DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF WOODY PLANTS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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Question
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An authors name placed inside a parenthesis means that:
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He was the first reviser.
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He was an invalid author.
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He was the author of the taxa to which the species belong.
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He was the original author before the species was moved to another rank.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After a name published jointly by two authors, both authors should be cited, linked by the word “et” or by an ampersand (&).
Detailed explanation-2: -In botanical nomenclature, author citation is the way of citing the person or group of people who validly published a botanical name, i.e. who first published the name while fulfilling the formal requirements as specified by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN).
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