ICBN

The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) is the set of rules and recommendations dealing with the formal botanical names  that are given to plants. Its intent is that each taxonomic group ("taxon", plural "taxa") of plants has only one  correct name, accepted worldwide. The value of a scientific name is that it is a label: it is not necessarily of descriptive value, or even accurate.
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