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Steve, I suspected that you had read a misspelled name. If you read my wording I did not say that you misspelled it because I immediately
suspected that you read it that way. I saw the page of the Madagascar book at Kew, two weeks ago, and I did not notice the misspelling. I did notice that he published a picture of S. canaliculata at the Madagascar room and I remember that Rauh had sent me the slide of his field picture. I thought if he knew I had it he would kill me. He never asked for it, possibly having forgotten that he gave it to me.

You have answered Hermine's question about the red flowers. Perrier de la Bathie was a renowned botanist and could not have confused this plant wiith any other.

I have been asking for this plant to field collectors more than six
years now,sent copy of the original description to many, including Lavranos, to no avail.

I am dedicated to sorting out new species, or at least new varieties.
Right now though, I am striving to finish a book on all the species
which alas!, will not cover all the ones known in circulation. It will
be a beginner's book with not more than 110 species and varieties nd will show the ones that I am really sure of plus the probable name n some of the others that are interesting and attractive.

Mats Thulin work shows why any study should be checked by, at least
someone who has an idea of the genus