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Purpose

The module supports the correct italicization of scientific names. Botanical (ICNafp) names may contain "connecting terms"; these must not be italicized. The hybrid symbol, ×, should also not be italicized. The module optionally wikilinks and abbreviates italicized names.

For non-virus taxa, italics are used at the rank of genus or below. The module does not decide whether a scientific name should be italicized. Use {{Is italic taxon}} for this purpose.

Usage

{{#invoke:TaxonItalics|main|TAXON_NAME}} – italicizes a taxon name
{{#invoke:TaxonItalics|main|TAXON_NAME|linked=yes}} – italicizes a taxon name, wikilinking the italicized output to the unchanged input
{{#invoke:TaxonItalics|main|TAXON_NAME|abbreviated=yes}} – italicizes a taxon name, abbreviating all but the last part to the first letter

It can also be used via {{Taxon italics}}.

Examples

Just italicized

Connecting terms

Pinus subg. Pinus → Pinus subg. Pinus
P. subgenus Pinus → P. subg. Pinus
P. subsect. Pinaster → P. subsect. Pinaster
Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala → Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala
Aster ericoides var. ericoides → Aster ericoides var. ericoides
A. ericoides varietas ericoides → A. ericoides var. ericoides
A. e. subvar. ericoides → A. e. subvar. ericoides

Botanical names may contain only one infraspecific epithet; a string like "Fragaria vesca subsp. vesca f. semperflorens" is a classification, not a name, and is not handled by the module.

Hybrid symbols

Elaeagnus × submacrophylla → Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
×Beallara → ×Beallara
× Beallara → × Beallara
{{hybrid}}Beallara → Template:HybridBeallara

Linked

Using |linked=yes

Populus sect. Aigeiros → Populus sect. Aigeiros
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla → Elaeagnus × submacrophylla

Abbreviated

Using |abbreviated=yes

Populus sect. Aigeiros → P. sect. Aigeiros
Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala → A. t. subsp. ginnala
[also linked] × Sorbaronia mitschurinii → × S. mitschurinii
[also linked] Elaeagnus × submacrophylla → E. × submacrophylla
Elaeagnus ×submacrophylla → E. ×submacrophylla
Elaeagnus {{hybrid}} submacrophylla → E. [. submacrophylla

For even more examples, see the testcases.