What to label my Den. Pierardii? - Page 2 - Orchid Board

DirtyCoconuts · #11 12-10-2019, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by camille1585

More seriously though, I really have no idea what the current accepted name is for this species. It seems confusing from what I read online.

I hope Frank will be happy with his new name and decide to produce lots of blooms!

That’s why I asked. It seems like aphyllum is back in vogue and the preferred one.

camille1585 · #12 12-10-2019, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

That’s why I asked. It seems like aphyllum is back in vogue and the preferred one.

I'm keeping aphyllum on my label, I can't be bothered to rewrite them when names change... Especially when it's unclear what the current name is!

I only just remembered that names can be checked on the KEW World Check-list. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Den aphyllum is the current accepted name!

WaterWitchin · #13 12-10-2019, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by camille1585

I'm keeping aphyllum on my label, I can't be bothered to rewrite them when names change... Especially when it's unclear what the current name is!

I only just remembered that names can be checked on the KEW World Check-list. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Den aphyllum is the current accepted name!

Nooooooo!!!! I love Frank!

Edited to add... Perhaps off-topic, and perhaps not at this point. I had a crazy uncle (no, really certifiable) named Frank. Had several plants I was gifted from his funeral like 30 years ago. They're all named Frank: Frank Senior, Frank Junior, Frankly, and Frankfurter. God rest his soul... he was one of my favorite uncles as a kid. Always entertaining.

DirtyCoconuts · #14 12-10-2019, 12:05 PM

Camille that is an awesome resource - thank you!

WaterWitchin- i love that....i have a custom of also naming plants after their previous owners and the lengths i go to are often hilarious and inane.

Oddly enough i also had an Uncle Frank ( Polish so it was Franu(SP?)) and he was not mentally well either but as a kid that made him a lot of fun to me because we were equals and he was a ton of fun.