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This is the documentation page for Module:TaxonItalics

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Purpose

The purpose of this module is to correctly italicize scientific names at the rank of genus or below. Botanical (ICNafp) names may contain "connecting terms"; these must not be italicized. The hybrid symbol, ×, should also not be italicized.

The module does not deal with virus names, which have quite different structures and italicization rules.

Usage

  • {{#invoke:TaxonItalics|main|TAXON_NAME}} – italicizes a taxon name
  • {{#invoke:TaxonItalics|main|TAXON_NAME|abbreviated=yes}} – italicizes a taxon name, abbreviating all but the last part to the first letter
  • {{#invoke:TaxonItalics|main|TAXON_NAME|linked=yes}} – italicizes a taxon name, wikilinking the italicized output to the unchanged input

Examples

Connecting terms:

  • Pinus subg. Pinus → Pinus subg. Pinus
  • P. subgenus Pinus → P. subg. Pinus
  • P. subsect. Pinaster → P. subsect. Pinaster
  • Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala → Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala
  • Aster ericoides var. ericoides → Aster ericoides var. ericoides
  • A. ericoides varietas ericoides → A. ericoides var. ericoides
  • A. e. subvar. ericoides → A. e. subvar. ericoides

Botanical names may contain only one infraspecific epithet; a string like "Fragaria vesca subsp. vesca f. semperflorens" is a classification, not a name, and is not handled by the module.

Hybrid symbols:

  • Elaeagnus × submacrophylla → Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
  • ×Beallara → ×Beallara
  • &times; Beallara → × Beallara
  • {{hybrid}}Beallara → ×Beallara

For even more examples, see the testcases.