Curator Alexander Sennikov

Nomenclature is auxilliary to taxonomy but still an essential part of botanical research. Verification of various conditions related to publication of plant names and descriptions of plant taxa may be quite tricky and far from straightforward. Nevertheless, this is required for correct and accurate citations of plant names with their authorship in databases, and especially in estabilishing correct accepted names and their synonyms. The operative basis for decisions on correct publication and priority of plant names is provided by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (its Melbourne edition is currently in effect).

This activity serves to a number of research projects including Atlas Florae Europaeae, taxonomy of Hieracium s.l. and Cotoneaster, and Flora of Kyrgyzstan. Relevant results are listed accordingly under those projects. Other results are listed below.

Published outputs:

Articles

Proposals to conserve or reject plant names

Proposals to amend the Code

Articles

1. Belyaeva, I. V. & Sennikov, A. N. 2008: Typification of Pallas’ names in Salix. –– Kew Bulletin 63(1): 277–287.
2. Applequist, W., Callmander, M.W., Davidse, G., Sennikov, A.N. & Thulin, M., Vorster, P. & Yatskievych, G. 2010: Apportionment of institutional votes for the Nomenclature Section: A rebuttal to Smith & al. — Taxon 59(5): 1567–1570.
3. Sennikov, A.N. 2011: Chamerion or Chamaenerion (Onagraceae)? The old story in new words. — Taxon 60: 1485–1488.
4. Uotila, P., Sennikov, A.N. & Danin, A. 2012: The nomenclature of Portulaca oleracea and P. sativa (Portulacaceae). — Willdenowia 42(1): 25–28.
5. Sramkó, G., Óvári, M., Yena, A.V., Sennikov, A.N., Somlyay, L., Bateman, R.M. & Molnár, A.V. 2012: Unravelling a century of misuse: typification of the name Himantoglossum caprinum (Orchidaceae: Orchideae). — Phytotaxa 66: 21–26.
6. Molnár, A.V., Kreutz, K., Óvári, M., Sennikov, A.N., Bateman, R.M., Takács, A., Somlyay, L. & Sramkó, G. 2012: Himantoglossum jankae (Orchidaceae: Orchideae), a new name for a long-misnamed lizard orchid. — Phytotaxa 73: 8–12.
7. Sennikov, A.N. & Seregin, A.P. 2014: Nomenclatural corrections in vascular plants, 1. Valid publication of Allium savranicum “Besser”. — Phytotaxa 161(1): 97–100.
8. Sennikov, A.N. & Freitag, H. 2014: The nomenclatural history of Salsola sedoides L. and Salsola sedoides Pall. (Suaedoideae and Camphorosmoideae, Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae). — Taxon 63(1): 151–160.
9. Sennikov, A.N., Efimov, P.G. & Kuropatkin, V.V. 2014: Revised typifications of Orchis morio and its Linnaean varieties (Orchidaceae): what descriptions may tell about their corresponding material. — Taxon 63(6): 1319–1326.
10. Sennikov, A.N. & Seregin, A.P. 2015: What happens to Allium saxatile M. Bieb. (Amaryllidaceae)? An unknown story of the well-known name. — Taxon 64(6): 1294–1300.
11. Sennikov, A.N. 2016: Atlas Florae Europaeae notes 26. Revised typification of Sorbus aucuparia (Rosaceae): Two sources of a single diagnosis. — Taxon 65(2): 361–365.
12. Barkworth, M.E., Watson, M., Barrie, F.R., Belyaeva, I.V., Chung, R.C.K., Dašková, J., Davidse, G., Dönmez, A.A., Doweld, A.B., Dressler, S., Flann, C., Gandhi, K., Geltman, D., Glen, H.F., Greuter, W., Head, M.J., Jahn, R., Janarthanam, M.K., Katinas, L., Kirk, P.M., Klazenga, N., Kusber, W.-H., Kvaček, J., Malécot, V., Mann, D.G., Marhold, K., Nagamasu, H., Nicolson, N., Paton, A., Patterson, D.J., Price, M.J., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F., Schneider, C.W., Sennikov, A.N., Smith, G.F., Stevens, P.F., Yang, Z.-L., Zhang, X.-C. & Zuccarello, G.C. 2016: Report of the Special Committee on Registration of Algal and Plant Names (including fossils). — Taxon 65(3): 670–672.
13. Calonje, M. & Sennikov, A.N. 2017: In the process of saving plant names from oblivion: The revised nomenclature of Ceratozamia fuscoviridis (Zamiaceae). — Taxon 66(1): 158–164.

