Botanical Latin Abbreviation

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