Glossary
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The person or team who introduced a name (a code-compliant scientific name) into the literature. The author’s name follows the scientific name, with or without a date. When a species is moved from one genus to another, the author of the original species name is usually placed in parentheses, and this is then followed by the names of the authors of the new combination.
- Gerardia purpurea Linnaeus
- Agalinis purpurea (L.) Pennell
There are conventions in some area to standardize the abbreviation of author’s names: - for plants - Brummitt & Powell 1992, Authors of Plant Names. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens; www.kew.org/data/authors.html) - for fungi - Kirk & Ansell 1992, Authors of Fungal Names. Wallingford: CAB International; www. indexfungorum.org/names/.
Authority may also be referred to as author.