Droserae

Michael (IFMJC@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU)
Wed, 20 Oct 1993 18:49:25 -0700 (MST)

Barry, passed your questions on to Dr. Pinkava. He says that if you want
to indicate the plural of _Drosera_, then _Drosera_ itself will serve, but
it would be preferable to reduce the name to a common name and say droseras
(note, not underlined or capitalized. _Droseras_ would be incorrect usage).
he does not suggest using Droserae in any form (underlined, capitalized etc...)

I note that the ae ending is similar to suffixes used for subclass (idae) and
tribe (eae). When I first heard the word Droserae used here I wondered if
perhaps the user was refering to some subdivision of the Droseraceae, ie.
Drosera section Droserae or something like that.

As for "DD. rotundifolia, capensis, intermedia...". He figures the use of
"DD." in this manner is outright wrong.
-Michael