Schinus polygama

Schinus polygama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Schinus
Species:	S. polygama
Binomial name
Schinus polygama (Cav.) Cabrera

Schinus polygama, the Hardee peppertree^[1] or Chilean pepper tree, is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family which is native to Argentina and Chile^[2] and naturalized in California.^[3]

Taxonomy

The species name has been spelled Schinus polygamus, which according to the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (article 62.1) is incorrect Latin grammar, and is "to be corrected" to Schinus polygama.^[4] This is because botanical tradition uses feminine grammatical gender for the genus name Schinus, as is the classical tradition for most genus names of trees that end in -us,^[5] and polygama is an adjective that must take a feminine form (not the masculine form polygamus).^[6]

References

1. "Schinus polygama". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
2. "Schinus polygama", USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 22 Jul 2015
3. "Schinus polygamus (Cav.) Cabrera Hardee peppertree". USDA. PLANTS Profile. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
4. "Anacardiaceae Schinus polygama (Cav.) Cabrera", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 22 July 2015
5. Turland, N. (2013), The Code Decoded: A user's guide to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, Regnum Vegetabile Volume 155, Koeltz Scientific Books, ISBN 978-3-87429-433-1
6. Stearn, William T. (1992), Botanical Latin: History, grammar, syntax, terminology and vocabulary (4th ed.), David and Charles, ISBN 0-7153-0052-0