Re: Style question

**"Peter Loewer" t*@earthlink.net**

Chris: take all the exception you want but as far as the International Code
of Nomenclature is concerned, both plants and animals have scientific names
not botanical names and zoological names and except for a few arrogant
publications they are to be in italics if surrounded by roman and roman if
surrounded by italics. (Also, the English plural for fungus is not fungi but
funguses, etc.)  If a plant or animal has the same scientific name it's up
to the writer to say it's a plant or an animal. I didn't make the rules but
merely pointing them out. P.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <topica.com@spamfodder.com>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
<gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Style question


> >    GWL: There is no such thing as a botanical name; they are all
> >    scientific names. You do not call the scientific term for a deer
> >    (Odocoileus spp.), an animal name, do you? And except for some
> >    publications like The New York Times, scientific names are in italics
> >    if the surrounding text is roman and in roman if the surrounding text
> >    is italic. P.L.
>
> Actually, I take exception to the statement about scientific names.
> Zoological nomenclature is completely different than botanical
> nomenclature, I sent this out to the list in June 2003, but here are
> the differences again:
>
>    1.  The earliest date for which priority applies for plant names
>         is 1753, whereas it is 1758 for animals
>
>    2.  There are differences in citations of authorities for publication
>
>    3.  A PLANT AND ANIMAL MAY HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
>
> Point three is the most important.  Saying botanical name shows that
> you're referring to a plant with that name, and not an animal.
>
> Chris
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