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Re: trying again

Hi LoWilla and all,

LoWilla is an experienced collector, quite knowledgeable, so is her husband
Lynn.
I don't think she can possibly confuse S. aethiopica with S. parva.
S. transvaalensis, an invalid name, has some horticultural or clonal
significance, as it has the same growth form, shape, etc. as S. parva. The
only difference are the markings, more pronounced, more regular and brighter
(prettier plant, if you will). This is the clone that was around for a long
time. Misidentifications, even with invalid names, are not uncommon. Bob
Smoley is a relatively newcomer in his offering of an extensive array of
sansevierias. We have to look back on who offered it before. Perhaps
Glasshouse? What do you think Hermine?

When Paul Mbugua was preparing his thesis on Sansevierias, Gilfrid Powys went
with his airplane to the end of his runway (Koni strip) and collected a plant
of Sansevieria pinguicula. The original one comes from Bura and others were
collected by Lavranos in Garissa. Bally himself, has several collections. All
look the same as far as I am concerned, though some say Lavranos looks bluer.
I disagree with hat, I think it is cultural.
However the clone collected by Powys, I can tell all the time. It has
flowered and there is no human way that I can put in words the difference
between these with the type. yet, I can tell them apart all the time. Powys
is smaller (hardly a botanical character) and the color grayer (ditto).
So to summarize, S. transvaalensis should be sunken into S. parva. However
you can call your clone whatever you want and this is my personal comment: as
long as you are aware of what is going on.
By the way, Powys is my host in Kenya. I was finally able to accept his
invitation. I will let him know about S. pinguicula, which I am sure, is a
part of Mbugua' s thesis.

Juan
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