Australian Botanic Gardens Forum
Council of Heads of
Australian Botanic Gardens
Census of Plants in Australian Botanic Gardens
Editorial Guidelines
Australian Species
As a general guide, the spelling of Australian plant names should follow:
Hnatiuk, R.J., 1990
Census of Australian Vascular Plants
Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 11, AGPS.
Recognised synonyms for species in this list are provided in:
Chapman, A.D., 1991
Australian Plant Name Index
Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 12, AGPS.
Family Names
As a general rule, the assignment and spelling of families should follow:
Brummitt, R.K., 1992
Vascular Plant Families and Genera
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
It is feasible to include duplicate entries, or a list of alternate
family names, where institutions have serious reservations about the
use of family names recommended by Brummitt. It will, however,
simplify the list if as many as possible of the names are consistent.
Author Citations
Full author citations should be included for all entries (including ex authors, if possible).
As a general guide, the spelling of author names should follow:
Brummitt, R.K. and Powell, C.E. (eds), 1992
Authors of Plant Names
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Alternately, if this publication is not available at your institution,
the entries should follow:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1980
Draft Index of Author Abbreviations Compiled at The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Incomplete Identifications
Specimens should be identified to generic level before being included in the list. Entries for specimens identified to generic level should be cited Genus sp. (eg, Acacia sp.).
Abbreviations and Contractions
Abbreviations and contractions should follow those listed in the Flora of Australia.