Proposals to the 2024, Madrid Congress

PROPOSALS, XX IBC (2024)

List of proposals to amend the International Code of Nomenclature for
algae, fungi, and plants, submitted to the XX International Botanical
Congress, Madrid, 2024 (was: Rio de Janeiro, 2023).

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Nicholas J. Turland & John H. Wiersema Procedures and timetable for proposals to amend the International Code of Nomenclature *for algae, fungi, and plants*	Taxon 68: 1372-1373. 2020 [‘2019’]
Patrick Herendeen & Jiří Kvaček International Botanical Congress moving to Madrid in 2024	Taxon 70: 690-690. 2021
Committee on Institutional Votes, Members of the Committee, Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Nicholas J. Turland, Alina Freire-Fierro, Bin-Jie Ge, Josephine Milne, A. Muthama Muasya, Jarosław Proćków & Teresa Iturriaga Institutional Votes at the XX International Botanical Congress, Madrid, 2024: Report of the Committee on Institutional Votes	Taxon 73: 317-324. 2024
Sandra Knapp, Inés Álvarez, Anna Monro, Jefferson Prado, Nicholas J. Turland & John Wiersema Livestreaming the Nomenclature Section at the XX International Botanical Congress, Madrid, 15–19 July 2024	Taxon 73: 413-414. 2024
Inés Álvarez, Sandra Knapp & Nicholas J. Turland Change of venue for the Nomenclature Section at the XX IBC in Madrid	Taxon 73: 931-931. 2024

Proposals

Tae-Young Choi, Dong Chan Son & Soo-Rang Lee (001) Proposal to add a new Note and Example to illustrate Article 6.11	Taxon 69: 623-623. 2020
Magnus Lidén (002–003) Proposal to change the phrasing of Article 7.2	Taxon 69: 623-624. 2020
Pedro B. Schwartsburd, Andreza G.S. Oliveira & Nelson T.L. Pena (004–005) Proposals to include the term “type-species” in the Code	Taxon 69: 624-624. 2020
Siddhartha Singh Deo & Shuvadeep Majumdar (006) Recommendation for preserving dissected parts of holotype specimens of names of bryophytes	Taxon 69: 625-625. 2020
Nicholas J. Turland, John H. Wiersema & John McNeill (007–008) Proposals to make clearer the circumstances under which a holotype can exist	Taxon 69: 626-627. 2020
Julia Gravendyck, Julien B. Bachelier, Wolfram M. Kürschner & Patrick S. Herendeen (009) A proposal to solve a paradox when neotypifying names of fossil-taxa	Taxon 69: 628-628. 2020
Jefferson Prado, Regina Y. Hirai & Robbin C. Moran (010) Proposal to add a new Note and a new Example after Article 9.6	Taxon 69: 629-629. 2020
Gustavo Hassemer, Riccardo M. Baldini, Dirk C. Albach & Jefferson Prado *(011) Proposal to amend the Code* regarding the selection of illustrations as neotypes**	Taxon 69: 629-630. 2020
Avishek Bhattacharjee, Sangita Dey & Subir Bandyopadhyay (012) Proposal to modify Article 9.12	Taxon 69: 630-630. 2020
Jaideep Mazumdar, Subir Bandyopadhyay & Avishek Bhattacharjee (013) Proposal to amend Article 9.20	Taxon 69: 631-631. 2020
James C. Lendemer (014) Proposal to require a statement of “demonstrable ambiguity” for epitype designation	Taxon 69: 631-631. 2020
Tapas Chakrabarty & Subir Bandyopadhyay (015) Proposal to add a new paragraph to Recommendation 9B concerning lecto-, neo-, and epitypification	Taxon 69: 632-632. 2020
Mayur D. Nandikar (016) Proposal to add a new paragraph to Recommendation 9B	Taxon 69: 632-632. 2020
Anand Kumar, Onkar Nath Maurya & Subir Bandyopadhyay (017) Proposal to add a new Example after Article 11.4	Taxon 69: 633-633. 2020
Nicholas J. Turland, John H. Wiersema & John McNeill (018–020) Proposals for a clearer and more concise Article 40 and to resolve conflict between Art. 40.6 and Art. 9.10	Taxon 69: 633-635. 2020
Gopal Krishna, Avishek Bhattacharjee, Subir Bandyopadhyay & Munivenkatappa Sanjappa (021) Proposal to amend Recommendation 46C.2	Taxon 69: 636-636. 2020
Robbin C. Moran, Jefferson Prado, Regina Hirai & Fernando B. Matos (022) Proposal to modify Article 60.8(a)	Taxon 69: 636-636. 2020
David J. Mabberley (023) Proposal to amend Article 60.8: classical Latin adjectival specific epithets commemorating persons	Taxon 69: 637-637. 2020
- David J. Mabberley The orthographic significance of the Latin name for the “Norfolk Island Hibiscus” (Malvaceae)	Taxon 67: 792-793. 2018
Paul van Rijckevorsel (024) Proposal to add a voted Example to Article 60.8	Taxon 69: 638-638. 2020
- Paul van Rijckevorsel (2566) Proposal to conserve the name Taxus harringtonia *(Cephalotaxus harringtonia) (Taxaceae)* with that spelling	Taxon 66: 1471-1471. 2017
- Wendy L. Applequist “(2566) To conserve Taxus harringtonia ...” in Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 71	Taxon 69: 394-394. 2020 Taxon 69: 391-397. 2020
Avishek Bhattacharjee, Gopal Krishna & Subir Bandyopadhyay (025) Proposal to clarify that a circumscription applies to a taxon, not to a name	Taxon 69: 1379-1379. 2020
Jefferson Prado, Regina Y. Hirai & Robbin C. Moran (026) Proposal to add a new Recommendation after Article 7 and a new entry to the Glossary	Taxon 69: 1379-1380. 2020
Gunadayalan Gnanasekaran & Wilson Arisdason (027) Proposal to amend Recommendation 8A.4	Taxon 69: 1380-1380. 2020
Tomoyuki Katagiri & Shuvadeep Majumdar (028) Recommendation for prohibiting unauthorized division of a type specimen	Taxon 69: 1381-1381. 2020
Avishek Bhattacharjee, Subir Bandyopadhyay & Debabrata Maity (029) Proposal to add a new Example after Article 9.1	Taxon 69: 1382-1382. 2020
Michael Wisnev (030–033) Proposals regarding lectotypes, neotypes, and epitypes (amendments to Articles 9 and 10)	Taxon 69: 1382-1383. 2020
Avishek Bhattacharjee, Monalisa Dey & Subir Bandyopadhyay (034–035) Proposals to amend Article 9.6 and Example 6	Taxon 69: 1384-1384. 2020
Michael Wisnev (036–037) Proposals regarding neotypes and epitypes (amendment to Articles 9.8 and 9.9)	Taxon 69: 1385-1385. 2020
Tapas Chakrabarty, Gopal Krishna & Anand Kuma (038) Proposal to add a new Example under Article 9.17	Taxon 69: 1385-1386. 2020
Gopal Krishna, Avishek Bhattacharjee & Subir Bandyopadhyay (039) Proposal to add a new paragraph to Recommendation 9A	Taxon 69: 1386-1386. 2020
Wojciech Paul & Beata Paszko (040) How to deal with imprecise dates – proposal to add a new rule to Article 31	Taxon 69: 1386-1387. 2020
Cassiano A.D. Welker & Jefferson Prado (041) Proposal to amend Article 35.2 and add a new Example	Taxon 69: 1387-1387. 2020
