Stirlingi

Stirlingi is a Latin-derived epithet used in the scientific names of various organisms to honor an individual with the surname Stirling. It is not a distinct taxon, place, or organization in its own right, but a patronymic element that may appear in binomial or trinomial names across different biological groups. The form stirlingi is the masculine genitive ending in Latin for a single male honoree; feminine and plural forms exist (for example stirlingae, stirlingorum) to reflect the gender of the person honored and the grammatical context.

In zoological and botanical nomenclature, such epithets are appended to the genus name to create species or subspecies names. The same epithet can occur in many unrelated taxa, signaling the contributions or discovery associated with a person named Stirling. The exact identity of the honoree and the reasoning behind the naming are typically described in the original description of each species.

Stirlingi does not refer to a centralized taxon, geographic region, or well-defined entity. It is a common patronymic used in taxonomic practice to recognize individuals named Stirling. For related uses, see similar epithets such as stirlingae or stirlingorum and related names derived from the surname Stirling. See also Stirlingia, a separate plant genus with a related root but distinct etymology.