List of works by Rafaël Govaerts

(093–094) Proposals to amend Article 53.6 and the Glossary

scientific article (publication date: 28 October 2015)

(1195-1197) Proposals to Conserve or Reject Three Species Names in Quercus L. (Fagaceae)

scientific article (publication date: November 1995)

(1242) Proposal to Reject the Name Calla orientalis (Araceae)

scientific article (publication date: August 1996)

(1261) Proposal to Reject the Name Betula alba (Betulaceae)

scientific article

(1350) Proposal to Reject the Name Phyllanthus cyclanthera (Euphorbiaceae)

scientific article (publication date: May 1998)

(1397) Proposal to Reject the Name Phyllanthus hamrur (Euphorbiaceae)

scientific article (publication date: February 1999)

(1445) Proposal to Reject the Name Tabernaemontana echinata (Apocynaceae)

scientific article (publication date: February 2000)

(1701) Proposal to Conserve the Name Zygopetalum (Orchidaceae) with That Spelling

scientific article (publication date: August 2005)

(1834–1835) Proposals to Reject the Names Colchicum tenorei and Colchicum todaroi (Colchicaceae)

scientific article published on August 2008

(1865-1876) Proposals to Conserve the Names Alstroemeria presliana and Sisyrinchium bermudiana with Conserved Types, and to Reject the Names Alstroemeria albiflora, Amaryllis africana, Fritilaria alba, F. recemosa, Muscari strangwaysii, [...]

scientific article (publication date: February 2009)

(205-207) Three Proposals to Remove Alternative Family Names

scientific article (publication date: May 2004)

(2131) Proposal to reject the name Tulipa praecox Cav. (Liliaceae)

scientific article (publication date: 20 April 2013)

(219–220) Proposals to add new Recommendations and an Example to Recommendation 30A and 41A

scientific article (publication date: 3 May 2016)

(2279) Proposal to reject the name Areca glandiformis (Arecaceae)

scientific article

(2338) Proposal to conserve the name Gynochthodes against Stigmanthus (Rubiaceae)

scientific article (publication date: 22 December 2014)

(2367) Proposal to conserve Carex leersii, nom. cons. (Cyperaceae) against an additional name, C. cuprina

scientific article (publication date: 28 August 2015)

(241) A Proposal on the Orthography of Names of Hybrids

scientific article (publication date: August 2004)

(2554) Proposal to conserve the name Schoenus hornei (Cyperaceae) with a conserved type

scientific article published on 24 October 2017

(2796) Proposal to conserve the name <scp><i>Carex krausei</i></scp> (<i>Cyperaceae</i>) with that spelling

scientific article published in 2021

(284–285) Proposals to add a voted Example to Article 60.9 in order to end theconfusion over the maintenance or omission of hyphens in epithets formed from names containing a preposition or a definite article

scientific article (publication date: 24 June 2016)

<scp>r</scp>WCVP: a companion R package for the World Checklist of Vascular Plants

scientific article published in 2023

A Collective Effort to Update the Legume Checklist

scientific article published in 2021

A Global Assessment of Distribution, Diversity, Endemism, and Taxonomic Effort in the Rubiaceae1

scientific article published in 2009

A new combination in Cenchrus (Poaceae: Paniceae), with lectotypification of Panicum divisum

scientific article

A new name in Psychotria (Rubiaceae–Psychotrieae): Psychotria andramontaensis

scientific article

A synopsis of Chlamydocardia (Acanthaceae) including Linocalix

scientific article published in 2017

A taxonomic revision of the genus Stachys (Lamiaceae: Lamioideae) in Iran

scientific article published on 16 November 2012

Annotated catalogue of herbarium specimens of Salix L. (Salicaceae) associated with the work of Veniamin I. Shaburov in the Urals (Russia)

scientific article published in 2022

Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water

scientific article

Areas of global importance for terrestrial biodiversity, carbon, and water

scientific article published on 16 April 2020

Author Correction: Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water

correction of a scholarly article

Clarification of the confusion surrounding the generic name Bryomorphe Harv. (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae), and the new genus Muscosomorphe J.C.Manning

scholarly article published in 2021

Corrigendum: Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

scientific article published in Nature

Corrigendum: Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

scholarly article published in Nature

Counting counts: revised estimates of numbers of accepted species of flowering plants, seed plants, vascular plants and land plants with a review of other recent estimates

scientific article (publication date: 26 August 2016)

Demonstration of the New IPNI (International Plant Names Index) Registration System

scientific article published in 2022

Distribution and relative age of endemism across islands worldwide

scientific article published on 12 August 2019

Do global diversity patterns of vertebrates reflect those of monocots?

