Authors of Plant Names

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Authors of Plant Names (Brummitt & Powell) by

fossil plants.[1][3] Prior to its publication in 1992, many abbreviations for authors to be cited could be found in Taxonomic literature. A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. by F. A. Stafleu & R. F. Cowen, 1976–1988.[4]

The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) governs the naming of these organisms, and suggests that a taxon be fully identified by its name and the author, but does not require that abbreviations be used when citing an author for a taxon. When abbreviations are used, the ICN recommends that Brummitt & Powell's Authors of plant names (1992), and the websites, the International Plant Names Index and the Index Fungorum can be used to find "unambiguous" abbreviations.[5] Brummitt & Powell may not be international in scope, and it may be missing abbreviations for authors who validly published taxa during some time spans.[1] A full name, rather than an abbreviation, may also make it easier to locate the original publication for the taxon name.[1]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-292-72962-9. Archived from the original
    on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ISBN 1563080753
    .
  3. ^ a b "Authors of Plant Names Where is the Brummitt & Powell "Authors of Plant Names" database?". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  4. ^ Biodiversity Research in the Horn of Africa Region: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Copenhagen: Carlsberg Academy. 1999.
  5. ^ McNeill, J.; Barrie, F. R.; Buck, W. R.; Demoulin, V., eds. (2012), International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code), Article 46 (electronic ed.), Bratislava: International Association for Plant Taxonomy, retrieved 2012-12-20


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