Articles
PROBLEMS IN JAPANESE NAMES FOR CULTIVAR EPITHET OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE OF NOMENCLATURE FOR CULTIVATED PLANTS (ICNCP)
Article number
1035_4
Pages
35 – 42
Language
English
Abstract
The development of horticulture in Japan from the Edo Period to the present has produced many cultivars named in Japanese.
However, romanized cultivar names may be confusing, as romanization of Japanese is not well standardized, although the Hepburn system has become the de facto standard.
Several problems arise from the absence of standard methods of word separation, hyphenation and indication of long vowels, and also from using Chinese characters.
No good solution can be expected for these problems in the near future, but a more rigorous application of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants may help to reduce them.
However, romanized cultivar names may be confusing, as romanization of Japanese is not well standardized, although the Hepburn system has become the de facto standard.
Several problems arise from the absence of standard methods of word separation, hyphenation and indication of long vowels, and also from using Chinese characters.
No good solution can be expected for these problems in the near future, but a more rigorous application of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants may help to reduce them.
Authors
H. Iketani
Keywords
Japanese, romanization, cultivar name, ICNCP
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