scientific article

Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi

scientific article published on 29 September 2020

Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery

scientific article published on 10 June 2019

Global hotspots of plant phylogenetic diversity

scientific article published in 2023

Global variation in diversification rate and species richness are unlinked in plants

scientific article published on 29 June 2022

High evolutionary and functional distinctiveness of endemic monocots in world islands

scientific article published on 28 August 2021

Historical legacies and ecological determinants of grass naturalizations worldwide

scientific article

How Many Species of Seed Plants Are There?

scientific article (publication date: November 2001)

How Many Species of Seed Plants Are There?: A Response

scientific article (publication date: August 2003)

Indian Ocean Mapouria species transferred to Psychotria (Rubiaceae–Psychotrieae)

scientific article

Inequality in plant diversity knowledge and unrecorded plant extinctions: An example from the grasses of Madagascar

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

Late Quaternary climate stability and the origins and future of global grass endemism

scientific article

New Developments and Future Vision of the Nomenclatural Database IPNI and the Taxonomic Database WCVP

scientific article published in 2022

New Guinea has the world's richest island flora

scientific article published on 05 August 2020

New combinations in Agave (Asparagaceae): A. amica, A. nanchititlensis, and A. quilae

article

New combinations in Crystallopollen Steetz (Asteraceae: Vernonieae), the correct name for the illegitimate Polydora Fenzl ex H.Rob.

scientific article published on 27 May 2022

New combinations in Madagascan Vanguerieae (Rubiaceae) for the genera Psydrax, Pyrostria, and Rytigynia

scientific article

Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on Carex lazarei nom. nov. (Cyperaceae)

scientific article published on 30 October 2019

Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera

scientific article published on 23 August 2019

Nomenclatural changes in preparation for a World Rubiaceae Checklist

scientific article published in May 2008

Nomenclatural notes on Iris haussknechtii (Iridaceae)

scientific article

Nomenclature and typification of names of genera and subdivisions of genera in Cypereae (Cyperaceae): 1. Names of genera in the Cyperus clade

scientific article (publication date: December 2010)

Nomenclature and typification of names of genera and subdivisions of genera in Cypereae (Cyperaceae): 2. Names of subdivisions of Cyperus

scientific article (publication date: June 2011)

Nomenclature and typification of names of genera and subdivisions of genera in the Cypereae (Cyperaceae): 3. Names in segregate genera of Cyperus

scientific article (publication date: June 2011)

PLANT NAME RESOURCES: BUILDING BRIDGES WITH USERS

article published in 2017

Plant States and Fates: Response to Pimm and Raven

scientific article published on 28 September 2017

Psychotria nilgherensis (Rubiaceae), a new combination replacing P. elongata

scientific article published on 15 September 2017

Quaternary and pre-Quaternary historical legacies in the global distribution of a major tropical plant lineage

article

Reply to: Regional records improve data quality in determining plant extinction rates

scientific article published on 09 March 2020

Synonymies in Ananas (Bromeliaceae)

scientific article

The 2030 Declaration on Scientific Plant and Fungal Collecting

scientific article published on 30 September 2024

The Conserved Type of the Name Quercus pubescens Willd. (Fagaceae)

scientific article (publication date: August 2000)

The Monocot Checklist Project

scientific article (publication date: February 2004)

The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity

publication published on 13 August 2021

The application of scientific names to plants: Salix alba L. f. tristis Gaudin and related taxa (Salicaceae)

scholarly article published in 2021

The global distribution of plants used by humans

scientific article published on 18 January 2024

Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

scientific article with two erratum

Tiptoe through the tulips - cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification ofTulipa(Liliaceae)

scientific article published on 18 June 2013

Toward Unifying Global Hotspots of Wild and Domesticated Biodiversity

scientific article published on 31 August 2020

Towards Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: A Working List of All Known Plant Species-Progress and Prospects

scientific article published on May 2008

Trace Elements in Edible Flowers from Italy: Further Insights into Health Benefits and Risks to Consumers

scientific article published on 23 June 2020

Transfer ofPolianthes geminifloraintoAgave(Asparagaceae): new combinations (Nomenclature ofAgaveII)

scientific article published on 7 December 2013

Typification of names and nomenclatural notes on juno irises (Iridaceae) from Western Asia, Western Europe, and North Africa

article

Vulnerability to climate change of islands worldwide and its impact on the tree of life

scientific article published on 09 October 2019

World Checklist & Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae

book

World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae

book on botanical systematics

World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales

Botanical book

World Checklist and Bibliography of Magnoliaceae

World Checklist of Palms

book on botanical systematics

World Checklist of Seed Plants

scientific article (publication date: August 1996)

World Checklist of Seed Plants: pt. 1. Species

World checklist of seed plants

Book by Rafaël Govaerts

Zanne et al. reply

scientific article