International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants (Madrid Code) / Nicholas J. Turland, John H. Wiersema, Fred R. Barrie, Kanchi N. Gandhi, Julia Gravendyck, Werner Greuter, David L. Hawksworth, Patrick S. Herendeen, Ronell R. Klopper, Sandra Knapp, Wolf-Henning Kusber, De-Zhu Li, Tom W. May, Anna M. Monro, Jefferson Prado, Michelle J. Price, Gideon F. Smith, Juan Carlos Zamora Señoret.
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International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants (Madrid Code) / Nicholas J. Turland, John H. Wiersema, Fred R. Barrie, Kanchi N. Gandhi, Julia Gravendyck, Werner Greuter, David L. Hawksworth, Patrick S. Herendeen, Ronell R. Klopper, Sandra Knapp, Wolf-Henning Kusber, De-Zhu Li, Tom W. May, Anna M. Monro, Jefferson Prado, Michelle J. Price, Gideon F. Smith, Juan Carlos Zamora Señoret.
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Turland, Nicholas J., editor.
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The International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants is the set of internationally agreed rules and recommendations that govern the naming of algae, fungi, and plants. The Code is amended every six years at an Editorial Committee of the Madrid Code. The current Code, the 18th edition, results from the Twentieth International Botanical Congress in Madrid, Spain, held in July 2024. Scientific naming has deep historical roots. A major landmark was the publication in 1753 of Linnaeus's Species Plantarum. The first code of nomenclature was Alphonse de Candolle's Lois de la Nomenclature Botanique in 1867. The system of naming organisms is the first truly global scientific standard, predating even standard calendars and units of measurement.