Re: (unknown)

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I was recently looking over the Iris Species Database on the site and was surprised at the lack of precision in names.  Here are some errors I found:

1. You have Dietes grandiflora, D iridoides and D.vegata all listed.  Whether Dietes grandiflora and D. iridoides are reduced to synonyms or kept distinct, D. vegata is no longer an allowable name.
2. You list Hesperoxiphion peruvianum under the name Cypella peruviana.  Well, thatʼs the old name, and you should use the currently accepted name.  Far worse, the photo you include with it is that of H. herrerae, and that should certainly be corrected.
3. Your listing for Neomarica gracilis has a photo of N. candida or N. northiana.  Well, the flowers are practically impossible to tell apart in the photos.  But N. gracilis is very different in form, having a gracile inflorescence; the other two do not.  Both the flower pedicel and the peduncle of N. gracilis are long and slender; much much longer than the bracts from which they emanate.  Thatʼs not the case in the plant photographed

I guess I feel it's important to properly and correctly identify plants when you can.

David Ehrlich