(015) Proposal to add a new paragraph to Rec. 40A

Abstract

Concerning compliance with Art. 40.7, i.e., specifying the herbarium or collection or institution in which a type is conserved, Art. 40 Note 4 states “Specification of the herbarium or collection or institution may be made in an abbreviated form, e.g. as given in Index herbariorum, part I, or in the World directory of collections of cultures of microorganisms.” In addition, Rec. 40A.4 states “Citation of the herbarium or collection or institution of deposition should use one of the standards mentioned in Art. 40 Note 4.” However, it sometimes happens that authors specify the herbarium in an abbreviated form even when no such form is given in Index herbariorum, part I. We feel that in such cases the authors should give the full name of the herbarium or collection or institution, with the location, in order to be precise and to avoid confusion. () Add a new paragraph to Rec. A: “40A.5. Citation of the herbarium or collection or institution of deposition should be in full, with the location, when no abbreviated form is given by one of the standards mentioned in Art. 40 Note 4.”