Re: 2 Philodendron translations

From: Endangered Species <especies at ix.netcom.com> on 1997.01.08 at 16:12:41(70) At 06:42 PM 1/7/97 -0600, you wrote: >2 more name translations. These also come from the Huntington. >Could someone please translate Philodendron 'Evansii' and >Philodendron 'Imbe' to species names? My guess would be the >the first is a cultivar of Selloum, but I'd like to know for >sure. As long as I'm asking, could anyone confirm Philodendron >Sagittifolium as a current name? > >I took some pictures while I was there with the idea of starting >a photo album of aroids I've seen and I'd like to get the >labels right. +More > >Thanks, >Todd > >BTW, a quick(?) response the "?" response to my naming standards >question: I noticed at the Huntington, every name tag has a >number on it (in addition to name). That number seemed to >be a unique identifier of the species (maybe up to cultivar?). >I remember reading a while back in the "How to permanently >label a plant" thread someone mentioning that they used numbers >(with the side effect of reducing handwriting problems :) ). >I thought it would be convenient if everyone used the same >numbering scheme so even if a Rhaphidophora Decursive becomes >a Philodendron ?, I could still keep the same number on the >plant and even have someone else know what the number meant >if the plant changed hands a few times and the name changed >a few more times too. If that's clear, then the rest of >my message was basically just a matter of implementation >details. > > >I thought P evansii was an hybrid by Bill Evans, the man who designed Busch Gardens and so forth. Hermine

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