A note of thanks to Dalton Holland Baptista and Guido J. Braem 'ALLWAYS' for explaining the the autonym concept.
************ In a 'Cc: e-mail' Eric Christenson indicated that Encyclia "lancifolia got a name change to the next available name - trulla." Eric's clarification of course explains why Prosyclia Green Hornet appears in The International Orchid Register as an hybrid of Prosthechea cochleata x Encyclia trulla. ************ Prosthechea trulla (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82: 381 (1997 publ. 1998). homotypic synonyms: basionym/replaced synonym : Epidendrum trulla Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 214 (1856). Encyclia trulla (Rchb.f.) Christenson, Lindleyana 11: 222 (1996). Anacheilium trulla (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding, Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums: 122 (2004). heterotypic synonym: Epidendrum langlassei Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 404 (1918). *********** Best regards, Viateur _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
