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In botanical nomenclature, author citation refers to 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 Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN).

When citing a botanical name including its author, the author's name is often abbreviated. To encourage consistency the ICBN now recommends (Recommendation 46A, Note 1) the use of Brummitt & Powell's Authors of plant names (1992), where each author of a botanical name has been assigned a unique abbreviation. These standard abbreviations can be found at the IPNI, Author Query page. For example in:

Lens Mill. the abbreviation "Mill." refers to Philip Miller.
Lens culinaris Medik. the abbreviation "Medik." refers to the botanist with the birth name Friedrich Kasimir Medikus.

In using botanical names it is not necessary (or even desirable) to include author citation, unless there is a good reason for doing so. The ICBN states "that it may be desirable" ... "to cite the authors" ... "in publications" .... "dealing with taxonomy and nomenclature". In non-taxonomic works an author citation will not add information. There are several rules regarding author citation which are to be followed. In other matters more leeway is allowed so that in practice various styles are used.

Unlike the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the ICBN does not use group-level names (see author citation (zoology). This means that every name has its own distinct authorship (see rank). For example, using the style of citation adopted by the ICBN itself, the species commonly known as the Damask rose can be assigned to the following taxa (depending on the classification system used):

division Magnoliophyta Cronquist & al. (1966)

subdivision Magnoliophytina Frohne & U.Jensen ex Reveal (1996)

class Magnoliopsida Brongn. (1843)

subclass Rosidae Takht. (1967)

superorder Rosanae Takht. (1967)

order Rosales Perleb (1826)

suborder Rosineae Rchb. (1841)

family Rosaceae Adans. (1763)

subfamily Rosoideae Arn. (1832)

tribe Roseae Lam. & DC. (1806)

subtribe Rosinae J. Presl. (1846)

genus Rosa L. (1753)

species Rosa damascena Mill. (1768)

This is not full citation, which would include more detail on place of publication:

Sequoia sempervirens (D.Don) Endl., Syn. Conif. 198 (1847) the abbreviation D.Don indicates that David Don originally published the name in a genus other than Sequoia (in this case as Taxodium sempervirens D.Don); subsequently, the combination into Sequoia was published by Endlicher, on page 198 of Endlicher's Synopsis Coniferarum, published in 1847. Full citation will only be found in taxonomic works.

On the other hand, flora's will often compromise and cite only the author and not the year of publication.

