A. africana is an abbreviation of a species name. In binomial nomenclature the name of a species is always the name of the genus to which the species belongs, followed by the species name (also called the species epithet). In A. africana the genus name has been abbreviated to A. and the species has been spelled out in full. In a document that uses this abbreviation it should always be clear from the context which genus name has been abbreviated.

Some of the most common uses of A. africana are:

• Acatochaeta africana, a picture-winged fly species
• Actophilornis africana, the African jacana, a bird species
• Afzelia africana, an African tree of the legume family
• Alloteuthis africana, the African squid, a squid species
• Ameles africana, a praying mantis species found in Algeria, Morocco, Corsica, Dalmatia, Sardinia, Sicily and Portugal
• Ampelocissus africana, the Rogon daji or Lanbi, a woody vine or liana of the grape family
• Ansellia africana, the African ansellia or leopard orchid, an orchid species
• Aquila africana, the Cassin's hawk-eagle, a bird of prey species
• Aristea africana, a flowering plant species in the genus Aristea

Synonyms

• Anhinga africana, a synonym for Anhinga rufa, the African darter or snakebird, a water bird species of tropical sub-Saharan Africa

See also

• Africana (disambiguation)
• A. africanus (disambiguation)