Template:Plantlist
IPNI. List of plant names with authority {{{1}}}.
Purpose
For a biography article of an individual who has authored plant names, to link to the list of plant names the author has described as a botanical authority at the International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
Usage
- Code
The template uses the standard author abbreviation as the first parameter
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
IPNI. author abbreviation List of plant names with authority author abbreviation. {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)
</syntaxhighlight>
Example: {{plantlist|L.}} where L. is the standard author abbreviation for Linnaeus.
The template, which is in the form of a Citation, may be used in a number of ways;
- As an inline citation. For instance in a Legacy section, it could be used as the citation for the statement that "The International Plant Names Index lists over n taxa named by her/him." This may take one of two forms (see References);-
- Using <ref> tags, e.g. <ref>{{plantlist|author abbreviation}}</ref>[1] to generate the output under References
- As a short footnote of the form {{sfn|Plantlist|2016}}, when the template is placed in the Bibliography. This will generate Plantlist 2016 in References, linked to the Bibliography. This displays as a reference number[2]
- As a link in External links
- Appearance
The template returns the statement: IPNI. List of plant names with authority author abbreviation
- Example
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">IPNI. List of plant names with authority L..</syntaxhighlight> on the page Carl Linnaeus (whose author abbreviation is L.) will return: IPNI. List of plant names with authority L..
See also
References
Bibliography
IPNI. List of plant names with authority L..