Gopal Krishna, Avishek Bhattacharjee, Wilson Arisdason & Subir Bandyopadhya (042) Proposal to add a new Example under Article 36.1	Taxon 69: 1388-1388. 2020
Avishek Bhattacharjee, Gopal Krishna & Subir Bandyopadhyay (043) Proposal to amend the definition of “diagnosis” in Article 38.2	Taxon 69: 1388-1388. 2020
Avishek Bhattacharjee, Sangita Dey & Subir Bandyopadhyay (044) Proposal to amend Recommendation 40A.1	Taxon 69: 1389-1389. 2020
Michael Wisnev (045–046) Proposals to convert Article 41 Example 17 to a voted Example and delete Article 41 Example 19	Taxon 69: 1389-1390. 2020
Gopal Krishna, Avishek Bhattacharjee & Subir Bandyopadhyay (047) Proposal to add a new paragraph with a new Example to Recommendation 50D	Taxon 69: 1390-1390. 2020
Robbin C. Moran & Jefferson Prado (048) Proposal to amend Article 60.8 and Example 17, and add an associated new Glossary entry	Taxon 69: 1391-1391. 2020
Jefferson Prado & Robbin C. Moran (049) Proposal to amend Article 60.11 and its Examples, and to add a new Example	Taxon 69: 1392-1392. 2020
Avishek Bhattacharjee, Ruma Bhadra & Subir Bandyopadhyay (050) Proposal to amend the definition of “synonym” in the Glossary	Taxon 69: 1393-1393. 2020
Paul van Rijckevorsel (051–052) Proposals on the retroactivity of Division III	Taxon 70: 448-448. 2021
Vijai Malik, Lalita Saini, Archasvi Tyagi & Subir Bandyopadhyay (053–054) Proposals to clarify Art. 6 Note 2 and add a new Example concerning isonyms published by the same author	Taxon 70: 448-449. 2021
Michael Wisnev (055–064) Proposals to clarify Articles 6.9–6.13 and Article 41	Taxon 70: 449-451. 2021
Brian J. Tindall (065) Proposal to amend Article 7.2 and add a definition of “typify”to the Glossary	Taxon 70: 451-451. 2021
Michael Wisnev (066–068) Proposals regarding type designation requirements (amendments to Articles 7 and 9)	Taxon 70: 452-452. 2021
Susanne S. Renner (069) Recommendation for adding photographs of type specimens to the protologues of new names of taxa at the rank of species or below	Taxon 70: 452-453. 2021
Adriel Ian Jocou (070) Proposal to add a new Example after Article 9 Note 6 to illustrate when the term “holotype” cannot be corrected	Taxon 70: 453-453. 2021
Sneha P. Bramhadande & Mayur D. Nandikar (071) Proposal for accountability in designating types based on virtually seen original material	Taxon 70: 453-454. 2021
Jefferson Prado, Regina Y. Hirai & Robbin C. Moran (072) Proposal to clarify Article 20.3 concerning the form of a generic name, to amend its Examples and to add a new Example	Taxon 70: 454-454. 2021
Mark A. Garland (073–075) Proposals to clarify the status of epithets in the ablative case	Taxon 70: 455-455. 2021
- Mark A. Garland *Is Solanum fructu-tecto* validly published? Article 23 and epithets in the ablative case**	Taxon 70: 648-652. 2021
José Floriano Barêa Pastore, Michelle Mota & Jefferson Prado (076–077) Proposals to amend Article 38.4, to extend its application to an illustration with analysis, and to add a new Article with a new Example	Taxon 70: 456-456. 2021
Duilio Iamonico, John McNeill & Emanuele Del Guacchio (078) Proposal to add a new Example of an indirect reference after Article 38.14	Taxon 70: 457-457. 2021
Gunadayalan Gnanasekaran & Wilson Arisdason (079) Proposal to convert Recommendation 41A.1 into an Article	Taxon 70: 457-458. 2021
Gideon F. Smith (080) Proposal to amend Article H.5.2 concerning a nothotaxon with parent taxa at unequal ranks	Taxon 70: 458-458. 2021
John H. Wiersema, Jefferson Prado & Nicholas J. Turland (081–082) Proposals to allow the use of a hyphen to be treated as a correctable error in all nothogeneric names that are condensed formulas	Taxon 70: 459-459. 2021
Michael Wisnev (083–087) Proposals to amend Article 10 concerning the typification of generic names	Taxon 70: 908-909. 2021
Viktor O. Nachychko (088–090) Proposals to amend Articles 7.11, 9.23 and 40.6 to clarify equivalence to their terms	Taxon 70: 1378-1378. 2021
Sergei L. Mosyakin (091–092) Proposals to amend Recommendation 7A on deposition of typematerial in institutions of countries of origin, and to add a new Recommendation 51A regarding avoiding potentially inappropriate or unacceptable names of taxa	Taxon 70: 1379-1380. 2021
- Peter J. de Lange, Sergei L. Mosyakin, Shannel P. Courtney & Te Ahu Rei (2789) Proposal to conserve the name Pomaderris kumarahou (Rhamnaceae) with that spelling	Taxon 69: 1373-1375. 2020
Susanne S. Renner (093–096) Proposals to permit nuclear DNA sequences as nomenclatural types when preservation of specimens is not feasible	Taxon 70: 1380-1381. 2021
Michael Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (097–100) Proposals to clarify Articles 8.2 and 8.3 and their footnotes with regard to specimens, gatherings and duplicates	Taxon 70: 1381-1382. 2021
Michael Wisnev (101–106) Proposals to clarify rules referring to types designated or indicated and to extend Article 9.2 to other kinds of types	Taxon 70: 1382-1384. 2021
Elton John de Lírio, Ariane Luna Peixoto, Joelcio Freitas & Anderson Alves-Araújo (107) Proposal to add an Example to Article 9.9 for when not to designatean epitype	Taxon 70: 1384-1384. 2021
Bastian Steudel (108–109) Proposals to amend Articles 9.9 and 9.20 to allow more than one epitype	Taxon 70: 1385-1385. 2021
Avishek Bhattacharjee, Subir Bandyopadhyay & Dinesh Kumar Agrawala (110) Proposal to add a new Note to Article 9 to clarify the status of duplicates of types	Taxon 70: 1386-1386. 2021
Shuvadeep Majumdar (111) Proposal to amend Article 20.3, with adjustment to Article 60, to eliminate hyphens from all generic names	Taxon 70: 1386-1387. 2021
Yohan Pillon & Helen C.F. Hopkins (112–113) Proposals to amend Recommendations 20A.1 and 23A.3 to expand the diversity of new generic names and epithets	Taxon 70: 1387-1388. 2021
Rohan Maity & Sudhansu Sekhar Dash (114) Proposal to amend Article 23.2 and Recommendation 23A.3 to eliminate arbitrary formation of, and future use of hyphens in, specific epithets	Taxon 70: 1388-1389. 2021
Mark A. Garland & Jefferson Prado (115) Proposal to amend Article 23.5 and add a new Example to include specific epithets that consist of a noun and its accompanying adjective in the genitive case	Taxon 70: 1389-1389. 2021
