Hi all glad to see that Mike in his search for the correct name for his Maxillaria got the right information from my site, even though he may not have found a picture of it, as his name was a synonym. I can assure you that there are mistakes on IOPSE but as I have photos of so many species the experts on each genus tend to get in touch with me and let me know what is glaringly wrong. Mario [see below] is one of the peer review persons who contact me with changes that need to be made within Maxillaria. Eric Christenson is the other that often writes to correct pictures that are wrong. Remember that I am working with a very large group of posssibilities as I am involved with every Orchid species that is out there. Some 7500 species in 700 or so genera so far. IOSPE is constantly in flux as I hear from persons that are more involved in a genus than I, about an error. So be assured that if something is wrong on IOSPE it is not long before I hear from a peer [read expert] in a genus that a photo may be wrong. So IOSPE is under constant peer review but that does not mean that every picture on the site has been reviewed. You can be assured though that I am constantly trying to keep the site as problem free as possible. That being said, please, all of you, if you are aware of mislabeled photos on IOSPE get in touch with me! I will change it! Happy growing and I hope to see you all at the WOC! Jay Pfahl >>>>Message: 6 Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:51:12 -0500 From: Mario Blanco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [OGD] Peer reviews To: "the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Dear Mike, I've been involved in a taxonomic project about maxillarias and relatives (along with several colleagues), and I have become acquainted with many species. The situation you mention is not rare in this group of orchids (i.e., different names used for the same species, and the same name applied to different species). Luckily, we have studied the original type material for many species. I checked the websites, and the plant labeled as "Maxillaria sanguinolenta" in (http://www.pbase.com/glazemaker/max) is in reality M. meleagris (M. sanguinolenta is, as you mention, a synonym of M. miniata). The plant labeled "M. punctostriata" in (http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/5278/maxspecies2.html) is, as you mention, probably M. ubatubana (= Brasiliorchis ubatubana). I hope this helps. -Mario _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
