Mario, in reply to your reply.
> As for your comment on "All because a few people with
> nothing better to
> do decided to stuff up a system that has been working well
> for the last
> 100+ years", I find it demeaning. These "people
> with nothing better to
> do" are also describing new species and carrying out
> research on the
> ecology and conservation of orchids in the wild. Granted,
> there are disagreements between taxonomists and sometimes there are
> competing classifications floating around, which can be confusing.
> This is all part of a process that works mostly by consensus.
......Ecology & Conservation, HA, the wild orchids are disappearing from their
habitat quicker than it takes to send an e-mail.
Describing NEW species, I'm all for that OR if there is a distinct problem with
a desciption ie the reclassification of Paphiopedilums from Cypripediums.
Consensus between Taxonomists, no-one will live long enough to see that.
> In any case, new classifications will still come in the future, no
> matter how inconvenient these are for the growers. What the
> horticultural community needs to do is find a practical way
to deal with these changes.
....Most growers have a way of dealing with them, they ignor them !!!
And as someone said earlier in this forum, keeping your name tags with the
latest name changes will not make you a better grower.
....No it doesn't but it just confuses every orchid grower around the world.
...And refering to Erics note below, He has it right, its a comedy act fit for
Broadway.
> I actually enjoy all the name changes in orchids..rather
> than be upset, I
> found the idea of lumping Laelia into Sophronitis quite
> amusing...and I
> didn't think it was ridiculous at all...now its all
> Cattleya? Great...makes
> even more sense. I do not agree that these changes are of
> major concern for
> most growers. I haven't changed any names on my tags
> (granted, I have mostly
> paphs anyway...), and the last I have seen, all the
> catalogs are still
> selling their plants under the usual names...I have yet to
> see Laelia purpurata sold as Sophronitis purpurata...
.and I somehow doubt that next year I'll see it sold as Cattleya purpurata.
Eric, this last line is about to be correct. The latest word from the RHS is
that it will be Cat. purpurata.. with possibly one or two of the other formaer
Laelia / Sophronitis changing over to Cat' as well.
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