Is one of these correct, or are they just synonyms and it doesn't matter which is used? I see a common name of "Soulange Magnolia". Would that make "soulangeana" correct, using the "e" from M. Soulange-Bodin's name? (You can read quite a bit about him and this magnolia, which wasn't originally the point of this question). Google reports 177,000 vs. 151,000, but returns both on either query. Is there a resource that's THE reference? References using the spelling Magnolia × soulangeana: Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_×_soulangeana NPGS/GRIN www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?70423 Using Magnolia × soulangiana USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service plants.usda.gov › ... › NRCS State Plants Lists Paghat's Garden www.paghat.com/tuliptree.html Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/tomah/.../Magnolia_X_soulangiana Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic
Thanks, Michael. I'm wondering if I've been referred to that document before and have forgotten. 60.11 says that termination (for example -i, ...) contrary to Rec. 60C.1 is treated as an error to be corrected. Recommendation 60C.1.c says "If the personal name ends with a vowel, adjectival epithets are formed by adding -an- plus...". So it is Soulange, add "ana".
