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Originally Posted by isurus79
Actually, Kew maintains the monocot checklist so it is the end all be all for plant taxonomy. Kew is also run by the Royal Botanical Gardens.
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I should also mention RHS is for orchid hybrid registry, but is not involved with species nomenclature.
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There is no "end all be all" for any science, certainly not taxonomy. At most, there can be "perhaps the most influential opinion, for the moment".
And I cited RHS only for "horticultural issues under their purview", but in that capacity RHS does have control of species nomenclature as it pertains to hybrid registration records.