Species named after locations K-N
Numerous adjectives have an ending in -ensis -is (masculine or feminine gender) or in -ense (neuter gender). All these adjectives are declined according to the third declension and their stems are obtained by removing the letters is or e . For example, the stem of the neo-Latin adjective aarhusensis (masculine gender), aarhusensis (feminine gender), aarhusense (neuter gender) is aarhusens- . These adjectives are used to form species or subspecies epithets [Rule 12c (1), Rule 13b] from geographic locations. Some of these "locations" are acronyms of institutions. One part of the species names found in LPSN and unambiguously derived in that manner are listed below, arranged by the location to which they are referring. See also the LPSN introductory page on forming names .
New combinations
In the case of a ☞ new combination these epithets must be adapted to the gender of the genus name: -ensis (masculine), -ensis (feminine) or -ense (neuter). This is a special case of Group B adjectives ending in -is (masculine), -is (feminine) and -e (neuter).
Kaeda
Kaeng Krachan
Kafni
Kagoshima
Kaifa
Kailashahar
Kairouan
KAIST
Kakegawa
Kakinada
Kalama
Kalamazoo
Kalasin
Kalix
Kalpin
Kaluga
Kamchatka
Kameino
Kamogawa
Kamrupa
Kanagawa
Kanagi
Kanaky
Kanas
Kanchanaburi
Kandungu
Kaneohe
Kangleipak
Kangwon
Kansas
Kansu
Kanuola
Kaohsiung
Kaplice
Karad
Karaj
Karakalpak
Karakum
Karnataka
Karoo
Karpasia
karpos
Karukera
Karvachar
Kasasacho (Kasasa)
Kashgar
Kashi
Kashiwanoha
Kashmir
Kasuga
Katni
Kauai
Kavango
Kavango
Kavutaren
Kaynarca
Kayseri
Kazusa
Kazusa
Kebangsaan
Kedong
Kei
Keke
Kemaman
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kenya
Keqin
Kerguelen
Kerguelen
Kerman
Kermanshah
Keshan
Kestanbol
Keum
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk
Khenchela
Khola
Khorasan
Khuvsgul
Kibber
Kiel
Kiel
Kifune
Kilauea
kimchi
Kimnyeong
Kirishi
Kiritimati
Kirstenbosch
Kishiwada
Kiskunsag
Kiso
Kitaguni
Kitahiroshima
Kitami
Kitts (St. Kitts)
Kiyose
KNU
Kobe
Kodakara
Kodakara
Kofu
KOGAS
Koka
Kola
Kolhapur
Kolyma
Komani
Komosse
Konarek
Kongju
Koniambo
Konkuk
KONSID
Korea
Korla
Kosti
Koyang
Kozakli
Krabi
KRIBB
Kronotsky
Krung Ching
Krungthep
Kuerle
Kuje
Kuji
Kullaberg
Kulmbach
Kumamoto
Kumbet
Kunjam
Kunming
Kunsan
Kunshan
Kurashiki
Kurdistan
Kure
Kuroshima
Kurunegala
Kururi
Kutch
Kuwait
Kveilin
Kwangchun
Kwangju
Kwangsi
Kwangtung
Kwangyang
Kyeonggi
Kyoga
Kyonan
Kyonggi
Kyorin
Kyoto
Kyung Hee
Kyushu
Labacum
Lacaron
Lachute
LaCONES
Lacydon
Laguna
Lahaul
Lahnberge
Lahore
Laie
Laigu
Laiwu
Lake Fryxell
Lalkuan
Landrum
Langaa
Langat
Lanna
Lansing
Lanxi
Lanyu
Lanzhou
Laos
Laoshan
Laoting
Lappi
Lapponia
Laramie
Larymna
Lau
Lausanne
Laus Pompeia (Lodi)
Laval
Laysan
leaf
Leh
Lenghu
Leopolis (Lviv)
Lexington
Liancheng
Liangshan
LiaoHe
Liaoning
Libanus
Liberia
Liguria
Lijiadun
Lijiang
Limerick
Lincoln
Lindian
Lingqiao
Linshui
Linying
Lion
Lircay
Lisbon
Lismore
Lissara
Lissau
Litus Eburneum
Livingston
Lixin Zhang
Liyang
Llamara
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Llansteffan
Llatzer
Loess
Logone
Lō‘ihi
Loktak
Lomniczi (Lomnica Peak)
Lomond
Lonar
Londinium
Longhu
Longhui
Longling
Longmucuo
Longqi
Longreach
Longshan
