On 26/08/2012 05:56, wrote:
There is a beautiful shy Australian called ‘Sturt Desert Pea’. I just
included it in my ebook, and I try to be accurate when adding
botanical names. Strangely, this one is ‘Clianthus formosus’ in some
books, but ‘Swainsona formosa’ in others. I chose the latter because
it seems a more recent naming. I found that in 1999 yet another
classification was suggested but “…rejected by the scientific
community…”
Question: who exactly determines a plant’s classification?
Thanks for replies – Klaus
www.greetings122.com

You may find the article " Major changes to the Code of
Nomenclature—Melbourne, July 2011" of interest:
http://masetto.ingentaselect.co.uk/f...9957906e19.pdf

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Jeff