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Name: Ken Ramsey Starkville, MS (Zone 8a) Tropical Plants & More              drdawg Mar 16, 2014 10:51 AM CST |
| This is the Oerstedella genus and is sometimes listed as Epidendrum Oerstedella. The plant is Oerstedella centradenia. Please add the genus or let me know if you want me to list it as the E. O. genus. drdawg (Ken Ramsey) - Tropical Plants & More http://www.tropicalplantsandmo... I don't have gray hair, I have wisdom-highlights. I must be very wise. |
Name: Evan Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a)           |
| Thanks again Ken. Oerstedella centradenia is indeed a synonym of Orchid (Epidendrum centropetalum) and I've added it as such. Both the Catalog of Life and the Plant List reference the Kew World Checklist for Oerstedella. If you have a reference(s) where Oerstedella species are commonly used we can update the DB with the synonyms. Thanks. Evan |
Name: Ken Ramsey Starkville, MS (Zone 8a) Tropical Plants & More drdawg Mar 16, 2014 12:18 PM CST |
| I think (but will have to do some digging) that Schomburgkia was the original name. Like so many other orchid genera, it apparently was changed to Myrmecophila. This genus is related to the Laelia genus. These name changes just drive me crazy. I have to go on what the commercial grower has them labeled. drdawg (Ken Ramsey) - Tropical Plants & More http://www.tropicalplantsandmo... I don't have gray hair, I have wisdom-highlights. I must be very wise. |
Name: Evan Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a) |
| I empathize Ken. I'd imagine the commercial growers have to wait for the ICRA to revise their own nomenclature to agree with the revised taxonomy before updating their own labels and such. It must be an arduous and expensive proposition. Evan |
Name: Ken Ramsey Starkville, MS (Zone 8a) Tropical Plants & More drdawg Mar 16, 2014 2:31 PM CST |
| Actually I have spoken to owners of two of the largest grower/hybridizer's in Hawaii about that very same thing. They both told me exactly the same thing. They will neither spend the time nor the money it takes to change all their labeling and listings. They said I COULD CHANGE MY LABELS IF IT BOTHERED ME! LOL drdawg (Ken Ramsey) - Tropical Plants & More http://www.tropicalplantsandmo... I don't have gray hair, I have wisdom-highlights. I must be very wise. |
Name: Evan Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a) |
| LOL This is why synonym and Also sold as names are so important! Evan |
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