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100 Terms used in Bionomenclature
indication: (1) (bot., prok.) of a name or rank, making clear which
particular name or rank is being used (e.g. distinguishing between
two homonyms by providing author citations, and using “subsp.”
rather than “*”). (2) (zool.) a reference to previously published
information, or a previous act, which in the absence of a definition
or description allows names proposed before 1931, and that
otherwise satisfy the relevant provisions of the Code, to be
available. (3) (bot.) published information determining the typespecies
of a generic name in the absence of an original designation
(q.v.).
indicative epithets: (bot., obsol.) infraspecific epithets that purport to
indicate the taxon including the type of the next higher taxon (e.g.
genuina, originalis, typica)
indigen: (cult. pl.) a species believed to originate in a wild habitat.
-idinae: (bot., unoff.) suffix proposed for names in the rank of supertribe.
indirect reference: (bot.) a clear (if cryptic) indication, by an author
citation or in some other way, that a previously and effectively
published description or diagnosis applies; i.e. a reference other than
by a complete or precise bibliographic citation.
individual: (prok.) a term to be avoided as it may refer either to a single
cell or to a strain.
-inea: (phyt., obsol.) the suffix once used for terminating the name of a
syntaxon in the rank of class; see -etea.
-ineae: (prok., bot.): suffix added to the stem of a generic name to form a
name at the rank of suborder.
ined., [ineditus]: unpublished; appended to author citations to indicate that
the name has not been published as required by the Code (e.g. a
handwritten name on a specimen label, a name in a manuscript or
work in press).
informal: (prok., obsol.) of categories, those of section subsection, series
and subseries not now permitted.
informal name: a name not intended as a formal taxon name, such as a
working designation while a taxonomic concept is being developed;