Re: why's omissa not omissa?
dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Thu, 31 Oct 96 21:43 EST
> From: SCHLAUER@CHEMIE.UNI-WUERZBURG.DE
>
> D.ericksoniae (which was originally identified with _D.omissa_
> by Rica Erickson!) matches both the description and the type specimen
> of _D.omissa_ much better (broad sepals, subglobose fruiting calyx,
> large petals, large leaves) than the plant described and depicted in
> the above cited book as "D.nitidula subsp.omissa" (misapplied name),
> which AFAIK has no valid name until this date.
Ok, so if you have a plant D.nitidula subsp. omissa, what is
the correct name then?
Dave Evans