Kiev: M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, 1999. – 345 p.
Taxonomy and biological nomenclature are the basic tools for understanding biological diversity. It is as true now, as it was true in 1753, when C. Linnaeus published his famous Species Plantarum. And we dare to say that it was even true in prehistoric times, when man identified edible, poisonous, medicinal and other important plants, which were, and still are, the foundation of all aspects of our civilization, including our well-being, culture, science and philosophy.
No further study of plants is possible without initial identification of the taxonomic entities involved. Vegetation science, biogeography, conservation, agriculture, forestry, education, etc. , etc. - all these and many other branches of science and sectors of economy are in need of a reliable and stable taxonomic base. This taxonomic base completely depends on scientific (Latin) names of plants, which are goveed by the Inteational Code of Botanical Nomenclature, the most resent version of which has been adopted at the XVI Inteational Botanical Congress (August 1999, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A. ).
Taxonomy and biological nomenclature are the basic tools for understanding biological diversity. It is as true now, as it was true in 1753, when C. Linnaeus published his famous Species Plantarum. And we dare to say that it was even true in prehistoric times, when man identified edible, poisonous, medicinal and other important plants, which were, and still are, the foundation of all aspects of our civilization, including our well-being, culture, science and philosophy.
No further study of plants is possible without initial identification of the taxonomic entities involved. Vegetation science, biogeography, conservation, agriculture, forestry, education, etc. , etc. - all these and many other branches of science and sectors of economy are in need of a reliable and stable taxonomic base. This taxonomic base completely depends on scientific (Latin) names of plants, which are goveed by the Inteational Code of Botanical Nomenclature, the most resent version of which has been adopted at the XVI Inteational Botanical Congress (August 1999, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A. ).