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Apr 4, 2016 11:06 AM CST
Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
Orchids Plumerias Cactus and Succulents Region: New Jersey Region: Pennsylvania Native Plants and Wildflowers
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I would like to mention that I only feel comfortable adding Orchid species to the database, and have done so on occasion. The main reason for not adding hybrids are the constant changes in Orchid nomenclature which cause errors easily. Having said that, I just took a quick look at some of the Orchid entries in general, got stuck at Cymbidiums, and I was wondering why you add the Grex /hybrid name in single quotation marks. I would consider this an error since single quotation marks are always used to indicate a cultivar/ clonal name, never the hybrid name.

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I was curious to see what your entry for Cattlianthe Fire Dance looks like. Hmm, it is listed falsely along with some other synonym names for Guarisophleya Jewel Box. Jewel Box is nowadays also a Cattlianthe, and I would bet your other wrongly listed synonyms are named differently too. I quit looking at this point.
I would strongly suggest to check the Grex at the RHS, before one adds any Orchid Hybrid to the database.
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticu...
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