protologue
/ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)lɒɡ/(also protolog) Taxonomy (chiefly Botany )
noun
The type description of a species, genus, etc. In later use: specifically the full details (diagnosis, description, synonymy, distributional data, citation of specimens, etc.) accompanying a name at its first publication.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Charles Schuchert (1858–1942). From proto- + -logue.