RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 <em>Rhexifolia</em> versus <em>Rhexiifolia</em>: Plant Nomenclature Run Amok?
JF Native Plants Journal
JO NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 59
OP 61
DO 10.2979/NPJ.2005.6.1.59
VO 6
IS 1
A1 Dumroese, R Kasten
A1 Skinner, Mark W
YR 2005
UL http://npj.uwpress.org/content/6/1/59.abstract
AB The International Botanical Congress governs plant nomenclature worldwide through the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. In the current code are very specific procedures for naming plants with novel compound epithets, and correcting compound epithets, like rhexifolia, that were incorrectly combined.We discuss why rhexiifolia is now preferred.