Reply to “Attempts to introduce a system of national, racial and/or ethnocultural discrimination in codes of biological nomenclature should not be tolerated: Comments on some recent proposals (Wright & Gillman, 2022, etc.)”

Sergei Mosyakin in a publication this journal (Mosyakin, 2022) criticises our proposal (Gillman & Wright, 2020; Wright Gillman, 2021) to introduce system that would facilitate recognition of indigenous plant names. In particular, he contends the is discriminatory on basis race. We certainly do not think it such discrimination. The concept revised based chronological precedence does view favour any race or ethnic grouping since merely attributes priority for name temporal sequence. Our could be used justify by people as long shown was first apply particular species. It thus dependent evidence relating when used, whom used. also reiterate usurp science taxonomy nor remove credit from relevant authority.