International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants

International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants

Editors	Christopher D. Brickell, Crinan Alexander, Janet J. Cubey, John C. David, Marco H.A. Hoffman, Alan C. Leslie, Valéry Malécot, Xiaobai Jin, et al.
Country	The Netherlands
Language	English
Release number	9
Subject	Cultivated plant taxonomy
Published	International Society for Horticultural Science (June 2016)
Media type	Print
Pages	190
ISBN	978-94-6261-116-0 (9th ed.)
Preceded by	8th edition (October 2009)
Website	www.ishs.org/scripta-horticulturae/international-code-nomenclature-cultivated-plants-ninth-edition

The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) is a guide to the rules and regulations for naming cultigens, plants whose origin or selection is primarily due to intentional human activity.^[1] It is also known as Cultivated Plant Code. Cultigens under the purview of the ICNCP include cultivars, Groups (cultivar groups), and grexes. All organisms traditionally considered to be plants (including algae and fungi) are included.^[2] Taxa that receive a name under the ICNCP will also be included within taxa named under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants,^[3] for example, a cultivar is a member of a species.