Suchandra Dutta & Subir Bandyopadhyay (116) Proposal to amend Recommendation 31B on precisely indicating the date of effective publication	Taxon 70: 1390-1390. 2021
Subir Bandyopadhyay, Gopal Krishna & Avishek Bhattacharjee (117) Proposal to add a new paragraph to Recommendation 40A encouraging the publication of accessory types and type illustrations	Taxon 70: 1390-1391. 2021
Sergei L. Mosyakin (118) Proposal to amend Article 41.5 and add an Example clarifying requirements for referring to a basionym or replaced synonym	Taxon 70: 1391-1392. 2021
Timothy A. Hammer & Kevin R. Thiele (119–122) Proposals to amend Articles 51 and 56 and Division III, to allow the rejection of culturally offensive and inappropriate names	Taxon 70: 1392-1394. 2021
- Paul van Rijckevorsel Proposal to add Selbyana vol. 23 Supplement to the “opera utique oppressa”	Taxon 55: 1053-1053. 2006
- William R. Anderson Reply to van Rijckevorsel’s Proposal to Suppress Selbyana vol. 23 Supplement	Taxon 56: 615-616. 2007
- Wesley E. Higgins & David H. Benzing (Editors, Selbyana) Response to: Proposal to add Selbyana vol. 23 Supplement to the “opera utique oppressa” by Paul van Rijckevorsel	Taxon 56: 968-969. 2007
- Blanca León, Betty Millán, Asunción Cano & Joaquina Albán No rules violated, but … — A response and comments from the Herbario San Marcos (USM) to Rijckevorsel’s proposal to suppress Selbyana vol. 23 Supplement	Taxon 57: 664-665. 2008
- R.K. Brummitt “(Post 1753). To place Selbyana, Suppl. 23. 2002 in the Opera Utique Oppressa in Appendix VI” in: Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 60	Taxon 58: 283-284. 2009 Taxon 58: 280-292. 2009
- Gideon F. Smith & Estrela Figueiredo *“Rhodes-” must fall:* Some of the consequences of colonialism for botany and plant nomenclature	Taxon 71: 1-5. 2021 [‘2022’]
- Sergei L. Mosyakin *If “Rhodes-” must fall, who shall fall next?*	Taxon 71: 249-255. 2022
- Gideon F. Smith, Estrela Figueiredo, Timothy A. Hammer & Kevin R. Thiele Dealing with inappropriate honorifics in a structured and defensible way is possible	Taxon 71: 933-935. 2022
- Sergei L. Mosyakin *Defending Art. 51 of the Code:* Comments on Smith & al. (2022)	Taxon 71: 1141-1150. 2022
- Kevin R. Thiele, Gideon F. Smith, Estrela Figueiredo & Timothy A. Hammer Taxonomists have an opportunity to rid botanical nomenclature of inappropriate honorifics in a structured and defensible way	Taxon 71: 1151-1154. 2022
- Sergei L. Mosyakin Attempts to introduce a system of national, racial and/or ethnocultural discrimination in codes of biological nomenclature should not be tolerated: Comments on some recent proposals (Wright & Gillman, 2022, etc.)	Taxon 72: 469-482. 2023
- Shane Donald Wright & Len Norman Gillman Reply to “Attempts to introduce a system of national, racial and/or ethnocultural discrimination in codes of biological nomenclature should not be tolerated: Comments on some recent proposals (Wright & Gillman, 2022, etc.)”	Taxon 72: 483-485. 2023
Paul van Rijckevorsel (123–125) Proposals on the retroactivity of conservation	Taxon 70: 1394-1395. 2021
Gideon F. Smith & Estrela Figueiredo (126) Proposal to add a new Article 61.6 to permanently and retroactively eliminate epithets *with the root caf[e]r-* or caff[e]r- from the nomenclature of algae, fungi and plants**	Taxon 70: 1395-1396. 2021
- Len Norman Gillman & Shane Donald Wright Restoring indigenous names in taxonomy	Commun. Biol. 3:609 3pp. 2020
- Sandra Knapp, Maria S. Vorontsova & Nicholas J. Turland Indigenous species names in algae, fungi and plants: A comment on Gillman & Wright (2020)	Taxon 69: 1409-1410. 2020
- Ricardo L. Palma & Allen C.G. Heath Science versus vernacular: should some taxa of animals and plants be renamed according to ‘indigenous’ practices?	Bionomina 22: 32–38. 2021
Special-purpose Committee on Virtual Participation in the Nomenclature Section (127–135) Proposals to add new Provisions and Recommendations to Division III of the International Code of Nomenclature *for algae, fungi, and plants* related to virtual participation in the Nomenclature Section	Taxon 70: 1397-1398. 2021
- Members of the Special-purpose Committee: Leslie R. Landrum (Secretary), Renée Fortunato (Convener), Mary Barkworth, Ilse Breitwieser, Sebsebe Demissew, Ali A. Dönmez, Suchandra Dutta, Alina Freire-Fierro, Young-Dong Kim, Blanca León, Gerry Moore, Sergei L. Mosyakin, Sang-Hun Oh, Carlos Parra-O., Jefferson Prado, Lourdes Rico Arce, Alexander N. Sennikov & Gideon F. Smith Report of the Special-purpose Committee on Virtual Participation in the Nomenclature Section	Taxon 70: 1399-1401. 2021
- Sandra Knapp, Inés Álvarez, Anna Monro, Jefferson Prado, Nicholas J. Turland & John Wiersema Livestreaming the Nomenclature Section at the XX International Botanical Congress, Madrid, 15–19 July 2024	Taxon 73: 413-414. 2024
John McNeill, Nicholas J. Turland, John H. Wiersema, Fred R. Barrie & Werner Greuter (136–137) Proposals to clarify the definition of “illustration”	Taxon 71: 703-703. 2022
Michael Wisnev (138–141) Proposals regarding types and supersession (amendments to Articles 7.2–7.4, 8.1, and 10.9, and a new Note after Article 9.19)	Taxon 71: 704-704. 2022
Julia Gravendyck, Robert A. Fensome, Martin J. Head, Patrick S. Herendeen, James B. Riding & Nicholas J. Turland (142–148) Proposals to improve the definition, utility, and curation of (type)specimens of fossil algae, fungi, and plants	Taxon 71: 705-706. 2022
- Julia Gravendyck, Robert A. Fensome, Martin J. Head, Patrick S. Herendeen, James B. Riding, Julien B. Bachelier & Nicholas J. Turland Taxonomy and nomenclature in palaeopalynology: basic principles, current challenges and future perspectives	Palynology 45: 717-743. 2021
Avishek Bhattacharjee & Subir Bandyopadhyay (149) Proposal to add an Example under Article 8 Note 1 to show that an apparent collecting number does not necessarily denote the same gathering	Taxon 71: 707-707. 2022
Sarang Ashok Bokil (150) Proposal to add a Recommendation on type specimens of taxa with microscopic distinguishing characters	Taxon 71: 707-707. 2022
Jefferson Prado, Regina Y. Hirai, James C. Lendemer & Robbin C. Moran (151) Proposal to add the concept of “typotype” to the Code	Taxon 71: 708-708. 2022
