[Taxacom] Origin of the term "taxon"

Tue May 10 05:46:20 CDT 2011

For those interested in the origin of the term "taxon", and its proper use (an unstated rank, not a name or an entity; a replacement term for "taxonomic group" or "taxonomic unit") see C.V. Morton (Rhodora 39: 43-44. 1957; reprinted in Taxon 6: 155. 1957), H.J. Lam (Taxon 6: 213-215. 1957), and H.W. Rickett (Taxon 7: 37-38. 1958). 

For the original meaning of the term as used in the Botanical Code see W.H. Camp et al. (Brittonia 7: 1-51. 1949, specifically p. 8).

Jim Reveal

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On 2011-05-09 11:31, dipteryx at freeler.nl wrote:
> It looks safe to me to say that taxons is the French plural form of taxon.

Although I prefer "taxa", it is my understanding that "taxon" is a
coined word without classical use.

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Curtis Clark
Cal Poly Pomona

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