binomialAuthority

P29848
predicate

Indicates the person or team who formally described and named a species under the binomial nomenclature system.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
binomialAuthority canonical 42
hasBinomialAuthority 8
binomialAuthorityFor 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: binomialAuthority
Generated description
Indicates the person or team who formally described and named a species under the binomial nomenclature system.

Sample triples (52)

Subject Object
European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
surface form: European starling
Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Linnaeus, 1758
Alectura lathami John Edward Gray
Philortyx fasciatus (Cassin, 1855) via predicate surface "hasBinomialAuthority"
Tasmanian devil George Harris via predicate surface "hasBinomialAuthority"
Rafflesia arnoldii R.Br. ex Thomson
Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
surface form: Ganges river dolphin
Lebeck, 1801
Ceratotherium Ceratotherium simum via predicate surface "binomialAuthorityFor"
Homo Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Linnaeus, 1758
Lama guanicoe Statius Müller
surface form: Müller, 1776
dunlin Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Linnaeus, 1758
Cocos nucifera Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Linnaeus
Quercus alba Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Linnaeus
dartford warbler Boddaert, 1783
Drimys winteri Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Linnaeus
Adonis blue butterfly Rottemburg, 1775
St. Helena olive (Roxb.) Hook.f. ONDG
Cucumis melo Linnaeus NERFINISHED
Pastinaca sativa Linnaeus NERFINISHED
Diptera Carl Linnaeus NERFINISHED
northern fur seal Linnaeus, 1758
American mink Schreber, 1777 NERFINISHED
The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
surface form: Schindleria praematurus
Schindler, 1930
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
surface form: Common kingfisher
Linnaeus, 1758 NERFINISHED
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
surface form: Pied kingfisher
Linnaeus, 1758 NERFINISHED
Melia Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "hasBinomialAuthor" NERFINISHED
Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
surface form: Belted kingfisher
Linnaeus, 1758
Ptaeroxylon Eckl. & Zeyh. via predicate surface "hasBinomialAuthority" NERFINISHED
Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii)
surface form: Ross seal
Gray, 1844
C. simum (Burchell, 1817)
Ursus americanus californiensis Merriam NERFINISHED
Nandinia John Edward Gray NERFINISHED
Xenogale naso Thomas, 1929 via predicate surface "hasBinomialAuthority"
Corcorax melanorhamphos (Vieillot, 1817)
Polioptila caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)
Bell miner (Manorina melanophrys)
surface form: Bell miner
(Gould, 1844) via predicate surface "hasBinomialAuthority"
Orrorin
surface form: Orrorin tugenensis
Senut et al. 2001
white-naped crane (Pallas, 1811)
Franklin’s ground squirrel (Sabine, 1822)
Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. NERFINISHED
Phrygilus plebejus Lafresnaye, 1840
rufous-necked hornbill Hodgson, 1829
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus NERFINISHED
Suriana maritima Linnaeus NERFINISHED
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis Walbaum, 1792 NERFINISHED
Bawean deer (Müller & Schlegel, 1842) via predicate surface "hasBinomialAuthority"
Acacia pycnantha George Bentham NERFINISHED
Leipoa ocellata (malleefowl)
surface form: Leipoa ocellata
Gould, 1840
Eurasian hoopoe Linnaeus, 1758 NERFINISHED
Cauca guan Bangs, 1899 via predicate surface "hasBinomialAuthority"
Antarctic skua Lesson, 1831