Plant Names Database Quarterly Changes May 2016

Summary data on changes to data in the Plant Names Database in the following classes:

• the addition of new names
• for formal deprecation of duplicate names
• changes to the status of the name as preferred name or synonym for a taxon
• updating the origin or occurrence of a taxon within New Zealand
• applying changes to the classification of a taxon
• updating the scientific article that is being applied to the taxa to determine whether the name is a synonym or preferred name