Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus titanum

From: Peter Boyce <phymatarum at googlemail.com> on 2011.02.06 at 02:49:02 Dear Eduardo, =A0 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. =A0 Peter =A0 On 3 February 2011 23:34, Eduardo Gomes Goncalves <eduardo.goncalves@inhotim.org.br> wrote: > > Dear fellows,=A0 > 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 =A0end with -us (A. gomboczianus, A. hirsutus, A lunatus, A. glaucophyllus, etc).=A0 > 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)... =A0Wilbert, do you have any reason for this? > Very best wishes, > Eduardo.=A0 > > > INHOTIM=A0 > Dr. EDUARDO G. GON=C7ALVES > > Curador Bot=E2nico > > Jardim Bot=E2nico > > Rua B, 20=A0 > 35460-000 | Brumadinho | MG | Brasil > +55 31 3571.6638=A0 Ramal Fixo 107=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0+55 31 9604.8618=A0 Ramal 380 > > Rua Ant=F4nio de Albuquerque, 215 | Funcion=E1rios > 30112-010 | Belo Horizonte | MG | Brasil=A0 > +55 31 3223.8224=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0 > > Antes de imprimir, pense em sua responsabilidade com o Meio Ambiente. > > =A0 > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > =A0 =A0 --20cf30433d106eae5e049b94289f-- --===============2987563211539560861==

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