Paul van Rijckevorsel (152–153) Proposals to remove an unintended restriction on the typification of genera and subdivisions of genera	Taxon 71: 708-709. 2022
Jefferson Prado, Nicholas J. Turland & John McNeill (154) Proposal to clarify the meaning of “based on” in Article 14.4	Taxon 71: 709-709. 2022
Paul van Rijckevorsel (155) Proposal to disallow descriptive names for subdivisions of families	Taxon 71: 710-710. 2022
Alex S. George (156–158) Proposals to amend Articles 23 and 24 to cover the use of adverbs	Taxon 71: 710-711. 2022
Jefferson Prado, Nicholas J. Turland & John McNeill (159) Proposal to add a new Note and Example in Article 30 concerning retracted electronic publications	Taxon 71: 711-711. 2022
Rohan Maity & Sudhansu Sekhar Dash (160) Proposal to convert Recommendation 40A.5 to a new Article dealing with deposition of type specimens for valid publication of names of new taxa	Taxon 71: 712-712. 2022
Gideon F. Smith (161) Proposal to expand the functions of the General Committee to include the appointment of Special-purpose Committees between International Botanical and Mycological Congresses	Taxon 71: 713-713. 2022
Jefferson Prado & Robbin C. Moran (162) Proposal to add “first-step typification” and “second-step typification” to the Glossary	Taxon 71: 713-713. 2022
Sergei L. Mosyakin & John McNeill (163–164) Proposals to amend Article 8 Ex. 3 and to add a new Note to Article 38, with comments on “types” represented by two or several gatherings	Taxon 71: 1325-1326. 2022
Yun Lin & Qian Sun (165) Proposal to amend Article 9.2 to allow correction of errors in the designation of lectotypes and neotypes as well as holotypes	Taxon 71: 1326-1327. 2022
Thiago E.C. Meneguzzo, Cássio van den Berg & Jefferson Prado (166) Proposal to add a new Note and two new Examples after Article 9.12 to clarify which type specimens change or retain their status upon designation of a lectotype	Taxon 71: 1327-1327. 2022
Sutrishna Kar & Subir Bandyopadhyay (167) Proposal to add a new paragraph to Recommendation 9B on designation of a neotype from the locality of a replaced type	Taxon 71: 1328-1328. 2022
Paul van Rijckevorsel (168–169) Proposals on type indications that do not typify (yet, or any more)	Taxon 71: 1328-1329. 2022
Paul van Rijckevorsel (170–174) Proposal to revise Article 10.2, and some further implications	Taxon 71: 1329-1330. 2022
Thiago E.C. Meneguzzo & Jefferson Prado (175) Proposal to amend Article 14.1 to allow conservation of names of subdivisions of genera and of infraspecific taxa	Taxon 71: 1331-1331. 2022
Nicholas J. Turland & John H. Wiersema (176) Proposal to protect the places of publication of family names listed in Appendix IIB	Taxon 71: 1332-1333. 2022
Sergei L. Mosyakin (177) Proposal to amend Recommendation 23A.3 with the advice not to dedicate species to persons quite unconnected with botany, mycology, phycology, or natural science in general	Taxon 71: 1333-1333. 2022
Alexander B. Doweld (178) Proposal to exclude electronic material with preliminary pagination from effective publication	Taxon 71: 1334-1335. 2022
José Floriano Barêa Pastore, Danielle Remor, Michelle Mota & Jefferson Prado (179) Proposal to add, after Article 38.5, a new Example showing generic and specific names simultaneously validly published through an illustration with analysis	Taxon 71: 1336-1336. 2022
William J. Woelkerling & Øjvind Moestrup (180–183) Proposals to amend Article 40.1 and Article 44.1 and to add a new Article 44.3 and a Note to facilitate the valid publication of names of “dinoflagellates”	Taxon 71: 1337-1338. 2022
Anand Kumar & Subir Bandyopadhyay (184) Proposal to amend Article 41.5 to account for missing or preliminary page numbers	Taxon 71: 1338-1339. 2022
John H. Wiersema, Melanie Schori & John McNeill (185) Proposal to amend Article 48.2 to improve its parallel construction in relation to Article 52.2	Taxon 71: 1339-1340. 2022
John McNeill, Werner Greuter & Helen Hartley (186–187) Proposals to add a new provision in Article 60 to establish that epithets formed from abbreviations of personal names are considered to be composed arbitrarily and the termination of such epithets is not subject to standardization, and to clarify Article 60.14	Taxon 71: 1340-1341. 2022
John McNeill, Vincent Demoulin, Werner Greuter, Jefferson Prado, Fred R. Barrie, David J. Mabberley, Valéry Malécot, Karol Marhold & Karen L. Wilson (188–191) Four proposals to clarify the rules on gender	Taxon 71: 1342-1343. 2022
Veronica Malavasi & Pavel Skaloud (192) Insert a new Chapter E in Division II on a Code of Ethics	Taxon 71: 1343-1344. 2022
Gideon F. Smith, Estrela Figueiredo, Gerry Moore, Leslie R. Landrum, Roy E. Gereau, Jefferson Prado, Sebsebe Demissew, Wendy Applequist, Alejandro Quintanar, Renée Fortunato, Alina Freire-Fierro, Jun Wen & Yun-Fei Deng (193) Proposal to democratize aspects of the governance of the International Code *of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants*	Taxon 71: 1344-1345. 2022
- Gerry Moore, Gideon F. Smith, Estrela Figueiredo, Leslie R. Landrum, Roy E. Gereau, Jefferson Prado, Sebsebe Demissew, Wendy Applequist, Alejandro Quintanar, Renée Fortunato, Alina Freire-Fierro, Jun Wen & Yun-Fei Deng In defense of the primacy of the Nomenclature Section in decision-making in botanical nomenclature: A reply to the Rapporteurs’ comment on Proposal 193 to amend the Shenzhen Code	Taxon 73: 663-667. 2024
- Leslie R. Landrum Nomenclature governance of algae, fungi, and plants can become a more democratic process at the Madrid Nomenclature Section	Taxon 73: 937-942. 2024
John H. Wiersema (194) Proposal to readdress the issue of whether or not the types of basionyms or replaced synonyms of conserved names with conserved types are themselves conserved	Taxon 71: 1345-1346. 2022
Sergei L. Mosyakin (195) Proposal to amend the Preamble by adding a “potentially sensitive content disclaimer and limitation of liability”	Taxon 72: 442-443. 2023
Michael Wisnev (196–197) Proposals regarding unpublished materials (amendments to Article 6.1 and the footnote of Article 6.13)	Taxon 72: 443-443. 2023
