Explanation of symbols and Latin terms used in Appendices I–VII


 

 

*

when preceding an entry indicates a proposal to conserve, protect, or reject a name, or suppress a publication has been approved, or a request for a binding decision has been fulfilled, by the General Committee; retention or rejection of the name involved, suppression of the publication, or compliance with the binding decision is authorized under Art. 14.15, 56.3, 34.2, 38.5, or 53.4 subject to the decision of a later International Botanical Congress.

=

heterotypic synonym (i.e. taxonomic synonym, based on a type different from that of the conserved name), to be rejected only in favour of the conserved name (Art. 14.6 and 14.7).

Heterotypic synonyms that are part of a type entry are placed in square brackets.

homotypic synonym (i.e. nomenclatural synonym, based on the same type as the conserved name; Art. 14.4), usually only the earliest legitimate one is listed (but more than one in some cases in which homotypy results from type designation).

Homotypic synonyms of rejected names, when they exist, are cited instead of the type.

Homotypic synonyms that are part of a type entry are placed in parentheses (round brackets).

H

homonym (Art. 14.10; see also Art. 53), only the earliest is listed.

NH

not a homonym (Art. 53), based on a binding decision under the provisions of Art. 53.4.

P

protected name (Art. F.2.1).

+P

a name both conserved and protected (Art. 14 and Art. F.2.1).

ad t.

ad tabulam, at the plate; used when citing a place of publication associated with a plate.

cancellans

a cancel (literally “cancelling”); the bibliographic term for a corrected page inserted in a book, replacing the cancelled page.

destr.

destrui, destroyed.

ex

from; used in author citations (Art. 46) or to indicate the source of a type specimen.

gen. fem. cons.

genus femininum conservandum, feminine gender to be conserved (Art. 14.11).

gen. masc. cons.

genus masculinum conservandum, masculine gender to be conserved (Art. 14.11).

gen. neut. cons.

genus neutrum conservandum, neuter gender to be conserved (Art. 14.11).

icon

image, i.e. an illustration.

ined.

ineditus, not published.

lectotyp. des.

lectotypi designatio, designation of lectotype (Art. 9.19); used with names of species or infraspecific taxa that became homotypic synonyms by lectotype designation.

neotyp. des.

neotypi designatio, designation of neotype (Art. 9.19); used with names of species or infraspecific taxa that became homotypic synonyms by neotype designation.

nom. alt.

nomen alternativum, alternative name (Art. 18.6).

nom. cons.

nomen conservandum, name to be conserved.

nom. illeg.

nomen illegitimum, illegitimate name.

nom. rej.

nomen rejiciendum, name to be rejected.

nom. sanct.

nomen sanctionatum, sanctioned name.

nom. utique rej.

nomen utique rejiciendum, name to be rejected outright; a suppressed name, ruled as rejected under Art. 56.1.

non designatus

not designated.

orth. cons.

orthographia conservanda, orthography (i.e. spelling) to be conserved (Art. 14.11); as by Art. 14.8, listed spellings of conserved names may not be changed even if they are not explicitly designated as “orth. cons.”

q. v.

quod vide, which see; used for cross-reference to another relevant entry.

sub

under.

typ. cons.

typus conservandus, type to be conserved (Art. 14.9; see also Art. 14.3 and 10.4); as by Art. 14.8, listed types of conserved names may not be changed even if they are not explicitly conserved by application of Art. 14.9.

typ. des.

typi designatio, designation of type (Art. 10.5); used with names of genera or subdivisions of genera that became homotypic synonyms by type designation.

typus

type.