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International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) - Promoting studies in evolution, classification, and naming of algae, fungi, and plants. 🪸🍄🌱🔍🔬💻📚
The General Committee has approved the appointment of John Wiersema (USA) and Julia Gravendyck (Germany) as Vice-rapporteurs for the next IBC, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, in July 2029.
Congrats to all the recipients of the 2026 round for their outstanding work and commitment to advancing botanical and mycological science! 🪸🍄🌸🎉 www.iaptglobal.org/awarded-grants
Congrats to the curators and staff of the selected herbaria for their dedication to preserving botanical diversity and advancing plant science! 🎉🎉🎉 www.iaptglobal.org/scg-grants-awarded
Watch the next video in the series, featuring IAPT member Abubakar Bello, Postdoctoral Researcher at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)/Germany and Senior Lecturer at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University/Nigeria. 🎉🌿🔍 www.youtube.com/@iaptglobal
The International Association for Plant Taxonomy mourns the passing of Dr. Peter H. Raven, whose extraordinary life transformed the Missouri Botanical Garden and helped shape botany as a truly global enterprise.
TAXON is transitioning to a new publishing system. Manuscripts currently under review in Editorial Manager will remain there until decisions are made on these papers: www.editorialmanager.com/taxon. All new submissions need to be sent via Research Exchange: submission.wiley.com/journal/TAX.
On December 5th, the official launch of the Flora Uruguaya Online took place in the Faculty of Agronomy at the Universidad de la República, Montevideo/Uruguay. Congrats!! 🌻🌸🇺🇾💻🎉 florauruguaya.org Also check out the article available in Taxon. 😊 Photos: João Iganci
IAPT Webinar Series: Breeding blindfolded - The benefits of good taxonomy! Join us on December 5th and also participate in a special toast to celebrate 75 years of IAPT! 🪸🍄🌸🎉 bit.ly/iaptwebinar3
IAPT Webinar Series: Sharing taxonomic data with biodiversity and nomenclature databases! Join us on October 22nd to celebrate the International Day of Climate Action and World Sustainability Day! 🪸🍄🌸🎉 @barbarathiers.bsky.social @pjimmej.bsky.social @isabellarridon.bsky.social
