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The gender of the generic name Onosma (Boraginaceae)
Author(s) -
Stearn William T.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1222551
Subject(s) - boraginaceae , taxon , biology , botany
Summary Stearn, W. T.: The gender of the generic name Onosma (Boraginaceae). – Taxon 42: 679–681. 1993.‐ISSN 0040‐0262. Generic names ending in ‐osma , a transcription of Greek osmê (smell), have been treated as of feminine gender except Onosma which had a neuter gender. It is proposed that for uniformity and simplicity Onosma should be treated as feminine.