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Old 27-03-2003, 03:22 AM
Iris Cohen
 
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Default Constructing epithets (was Use of the word "behen" in names)

when the specific epithet derives from a place name, the place name is
Latinised by adding -ense for a feminine name, or -ensis for a masculine or
neuter generic name. Well, sometimes - I've seen e.g. peruana and I think
peruviana too.

The two endings have entirely different uses. -ense means from. Planta chinense
or sinense means plant from China. -ana or -anum or -anus means in honor of. It
can be added to the name of a country or a person. There are many different
plants named rothschildiana, honoring the Rothschilds, who financed numerous
botanical expeditions.
Iris,
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