Linnaeus: 1753 Species Plantarum
Binomial system of nomenclature
1. Genus name--noun in Latin; capitalized
2. Specific epithet--adjective or possessive noun in Latin; lower case
3. Name is underlined or italicized.
4. Followed by authority--person who coined the name. Names are often abbreviated.
e.g. Desmanthus leptophyllus H.B.K.
Desmanthus covillei (Britton & Rose) Wiggins ex B. L. Turner
Piptadenia laxiflora Bentham in Hooker