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Generic Name. All records with the name in the 'genus' or 'synonym' field will be displayed. The wild card character, *, may be used (e.g., Asteranth* or *aster).

Name/Basionym for Type. Enter a species combination to see if it provides the type of a generic name. Enter a generic name to see all entries in which the type is cited by a combination in that generic name.

Author. This is a string search so a search for 'Hanna' will return names like 'Khanna'. The 'Help File' (see menu at left) has information on entering diacritical marks.

Family. See the 'Help File' (on menu at left) for limitations.

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Enter a generic name here and see results from ING, IPNI, Index Nominum Algarum, MOST, and Index Fungorum displayed on a single page. Report problems to Ellen Farr. [updated 26 Mar 2008]

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