Separating Nomenclature and Classification (use of rank the rank

[Thomas Lammers]

At 01:15 PM 10/7/00 -0500, you wrote:

>I don't recall exactly what Tom Lammers said about nomenclature and
>classification being "distinct and should be treated as such," but I don't
>think this is right.

I'm not sure what I said anymore, either.  I think I made the point that
the Code governs nomenclature, not classification, in response to some
point someone made about something.  I do seem to recall pointing out that
a string of words like Rosa setigera var. tomentosa f. inermis is *not* a
name as defined by the Code, it is a classification.  The thing's name
under the Code is Rosa setigera f. inermis.


Thomas G. Lammers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Curator of the Herbarium (OSH)
Department of Biology and Microbiology
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901-8640 USA

e-mail:       lammers at uwosh.edu
phone:      920-424-7085
fax:           920-424-1101

Plant systematics; classification, nomenclature, evolution, and
biogeography of the Campanulaceae s. lat.
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