Re: taxonomy, phylogeny and cultonomy
- Subject: Re: taxonomy, phylogeny and cultonomy
- From: P* B*
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 10:28:26 -0500 (CDT)
David
Interesting point. Much depends on whether taxonomy, phylogeny,
etc. are gene-driven and thus inheritable or whether they are leant
life-skills and thus not inheritable. If the latter, you'd have
absolutely no guarantee that the offspring of a hybridization
programme would display the traits (or a mix of the traits) of the
parents - unless of course one subscribes to the Lamarckian
School in which case one might believe it possible.
Okay, I'll play.
If you bred a taxonomist with a phylogenist would you get a phyllotaxonomist
(one who studies the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one
another)?
Is this hybridizing, line breeding or inbreeding?
David Leedy
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Boyce <p.boyce@rbgkew.org.uk>
To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L <aroid-l@mobot.org>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 10:46 AM
Subject: taxonomy, phylogeny and cultonomy
> All
>
> Wilbert's email concerning cultons and cultonomy has got me to
> thinking that it might be time to review what we call ourselves, based on
> what we do.
>I am a taxonomist.
>
> I have a student who is called a a phylogenist.
> Answers in an email, please?
>
> ----------------------------
> Peter Boyce
> Herbarium
> Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
> Richmond, Surrey
> TW9 3AE
> Tel. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5207
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>
>
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Peter Boyce
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, Surrey
TW9 3AE
Tel. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5207
fax. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5278
email: p.boyce@rbgkew.org.uk (work)
boyce@pothos.demon.co.uk (home)
