At 09:50 AM 7/16/2004 +0200, you wrote: >Dear Prem, > >>Well, considering that "rhodocheila" means "pink-lipped" or "rose-lipped" >>when translated, one would assume that this is the type color form for >>the species, if given no other information. >No, you can't assume that ... It is posible, but you would have to check in the >original publication > >>Several literature sources >>that I've read describe a "rare, orange-colored variant", so it seems, >>again, safe to assume that the pink form is the basis for the species. > >That is how errors (if there is one) get proliferated ... you have to check the >original publication.
Well, naturally, if one were to call into question current taxonomic research, one would have to research the original publication before alleging anything improper. I'm coming from the "lay person's" point of view here, simply asking that were all these assumptions correct, is it truly legitimate to cull off the type form of a species and form a new species, leaving a non-type form as the last hold-out therein. ---Prem www.premdesign.com/orchidpics/orchidpicshq.htm
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