Shuvadeep Majumdar, Subir Bandyopadhyay & Tapas Chakrabarty (198–199) Proposals to disallow doubtful equivalents of “designated here” under Article 7.11 and to recommend that permissible equivalents be in the Latin alphabet	Taxon 72: 444-444. 2023
Sergei L. Mosyakin & Zoya M. Tsymbalyuk (200) Proposal to amend the definition of the word “duplicate” in the footnote to Article 8.3	Taxon 72: 444-445. 2023
Michael Wisnev (201–202) Proposals regarding the definition of original material (Article 9.4)	Taxon 72: 445-446. 2023
Michael J. Stephan (203–205) Proposals to require initial lowercase letters for specific and infraspecific epithets, to permit tautonyms non-retroactively, and to use consistent language in Articles 20.1 and 23.2	Taxon 72: 446-447. 2023
Juan Carlos Zamora (206) Proposal to guide the choice among grammatical forms in epithets with uncertain grammatical status	Taxon 72: 447-448. 2023
Paul van Rijckevorsel (207–216) Proposals on orthography: Epithets in apposition, and more	Taxon 72: 448-451. 2023
Sergei L. Mosyakin, John McNeill & Natalia M. Shiyan (217) Proposal to amend Article 38.4 to allow binding decisions on whether a name was accepted by its author(s) in the original publication	Taxon 72: 452-453. 2023
Jefferson Prado, Wendy Applequist, Karen L. Wilson, Karol Marhold, Valéry Malécot, John H. Wiersema, Werner Greuter, Patrick S. Herendeen, John McNeill, Juan Carlos Zamora & Anna M. Monro (218–220) Proposals to authorize binding decisions to be implemented upon General Committee approval of a recommendation, subject to ratification by a later International Botanical Congress	Taxon 72: 453-454. 2023
Vera P. Hayova, Ganna V. Boiko & Sergei L. Mosyakin (221) Proposal to add a new Recommendation after Article 38, with the advice to report local/indigenous vernacular names (if available) of new taxa and to use such names, if appropriate, in scientific nomenclature	Taxon 72: 455-455. 2023
Michael Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (222) Proposal to amend Article 40.4 to avoid an unintended conflict with Article 40.2	Taxon 72: 455-456. 2023
Anand Kumar & Subir Bandyopadhyay (223–224) Proposals to remove redundancy in Recommendation 40A concerning indication of type	Taxon 72: 456-456. 2023
Michael Wisnev (225–226) Proposals to more clearly provide the date limitations in Article 41	Taxon 72: 457-457. 2023
Michelle Mota, José Floriano Barêa Pastore & Jefferson Prado (227) Proposal to permit a binding decision on whether or not an indirect reference to a basionym or replaced synonym is sufficient for valid publication of a name	Taxon 72: 457-458. 2023
Paul van Rijckevorsel (228–232) Proposals on orthography: Diacritical signs	Taxon 72: 458-459. 2023
Paul van Rijckevorsel (233–240) Proposals on orthography: Epithets honouring persons	Taxon 72: 459-461. 2023
Sergei L. Mosyakin & John McNeill (241) Proposal to amend Article H.11.1 by additionally allowing a combination of the name of a hybridogenous genus and a nothospecific epithet for naming a nothospecies of which the postulated or known parent species belong to different genera	Taxon 72: 461-462. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (242–244) Proposals to clarify the use of the terms“name”and “designation” and add a definition of“potential name” (Articles 6.3, 12.1 and 38.4)	Taxon 72: 677-678. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (245–248) Proposals regarding rank-denoting terms (Articles 6, 21, 24 and 32)	Taxon 72: 678-679. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (249–252) Miscellaneous proposals to address inconsistencies in the Code	Taxon 72: 679-680. 2023
John H. Wiersema, John McNeill & Werner Greuter (253) Proposal to clarify the option in Art. 7.11 for equivalency to “here designated”	Taxon 72: 680-681. 2023
Sandra Knapp, Leandro Giacomin & Abdulrokhman Kartonegoro (254) Proposal to add a new Recommendation 7A.2 to suggest deposition of holotypes in herbaria, collections or institutions within the native geographical distribution of any new taxon	Taxon 72: 681-682. 2023
John H. Wiersema, Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (255–257) Proposals to clarify the meaning of “author” in Article 9.4 and exempt Article 7.8 from applying to names untypified before 2026	Taxon 72: 682-683. 2023
Malte Elbrächter, Marc Gottschling, Mona Hoppenrath, Helmut Keupp, Wolf-Henning Kusber, Michael Streng, Urban Tillmann, Gerard J.M. Versteegh & Karin A.F. Zonneveld (258–260) Proposals to eliminate contradiction between Articles 11.7 and 11.8 and to equate non-fossil with fossil names of dinophytes for purposes of priority	Taxon 72: 684-686. 2023
- Martin J. Head, Robert A. Fensome, Kenneth N. Mertens & Patrick S. Herendeen Critique of Proposals 258–260 to eliminate contradiction between Articles 11.7 and 11.8 and to equate non-fossil with fossil names of dinophytes for purposes of priority, by Elbrächter & al. (2023), and ensuing recommendations	Taxon 73: 405-407. 2024
Alexander B. Doweld (261–266) Proposals to amend the Code to update regulations of the nomenclature of fossils	Taxon 72: 686-688. 2023
Jonathan Krieger & Rafaël Govaerts (267–269) Proposals to define description and amend the definition of diagnosis in Article 38	Taxon 72: 689-690. 2023
Emma Wrankmore & Rafaël Govaerts (270) Proposal to add a Note after Article 40.1 to clarify that elements that cannot serve as types on their own should not be considered as part of a type indication	Taxon 72: 690-690. 2023
Emma Wrankmore & Rafaël Govaerts (271) Proposal to add a Note after Article 41.3 to clarify the meaning of “indirect reference” in the context of a basionym or replaced synonym citation	Taxon 72: 691-691. 2023
Helen Hartley & Rafaël Govaerts (272–273) Add a new Note to Article 41 and amend Recommendation 41A.2 to clarify what is and what is not allowed as a page reference for a basionym or replaced synonym citation	Taxon 72: 692-692. 2023
Alexander B. Doweld (274–280) Proposals to amend the Code to harmonize botanical and zoological nomenclature used for the so-called “ambiregnal” microorganisms (as exemplified by fossils)	Taxon 72: 693-696. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (281) Proposal to amend Article 46.1 to mention the rules for which the determination of the correct author is critical	Taxon 72: 697-697. 2023
