> > Dear Surajit Ji, > Thanks for your message!
Please don't worry about the 'augustum' and 'augusta' issue. Both are same. As per ICBN guidelines, gender of the specific epithet should follow the gender of the generic name....thats why it is AbroMA augusTA!! Similarly DillenIA indiCA, MangifeRA indiCA etc. etc....I remember the issue was discussed long back on eflora.....(conversation between Dr. Gurucharan sir and Dr Pankaj). This link will help you to know more: http://ina.tmsoc.org/announce/icbn.htm And yes, you can ask your students to treat A. augusta under Malvaceae....even if they are submitting a research proposal (referring APGIII). Best regards, Ritesh.
