ICBN art. 7.11

[Michael Vincent]

Dear Plant-oriented TAXACOM members:

Is what I see in Art. 7.11 of the ICBN really saying what it looks
like?  It appears that any new plant species described after 1 Jan. 2001,
in addition to having the type designated, must also have the phrase "here
designated" or equivalent.  Am I hallucinating, or does this mean that
almost any plant described after 1/1/2001 is invalidly published?

If true, how did this get into the code?  I do not remember this coming up
in St. Louis...

M.A. Vincent

Dr. Michael A. Vincent, Curator
W.S. Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Department of Botany
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA

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