Ihor G. Olshanskyi (282) Proposal to amend Article 60 Note 4 by specifying possible options of the grammatical gender and number of epithets honouring certain non-binary persons	Taxon 72: 697-698. 2023
Julian M.H. Shaw (283) Proposal to amend the use of the termination -ara in forming nothogeneric names	Taxon 72: 698-699. 2023
Jonathan Krieger & Rafaël Govaerts (284) Proposal to add a Note after Article H.9.1 to clarify that a statement of the names of parent species is sufficient for valid publication of the name of a nothogenus	Taxon 72: 699-699. 2023
Nicholas J. Turland (285) Proposal to streamline proposals to amend the Code that concern only non-voted Examples or the Glossary	Taxon 72: 700-700. 2023
Committee on Institutional Votes Members of the Committee: Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Nicholas J. Turland, Alina Freire-Fierro, Bin-Jie Ge, Josephine Milne, A. Muthama Muasya, Jarosław Proćków & Teresa Iturriaga (286–289) Proposals on institutional votes, especially to reduce geographical imbalance	Taxon 72: 701-703. 2023
Tom W. May, Konstanze Bensch, David L. Hawksworth, James Lendemer, Scott A. Redhead & Nicholas J. Turland (290–295) Proposals to amend Division III to create an “Editorial Committee for Fungi” and to shift the timing of appointment of the Deputy Secretary of the Fungal Nomenclature Bureau	Taxon 72: 704-705. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (296–303) Proposals to clarify basionyms and replaced synonyms in Articles 6, 9 and 41	Taxon 72: 947-948. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (304–305) Proposals to address admixtures (Article 8.2)	Taxon 72: 949-949. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (306–314) Proposals to address subsequent type designations (Articles 9.14, 9.19 and Recommendation 9A.4)	Taxon 72: 949-951. 2023
Sergei L. Mosyakin & John McNeill (315–316) Proposals to clarify the role of epitypes and to further nomenclatural stability with regard to epitypes and neotypes	Taxon 72: 951-952. 2023
Rafaël Govaerts & Paul M. Kirk (317–318) Proposals to allow new combinations, names at new rank and replacement names to be effectively and validly published by registration only	Taxon 72: 953-953. 2023
Rafaël Govaerts (319) Proposal to allow current practice on rank interpretation to continue	Taxon 72: 954-954. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (320–324) Proposals to clarify the term “description”, define “validating description” and clarify two Examples (Article 38)	Taxon 72: 954-956. 2023
Andriy Kovalchuk (325) Proposal to amend Article 38.4, to extend its application to a reference to a previously and effectively published description or diagnosis	Taxon 72: 956-957. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (326) Proposal to make clearer what details are needed to indicate or designate a type (Article 40 Note 2)	Taxon 72: 957-957. 2023
Sergei L. Mosyakin, Iryna O. Bednarska & Mykola M. Fedoronchu (327) Proposal to amend Recommendation 40A.4 to encourage explicit and full citation of data on the label of the type (holotype) specimen of the name of a new species or infraspecific taxon	Taxon 72: 958-958. 2023
Helen Hartley & Rafaël Govaerts (328) Proposal to amend Article 41.8 and add a new Article to end the new combination/ name of new taxon lottery	Taxon 72: 959-960. 2023
Kevin R. Thiele, Quentin Groom, Susanne S. Renner, Wendy L. Applequist & Samuli Lehtonen (329–338) Proposals to permit DNA sequences to serve as types of names in prescribed circumstances	Taxon 72: 1143-1145. 2023
Kevin R. Thiele, Quentin Groom, Susanne S. Renner & Samuli Lehtonen (339–348) Proposals to permit DNA sequences to serve as types of names in prescribed circumstances	Taxon 72: 1146-1148. 2023
- Kevin R. Thiele, Wendy L. Applequist, Susanne S. Renner, Tom W. May, Ali A. Dönmez, Quentin Groom, Samuli Lehtonen, Christine A. Maggs, Valéry Malécot, Hwan Su Yoon DNA sequences as types: A discussion paper from the Special-purpose Committee established at the XIX International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen, China	Taxon 72: 965-973. 2023
- Samuli Lehtonen & Kevin R. Thiele Report of the Special-purpose Committee on DNA Sequences as Types, established at the XIX International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen, China	Taxon 72: 1137-1142. 2023
Sergei L. Mosyakin (349) Proposal to amend the Preamble by adding a “Non-Discrimination Statement”	Taxon 72: 1149-1150. 2023
Jarosław Proćków & Lenka Záveská Drábková (350–351) Proposal on a new taxonomic rank, supergenus	Taxon 72: 1150-1150. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (352–357) Proposals to clarify typification when a name is validly published solely by reference to an earlier description or diagnosis (Articles 7.8, 9 Note 3, 40.3 and Recommendation 9A)	Taxon 72: 1151-1152. 2023
John H. Wiersema & John McNeill (358–359) Two proposals clarifying some acts of typification	Taxon 72: 1153-1153. 2023
Sandip Kisan Gavade & Manoj Madhwanand Lekhak (360) Proposal to add a new Recommendation that duplicate material on which the name of a taxon is to be based be conserved in different herbaria, collections or institutions	Taxon 72: 1154-1154. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev (361) Proposal regarding whether elements cited with doubt are original material (Article 9.4)	Taxon 72: 1154-1155. 2023
Jarosław Proćków & Małgorzata Proćków (362) Proposal to specify that in lectotype designation precedence be given to a part of the holotype that is not in conflict with the validating description or diagnosis	Taxon 72: 1155-1156. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev (363–368) Proposals regarding holotypes	Taxon 72: 1156-1158. 2023
John H. Wiersema, Melanie Schori, Gea Zijlstra, Kanchi N. Gandhi & John McNeill (369–373) Proposals to eliminate the future application of Article 20.2 to generic names matching technical terms in morphology	Taxon 72: 1158-1167. 2023
