International Organisation of Palaeobotany

Welcome

The International Organisation of Palaeobotany promotes international co-operation in the study of palaeobotany including palaeo-palynology. This is achieved through the publication of an informative newsletter and organisation of international conferences focussing on all aspects of palaeobotany. Organisational activities also include collaboration with numerous other international bodies to ensure the continued scientific development of palaeobotany and its further integration within related fields.

The Evolution of Plant Architecture (original by A. R. Hemsley).

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International Code of Botanical Nomenclature

The International Code of botanical nomenclature so far does not meet all requirements for palaeobotanists. Chris Cleal and Berry Thomas recently have proposed some very useful changes to reduce these shortcomings, and Richard Bateman & Jason Hilton discuss the implications of whole plant concepts. See the articles below:

• Taxon, Volume 59, Number 1, February 2010 , pp. 312-313(2)
• Taxon, Volume 59, Number 1, February 2010 , pp. 261-268(8)
• Taxon, Volume 58, Number 4, November 2009, pp. 1254-1280(27)