Talk:Eucalyptus tetrodonta

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Incorrect etymology[edit]

I have removed the following etymological explanation: The specific epithet is taken from the Greek words tetra meaning four and odontos meaning teeth in reference to the four teeth found around the rim of the fruit. The closest relative of this tree is Eucalyptus megasepala, Greek ὀδόντος is actually the genitive singular case of the nominative singular case ὀδούς. It means of the tooth and not teeth. Wimpus (talk) 14:16, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It should be remembered that, according to the Shenzhen Code, "Scientific names of taxonomic groups are treated as Latin regardless of their derivation". Tetrodonta in this context, is regarded as Latin, derived from Greek. Tetr/a is derived from the Greek tetra meaning "four" and odonta is derived from the Greek odous, odontos meaning "a tooth". The epithet is a reference to the fruit of this species having four teeth.^[1] Gderrin (talk) 10:27, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Francis Aubie Sharr (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings. Kardinya, Western Australia: Four Gables Press. p. 323. ISBN 9780958034180.

Incorrect spelling[edit]

A paper published in the journal Australasian Plant Pathology apparently used the spelling Eucalyptus tetradonta for this species, a spelling that is not mentioned in the Australian Plant Census nor in Plants of the World Online. Some other "dot.com" sites also use this spelling. Gderrin (talk) 03:24, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[Sharr-1] Francis Aubie Sharr (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings. Kardinya, Western Australia: Four Gables Press. p. 323. ISBN 9780958034180.

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