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  Re: [Aroid-l] Philodendron glaucophyllum
From: "Peter Boyce" botanist at malesiana.com> on 2006.05.16 at 04:49:55(14206)
There are a lot of rules governing the publication
of species and culton names and although to folks not regularly describing novel
names these rules may seem arcane in fact such rules are vital since they
prevent the uncontrolled proliferation of names and all the subsequent confusion
that will occur; especially important in taxonomically large horticulturally
important genera such as Philodendron.

When Tom says that there is no such name, he
means that the name is not formally (validly & effectively) published.

Pete

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