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Matthew Jebb (mjebb@otto.tcd.ie)
Fri, 2 Sep 94 18:39:37 +0100
Dear CP folk,
May I subscribe to your bulletin board so as to make enquiries on
unknown/unidentified Nepenthes species.
Martin Cheek and myself are preparing a revision of the genus for
the FLORA MALESIANA series, and we are acutely aware of the number of
apparently new species that have entered horticultural circles, but for
which no herbarium material was prepared. If members of the Bulletin board
have any information to offer we would be happy to outline our proposed
revision.
Since Nepenthes-naming has clearly been associated with much
ill-feeling and stealing of new names in the past we can appreciate any
reluctance people may have, however, we would like to offer our assurances
that we merely have the intention of stabilising the taxonomy as our aim,
and hope that the co-operation of all people in the field can only have a
satisfactory taxonomy of the group as an outcome.
Matthew Jebb,
Botany Department,
Trinity College Dublin,
Dublin 2,
IRELAND.
mjebb@mail.tcd.ie
m.cheek@rbgkew.org.uk