Longwood
Lop Nor
Lop Nur
Lothian
Lovanium
Lublin
Luca
Lucentum
Lucifer
Lucknow
Lugdunum
Luminy
Lund
Luobei
Luofu
Luojia
Luomodi
Luozhong
Luquan
Lusatia
Lushan
Lutao
Lutao
Lutao
Lutetia
Luzon
Maamora
Maanshan
Maba
Macau
Machipongo
Machong
Macondo
Macquarie
Macuxi
Madagascar
Maewong
Magadi
Magdalena
Magerit
Maghrib (Maghreb)
Magusa
Mahabaleshwar
Maharashtra
Maharastra
Mahasarakham
Maheshkhali
Mahoney
Mahu
Mahury
Maine
Maiorica (Mallorca)
Maitri
Majanohama
Makkah
Makurazaki
Malacita
Malan
MALAVIYA
Malawi
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mali
Malipo
Malla
Malmesbury
Malmo
Malpe
Malvinas
Manasi
Manaus
Mancunium (Manchester)
Mandapam
mangrove
Mangya
Maniniholo
Manipur
Manitoba
Manlipo (Mallipo or Malipo)
Mannar
Manorom
Manosque
Manus
Manza
Maoer
Maotai
Maoxian
Maplewood
Maquiling
Mara
Maraa
Maraa
Mara-do
Marambio
Maras
Marburg
Mariager
Mariana
Maricopa
Marmara
Marokko
Mar Plata (Mar del Plata)
Marrakech
Marseille
Martini
Mashu
Massilia
Massilia and Dielmo
Massilia (Marseille) and Algeria
Massilia (Marseille) and Gabon
Massilia (Marseille) and Gabon
Massilia (Marseille) and Guelma
mat
Mathura
Matlalcueye
Matosinhos
Matsumoto
Matsumoto
Matsuzaki
Maui
Maule
Maumu
Mauna Ulu
Mayas
Mayo Clinic and Hôpital de la Timone
Mayon
Mayotte
McMurdo
Mechernich
Medard
Medellin
Mediterranea
Meghalaya
Meilin
Meishan
Meiyuan
Mekong
Melanesia
Melita
mellow
Memoria
Mengye
Mengyin
Mengzi
Mepe
Meru
Messana (Messina)
Messina
Mex
Mexico
Miaoli
Michailovskoje
Michigan
Midui
Mikuni
Mikura
Milos
Miluo
Mimigardefordum
Minas
Minatitlan
Minato
Minden
Mingshui
Minho
Minnesota
Minquan
Mipitan
Mirani
Mirobriga
Mirosovice
Misaki
Misasa
Mishan
Misiones
Mississippi
Missouri
Mitchell
Miura
Miura
Miyagi
Miyako
Miyun
Mizhi
Mizusawa
Moab
Mobara
Mobara
Mohave
Mohe
Mojave
Mojave
Mojiang
Mokuo Loe
Monachium
Monacum
Monash
Monchique
Mongolia
Mongolia
Mons
Montana
Montefiore
Montenegro
Monterey
Montmartre
Montpellier
Montravel
Montreal
Moolap
Moorepark
Mopan
Moravia
Morelos
Morioka
Morocco
Moro-oka
Moro-oka
Moscovia
Moscovia (Moscow)
Motobu
Moukalaba
Movanagher
Movile
Moyale
Mtsangamboua
MU
Muchangpo
Mudanjiang
Muenzenberg
Mugla
Mulan
Mulei
Muleng
Muling
Mumbai
Muscovy (Moscow)
Mutnal
Muyuka
Myanmar
Myoko
Myoko
Mysore
Myungsu
Mzab
NAAS
Nabeul
Nackdong
Naejangsan
Nagano
Nagasaki
Nakano
Nakano
Nakaumi
Nakdong
Nalaikh
Namhae
Namibia
Nam Nao
Namnetum
Namucuo
Namur
Namyangju
Nan
Nanceium
Nanchang
Nangang
Nanhai
Nanhu
Nanjing
Nanning
Nansha
Nanshan
Nantes
Nantong
Nanyang
Naozhou
Napier
Narathiwat
Narbona (Narbonne)
Narugo
Naruko
Nashville
Nassau
Nasu
nativus
Natori
Naushon
Navajo
Navarra
NCIM
NCL
N’Diop
Nea Kameni
Nebraska
Negev
Negros
Nei-Hu
Neimeng
Neizhou
Nemausis
Nemuro
Nenjiang
Nepal
NEU
Neudorf
Neungam
Neuquén
Neuston
Nevada
New Caledonia
New Guinea
New Orleans
New York
New Zealand
Neyagawa
Ngatamariki
NIAB
NIAST
Nidaros
Niemegk
Niger
Niigata
Niigata
NIIST
Nikko
Nile
Nilemah
NIO
NIO
Nippon
Nishinomiya
Nivaria
Noatun
Noborito (Inada-noborito)
Noda
NODAI
Noenieput
Nojiri
Noma promontorium
Nonami
Norfolk
Noricum
Norimberga (Nürnberg)
Norman
Norwich
Noumea
Noviomagus
Novum castrum (Newcastle)
Numazu
Nuna (Nunaat)
Nyack
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