Re: Anthocyanin free Darlingtonia - nomenclature

From: Wim Leys (Wim.Leys@vlm.be)
Date: Tue Jan 13 1998 - 08:45:08 PST

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 17:45:08 +0100
From: Wim Leys <Wim.Leys@vlm.be>
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Subject: Re: Anthocyanin free Darlingtonia - nomenclature

> The rules (International Code of Botanical Nomenclature) apply only
> .......

> (any newly described taxon must have
> a clearly stated rank).
>

Thank you for your explanation.

> There are some people (incl. myself) who think that a taxon at
> whatever rank must have some evolutionary meaning (i.e. represent an
> adaptation to environmental factors). In a complicated biosynthesis
> ...
>

So you are not in favour of the name "S. purpurea purpurea f.
heterophylla" neither, unless of course the lack of anthocyanin would
give this plant a certain benefit. I did notice with Dionaea that
greener plants grow bigger than the redder ones.

Kind regards
Wim

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