International Plant Names Index (original) (raw)

Welcome to the International Plant Names Index (IPNI)

IPNI provides nomenclatural data (spelling, author, types and first place/date of publication) for the scientific names of vascular plants from family to infraspecific ranks.

For any taxonomic data go to Plants of the World Online

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New plant name

Add a name that is new to science whether it is a new taxon, a new combination or a replacement name.

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Published plant name

Add a name that has already been published but is not yet in IPNI, whether it is a new taxon, a new combination or a replacement name.

New records are added daily, and the IPNI team are continuously working to improve data standardisation. IPNI provides links to protologues from the Biodiversity Heritage Library as well as links to taxonomic data (synonymy and native distribution) through Plants of the World Online.