International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code)

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The Melbourne Code contains agreed rules on the nomenclature of organisms.
Electronic version of the original English text, adopted by the Seventeenth International Botanical Congress. Vienna, Austria, July 2005.
The XVIII International Botanical Congress held in Melbourne, Australia in July 2011 made a number of very significant changes in the rules governing what has long been termed botanical nomenclature, although always covering algae and fungi as well as green plants. This edition of the Code embodies these decisions

Form

Core information

URL(s):

http://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php

Publisher(s) / Maintainer(s):

International Association for Plant Taxonomy

Domain(s):

Organisms, [Peripheral / neighbouring domains]

Type of standard:

Taxonomy

Describes / models / annotates:

Organisms, Research and agronomic data

Additional information

Alternative name:

International Code of Botanical Nomenclature

Publication year:

2017

VEST / AgroPortal integration

Original source:

VEST Registry

Assessment

An overview of criteria used for the assessment can be found here.

Total score:

0.96

assessment tabs

Fitness / adoption

Complete:

Not clear - N/A

Authoritative:

Not clear - N/A

Largely compatible:

Not clear - N/A

Known:

Not clear - N/A

Used in software:

Not clear - N/A

Used in datasets:

Not clear - N/A

Discoverable:

Not clear - N/A

Regulatory:

Not clear - N/A

Endorsed:

Not clear - N/A

Long-term, sustainable:

Not clear - N/A

Participatory, collaborative:

Not clear - N/A

Maintained:

Not clear - N/A

Scores

Avg fitness:

1.00

Avg adoption:

1.00

Usability / openness

Available on the web:

Not clear - N/A

Versatile:

Not clear - N/A

Served by APIs:

Not clear - N/A

Manageable:

Not clear - N/A

Documented:

Not clear - N/A

Supported:

Not clear - N/A

Testable:

Not clear - N/A

Machine-readable:

Not clear - N/A

Meaningful:

Not clear - N/A

Annotated:

Not clear - N/A

Linked:

Not clear - N/A

Clearly licensed:

Not clear - N/A

Openly licensed:

Not clear - N/A

Scores

Avg usability:

1.00

Avg openness:

0.86

Notes on assessment:

It's not a schema or a KOS; it's a code establishing rules for naming taxa; it supports taxonomists.

URI: https://vest.agrisemantics.org/node/19996

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