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Post by agustinfranco on Aug 5, 2008 23:47:47 GMT -10
Dave Evans said Hi Michael: My next comment is perhaps unrelated to the topic, but what you just said it true, Nature isn't uniform and if you are honest enough to admit, then why on earth some people B*&c about it when species characteristics aren't uniform. Some of us demand purity in Nepenthes species, but in reality, this may not be the case. Even on TC grown plants uniformity is not always achieved anyway. So where do we stand? Gus
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Post by agustinfranco on Jul 24, 2008 1:01:46 GMT -10
Hi there:
I'd go for a maxima X fusca: the shape of the mouth with an elongated portion attaching to the lid, the appendages under the lid, and the shape of the uppers do resemble fusca to some extent.
Gus
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Post by agustinfranco on Jul 9, 2008 1:53:10 GMT -10
Hi Francois:
The Nepenthes gracillima was rediscovered by S. Macpherson, but it was previouly reviewed by Martin Cheek in Flora Malesiana volume 15, 2001. The drawings of Cheek match Macpherson's photographs. I still don't understand how this N. alba was mistaken for gracillima.
Gus
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Post by agustinfranco on Jul 9, 2008 0:52:13 GMT -10
Hi all:
With regards to Mr. Macpherson's books, well, it's about time someone else take the lead on describing carnivorous plants, especially Nepenthes which are my favourite cp's. I don't want to point my finger at anyone, but i can honestly tell you all that some of those well-known cp book authors are shying away from publishing new findings because either they don't have the time to do it or they are not really passionate about it anymore. I am very glad that people like Mr. Stewart Macpherson is making a tremendous effort to come up with high quality publications in this area which, in a way, keeps the interest for these plants very much alive.
With regards to mistakes, well, if we look at the Nepenthes of Borneo book, we see Nepenthes rajah X Kinabaluensis on the cover named Nepenthes rajah and so forth. Therefore, to err is human to forgive is divine!.
Furthermore, names like N. alba are not new but they are brough back to life, as done by Martin Jebb (Flora malesiana) page 69 who cites Ridl 1924. In other words, some people's imagination to name plants or the lack of it was present in 1924 and not on 2008; thus, it's unfair to criticise the name as the author just attempts to cite findings based on previously published scientific data.
Gus
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