Knowra Botanical nomenclature Botanical nomenclature Botanical nomenclature is the internationally regulated system for naming plants and related organisms. It assigns names according to shared rules for publication, priority, and rank.
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants : The international rulebook governing scientific names for algae, fungi, and plants. Its articles and recommendations define the rules botanical names must follow.
Taxonomy : The science of describing, identifying, naming, and classifying organisms. Botanical nomenclature supplies names for the taxa that taxonomy recognizes.
Carl Linnaeus : A Swedish naturalist whose works established binomial nomenclature as a practical system for naming species. His 1753 work on plants became the starting point for priority in botanical nomenclature.
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature : The international rulebook governing scientific names of animals. Animal names follow a separate code, even when taxonomic disputes cross kingdom boundaries.
Botanical nomenclature type : A specimen or illustration to which the application of a scientific name is permanently attached. Types anchor names to concrete reference material, not to idealized descriptions.
Taxon : A named unit of biological classification at any rank, such as a species or family. A botanical name is attached to a taxon at a particular rank.
Species Plantarum : Carl Linnaeus’s 1753 publication listing and naming plant species, used as the starting point for botanical nomenclature. The Code uses this work to establish the beginning of priority for most plant names.
International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes : The international rulebook governing the scientific names of prokaryotes. Bacteria and archaea are governed by a different code from plants, algae, and fungi.
Priority of publication : The principle that the earliest validly published name generally takes precedence over later names for the same taxon. Priority determines which competing name is accepted under the Code.
Binomial nomenclature : A system that names each species with a two-part combination of genus name and specific epithet. Most plant species names use this familiar two-part format.
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