Is Botanical nomenclature the same as taxonomy?
no
What it taxonomy about?
grouping and classifying plants
And then what does nomenclature do?
provides names for the results of this process
Who started it?
Linnaeus
What was the name of his book?
"Species Plantarum"
When was it published?
1753
Is there a code of nomeclature?
yes
What's the abbreviation for its name?
ICN
What does it stand for?
International Code of Nomenclature
Was there one before it?
yes
What was the abbreviation for the name of that one?
ICBN
And what did that stand for?
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
Are fossill plants part of the code?
yes
Early nomenclature works were written in which language?
Latin
Any other?
Greek
Can you name one of the early writers?
Theophrastus
How about another?
Dioscorides
When was he around?
c. 40 – 90 AD
Who had the most written plant information in Mediaeval times?
monks
Which monks in particular?
Benedictine