Based on what I learned at AOS judging yesterday at the Parkside Orchid Fest in Ottsville, PA, we are not going to start using the newly "lumped" nomenclature until it has gone through the formal challenge, rebuttal, and final approval process. This is according to Cordelia Head, who attended/participated in the recent SSC/IUCN meetings. She has voluntarily served with this group for many years (decade? longer?). So AOS awards will continue to be filed as before, until further notice. Apparently the IUCN's decision to lump was published in the latest AQ, but I have not yet received my copy. Nina Rach Houston JC
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