“The Tokyo Code is different from the Berlin Code. There are two reasons for this difference: one relates to the arrangement of the book and other technical matters, the other to its content.”
Archives: Recommended Websites
International Association of Plant Taxonomy: Generic Names in Current Use
“Fill in the empty field in order to query the database for a specific genus name.”
Index Nominum Supragenericorum Plantarum Vascularium
“A joint effort between the International Association for Plant Taxonomy, the University of Maryland and Cornell University. The purpose of the project is to capture all valid and legitimate extant vascular plants names, as defined by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, proposed above the rank of genus. These data are dynamic and constantly being updated. At any one time, the listing of a name means only that it is the earliest, valid place of publication found.”
GRIN Taxonomy for Plants
“In GRIN Taxonomy all families and genera of vascular plants and over 40,000 species from throughout the world are represented, especially economic plants and their relatives. Information on scientific and common names, classification, distribution, references, and economic impacts are provided.”
Global Plants on JSTOR
(UW Restricted) “… the world’s largest database of digitized plant specimens and a locus for international scientific research and collaboration.”
Why Leaves Change Color
This frequently asked question is answered in depth by the US Forest Service.
Burke Museum (UW) Herbarium Database
The database system provides access to label information from specimens housed in the WTU herbarium. As one of the largest herbaria in the Pacific Northwest, WTU’s total holdings number around 564,000 specimens. These are divided between collections of vascular plants, mosses, hepatics, fungi, lichens, and algae, with a focus on the Pacific Northwest region.
PhyloCode: A Phylogenetic Code of Biological Nomenclature
“The PhyloCode is a formal set of rules governing phylogenetic nomenclature. It is designed to name the parts of the tree of life by explicit reference to phylogeny.”
ISHS Commission Nomenclature and Cultivar Registration
Information on how to name a new plant cultivar and a directory of organizations holding the authority to register new cultivars.
eFloras.org
Access to a series of flora, tree and moss databases for China, North America, Chile, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Andes of Ecuador.