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Dylan
On 01/10/2010, Steve Marak wrote:
> Aroiders,
>
> This appeal for help is somewhat off-topic, so please excuse it (and
> delete it, if you're not interested).
>
> I'm looking for examples of a couple of things in the area of botanical
> nomenclature, and I can think of no better group to ask than the people on
> this list.
>
> The first is the most complex example of a valid (and preferably,
> currently accepted) name, of any plant (i.e., not restricted to aroids),
> whether that complexity comes from ranks below species or multiple
> authorities or both. One of the best ones I have now is:
>
> Paphiopedilum barbigerum Tang & Wang var. coccineum (Perner & Herrm.)
> Cavestro
>
> which conveniently (for me) even has a synonym, but I'm looking for
> something even more complex, if it exists. Knowing the publication would
> be nice, too, but is not essential for what I'm after. (Examples of
> similar complexity to the above but using other ranks - subsp., f., etc. -
> would also be appreciated.)
>
> The second question is what plant, again regardless of family, has the
> most synonyms? I'm aware of one poor orchid with, if I counted correctly,
> 55, but I suspect there are plants even more confused about their
> identities out there. For my purposes I'm concerned only with whether the
> name now appears as a synonym of the currently accepted name and not so
> much how it got there (i.e., whether it was validly published and later
> reduced to synonomy, nom. illeg., etc). I realize that whatever
> the answer is, it can change, but again that's not a concern for me at the
> moment.
>
> All help or pointers to good places to find the answer myself will be
> appreciated. I've spent plenty of time on Tropicos, IPNI, etc., but my
> oddball questions are not easily answered with those tools - or perhaps I
> just don't know how to ask them.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -- Steve Marak
> -- samarak@gizmoworks.com
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