Plant taxonomy - sources for library and other research: Rules & regulations for naming

The current version of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants was published in 2012 and is based on decisions on rules and recommendations made by the XVIII International Botanical Congress, held in Melbourne, Australia in July 2011. The code and subsequent appendices (also known as the Melbourne Code) are available both in print and electronically. The Melbourne Code supercedes all previous codes.

• Print copy of the Code, with Appendix I and Appendices II-VIII is in the Reference Collection of Suzzallo/Allen Library.
   
• Electronic copy:
  The Code, with Appendix I
  Appendices II-VIII

Books:

•  The Code Decoded: a user's guide to the international code of nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants  by N.J. Turland

Web Sources:

• International Association for Plant Taxonomy - includes links to previous codes (Vienna, St. Louis, Tokyo), memberships of the Permanent Nomenclature Committees and a report on voting from the XVIII Congress.
• Wikipedia entry   for the current Code, includes background information

Articles:

• Current Science article on changes in the Melbourne Code
• Taxon article on changes in the Melbourne Code
• New Phytologist article on electronic publication in the Melbourne Code