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The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) regulates the naming of cultivar
Cultivar

A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics; it is usually distinct from similar plants and when Plant propagation it retains those characteristics....
s, cultivar Group
Cultivar group

Under the botanical nomenclature of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants , a cultivar group is any gathering of cultivars designated by common traits....
s and graft-chimaera
Graft-chimaera

In horticulture, a graft-chimaera may arise in grafting at the point of contact between rootstock and scion and will have properties intermediate to those of its "parents"....
s. Examples are



Note that the ICNCP does not regulate trademarks for plants: trademarks are regulated by the law of the land involved. Nor does the ICNCP regulate the naming of plant varieties
Variety (plant)

A "plant variety" is a legal term, following the UPOV Convention. Recognition of a cultivated plant as a "variety" provides its Plant breeding with some legal protection, so-called plant breeders' rights, depending to some extent on the internal legislation of the signatory countries....
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Orchids have a Code of their own that operates within the limits set by the ICNCP.








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The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) regulates the naming of cultivar
Cultivar

A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics; it is usually distinct from similar plants and when Plant propagation it retains those characteristics....
s, cultivar Group
Cultivar group

Under the botanical nomenclature of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants , a cultivar group is any gathering of cultivars designated by common traits....
s and graft-chimaera
Graft-chimaera

In horticulture, a graft-chimaera may arise in grafting at the point of contact between rootstock and scion and will have properties intermediate to those of its "parents"....
s. Examples are

  • Clematis alpina 'Ruby' : a cultivar within a species
  • Magnolia 'Elizabeth' : a hybrid between at least two species
  • Rhododendron boothii Mishmiense Group: a Group name
  • +Crataegomespilus : a graft-chimaera of Crataegus and Mespilus.


Note that the ICNCP does not regulate trademarks for plants: trademarks are regulated by the law of the land involved. Nor does the ICNCP regulate the naming of plant varieties
Variety (plant)

A "plant variety" is a legal term, following the UPOV Convention. Recognition of a cultivated plant as a "variety" provides its Plant breeding with some legal protection, so-called plant breeders' rights, depending to some extent on the internal legislation of the signatory countries....
.

Orchids have a Code of their own that operates within the limits set by the ICNCP.

See also

  • International Cultivation Registration Authority
    International Cultivation Registration Authority

    An International Cultivation Registration Authority is an organization responsible for ensuring that each plant cultivar receives a unique, authoritative botanical name....


Bibliography External links

  • , 7th edition (February 2004);
  • from Web Archive;