Encyclopedia > International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants
The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) regulates the naming of cultivars, cultivar Groups and graft-chimaeras. Examples are This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ... Under the ICNCP, a Cultivar Group is a gathering of cultivars. ...
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. In biology, hybrid has three meanings. ... A plant variety is a legal term, following the UPOV Convention. ...
Orchids have a Code of their own that operates within the limits set by the ICNCP.
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