Dan H. Nicolson

An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal

An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal , An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal , مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اطلاع رسانی کشاورزی

Index nominum genericorum (plantarum)

Index nominum genericorum (plantarum) , Index nominum genericorum (plantarum) , مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اطلاع رسانی کشاورزی

A review of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature with respect to its compatibility with phylogenetic classification

3 Hunt Institute.for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, U.S.A. rkiger@andrew.cmu.edu 4 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, Scotland, U.K. jmcneill@rbge.org.uk 5 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11225, U.S.A. gerrymoore@bbg. org (author for correspondence) 6 The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York 10458 U.S.A. dws@nybg.org 7Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230, U.S.A. qwheeler@nsfgov

On the Threshold to a New Nomenclature

The impatient innovative mind will perhaps frown at the question in the title, having read the report on Congress action on nomenclature proposals on the preceding pages. Registration postponed to take effect by the year 2000, provided that the next Congress will again agree; the NCU principle not endorsed but sent back to the level of committee deliberations how may we dare to voice the hypothesis of a new nomenclature having arisen out of the Tokyo Congress?

Report of the General Committee: 8

The 21 members of the General Committee have not changed since the last report (in Taxon 45: 525-527. 1996), except that for the last (third) ballot referred to below their number had dropped to 20; the reason being that one member (A. Anton), who never responded, was considered to have resigned. Since the last report there have been three Committee circulars and three ballots. 18 or 19 Committee members

Neolaugeria, a new name for Terebraria (Rubiaceae) of the West Indies

Terebraria Kuntze (1903), formerly known asLaugeria Hooker (1873) non Linnaeus (1764), has been found to be a later homonym ofTerebraria Greville (1864) and is renamed asNeolaugeria. The new combinations,Neolaugeria apiculata,N. densiflora andN. resinosa are proposed, and a key, synonymies and specimen citations (US) are provided for these species.Terebraria hotteana andT. lineolata are synonymized underN. apiculata.

Selection of Lectotype Species for Genera of the Family Araceae

In the course of preparing Index Nominum Genericorum texts for the family Araceae it has been necessary to make selections of lectotype species. The family is relatively small, and so it has been possible to make selections rather easily in most cases. The reasons for these choices are given here so that later workers can review the selections and make corrections when necessary. A few cases are particularly difficult and will be withheld until work on all generic nomenclatural problems is finished and can be published a a unit. In the meantime there is no reason to withhold what has been completed. I want to thank particularly Dr. J. J. Swart (Utrecht), Dr. F. R. Fosberg (Washington), Mr. C. V. Morton (Washington), and Mrs. M. F. Southwell (ING) for their thoughtful considerations and criticisms freely given during the preparation of this paper.

Illegitimate "basionyms," impact on priority and author citation or, the rise of Desmodium incanum and fall of D. canum (Fabaceae).

Legitimacy of a synonym is one of three considerations entering into the determination of the correct name of a species, the others being priority and availability of the epithet in the generic name accepted. Epithets validly published in illegitimate binomials do not enter into considerations of priority. However, if such an epithet is later used under another generic name, it may form a legitimate binomial (Article 72, Note) and must be treated as a new name with priority dating from the time of legitimate usage. This causes shifts in priority, as well as author citation, particularly if the epithet is transferred to a third generic name (Article 33, Note 2), considerations sometimes overlooked in current literature. The reinstatement of the formerly well-known name, Desmodium incanum DC. (1825), and rejection of the currently well-known name, D. canum Schinz & Thellung (1913), is a case in point.

ORTHOGRAPHY OF NAMES AND EPITHETS: LATINIZATION OF PERSONAL NAMES

Summary There are two steps to the latinization of personal names: adding -i- to the stem of most names ending in consonants (stem augmentation) and determining the appropriate case ending to be added (inflection). A review of Roman personal nomenclature shows that Romans formed surnames from given names by stem augmentation (adding -i-) before inflection. Latinization of modern names with stem augmentation honors a person by according his name the same treatment originally accorded only to the surnames of patrician and noble Romans. Consideration is given to use of personal names in forming adjectival and substantive epithets and determining the appropriate inflections. A review is made of irregularities of stem modification used by botanists in latinizing personal names, particularly those ending in vowels. Proposals are made for revising Article 73 and Recommendation 73C to give a better organization, to clarify the separate procedures of stem augmentation and inflection, and to remove the example, Verbena hasslerana, which is contrary to botanical usage.

Report of the General Committee: 7

The 21 members of the General Committee have not changed since the last election (in Taxon 42: 923. 1993). Since the last report (in Taxon 43: 279-281. 1994) the Committee has had two circulars and two ballots. This report deals with approval of German and French editions of the Code, new guidelines for Permanent Committee operations, and recommendations in two committee reports: Fungi Committee Report 5 and Spermatophyta Committee Report 43. Clarification of the status of names proposed for conservation/rejection may be useful. Under Rec. 14A. 1 (Tokyo Code), when a proposal for conservation/rejection has been published authors should maintain current usage (cite as nom. cons./rej. prop., if necessary). Under Art. 14.14, when a proposal for conservation/rejection has been approved by the General Committee retention (or rejection) of that name is authorized (if necessary, cite as nom. cons./rej. des. [for designatus]), subject to ratification by the next International Botanical Congress.