Re: RE: _Droserae_ incognitae

dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Wed, 02 Oct 96 15:53 EDT

> > I try to know if the droseras "gypsicola" and "ssp Magaliesburg"
> > are really existing somewhere, or if these denominations are wrong.

I don't know about the "gypsicola" that seems like someone placed
the name in the wrong genus as a typo. D. sp. "Magaliesburg" does
exist and I'm currently tried to get some leaf cuttings to grow.

> The denominations (at least) are wrong. They have not been validated
> anywhere, AFAIK. "gypsicola" is Latin and should therefore be used
> only for scientific epithets (like e.g. _Pinguicula gypsicola_). "ssp
> Magaliesburg" is wrong for several reasons:

Very true! However, I though that when a species has not been
validated yet, it gets a name like the one used for D. sp. "Mag".
The name should be the place (or there abouts) where the plants
were found. If that's not the right way, what is please?

I think I saw seed of this species avialible from the ICPS Seed
Bank, BTW. Does anyone know what land this plant is from? Or
where Magaliesburg is? Kind of sounds South African...

Dave Evans