5.1 — Index: Species
Index to botanical names of genera, infragenerics, species, infraspecifics
INCLUDED:
Botanical names of genera, infragenerics (subg., sect.), species, infraspecifics (subsp., var., f.) are included.
Names listed in Chapters 1, 2, and 3 are indexed.
Not only accepted botanical names are included but also synonyms, illegitimate, invalid, and misapplied names (they are usually in italics in Chapters 1, 2, and 3).
Botanical or pseudo-botanical names that are recognizable as citations and enclosed in double quotation marks (and are usually not in italics) are indexed only if they are considered important.
Botanical names that are mentioned under the Comments subheadings, or under similar subheadings with comment-like content, are indexed only if they are considered important.
EXCLUDED:
Names at a higher rank than genus, e.g., tribe and subtribe. These names can be found under the names of the genera that constitute major headings, e.g., Bambusa.
Common names, vernacular names, and local names of bamboos.
Names at cultivar rank. Formally recognized names of cultivars are included in a separate index. Informal names of cultivated varieties, or varieties mentioned without a particular name, are not included.
Botanical names of subfamilies other than the Bambusoideae.
Zoological names.
