Guido, First of all, I did NOT claim that Kew is the ultimate authority. I merely told everyone where the information I provided came from.
Secondly, your tirade about Index Kewensis is totally off base as the information I provided did not come from there, and therefore it was not part of the discussion. Your continued confusion between the two separate entities and your inability to differentiate between them does you a disservice. Additionally, it confuses people on the list, and gives them a false impression that they are one and the same, which they definitely are not (This is not to say that there are not errors or inaccuracies in both lists, because there are). However, one is the current thinking of Kew regarding the status of a particular taxon and the other is just a list of where taxa have been published. Some years ago when you tried to change things you were dealing with the Index Kewensis, try making some changes to the Kew Monocot Checklist. Thirdly, I know the difference between nomenclature issues and taxonomic issues. And lastly, you certainly DID question the validity of the Kew Monocot Checklist, because you continually confuse it with the Index Kewensis, which you continually trash, therefore you trashed it also. icones _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
