[Taxacom] Species names

[James L. Reveal]

However, be aware, that when dealing with suprageneric names which are
mononomials they should be treated as plurals, e.g., The Campanulaceae are
...

Jim Reveal
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>
> At 07:27 AM 2/18/2008, Richard Jensen wrote:
>  >>"Species names" are composed of a combination of generic and specific
> epithets (a noun and an adjective) and should be treated as nouns, e.g.,
> "Quercus rubra" is the subject of the following sentence and requires, In
> my view, a singular verb:  "Quercus rubra is a species of oak native to
> North America."<<
>
> This is still true, IMO, if the specific epithet is a noun in genitive
> case
> (e.g., Quercus bushii) or a noun in apposition (Acer negundo).  Perhaps
> the
> grammatical term we need is "noun phrase"?
>
>
> Thomas G. Lammers, Ph.D.
>
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