[Taxacom] Binding decisions under the ICN - also SI webpage for
older cases
Karen Wilson
Karen.Wilson at rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Fri May 25 09:03:36 CDT 2012
2012
And Dan Nicolson had set up another webpage for confusable names as well as the page for conserved and rejected names - see http://botany.si.edu/references/codes/confusable/index.htm
This covers all cases earlier than about 2007.
Karen
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From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of John McNeill
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Binding decisions under the ICN
Paul & al.:
The Nomenclature Section of the International Botanical Congress in Melbourne in July 2011 accepted Art. 53 Prop. G to establish an Appendix to list binding decisions regarding confusability of names and also a new resolution to establish an Appendix to list binding decisions made on valid publication of names (see http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax/2011/00000060/00000001/art00033 and http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax/2011/00000060/00000005/art00034 ).
These new Appendices will appear in the Appendices section of the forthcoming Melbourne Code which will be online and so will provide the needed databases to which you refer.
John
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>>> "Paul van Rijckevorsel" 05/25/12 9:45 AM >>>
Well, I was just making an observation (just in case that thematter had escaped attention).
Another matter which might be worth considering is the inclusion in this database of decisions regarding names-to-be-treated-as-homonyms and names-that-have-been-decided-to-be-not-validly-published (either because of an inadequate description or diagnosis or because they are in works-to-be-suppressed), and of course names that have been put forward as such, but where a decision has been made the other way. At the moment, these are untraceable, except to those who are willing to dig through a very considerable pile of issues of Taxon.
Paul
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From: John McNeill
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Malus domestica conservation proposal
Paul, Scott & al.
The "Proposals and Disposals" site was maintained by Dan Nicolson whose health now precludes any botanical work. The Department of Botany at the Smithsonian Institution have now made arrangements for the site to continue to be maintained, but, again for reasons outside of their control, there has been some delay in getting it up-to-date.
John
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>>> "Paul van Rijckevorsel" 05/25/12 8:41 AM >>>
Yes, the "Proposals and Disposals" site at the Smithsonian can be very useful, but the Malus domestica proposal is not listed, nor are the actions taken on the Malus toringoides proposal, although this has been reported on by the special Committee and the General Committee, and has been accepted by the Melbourne Congress. The Malus domestica proposal was published in April 2010, so it looks as if the site lags more than two years behind? Perhaps an additional person should be assigned to keep it up to date?
Publishing the deliberations of a Committee looks to be a very attractive idea, but perhaps for some groups of taxa the outside pressure is felt to be too severe for such openness to be risked?
Paul
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