Some outcomes of the Nomenclature Section of the XIXth International Botanical Congress

Background: A Nomenclature Section meeting to amend the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants is held every six years, a week before the International Botanical Congress. Objectives: To report on some of the outcomes of the Nomenclature Section of the XIXth International Bot...

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Main Authors: Ronell R. Klopper, Z. Wilhelm de Beer, Gideon F. Smith
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Language:English
Published: South African National Biodiversity Institut 2018-05-01
Series:Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
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Online Access:https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/2329
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description Background: A Nomenclature Section meeting to amend the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants is held every six years, a week before the International Botanical Congress. Objectives: To report on some of the outcomes of the Nomenclature Section of the XIXth International Botanical Congress that was held in Shenzhen, China, in July 2017. Method: Outcomes that are especially relevant to South African botanists and mycologists are summarised from published Nomenclature and General Committee reports, as well as the published report of congress action. Results: This short note summarises and highlights some of the decisions taken at the Nomenclature Section in China, especially those that are important for South African botanists and mycologists.
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spelling doaj.art-bbc43db88305400192666222116ea0a52022-12-21T17:59:57ZengSouth African National Biodiversity InstitutBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation0006-82412311-92842018-05-01481e1e410.4102/abc.v48i1.23291930Some outcomes of the Nomenclature Section of the XIXth International Botanical CongressRonell R. Klopper0Z. Wilhelm de Beer1Gideon F. Smith2Biosystematics Research & Biodiversity Collections Division, South African National Biodiversity InstituteDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of PretoriaDepartment of Botany, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa; Department of Life Sciences, University of CoimbraBackground: A Nomenclature Section meeting to amend the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants is held every six years, a week before the International Botanical Congress. Objectives: To report on some of the outcomes of the Nomenclature Section of the XIXth International Botanical Congress that was held in Shenzhen, China, in July 2017. Method: Outcomes that are especially relevant to South African botanists and mycologists are summarised from published Nomenclature and General Committee reports, as well as the published report of congress action. Results: This short note summarises and highlights some of the decisions taken at the Nomenclature Section in China, especially those that are important for South African botanists and mycologists.https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/2329NomenclatureInternational Botanical CongressCode
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