Contributor guidelines
Miscellaneous Abbreviations and Symbols
The following table gives the abbreviations and symbols that are to be used in the manuscripts. All Latin abbreviations are italicized.
Symbol/Abbreviation | Meaning |
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* | endemic to Nepal |
± | plus or minus, more or less |
?? | missing data to be added before publication |
[ ] | indicates distribution or morphological character outside of Nepal |
µm | micrometers |
X | times |
C | Central |
ca. | circa, about, approximately |
cm | centimeter(s) |
cv. | cultivar |
d.b.h. | diameter at breast height |
diam. | diameter |
E | East |
EC | East Central |
ed. | edition |
e.g. | for example |
et al. | and others |
fig. | figure |
fl. | flowering |
fr. | fruiting |
i.e. | that is |
km | kilometer(s) |
m | meter(s) |
mm | millimeter(s) |
N | North |
NC | North Central |
NE | Northeast |
nom. cons. | nomen conservandum |
nom. nov. | nomen novum |
nom. nud. | nomen nudum |
n.s. | new series |
NW | Northwest |
p. | page |
pl. | plate |
pp. | pages |
p.p. | pro parte |
S | South |
SC | South Central |
SE | Southeast |
sect. | section |
ser. | series |
s.l. | sensu lato |
s.s. | sensu stricto |
sp., spp. | Species |
subfam. | subfamily |
subgen. | subgenus |
subsp., | subspp. subspecies |
SW | Southwest |
t. | table |
var. | variety |
vol. | volume |
W | West |
WC | West Central |