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Jun 8, 2012 12:40 PM CST
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Name: Dave Whitinger
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krancmm said:Alocasia x amazonica is incorrect as is Alocasia amazonica. Both 'Poly' and "Polly" are being sold under both invalid botanical names. It's only "correct" Latin name at this time is Alocasia 'Poly'.


Ok, I need a lightbulb icon. I now think I see what you mean: vendors are selling this plant using an incorrect latin name and invalid cultivar name, and we want to be able to represent that in the database somehow, and that's where the proposed "Also Sold as" field comes in.

Am I seeing this right now?

But if that's the case, just because a vendor has incorrect information, should we even include that? The only value I see to it is that people searching for this erroneous or mis-spelling information may find it. I can see the value to that, for certain, but it seems like a lot of trouble to go through.

Just asking...

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