Clement Earp & Sergei L. Mosyakin (374) Proposal to amend Article 38.3 to clarify what local, indigenous or traditional information is to be accepted in a validating description or diagnosis	Taxon 72: 1167-1168. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev & Jefferson Prado (375–376) Proposals to address valid publication based on information in the protologue (Articles 40, 8 Ex. 3 and 9.2)	Taxon 72: 1168-1169. 2023
John C. Brinda & Mark F. Watson (377–378) Proposals to improve the indexing and exchange of digital nomenclatural data	Taxon 72: 1169-1171. 2023
John McNeill (379–382) Proposals to amend the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants to ensure that the names of algae and fungi are not subject to uncertainty on the applicability of the rules of any other Code and to further clarify Art. 45.1	Taxon 72: 1171-1172. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev (383–389) Proposals to clarify Article 46 (author citations)	Taxon 72: 1173-1175. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev (390) Proposal to clarify “inclusion of the type in a different taxon” in Article 48.1	Taxon 72: 1176-1176. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev (391–394) Proposals to clarify “inclusion of the type” and “exclusion of a type” (Articles 48.2., 52.2, 22.2 and 26.2)	Taxon 72: 1177-1178. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev (395–402) Proposals to clarify homonyms, new combinations, names at new ranks, replacement names, misapplications and ineffective typifications (Articles 48, 6, 7, 40 and the Glossary)	Taxon 72: 1178-1180. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev (403–406) Proposals to clarify the meaning of rejected and rejected name (Articles 51, 52.1, 53.1 and the Glossary)	Taxon 72: 1180-1181. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev (407–410) Proposals to clarify nomenclaturally superfluous names (Articles 52.1, 52 Note 2 and 6.4)	Taxon 72: 1181-1181. 2023
Michael A. Wisnev (411–413) Proposals to clarify exclusion of a type for purposes of Article 52.2(e) and Note 1	Taxon 72: 1182-1183. 2023
Vincent Demoulin (414–425) Proposals on orthographical errors and orthographical variants	Taxon 72: 1183-1185. 2023
Nicholas J. Turland & John H. Wiersema (426–433) Miscellaneous proposals to amend the Shenzhen Code	Taxon 72: 1186-1188. 2023
[Paul van Rijckevorsel Set of proposals refused for publication, on account of including proposals on Examples]	[ ]
[Paul van Rijckevorsel Set of proposals on hybrids, refused for publication, on account of including proposals on Examples]	[ ]

Congress

Nicholas J. Turland (Rapporteur général) & John H. Wiersema (Vice-rapporteur) Synopsis of Proposals on Botanical Nomenclature – Madrid 2024: A review of the proposals concerning the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants submitted to the XX International Botanical Congress [ voting form ]	Taxon 73: 325-404. 2024
Nicholas J. Turland, Matúš Kempa, Sandra Knapp, Eva Král’ovičová & John H. Wiersema Results of the preliminary guiding vote (“mail vote”) on proposals to amend the International Code *of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants* submitted to the XX International Botanical Congress, Madrid 2024	Taxon 73: 1096-1109. 2024
Nicholas J. Turland, Inés Álvarez, Sandra Knapp, Anna M. Monro & John H. Wiersema XX International Botanical Congress, Madrid 2024: Report of Congress action on nomenclature proposals	Taxon 73: 1308-1323. 2024

Committee reports

Gideon F. Smith, Melanie Schori & Karen L. Wilson The history, establishment, and functioning of Special-purpose Committees under the *International Code of Nomenclature* *for algae, fungi, and plants*	Taxon 68: 1082-1092. 2020 [‘2019’]
Members of the Special-purpose Committee: Leslie R. Landrum (Secretary), Renée Fortunato (Convener), Mary Barkworth, Ilse Breitwieser, Sebsebe Demissew, Ali A. Dönmez, Suchandra Dutta, Alina Freire-Fierro, Young-Dong Kim, Blanca León, Gerry Moore, Sergei L. Mosyakin, Sang-Hun Oh, Carlos Parra-O., Jefferson Prado, Lourdes Rico Arce, Alexander N. Sennikov & Gideon F. Smith Report of the Special-purpose Committee on Virtual Participation in the Nomenclature Section	Taxon 70: 1399-1401. 2021
- Special-purpose Committee on Virtual Participation in the Nomenclature Section (127–135) Proposals to add new Provisions and Recommendations to Division III of the International Code of Nomenclature *for algae, fungi, and plants* related to virtual participation in the Nomenclature Section	Taxon 70: 1397-1398. 2021
Pierre-André Loizeau, John Brinda, Martin J. Head & Carmen Ulloa Ulloa Report of the Registration Committee	Taxon 72: 1134-1136. 2023
Samuli Lehtonen & Kevin R. Thiele Report of the Special-purpose Committee on DNA Sequences as Types, established at the XIX International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen, China	Taxon 72: 1137-1142. 2023
- Kevin R. Thiele, Wendy L. Applequist, Susanne S. Renner, Tom W. May, Ali A. Dönmez, Quentin Groom, Samuli Lehtonen, Christine A. Maggs, Valéry Malécot, Hwan Su Yoon DNA sequences as types: A discussion paper from the Special-purpose Committee established at the XIX International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen, China	Taxon 72: 965-973. 2023
- Susanne S. Renner (093–096) Proposals to permit nuclear DNA sequences as nomenclatural types when preservation of specimens is not feasible	Taxon 70: 1380-1381. 2021
- Kevin R. Thiele, Quentin Groom, Susanne S. Renner, Wendy L. Applequist & Samuli Lehtonen (329–338) Proposals to permit DNA sequences to serve as types of names in prescribed circumstances	Taxon 72: 1143-1145. 2023
- Kevin R. Thiele, Quentin Groom, Susanne S. Renner & Samuli Lehtonen (339–348) Proposals to permit DNA sequences to serve as types of names in prescribed circumstances	Taxon 72: 1146-1148. 2023

Decolonial epithets

Len Norman Gillman & Shane Donald Wright Restoring indigenous names in taxonomy	Commun. Biol. 3:609 3pp. 2020
Sandra Knapp, Maria S. Vorontsova & Nicholas J. Turland Indigenous species names in algae, fungi and plants: A comment on Gillman & Wright (2020)	Taxon 69: 1409-1410. 2020
Ricardo L. Palma & Allen C.G. Heath Science versus vernacular: should some taxa of animals and plants be renamed according to ‘indigenous’ practices?	Bionomina 22: 32-38. 2021
