[Taxacom] Correcting higher taxon terminations in botany ( a question of stems)

[dipteryx at freeler.nl]

I am not sure about the reason, but I do know that
some people were very upset about this. A minor
scandal at the time.

Paul

> Op 26-07-2021 07:33 schreef Michael Heads via Taxacom <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>:
> 
>  
> To form the family name in botany, the 'stem' of the noun (i.e. the
> genitive form of the noun without the inflected ending) is used (whether
> Latin or Greek), and 'aceae' is added (Article 18:1). Thelypteridaceae,
> Iridaceae, Orchidaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Oxalidaceae etc. (Greek stems) all
> follow the rule, likewise Plumbaginaceae (not Plumbagaceae) (the stem in
> this case is Latin).
>   The old names Capparidaceae and Haloragidaceae followed the rule. But the
> new, shortened names, Capparaceae and Haloragaceae, have been conserved for
> some reason. Does anyone know why?. .
> 
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 10:17 AM Tony Rees via Taxacom <
> taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Paul Kirk wrote:
> >
> > > Scleroderma is not a plant ...
> >
> > Point taken, but the same rules apply...
> > BTW, is Mycology a part of Botany these days? Or maybe, Botany does not
> > exist... in my alma mater, it became "Plant Sciences" over the time that I
> > was there. Probably (almost certainly) something else now ("evolutionary
> > biology" or similar) :)
> >
> > - Tony
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul Kirk
> > > Sent: 25 July 2021 22:39
> > > To: Kenneth Kinman <kinman at hotmail.com>
> > > Subject: RE: [Taxacom] Correcting higher taxon terminations in botany ( a
> > > question of stems)
> > >
> > > Scleroderma is not a plant ...
> > >
> > > Paul
> > > (Mycologist)
> > >
> > >
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