In biology class, we write the genus *italicized* and the species *italicized* too, like *Anacardium occidentale*, but for the author, we just add it in plain text after. Honestly, my life says the 'correct' way feels a bit extra sometimes—in my horticulture notes for our caju trees, I just focus on the italicized name because knowing it's Linnaeus who named it won't help me save the orchard from shrinking.
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