Abstract
This chapter reviews plant nomenclature and taxonomy, taking into consideration the several species concepts in wild plants; classification philosophies in wild and cultivated plants such as tomato, potato, lettuce, Brassica, Prunus and wheat; brief history of nomenclature and codes; fundamental differences in the classification and nomenclature of cultivated and wild plants; differences between the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and International Code of Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants (ICNCP); possible new codes of nomenclature; cultivated plant nomenclature and the law; cultivar epithets and trademarks; and recommendations for a universally stable crop nomenclature through changes and use of the ICNCP references.
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