Instructions for contributing authors (continued) 
Title and authorship. The title should concisely describe the contents. If a scientific name is used, its 
authority is normally excluded, but the family name would be provided. Authors’ names, affiliations 
and postal/ e-mail addresses are stated below the title. If more than one author, indicate “corresponding 
author”. Avoid footnotes. A short running title (up to six words) should also be provided. 
Abstract. The abstract should be less than 200 words. It should concisely indicate the article’s contents 
without summarising it; mentioning novelties and name changes. Keywords. Suggest at most eight 
keywords, in alphabetical order. 
Scientific names and author abbreviations. Genus and species names of organisms must be italicised and 
followed by the authority (with family name in parentheses) when first mentioned in the text or diagnoses. 
Standards for author abbreviations should follow: 
IPNI <http ://www. ipn i. org/ipni/authorsearchpage. do> 
Authors of Fungal Names <http://www.indexfungorum.org/authorsoffungalnames.htm> 
Herbarium abbreviations follow 
Thiers, B. (2013). [continously updated] Index Herbariorum: A global directory of public herbaria and 
associated staff. New York Botanical Garden's Virtual Herbarium, <http://sweetgum.nybg.org/ih/> 
Journal and book title abbreviations. For journals: 
Bridson, G.D.R., Townsend, S.T., Polen, E.A. & Smith, E.R. (eds) (2004). BPH-2: periodicals with 
botanical content: comprising a second edition ofBotanico-Periodicum-Hunlianum. Pittsburg: Hunt 
Institute for Botanical Documentation. 
For books: 
Stafleu, F.A. & Cowan, R.S. (eds) (1976-88). Taxonomic Literature. 2nd edition. 7 vols [Regnum Veg. 
vols 94, 98, 105, 110, 112, 115, 116], 
Stafleu, F.A. & Mennega, E.A. (eds) (1992-). Taxonomic Literature. Supplements [Regnum Veg. vols 
125, 130, 132], 
A useful source of verifying names of publications is 
<http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/publication_index.html>. If in doubt, list full titles. 
Other abbreviations and units of measurement. If using standard abbreviations and acronyms, give the 
full term on first mention. Dates are cited as: 1 Jan 2000. SI (metric) units of measurement are used and 
spelled out except when preceded by a numeral; they are abbreviated in standard form: g, ml, km, etc. 
Coordinates should be given in the form 11°46 , 44.8"N 109 o 10'44.5"E. 
Tables. Tables are numbered in arabic numerals in the order they are first mentioned in the text and carry 
an indicative legend at the head. Tables are given at the end of the manuscript. 
Illustrations. All drawings, maps, graphs and photographic images (individually or collected in a plate) 
are to be numbered in arabic numerals in the order they are first mentioned in the text, as Fig. 1, Fig. 2, 
etc. (plate components would be referred to in the text as Fig. 1A, IB, Fig. 1A-D, etc.). If relevant, scale 
bars should be used to indicate magnification. 
When grouping photographs, the maximum page area 19.5 x 13 cm must be heeded. High resolution digital 
images may be submitted as separate files (line drawings in black and white at 600 dpi, photographs at 
300 dpi) sent electronically or in a CD. Captions on figures should be added as a layer so that they can be 
further edited or send both captioned and uncaptioned versions. Do not embed images into the main text 
file and provide the legends for all figures at the end of the manuscript. 
References in the text. Citation in the text should take the form: King & Gamble (1886) or (King & 
Gamble, 1886), or King et al. (1886) if more than two authors to a work. Use 2000a, 2000b, etc. if several 
papers by the same author(s) in one year are cited. 
References listed at the end. There, works mentioned in the text are listed alphabetically as follows: 
Dallwitz, M.J., Paine, T.A. & Zurcher, E.J. (1999). User’s Guide to the DELTA Editor, http:// 
biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/ (accessed on 2 Aug. 2010). 
Persson, C. (2000). Phylogeny of Gardenieae (Rubiaceae) based on chloroplast DNA sequences from the 
rps 16 intron and trn L(UA A)-F(GAA) intergenic spacer. Nordic J. Bot. 20: 257-269. 
Ridley, H.N. (1930). The Dispersal of Plants Throughout the World. Ashford, U.K.: E. Reeve. 
Smith, A.C. & Darwin, S.P (1988). Rubiaceae. In: Smith, A.C. (ed) Flora Viliensis Nova, A New Flora 
of Fiji A. 143-193. 
References to web-based resources should include either a doi (digital object identifier) specification 
or full URL mentioning also the date it was accessed. Use of DNA sequences from GenBank should be 
acknowledged and the studies for which the sequences were generated should be cited. 
Style of nomenclatural summaries. The following style is required: 
Ornithoboea arachnoidea (Diels) Craib, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 251 (1920); Burtt, Notes 
Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 294 (1958). 
Ornithoboea parishii C.B.Clarke in A.DC. & C.DC., Monogr. Phan. 5(1): 148 (1883). 
If authors include full bibliographic data for these works in the list of references at the end of the paper, 
they should also be mentioned in the text briefly, e.g., “Nomenclatural references researched include 
Blume (1849) and Roxburgh (1824).” 
Homotypic synonyms should be provided in a block, stating the type at the end. 
Front cover picture: Hoy a urnifiora (Photo by F. Juhonewe) 
