[pbs] to italicize or not to italicize...
David Ehrlich
idavide at sbcglobal.net
Mon Sep 15 12:21:41 EDT 2008
Wow! I look at the E-mail I sent, and all the italices are gone. So, also is the multiplcation symbol for the hybrid. I'll try resendin it using undescores for the italicization -- maybe that'll get through.
----- Original Message ----
From: David Ehrlich <idavide at sbcglobal.net>
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 8:58:51 AM
Subject: Re: [pbs] to italicize or not to italicize...
My bible on Plant Systematics gives the ICBN recommendations, which are that both the generic and specific epithets should be italicized. The authority is not italicized. If you are referring to a variety or subspecies, the “var.” or “subsp.” is not italicized, but the following epithet is, e.g.,
Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. filiosiflora (Michx.) Furlow
Higher taxa are always capitalized; they are generally italicized by Europeans, but not by Americans.
Cultivar names should have a capital initial and either be included in single quotes or preceded by “cv.” They are never italicized.
Hybrid names are preceded by x, and are italicized.
David Ehrlich
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