There is some “guidance” like pronouncing proper nouns as in their parent tongue (e.g. Douglasia or mexicana) but I have been to international conferences with world-reknowned taxonomists from many nations, and they show absolutely no agreements in pronunciation. Often they have to spell it out. So, don’t worry.
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