Cultivated Plant Taxonomy - Presenting Cultigen Names

Presenting Cultigen Names

Most cultigens have names consisting of a Latin name that is governed by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature e.g. Malus domestica, to which is added a cultigen epithet, enclosed in single quotes e.g. Malus domestica ‘Granny Smith’. The formation and use of the three classification categories (ranks) used for cultigens, the cultivar, Group and grex, is regulated by the Cultivated Plant Code. Examples of acceptable ways to present cultigen names are given below:

Prunus serrata Sato-zakura Group
Prunus serrata (Sato-zakura Group) ‘Ojochin’
Prunus ‘Ojochin’
Flowering cherry ‘Ojochin’

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