Progress with the trial phase for registration of new plant names

In a spirit of co-operation and to publicise this proposed innovation in pl ant nomenclature widely in southern Africa, this note has been submitted si multaneously to the following botanical journals: Bothalia, South African J ournal of Botany, Forum Botanicum and SABONET News. A trial phase for the r egistration of new plant names in South Africa, co-ordinated by the Interna tional Association of Plant Taxonomy in Berlin, is introduced. Registration can be effected by publishing a new name in an accredited journal or serie s or by submitting it to the national Registration Office established for t his purpose.