-45 or H.9 (Art. 6.2).

• nom. nov. (nomen novum). A nomen novum is a new combination for which an author is obliged to substitute a new specific epithet or a new subspecific epithet as a result of homonymy.

• nom. nud. (nomen nudum). A "naked name" lacking formal publication.

• nom. rej. (nomen rejiciendum). A name rejected in favour of a name conserved under Art. 14 or a name ruled as rejected under Art. 56 (App. II, III, IV, and V).

• nom. rej. prop. (nomen rejiciendum propositus) Proposed rejected name.

• nom. superfl. (nomen superfluum). Superfluous name.

• non design. (non designatus). Not designated.

O

• opus utiq. oppr./opera utiq. oppr. (Opus/Opera utique oppressa) Works, ruled as suppressed. In these names, in specified ranks, are not validly published. "Opus" is singular, "opera" is plural.

• orth. cons. Conserved orthographic variant.

• orth. emend. Orthography emended in accordance with ICBN requirements.

• orth. var. Orthographic variant.

P

• p.p. (pro parte). In part.

• pro hybr. or pro hybrid. (pro hybridus). As hybrid.

• pro sp. (pro species). As species.

R

• rank. The following endings indicate rank in botanical nomenclature:
  • -obiotina = subkingdom
  • -ophytanae = superdivision or superphylum
  • -ophyta = division or phylum
  • -ophytina = subdivision
  • -opsida = class
  • -idae = subclass
  • -anae = superordo
  • -ales = ordo
  • -ineae = subordo
  • -ariae = superfamilia
  • -aceae = familia
  • -indae = supersubfamilia
  • -oideae = subfamilia
  • -odae = supertribus
  • -eae = tribus
  • -odinae = supersubtribus
  • -inae = subtribus

S

• sine dign. defin. (sine dignitate definita). Unranked taxa.

• sphalm. (sphalmate) By mistake, mistakenly.

T

• tax. nov. (taxon novum). A new taxon.
• typ. cons. (typus conservandus). With a conserved type.