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title: Is it Carpinus turczaninowii or turczaninovii ?
description: the correct botanical name is Carpinus turczaninovii, not turczaninowii
date: 2026-06-04
modified: "2026-06-04 22:27:06"
author: Roland
url: "https://vibel.be/knowledge-base/is-it-carpinus-turczaninowii-or-turczaninovii"
language: "*"
category: Knowledge Base
tags: [turczaninovii]
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# Is it Carpinus turczaninowii or turczaninovii ?

Is it Carpinus turczanino**wii** or turczanino**vii** ?

This is what ChatGPT tells us (dated 20260604):
'The currently accepted botanical name is **Carpinus turczaninovii** — with **"ovii"**, not "owii". Multiple modern taxonomic references use *Carpinus turczaninovii* Hance as the correct name.

The confusion comes from the species being named after the botanist **Nikolai Turczaninov**. His surname has been transliterated both as **Turczaninov** and **Turczaninow** in different languages, which led many horticultural sources to use the spelling **"turczaninowii"**. However, the original published species epithet was **turczaninovii**, and that is the accepted scientific name today.

So:

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**Carpinus turczaninovii** — accepted scientific name
- ⚠️ **Carpinus turczaninowii** — common alternative spelling found in horticultural literature and some garden databases, but generally treated as a variant spelling/synonym rather than the accepted name.

If you're preparing a botanical label, herbarium record, paper, or plant database entry, use ***Carpinus turczaninovii***."