Some Proposals, Mostly concerning the Nomenclature of Fungi Author(s): B. P. Vassilkov Source: Taxon, Vol. 9, No. 9 (Dec., 1960), pp. 265-266 Published by: International Association for Plant (IAPT) Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1217830 . Accessed: 15/03/2014 10:25

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This content downloaded from 212.238.114.212 on Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:25:25 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Dans les sessions de l'apres-midi du 21 septembre et dans celle du matin de 23, les communications libres suivantes ont ete presentees: A. V. Bogdan - Hybridiza- tion in the Setaria sphacelata complex in Kenya; G. Cufodontis- On the distribution of the genus Pittosporum in Africa and in the World; C. N. Tavares - Sur quelques Physciacees de l'Angola et du MoSambique; E. J. Mendes - Preliminary report on a botanical journey to the Bie-Cuando - Cubango District, Angola, 1959-60; M. Myre - A Grassland of the South of the Mozambique Province (presentee par H. Wild); J. Arenes & P. Jaeger - Les Acridocarpus des Plateaux Greseux du Soudan Occidental; N. Hall - Sur les Cola et Chlamydacola(Stercul.). Remarques, additions et divisions sous-generiques nouvelles; H. C. D. de Wit - A contribution to the method of teaching Plant Systematics; J. B. Gillett - Brief report on the progress of the "Flora of Tropical Africa"; J. K. Morton - The Upland Floras of West Africa: their composition, distribution and significance in relation to past climatic changes; C. F. A. Onochie - The use of field characters in tree identifica- tion; A. A. L. Pitot - Sur deux Isoetes africains nouvellement nommes; A. Fer- nandes & J. Barros Neves - Sur la caryologie de quelques Monocotyledones africaines. L'apres-midi du 23 septembre a 6et consacr6e la discussion des affaires admini- stratives de l'Association, ainsi qu'a la designation du nouveau Secretaire General. Monsieur le Professeur Dr. Rodolfo E. G. Pichi Sermolli, de l'Institut Botanique Hanbury de l'Universite de Genes, a ete elu a l'unanimite des voix pour la prochaine periode de 3 ans.

SOME PROPOSALS, MOSTLY CONCERNING THE NOMENCLATURE OF FUNGI* B. P. Vassilkov (Leningrad) 1. On Article 13, f. Fungi caeteri. - To treat the date of the publishing of Fries's Systema Mycologicum, vol. 1-3 as having been 31 Dec. 1821, not 1 Jan. 1821. In consequence of such a change all works of other authors which were pub- lished in the same year would be considered to have appeared earlier than the starting point, with all the consequences that entails. It especially concerns S. F. Gray's A Natural Arrangement of British Plants, 1821. In 1941 Roger succeeded in proving that this book was published some months later than Fries's work, and this was enough to begin a mass change of the names of genera and species which had been used for a long time. This fact provoked lots of proposals for the conservation of names of genera (Nomina generica conservanda). In this way, instead of improving nomenclature, a great confusion resulted, which will be stopped if the starting point is transferred, as is suggested above. 2. On Article 46, Recomm. 46A and on Article 50, Recomm. 50D. In order to avoid confusion and lack of precision in the Rules it is necessary to delete both these Recommendations. These Recommendations permit the insertion, after the name of a taxon but before the name of the author of its valid publication, of the name of another who published the name of the taxon before the starting point of the Nomnenclatureof the group concerned (Recomm. 50D) or who only proposed it without publishing it, with the use of the connecting word "ex". * These proposals were received in July 1959 and could no more be taken into consideration by the IXth International Botanical Congress. 265

This content downloaded from 212.238.114.212 on Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:25:25 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Nowadays this short word ex is written by some authors and not by others; in some groups of plants it is used, in others not; some French authors apply it, but somewhat differently from others. In so far as nomenclature does not pursue any historical aims it is useless to permit this practice. It indicates synonymy, which is a matter of history, and there it is appropriate to speak about the author of a non-valid name of a taxon, but even there this reference should be inserted in square brackets as a non-obligatory one. 3. It is necessary to insert a new Article or Recommendation dealing with the uniform citation of the names of type species of genera. The type-species of genus , for instance, is cited now as felleus Fr., and now as Tylopilus felleus (Fr.) Karst. or both these names are used. In this case it is more convenient to cite both these names in this way: Gen. Tylopilus Karst... Typus: Tylopilus felleus (Fr.) Karst. (Boletus felleus Fr.). 4. It is desirable to unify the spelling of such words as and mycorhiza (resp.: cladorrhizus, haplorrhizus). The first spelling corresponds with Greek, the second is original A. B. Frank's original spelling (1885). 5. It is desirable to unify the spelling of the name of the genus: Nematoloma - Naematoloma. In this case and in many others it is often written as Nema ...., but the Karsten's original spelling (1879) was Naematoloma.

MONTREAL REPORT COMMITTEE FOR FUNGI

LETTER TO GENERAL COMMITTEE (ii) The emendation of Art. 32 recommended in the Report (its item 1) no longer received To the Members of the General Committee any considerable support. The the committee for (iii) Opinions are still divided as to the typi- report presented by fication of names validated Fungi and Lichenes at the Montreal Congress pre-starting-point was referred to the combined old and new on or after the starting-point date (Item 2 of committees for and Lichenes for further the Report). The mail-vote relating to Prop. Fungi A to Art. 13 showed a in study and report to the General Committee. slight majority favour of its No, 24; I enclose the report from the secretary of acceptance (Yes, 31; Edit. Comm. 30; voted); the the present committee, who acted also at our only mycologists as the for the combined Committee at Montreal rejected it, accepting request, secretary F to Art. 13 which was committees. This report consists of: Prop. rejected by mail-vote (Yes, 18; No, 33; Edit. Comm. 133), from the Dr. M. A. 1) a letter secretary, the possibility for special provision for Fungi DONK, to the undersigned being left open (cf. Taxon 8: 248); the present 2) a copy of the Montreal report (1959) voting is not decisive in either direction. 3) the summary of voting The additional note added to Prop. F to Art. 13 by the Committee at Montreal (para. For your guidance I take the liberty to add 2 of item 2 of the Report) was closely cor- the following comments: related with the suggested change in Art. 32 - see above 1 of the (i) Only half the members took part in the (ii) (Item Report). voting. If all had participated the results It may be remarkedin this connection that might have been completely different. There- Prop. L to Art. 7 (which was a general ver- fore the following remarks are to be under- sion dealing with the problem) has not been stood as if supplemented by "as far as reported on by the Committee. Although it indicated by the voting-forms received back". would seem that it does not command ap- It should not be forgotten, however, that proval from either of the two opposing there were many lichenologists among the mycological views, it may serve as a basis group: this may also explain why only half until mycologists have made up their mind the members voted. and have amended it (or not). 266

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