A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

hactenus (adv.): thus far, until now; = ad hoc tempus, to this time;

- monographia tabulis omnium specierum hactenus cognitarum illustrata, monograph illustrated with plates of all species up to this time known (Stearn 1983).

- Inter Horkeliam, Ivesiam et Potentillam est planta hactenus non descripta California (B&H), between Horkelia, Ivesia and Potentilla the California plant is not described until now.

- hactenus nonnisi semel inventus in fruticetis frondosis umbrosis, ineunte Septembri (S&A), thus far only once encountered in shady, leafy [i.e. deciduous] thickets, at the onset of September.

- in planitiebus praesertim paulo salinis fere totius Australia tropicae hactenus exploratae (F.Mueller), in plains especially somewhat saline almost of all of tropical Australia thus far explored.

- Quoad flores foemineas et fructus genuina, quoad flores masculos hactenus ignotos dubia species est Hymenotheca acaciiformis (JaegerSauerb.), as to female flowers and genuine fruit, as to the male flowers thus far unknown Hymanotheca acaciiformis is a doubtful species.