barberi

Barberi is a Latinized species epithet used in the scientific names of various organisms to honor a person with the surname Barber. In binomial nomenclature, barberi functions as the second part of the name, following the genus, and is written in lowercase. The form barberi is a masculine genitive singular in Latin, signaling “of Barber.”

Because it is a common eponymic epithet rather than a unique taxon, many distinct species across different groups—animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria—may bear the epithet barberi. Each instance refers to a different species; there is no single organism universally identified by this epithet alone. The full scientific name, including the genus and often the authority and year, is required to identify a specific species.

Eponymous epithets like barberi are frequently used to recognize contributions of scientists, collectors, sponsors, or others associated with the discovery or study of the organism. Variants exist for different genders or plural references, such as barberae or barberorum, depending on Latin grammar and the number of honorees.

In practice, barberi appears as part of a formal, globally standardized name rather than as a standalone term. When encountering barberi in literature or databases, it should be interpreted within the full binomial name to determine the exact species and its taxonomic context.