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[SANS] MORE Taxonomy of Sansevierias

Dear Juan;
        Glad to get you input on the Botanical Code for Cultivated Plants.
Excuse my typos and lack of access to a copy of the appropriate code.
         Let me ask some obvious questions for all our education:

        1)      Concerning Sansevieria 'FKH 424': Even if this flaunts the
recommendation and is still a legitimate name, is it also a valid cultivar
name in accord with other aspects of the code?
        (Without getting too technical- there is quite difference between
"legitimate" and "valid' in taxonomic terminology)

        So if  S. 'FKH 424' is legitimate, its it also THE valid name for
this cv?

        And as I recall , all cultivars must still be members of a species,
so that technically a name should be printed such as Sansevieria
trifasciata 'Lillian True' and not simply Sansevieria 'Lillian True'. Where
does that leave us with 'FKH 424' ? To which species does this cultivar
belong?...or is 'FKH 424" a (n invalid synonym?) for a species name ( a
'garden name') and therefore NOT a valid culitvar name at all? Or is it S.
sp 'FKH 424' ? Or?

        I'm still a bit confused even if I totally disregard any usage of
S. horwoodii, S. 'Horwood', S. sp. 'Horwood' etc.

        2)      Could you please clarify how a name complies with Articles
37-42 of the
Code that you referred to.

        3)       Wouldn't a registration authority be a good idea? Isn't
there some sort of  registrar for cacti and succulents (including
Sansevieria) that covers all those cultivar names?

        4)       Glad to hear about S. hallii (italics). I missed this
somewhere. I supposed I can still use "Baseball Bat," but now as a common
name for S. hallii.

        I do hope this doesn't sound too picky (along with LoWilla), but
this seems like the place to clarify all these bits of trivia.

        many thanks             Jim W.


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