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This name should be corrected. Article 60.11 of the code of nomenclature specifies that there should be no "i" before the "ana". Nadiatalent (talk) 12:33, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I did a google scholar search and the name is coming up as Sarcococca hookeriana. I didn't see any results for Sarcococca hookerana. Why do papers use the name with the "i" if it goes against the nomenclature convention.?Chhe (talk) 20:41, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Article 60 in the code of nomenclature has been difficult to follow, but since the Vienna code published in 2006 it should be clear enough. See also discussion at Talk:Eriobotrya. I've just sent a note to the editors of the International Plant Names Index, which still has the "i" in over 100 such names. Tropicos as made some corrections: Banksia hookerana, and similarly in Callista, Carex, Dracaena, Grewia, Isolepis, and Potentilla.

It's a slow process to correct the spelling in the databases (of which Wikipedia is an important one!). Authors must be just copying what they see elsewhere. Nadiatalent (talk) 20:57, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oops! As User:Melburnian has pointed out at Talk:Grevillea hookeriana, the "i" is correct. The name is adjectival in form, not possessive. Nadiatalent (talk) 12:21, 18 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'll send a note to the Tropicos editors about the few genera where they have the spelling mistake. Nadiatalent (talk) 16:43, 18 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The Tropicos editors have fixed the spelling of those names. Nadiatalent (talk) 14:38, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]