Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus titanum

From: Eduardo Gomes Goncalves <eduardo.goncalves at inhotim.org.br> on 2011.02.06 at 23:11:18 Dear Pete,  I will take a look on it tomorrow morning. Thanks a lot... I knew there was good reason, mainly because Dan worked on it.  Very best wishes, Eduardo.  Em 06/02/2011, =E0s 00:49, Peter Boyce escreveu: Dear Eduardo,   I am sure than Dan dealt with this in his 1987 Aroideana [10(3): 15-25] paper, but I don't have it to hand at the moment since I'm in Pinang.   Peter   On 3 February 2011 23:34, Eduardo Gomes Goncalves <eduardo.goncalves@inhotim..org.br> wrote: > > Dear fellows,  > I have a silly (but important) question for you. As far as I know, Amophophallus is a masculine word, am I correct? > In Latin, except for the name of traditional trees (Malus, Pyrus, etc), all names ended in -us are male names. So it is correct to say that all adjective epithets in Amorphophallus species  end with -us (A. gomboczianus, A. hirsutus, A lunatus, A. glaucophyllus, etc).  > Why Amophophallus titanum is not A. titanus? Other species with a similar epithet (I don't remember none in plant kingdom, but I know Dorcus titanus - a beetle)...  Wilbert, do you have any reason for this? > Very best wishes, > Eduardo.  > > > INHOTIM  > Dr. EDUARDO G. GON=C7ALVES > > Curador Bot=E2nico > > Jardim Bot=E2nico > > Rua B, 20  > 35460-000 | Brumadinho | MG | Brasil > +55 31 3571.6638  Ramal Fixo 107         +55 31 9604.8618  Ramal 380 > > Rua Ant=F4nio de Albuquerque, 215 | Funcion=E1rios > 30112-010 | Belo Horizonte | MG | Brasil  > +55 31 3223.8224           > > Antes de imprimir, pense em sua responsabilidade com o Meio Ambiente. > >   > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >     _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l INHOTIM  Dr. EDUARDO G. GON=C7ALVES Curador Bot=E2nico Jardim Bot=E2nico Rua B, 20  35460-000 | Brumadinho | MG | Brasil +55 31 3571.6638  Ramal Fixo 107         +55 31 9604.8618  Ramal 380 Rua Ant=F4nio de Albuquerque, 215 | Funcion=E1rios 30112-010 | Belo Horizonte | MG | Brasil  +55 31 3223.8224           Antes de imprimir, pense em sua responsabilidade com o Meio Ambiente.   --Apple-Mail-2-899098569-- --===============3926370446159036007==

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