, ▁rank ▁or ▁position ▁of ▁tax a , ▁then ▁only ▁more ▁scientific ▁research ▁can ▁sett le ▁the ▁differences , ▁and ▁even ▁then ▁only ▁sometimes . ▁ ▁Accept ed ▁names ▁▁ ▁Vari ous ▁botan ical ▁databases ▁such ▁as ▁Pl ants ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Online ▁and ▁World ▁Flora ▁Online ▁make ▁determin ations ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁a ▁name ▁is ▁accepted , ▁eg ▁accepted ▁species . ▁If ▁a ▁name ▁is ▁not ▁accepted , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁because ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁syn onym ▁for ▁a ▁name ▁that ▁is ▁already ▁accepted , ▁and ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁such . ▁Another ▁term ▁is ▁ambigu ous ▁to ▁denote ▁a ▁name ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁accepted ▁because ▁its ▁separate ▁existence ▁cannot ▁be ▁reli ably ▁determined . ▁For ▁instance , ▁spec im ens ▁that ▁are ▁dam aged , ▁imm ature ▁or ▁the ▁necessary ▁information ▁or ▁expert ise ▁ids ▁not ▁available . ▁This ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁abund ances , ▁multiple ▁published ▁names ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁entity . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁General ▁▁ ▁Scient ific ▁classification ▁ ▁Bin omial ▁nom en cl ature ▁ ▁N omen cl ature ▁C odes ▁ ▁Bot any ▁▁ ▁Botan ical ▁name ▁ ▁International ▁Code ▁of ▁N omen cl ature ▁for ▁alg ae , ▁fung i , ▁and ▁plants ▁ ▁Correct ▁name ▁( bot any ) ▁ ▁Author ▁c itation ▁( bot any ) ▁ ▁Hy brid ▁name ▁( bot any ) ▁ ▁International ▁Code ▁of ▁N omen cl ature ▁for ▁Cult iv ated ▁Pl ants ▁ ▁International ▁Plant ▁Names ▁Index : ▁lists ▁names ▁of ▁seed ▁plants ▁and ▁f ern