Proposals to conserve or reject plant names

1. Sennikov, A. N. 2010: Proposal to conserve the name Cissampelopsis (DC.) Lem. ex Lindl. (Asteraceae) with a conserved type. — Taxon 59(4): 1285–1286.
2. Sennikov, A.N. 2011: Proposal to conserve the name Mespilus tomentosa (Cotoneaster tomentosus) against Mespilus orientalis (Rosaceae). — Taxon 60(2): 606.
3. Sennikov, A.N. & Geltman, D.V. 2013: Proposal to conserve the name Euphorbia retusa Forssk. against E. retusa (L.) Forssk. (Euphorbiaceae). — Taxon 62(1): 178–179.
4. Freitag, H. & Sennikov, A.N. 2014: Proposal to conserve the name Salsola sedoides Pall. against S. sedoides L. (Amaranthaceae/Chenopodiaceae). — Taxon 63(1): 186–187.
5. Sennikov, A.N. 2014: Proposal to conserve the name Sorbus (Rosaceae) with a conserved type. — Taxon 63(5): 1139–1140.
6. Seregin, A.P. & Sennikov, A.N. 2015: Proposal to conserve the name Allium saxatile M. Bieb., non Pall., with a conserved type (Amaryllidaceae). — Taxon 64(6): 1318–1319.
7. Sennikov, A.N. 2016: Proposals to change the author, place, and date of publication of Actinidiaceae, Eucommiaceae, Lardizabalaceae, Melanthiaceae, Primulaceae and Theaceae. — Taxon 65(3): 633–634.
8. Sennikov, A.N. 2016: Proposal to conserve the name Myriophyllum spicatum (Haloragaceae) with a conserved type. — Taxon 65(5): 1178–1179.

Proposals to amend the Code

1. Sennikov, A. N. 2010: Proposal to discard the nomenclatural value of reprints and translations of botanical publications first printed before the relevant nomenclatural starting-point date. — Taxon 59(1): 307–308.
2. Sennikov, A. N. 2010: Proposal to amend Article 9.8 Note 4 and add a new example to Article 37. — Taxon 59(4): 1293.
3. Sennikov, A. N. 2010: Proposals to amend Article 7.7 and add a new example to Article 7. — Taxon 59(4): 1291.
4. Sennikov, A.N., Chase, M.W., Christenhusz, M.J.M., Esser, H.-J. & Väre, H. 2014: Proposals to amend Art. 41 for incorporating different styles of bibliographic citations. — Taxon 63(5): 1143–1144.
5. Sennikov, A.N. 2014: Proposal to amend Rec. 46A endorsing the use of standardized author citations of names. — Taxon 63(5): 1144.
6. Sennikov, A.N. 2015: Three proposals on illustrations with analysis. — Taxon 64(1): 182.
7. Sennikov, A.N. 2015: Two proposals to deal with reprints and translations of publications first printed before the relevant nomenclatural starting-point date, and with recent posthumous publications of pre-Linnaean authors. — Taxon 64(2): 392–393.
8. Sennikov, A.N. 2015: Two proposals on certain cases of effective publication. — Taxon 64(2): 393.
9. Sennikov, A.N., Barkworth, M.E., Welker, C.A.D. & Prado, J. 2015: Proposals to add a new interpretative paragraph with new Examples to Art. 36, dealing with certain designations published without explicit acceptance. — Taxon 64(3): 653–655.
10. Sennikov, A.N. 2015: Six proposals to amend Art. 41.4 and to revise its Examples. — Taxon 64(3): 655–656.
11. Sennikov, A.N. 2015: Proposals to allow specific epithets that are eponyms to be formed as nouns in the nominative singular. — Taxon 64(3): 657.
12. Sennikov, A.N. 2015: Three proposals to disambiguate certain cases of lectotypification and neotypification. — Taxon 64(6): 1336–1337.
13. Sennikov, A.N. 2015: Two more proposals on the definition of specimens. — Taxon 64(6): 1337–1338.
14. Sennikov, A.N. 2015: Six proposals on the grammar of epithets. — Taxon 64(6): 1339–1340.
15. Sennikov, A.N. & Somlyay, L. 2016: Proposals to clarify certain cases of authorship of names. — Taxon 65(1): 193–196.
16. Sennikov, A.N. 2016: Three proposals concerning validating descriptions. — Taxon 65(2): 406–407.
17. Sennikov, A.N. 2016: Proposals clarifying the status of admixtures and parts of taxonomically mixed type specimens. — Taxon 65(3): 647–650.
18. Barkworth, M.E., Watson, M., Barrie, F.R., Belyaeva, I.V., Chung, R.C.K., Dašková, J., Davidse, G., Dönmez, A.A., Doweld, A.B., Dressler, S., Flann, C., Gandhi, K., Geltman, D., Glen, H.F., Greuter, W., Head, M.J., Jahn, R., Janarthanam, M.K., Katinas, L., Kirk, P.M., Klazenga, N., Kusber, W.-H., Kvaček, J., Malécot, V., Mann, D.G., Marhold, K., Nagamasu, H., Nicolson, N., Paton, A., Patterson, D.J., Price, M.J., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F., Schneider, C.W., Sennikov, A.N., Smith, G.F., Stevens, P.F., Yang, Z.-L., Zhang, X.-C. & Zuccarello, G.C. 2016: Proposals to provide for registration of new names and nomenclatural acts. — Taxon 65(3): 656–658.
19. Sennikov, A.N. & Calonje, M. 2016: Proposals on distinguishing between later homonyms and isonyms, with further notes on type designations. — Taxon 65(4): 894–896.
20. Sennikov, A.N. 2016: A proposal on valid publication with erroneous citation of a basionym or replaced synonym (Article 41.8). — Taxon 65(5): 1197.