Thank you for your responses to my question of exactly what constitutes a
species. I do not wish to start any trouble or animosity, but rather debate as
to where taxonomy is at with respect to the orchids. and the possibilities at
where it may go.
The people contributing to this website are
As Iris, John, Peter, and others already pointed out, there is no easy
way to define what a species is. Dozens of books and a myriad of
articles in scientific journals have been written on the subject. A
good summary of the major species concepts as applied to the orchids is
provided in this
In a message dated 7/4/07 6:02:30 AM, Alex writes:
Can a taxonomist tell me what the latest name is for Encyclia radiata?
You don't need a personal taxonomist. Just go to the Kew World Checklist of
Monocots with your handy Web browser:
www.kew.org/wcsp/monocots/
and you will find this:
thank you Iris and Viateur - I have looked up the website and will
use it again but its nice to find one has TWO personal taxonomists :-)
Regards, Alex Scott
On 4 Jul 2007, at 13:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 7/4/07 6:02:30 AM, Alex writes:
Can a taxonomist tell me what the
In a message dated 10/17/06 6:03:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Why not call the man-made cross P. Richteri (note the capital R)?
There are some complicated rules nowadays about naming the cultivated equivalent of a natural hybrid. A lot depends on the dates. If the man-made hybrid was
I posted a photo of Corybas pictus that I found on Mt Kinabalu on the
alt.binaries.pictures.orchids usenet group which raised some discussion
about the accepted nomenclature for the Corybas genus and the fact that
David Jones and Mark Clements had transferred some of the species into the
group
Dr. Braem [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly:
Guido wrote : Kenneth S. Wilson is an Orchid Judge, not
a taxomist, and as far as I know not a botanist.
Kenneth S. Wilson, author of the article The Difference Between Alba, Alba
Form, and White, published in the
AOS Bulletin, vol. 49 (8), pp.
Juli [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly:
pardon my ignorance but: is there a higher authority in
the matter of species identification?
Yes.
Who has the last word?
The plant.
Cheers,
-AJHicks
Chandler, AZ
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Title: Taxonomy versus nomenclature, or when do you really need to change a generic name?
Contributors to this list have asked if the the requirement that genera be monophyletic increases or decreases the number of genera. It does neither. If a tribe or subfamily is monophyletic, you could
I love taxonomywhile others get frustrated by all the changes, seemingly
arbitrary, I get thrilledI am fascinated by the idea of truly
identifying orchids (or any other organism I am interested in) as accurately
as possible...so I am really fascinated by the revision placing Brazilian
Some readers may be interested to know that the previous (Oct-Nov 2004) and
next (Dec '04 - Jan '05) editions of the Australian Orchid Review feature
English versions of Guido's Phragmipedium articles, with photographs. This
includes all the taxonomy.
WARNING!!! ORCHID RELATED QUESTION
Taxonomic status of Epidendrum pugioniforme Regel (1890)
I note in the new Withner/Harding volume on The Cattleyas and their
Relatives: The Debatable Epidendrums, that there is no reference whatsoever
to the Mexican species Epidendrum pugioniforme.
Is this
David,
Maybe because it is considered to be a synonym of Epidendrum parkinsonianum.
icones
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