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The Nomenclature Section of the International Botanical Congress meets every six years to examine and revise the internationally agreed rules that regulate the scientific naming of algae, fungi, and plants. It is under the aegis of the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies, which is composed of international organizations with interests in botany, mycology, phycology, and related fields. Sandra Knapp is a senior research botanist at the Natural History Museum in London and served as president of the Linnean Society from 2018 to 2022. She is the author of several books, including Extraordinary Orchids and In the Name of Plants, both also published by the University of Chicago Press. Gideon F. Smith has held several senior management positions at the South African National Biodiversity Institute, as well as the John Acocks Chair in Botany at the University of Pretoria. He is at present attached to the Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha and is South Africa's most prolific author on Old and New World succulents. Among his many books, he is coauthor with Estrela Figueiredo of Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola and Common Names of Angolan Plants. |
