Sean, apparently the person who changed--or refined-- the initial spelling was John Gilbert Baker himself in his Handbook of the Irideae, 1892, p. 21.
Therein he denominates the species "I. Barnumae Foster and Baker."
Anner
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Zera <zera@umich.edu>
To: iris-species <iris-species@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, Feb 3, 2014 2:07 pm
Subject: [iris-species] Iris barnum(i)ae
Anybody know what the correct spelling is for this species? Dykes, Mathew and the BIS species guide all list it as
Iris barnumae, but Kew and the other online lists refer to it as
Iris barnumiae. I checked the original publication, and it was actually written as
Iris barnumi. Not helpful! It was named for a Mrs. Barnum, so I assume it was corrected to have a feminine suffix.
Sean Z
