Some outcomes of the Nomenclature Section of the XIXth International Botanical Congress
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Klopper, Ronell Renett
De Beer, Z. Wilhelm
Smith, Gideon F.
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AOSIS Open Journals
Abstract
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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International Botanical Congress, Nomenclature section, China, Botanists
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Klopper, R.R., De Beer, Z.W.,
Smith, G.F., 2018, ‘Some
outcomes of the
Nomenclature Section of the
XIXth International Botanical
Congress’, Bothalia 48(1),
a2329. https://DOI.org/10.4102/abc.v48i1.2329.