The handling of the proposal to conserve the name Acacia at the 17th International Botanical Congress—an attempt at minority rule

The handling of controversial Proposal 1584 to conserve the name Acacia with a conserved type for the Australian acacias during the Nomenclature Section meeting at the 17th International Botanical Congress (Vienna) in 2005 is reviewed. Through a simple majority vote, this Section adopted rules requi...

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Main Author: G. Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African National Biodiversity Institut 2007-08-01
Series:Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
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Online Access:https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/308