Re: Researching Acknowledged p. Erubescens Cultivars/Names

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From: Aroid-L <aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com> On Behalf Of VERONICA IONE
Sent: 14 September 2021 01:05
To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Subject: [Aroid-l] Researching Acknowledged p. Erubescens Cultivars/Names

I've been looking for a compiled directory, list, or some other type of compendium that lays out in exact, differing detail each of the acknowledged hybrids and/or cultivars' names of p. Erubescens-- both officially and unofficially recognized --but, I've not found much. So, I've decided to compile one myself! 

There are just so many common names for this plant; the ones exclusively used online in regionally-specific, small seller's circles (where if you don't use their lingo, you get quasi-shunned), or the semi-official "nicknames" used by overseas growers and hybridizers that get treated like industry staples once they reach the West. As someone who likes exactitude, the inundation of popular yet oftentimes incorrect buzzword-like name types amongst the (currently booming) aroid-keeping hobby and study is frustrating-- And doubly so because p. Erubescens is so mutable and omnipresent.

In order to accurately create this compendium, I'm going to need as much information as possible. For example, I currently have PDFs of "Study of Genetic Diversity among Philodendron Varieties
by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Markers" by Achar Devaraja AM, Jakhar Mamta, Jakeer P, and Shetty KPV for the Journal of Ornamental Plants in 2014, as well as "Assessment of Genetic Relationships among Philodendron Cultivars Using AFLP Markers" by Pachanoor S. Devanand, Jianjun Chen, Richard J. Henny, Chih-Cheng T. Chao for the journal of the American Society For Horticultural Sciences in 2004, but that's it. The Assessment paper does a nice job outlining R.H. McColley's official hybrids up 'til recently, as well as his and Miller's published distinctions for identifying philodendron growth types, but since the interest in said staple aroid has become so popular in the present, the terminology has become muddled and the histories stated to be attached to This Named Cultivar, or That Named Cultivar, are unclear (and murky at best.) 

Ultimately, I'm searching to trace where these names came from, whether or not they're being used correctly by the market (IE, if a self-heading "Black Cardinal" is mistakenly being called a "Dark Lord" and why, etc.), and honestly, I'm wanting to provide something that can clear up possible instances of confusion for future hobbyists, hybridizers, and collectors. There is definitely a series of language barriers between the scattered pockets of aroiders across the globe as well, and I recognize those obstacles for what they are: A necessary imperative for communal collaboration. Nobody achieves anything alone!