Re: Amorphophallus konjac or rivieri?

**P* B* <p*@googlemail.com>**

Hi Susan,

For any botanical epithet to be accepted it must have been validly and
effectively published on or after Jan. 1 1753 (sorry, typo in my first
posting).

This is the date that Linnaeus' Species Plantarum was first published in
1753 and which marks the starting point of plant nomenclature. This also
means that the first names to be considered validly and effectively
published in botany are those that appear in this book, and in Linnaeus'
Genera Plantarum ed. 5 (1753).

Zoology takes it's starting date as 1763 

Pete

From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com]
On Behalf Of Susan B
Sent: Sunday, 14 February, 2010 2:15 AM
To: Discussion of aroids
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus konjac or rivieri?

Sorry Peter, I'm not following- could you reiterate for a "dummy"?
Which name was published on Jan 1 1763?
Susan

--- On Thu, 2/11/10, Peter Boyce <phymatarum@googlemail.com> wrote:

From: Peter Boyce <phymatarum@googlemail.com>
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus konjac or rivieri?
To: "'Discussion of aroids'" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 2:38 AM
The main point is that these two names are applied to the SAME biological
entity that we term a species. In these instances the earliest name post 1
Jan. 1763 that is both effectively and validly published according the the
current International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, has priority. 

If at some future point someone proves that in fact the taxon we call A.
konjac indeed comprises TWO distinct entities AND if one of these entities
is a good 'match' for the specimen that stands as the nomenclatural
benchmark (Type) for the name A. rivieri then that name COULD be
resurrected.

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com]
On Behalf Of Ken Mosher
Sent: Thursday, 11 February, 2010 8:53 AM
To: Discussion of aroids
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus konjac or rivieri?

rivieri is an old name.
-Ken

Susan B wrote:
> I see many people refer to konjac as rivieri.
>
> What is the story behind that?  Is rivieri an old name, or what?
>
> Just curious....
> Susan
>
>
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