Basic specification
| Genus |
| The word genus is from the Greek meaning race or kind. It forms the root of the English word generic, thus it is the portion of the botanical name that is non-specific. |
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The genus is displayed using a drop-down list. The botanical name spell-checker
is invoked when typing within the text area of this item. Alternative genus
names with similar spelling are displayed when the drop-down button is pressed;
however, this feature is only invoked when at least the first letter of
the name is entered.
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Identification view |
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Storage details
| Genus |
| A text value up to 30 characters in length. |
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Import / export notes
When importing and exporting the column name for this item is
Genus.
When importing with the Merge option, the existing value of this item will be
completely overwritten by the value specified in the input file.
| Delimited file |
This name is automatically formatted with the rules for genus names:
the first letter is capitalized and all subsequent letters are set to lowercase.
If the BotanicalName is not imported at the same time,
the BotanicalName is automatically reconstructed
using this new genus value together with the three other constituent parts.
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| XML file |
ditto |
| Delimited file |
Exported as it's stored without changes of any kind. |
| XML file |
ditto |
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Publication templates
The replacement tag is <cb:Genus>.
The possible attributes for this tag are shown below.
Values marked with an asterisk are used by default.
| on * |
Show this name as it's stored. |
| off |
Replace this tag with nothing. |
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For similar pages in the "Specifications" series see:
Alphabetical index to column specifications
For an index to other topics see
Specimen
Last reviewed March 25, 2004
