Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 13:58:40 +0100 From: "Nigel Hurneyman" <nhurneyman@onemeaning.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2158$foo@default> Subject: Re: Yet more on Nelson
The way I see it, the answer to the question "Is it worth documenting that
a white-flowered Pinguicula grandiflora exists?" is yes, especially since
it grows persistently but only known from one location. The problem is
how to document the information accessibly for future botanists and
horticulturists and that has certainly been accomplished. Would I be right
in assuming that the original description of P grandiflora is cast in stone,
and cannot be tweaked with a "and by the way, this also comes in white"?
Regarding the mapping, if I were an experienced nasty dig-up-from-the-wild
sort I could probably find the white P.g. in 2-3 days. Therefore not giving
the exact locality punishes the innocent rather than the guilty.
I would like to grow the white P.g. so perhaps I am biased but there
seems to be a strong case to bring it into cultivation, to preserve it
genetically in case the population becomes non-sustainable for any
reason, and to make it commercially available to pre-empt the nasty
dig-up-from-the-wild types.
Thanks to all the contributors to the discussion - this is fascinating
reading.
NigelH
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