Common Botanical Latin Abbreviation
aff. affinis: related to
ca. circa: around, about
comb. nov. combinatio nova: new combination
cv. cultivarietas: cultivar
det. determinavit: identified by
exs. exsiccatus: dried (herbarium) specimen
f. filius: son (after a personal noun)
f. forma: form (befor an epithet)
hab. habitat: place where a plant grows
herb. herbarium: herbarium
hort. hortorum: from gardens
s.l. sensu lato: in a broad sense
s.str. sensu stricto: in a narrow sense
s.n. sine numero: without a (collection) number
sp. species: species (singular)
spp. species: species (plural)
subsp. subspecies: subspecies
var. varietas: variety
sp. nov. species nova: new species