Description in esperanto

[Adolf Ceska]

I vaguely remember a note published in Taxon (journal of the International
Association for Plant Taxonomy) that suggested to use Esperanto as an
official language for description of extraterrestrial organisms if and
when such organisms are found. I am afraid that even for the
extraterrestrial plants botanists will have to stick to Latin.

Regards,

Adolf Ceska

On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, ricardo wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> I have just exchange few snail mails with Chinese scientist - entomologist ,
> whose English is worse than mine and suddenly an idea comes to my humble
> mind... I would like to know if description of new taxon of Coleoptera in
> Esperanto will be valid...
>
> Keep care and be of good cheer.
>
> Regards
>
> (name) Vratislav Richard Eugene Maria John Baptiste
> (surname) of Bejsak (Bayshark)-Collorado-Mansfeld
>
> Coleoptera - Australia, Tenebrionidae of World
> (incl. Lagriinae, Alleculinae)
>
> University of Sydney
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