At various times across the forum the subject of the Registration of Plant ( cultivar) names has cropped up - on
this page you will find a list of the registrars for a range of plants from
ICRAS : International Cultivar Registration Authorities - this is part of the
ISHS site ( the Institute for Horticultural Science)
Hortax, formed in 1988, is a small committee of plant taxonomists and horticulturists with a professional interest in the classification and nomenclature of cultivated plants.
The Hortax site may also be helpful for taxonomic questions.
1st edition of the Cultivated Plant Taxonomy newsletter:
http://www.hortax.org.uk/uploads/4/1/3/5/4135326/cpt_news_issue_1_-_july_2013_website.pdf2nd edition of the Cultivated Plant Taxonomy newsletter :
http://www.hortax.org.uk/uploads/4/1/3/5/4135326/cultivatedplanttaxonomynewsjune14issue2_higher_res.pdfor read the newsletters onscreen
here CPT News is circulated free of charge all over the world to institutions, libraries and individuals with an interest in cultivated plant taxonomy. If you would like to write an article for CPT News about your work or submit a news story, please get in touch by writing to
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