Date: Thu, 13 Feb 97 17:40 EST From: dave evans <T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg591$foo@default> Subject: Re: Re: Re:Nepenthes naming
Hello Jan & List,
> > My N. * splendiana is sending up a flower spike.
> (BTW: a type specimen does not need to include a flower but it is in
> most cases desirable if they are present, anyway)
I know, but really hate doing things half assed. ;)
> For a cultivar registration, it is not necessary to conserve a
> herbarium specimen.
I was thinking of naming the hybrid as _N. * splendiana_, not a
single clone as a cultivar (and I really couldn't since, I
didn't produce the plant, right?). Since, it was never validated
as a cultivar and the name has already been in use for sometime,
it will keeping with the name's tradition. The plant is indeed
splendid, so latinizing the English word would also be appropriate.
> I think it was the intention of Bruce Bednar that the (however,
> unsuitable because Latin) name "N. * splendiana" should be applied
> to a cultivar. Thus, the plant should be described as something
> like _Nepenthes anamensis * N. maxima_ cv. Splend . Cultivars do not
> need to be described in a protologue (no Latin, no type, no
> taxonomic relevance).
Well, I was hoping to produce something with a bit more relevance.
I suppose I need to contact Bruce B. before continueing with the
project to clarify his intent, but since the name doesn't work
as a cultivar, he might like it to be applied to the hybrid in
general... (as you can see, I do ;) )
Thank-you for the very instructive details about making a specimum
and naming cultivars. I'm going the be naming one or two Sarracenia
cultivars in the future when the plants are larger and more photogenic.
The differences I noted in these plants *were* appearent from a very
young age, and they haven't even reached the age of a year, yet.
Dave Evans
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