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-In [[botanical nomenclature]], '''author citation''' refers to the person (or group of people) who validly published a [[botanical name]], i.e. first published the name while fulfilling the formal requirements as specified by the [[International Code of Botanical Nomenclature]] (ICBN).
+In [[botanical nomenclature]], '''author citation''' refers to 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 Botanical Nomenclature]]'' (''ICBN'').
+When citing a botanical name including its author, the author's name is often abbreviated. To encourage consistency the ''ICBN'' now recommends (Recommendation 46A, Note 1) the use of Brummitt & Powell's ''Authors of plant names'' (1992), where each author of a botanical name has been assigned a unique abbreviation. These standard abbreviations can be found at the [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/query_author.html IPNI, Author Query page]. For example in:
-Unlike the [[International Code of Zoological Nomenclature]], the ICBN does not use group-level names (see [[author citation (zoology)]].  This means that every name has its own distinct authorship (see [[rank (botany)|rank]]).  For example, the species commonly known as the [[Damask rose]] can be assigned to the following taxa in a particular classification system:
+* ''Lens'' Mill. the abbreviation "Mill." refers to [[Philip Miller]].
+* ''Lens culinaris'' Medik. the abbreviation "Medik." refers to the botanist with the birth name Friedrich Kasimir Medikus.
+In using botanical names it is not necessary (or even desirable) to include author citation, unless there is a good reason for doing so. The ''ICBN'' states "that it may be desirable" ... "to cite the authors" ... "in publications" .... "dealing with taxonomy and nomenclature". In non-taxonomic works an author citation will not add information. There are several rules regarding author citation which are to be followed. In other matters more leeway is allowed so that in practice various styles are used.
-: division Magnoliophyta Cronquist & al.
+Unlike the ''[[International Code of Zoological Nomenclature]]'', the ''ICBN'' does not use group-level names (see [[author citation (zoology)]].  This means that every name has its own distinct authorship (see [[rank (botany)|rank]]). For example, using the style of citation adopted by the ''ICBN'' itself, the species commonly known as the [[Damask rose]] can be assigned to the following taxa (depending on the classification system used):
-: subdivision Magnoliophytina Frohne & U.Jensen ex Reveal
+: division ''Magnoliophyta'' Cronquist & al. (1966)
-: class Magnoliopsida [[Adolphe Theodore Brongniart|Brongn.]]
+: subdivision ''Magnoliophytina'' Frohne & U.Jensen ex Reveal (1996)
-: subclass Rosidae Takht.
+: class ''Magnoliopsida'' [[Adolphe Theodore Brongniart|Brongn.]] (1843)
-: superorder Rosanae Takht.
+: subclass ''Rosidae'' Takht. (1967)
-: order Rosales Perleb
+: superorder ''Rosanae'' Takht. (1967)
-: suborder Rosineae Rchb.
+: order ''Rosales'' Perleb (1826)
-: family Rosaceae Adans.
+: suborder ''Rosineae'' Rchb. (1841)
-: subfamily Rosoideae Arn.
+: family ''Rosaceae'' Adans. (1763)
-: tribe Roseae Lam. & DC.
+: subfamily ''Rosoideae'' Arn. (1832)
-: subtribe Rosinae J. Presl.
-: genus ''Rosa'' L.
+: tribe ''Roseae'' Lam. & DC. (1806)
+: subtribe ''Rosinae'' J. Presl. (1846)
-:species ''Rosa damascena'' [[Philip Miller|Mill.]]
+: genus ''Rosa'' L. (1753)
-When citing a botanical name including its author, the author's name is often abbreviated although the abbreviations used have been inconsistent in various publications.  To encourage consistency the ICBN now recommends (Recommendation 46A, Note 1) the use of Brummitt & Powell's ''Authors of plant names'' (1992). These standard abbreviations can be found at the [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/query_author.html IPNI, Author Query page]. For example in:
-* Magnoliopsida Brongn., the abbreviation "Brongn." refers to [[Adolphe Theodore Brongniart]].
-* ''Rosa'' L., the abbreviation "L." refers to [[Carolus Linnaeus]].
-* ''Rosa damascena'' Mill., the abbreviation "Mill." refers to [[Philip Miller]].
-* ''Sequoia sempervirens'' (D.Don) Endl., ([[Coast Redwood]]) the abbreviation D.Don indicates that [[David Don]] originally published the name in a genus other than ''Sequoia'' (in this case as ''Taxodium sempervirens'' D.Don); subsequently, the combination into ''Sequoia'' was published by [[Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher|Endlicher]].
+:species ''Rosa damascena'' [[Philip Miller|Mill.]] (1768)
-This is not full citation, which would include more detail on place of publication.  Full citation of the example directly above is
-:''Sequoia sempervirens'' (D.Don) Endl., Syn. Conif. 198
+This is not full citation, which would include more detail on place of publication:
-that is, on page 198 of Endlicher's ''Synopsis Coniferarum'', published in 1847. Full citations are usually found only in taxonomic works.
+* ''Sequoia sempervirens'' (D.Don) Endl., Syn. Conif. 198 (1847) the abbreviation D.Don indicates that [[David Don]] originally published the name in a genus other than ''Sequoia'' (in this case as ''Taxodium sempervirens'' D.Don); subsequently, the combination into ''Sequoia'' was published by [[Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher|Endlicher]], on page 198 of Endlicher's ''Synopsis Coniferarum'', published in 1847. Full citation will only be found in taxonomic works.
+On the other hand, [[flora]]'s will often compromise and cite only the author and not the year of publication.
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