Orchid taxonomy and naming authority?

[tropterrarium]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Tropterrarium,
Is the Kew Rule still being used? I was under the impression that it was a relic from an old debate that eventually resolved itself somewhere between the ICBN's recommendations for naming priority and conservation.

No, "Kew Rule" it not used by anybody (as far as I know), and is 100% faulty by ICZN standards. I brought it up, because I try to understand *historical* changes. Like trying to understand arguments for Lamarckism in a historical context, but understanding that it is not accepted today.