In binomial nomenclature, the name of the author (the person who first described and validly published the species) is written immediately after the specific epithet at the end of the full biological name. This author citation is typically written in an abbreviated form and is not italicized. For example, in the biological name Mangifera indica Linn., "Linn." is the abbreviated form for Linnaeus.

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