I stand corrected! Apologies for making waves. Adolf Ceska
From: alpine-l-boun...@science.uu.nl [mailto:alpine-l-boun...@science.uu.nl] On Behalf Of Youngs Aberdeen Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 3:12 AM To: Alpine-L . Subject: [Alpine-l] International Rock Gardener e-magazine- Crocus Special Validity of published names - confirmed Crocus gunae, Crocus reinhardii Crocus iranicus are the new species described by Dr Jānis Rukšāns in IRG 61 January 2015. The Type specimen sheets have been prepared by Jānis and the Holotypes submitted to Gatersleben and/or Gothenburg. The descriptions have been overseen, as stated by Jānis , by Dr Reinhard Frtisch a professional botanist of great repute. I show this example showing detail of Type and Holtype : Crocus gunae Rukšāns species nova. Type: Ex culturae in horto Jānis Rukšāns. (Plants from Iran, Mazandaran, between Astaneh and Fulad Mahalleh. open slope not far from pass. 36.01.001 N; 53.37.750 E. Collected 23-04-2008. WHIR-100). Holotype: GB (Gothenburg) All procedures have been undertaken as required for the valid publication of these names under the authorship of Dr Jānis Rukšāns. M. Y. Adolf Ceska aceska at telus.net <mailto:alpine-l@science.uu.nl?Subject=Re:%20%5BAlpine-l%5D%20Internatoinol% 20Rock%20Gardener%20e-magazine-%20Crocus%0A%09Special&In-Reply-To=%3C000001d 03ea9%2442c22800%24c8467800%24%40net%3E> Mon Feb 2 06:29:47 CET 2015 Hi, The last issue of the IRG e-magazine was nice, but I doubt that Janis’ three new species were validly described. The author did not select the types, he only mentioned the herbarium where the types are deposited. That’s not enough, I think. All the best, Adolf Ceska
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