Gideon F. Smith & Estrela Figueiredo *“Rhodes-” must fall:* Some of the consequences of colonialism for botany and plant nomenclature	Taxon 71: 1-5. 2021 [‘2022’]
Shane Donald Wright & Len Norman Gillman Replacing current nomenclature with pre-existing indigenous names in algae, fungi and plants	Taxon 71: 6-10. 2021 [‘2022’]
Len Norman Gillman & Shane Donald Wright A reply to ‘Science versus vernacular’: should some taxa of animals and plants be renamed according to ‘indigenous’ practices?	Bionomina 25: 93-97. 2021
Sergei L. Mosyakin *If “Rhodes-” must fall, who shall fall next?*	Taxon 71: 249-255. 2022
Gideon F. Smith, Estrela Figueiredo, Timothy A. Hammer & Kevin R. Thiele Dealing with inappropriate honorifics in a structured and defensible way is possible	Taxon 71: 933-935. 2022
Sergei L. Mosyakin *Defending Art. 51 of the Code:* Comments on Smith & al. (2022)	Taxon 71: 1141-1150. 2022
Kevin R. Thiele, Gideon F. Smith, Estrela Figueiredo & Timothy A. Hammer Taxonomists have an opportunity to rid botanical nomenclature of inappropriate honorifics in a structured and defensible way	Taxon 71: 1151-1154. 2022
Rohan Pethiyagoda Policing the scientific lexicon: The new colonialism?	Megataxa 010: 020-025. 2023
Sergei L. Mosyakin Attempts to introduce a system of national, racial and/or ethnocultural discrimination in codes of biological nomenclature should not be tolerated: Comments on some recent proposals (Wright & Gillman, 2022, etc.)	Taxon 72: 469-482. 2023
Shane Donald Wright & Len Norman Gillman Reply to “Attempts to introduce a system of national, racial and/or ethnocultural discrimination in codes of biological nomenclature should not be tolerated: Comments on some recent proposals (Wright & Gillman, 2022, etc.)”	Taxon 72: 483-485. 2023
Patrícia Guedes, Fernanda Alves-Martins, Javier Martínez Arribas, Sumita Chatterjee, Ana M. C. Santos, Amir Lewin, Longji Bako, Paul W. Webala, Ricardo A. Correia, Ricardo Rocha & Richard J. Ladle Eponyms have no place in 21st-century biological nomenclature	Nat. Ecol. Evol. 7: 1157-1160. 2023
Alexandre Antonelli, Harith Farooq, Matheus Colli-Silva, João P.M. Araújo, André V.L. Freitas, Elliot M. Gardner, Olwen Grace, Shiran Gu, Lovanomenjanahary Marline, Mark Nesbitt, Tuula Niskanen, Jean Michel Onana, Oscar A. Pérez-Escobar, Charlotte Taylor & Sandra Knapp People-inspired names remain valuable	Nat. Ecol. Evol. 7: 1161-1162. 2023
Mathew Bukhi Mabele, Wilhelm Andrew Kiwango & Iddi Mwanyoka Disrupting the epistemic empire is necessary for a decolonial ecology	Nat. Ecol. Evol. 7: 1163-1163. 2023
Lou Jost, Mario Humberto Yanez-Muñoz, Jorge Brito, Carolina Reyes-Puig, Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig, Juan M. Guayasamín, Santiago R. Ron, Catalina Quintana, Gabriel Iturralde, Luis Baquero, Marco Monteros, Alina Freire-Fierro, Diana Fernández, Glenda Mendieta-Leiva, J. Francisco Morales, Adam P. Karremans, J. Antonio Vázquez-García, Gerardo A. Salazar, Eric Hágsater, Rodolfo Solano, Germán Carnevali Fernández-Concha & Marcelo Arana Eponyms are important tools for biologists in the Global South	Nat. Ecol. Evol. 7: 1164–1165. 2023
Mirjana Roksandic, Charles Musiba, Predrag Radovic, Joshua Lindal, Xiu-Jie Wu, Estrela Figueiredo, Gideon F. Smith, Ivan Roksandic & Christopher J. Bae Change in biological nomenclature is overdue and possible	Nat. Ecol. Evol. 7: 1166–1167. 2023
Michael C. Orr, Alice C. Hughes, Omar Torres Carvajal, Rafael R. Ferrari, Arong Luo, Hossein Rajaei, Santiago R. Ron, Natapot Warrit, Alireza Zamani, Yuanmeng Miles Zhang & Chao-Dong Zhu Inclusive and productive ways forward needed for species-naming conventions	Nat. Ecol. Evol. 7: 1168-1169. 2023
Kevin Thiele Some, but not all, eponyms should be disallowed	Nat. Ecol. Evol. 7: 1170-1170. 2023

Miscellaneous papers

David J. Mabberley The orthographic significance of the Latin name for the “Norfolk Island Hibiscus” (Malvaceae)	Taxon 67: 792-793. 2018
George Staples & Jefferson Prado Clarification is needed in the Code for the nomenclatural status of type specimen photographs	Taxon 67: 833-835. 2018
Gideon F. Smith, Melanie Schori & Karen L. Wilson The history, establishment, and functioning of Special-purpose Committees under the *International Code of Nomenclature* *for algae, fungi, and plants*	Taxon 68: 1082-1092. 2020 [‘2019’]
James C. Lendemer Epitypes are forever: Best practices for an increasingly misused nomenclatural action	Taxon 69: 849-850. 2020
- Kevin D. Hyde & Ying Zhang Epitypification: should we epitypify?	J. Zhejiang Univ., Sci. B 9: 842-846. 2008
- Per M. Jørgensen Notes on the new Example 9 in Article 9.8 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, *fungi, and plants*	Taxon 63: 132-133. 2014
- Hiran A. Ariyawansa, David L. Hawksworth, Kevin D. Hyde, E.B. Gareth Jones, Sajeewa S.N. Maharachchikumbura, Dimuthu S. Manamgoda, Kasun M. Thambugala, Dhanushka Udayanga, Erio Camporesi, Anupama Daranagama, Ruvishika Jayawardena, Jian-Kui Liu, Eric H.C. McKenzie, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Indunil C. Senanayake, Roger G. Shivas, Qing Tian & Jian-Chu Xu Epitypification and neotypification: guidelines with appropriate and inappropriate examples	Fungal Diversity 69: 57-91. 2014
- Sergei L. Mosyakin & John McNeill On the nomenclature of Chenopodium pallidum and Atriplex schugnanica (Chenopodiaceae / Amaranthaceae sensu APG) and the perils of epitypification	Phytotaxa 376: 133-137. 2018
Paul van Rijckevorsel On presenting nomenclatural status	Taxon 70: 644-647. 2021
Mark A. Garland *Is Solanum fructu-tecto* validly published? Article 23 and epithets in the ablative case**	Taxon 70: 648-652. 2021
Richard M. Bateman & William A. DiMichele Escaping the voluntary constraints of “tyre-track” taxonomy	Taxon 70: 1062-1077. 2021
Daniel Montesinos Invasive neo-species and how to name them	Taxon 73: 6-12. 2024
Diego Rivera, P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego, Concepción Obón, Francisco Alcaraz, Javier Valera, Nikolay P. Goncharov, Emilio Laguna, Mordechai Kislev Fossil or non-fossil? A best-practice guide for archaeobotanical taxa	Taxon 73: 425-435. 2024
Leslie R. Landrum Nomenclature governance of algae, fungi, and plants can become a more democratic process at the Madrid Nomenclature Section	Taxon 73: 937-942. 2024