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Cryptocoryne balansae name
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>Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 09:33:17 -0800 (PST)
>From: Roxanne Bittman <rbittman at spock_dfg.ca.gov>
>To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
>Subject: Cryptocoryne balansae name
>
>Re: Jean's question about Cryptocoryne balansae taxonomy --
>
>When someone proposes in the literature that a plant (or animal) change
>names, it is not always _only_ due to the "earlier name preference" rule.
In
>many cases, and perhaps in this one, two things that once appeared to be
>separate entities, such as C. balansae and C. crispatula, now look to an
expert
>to be one thing. They then propose to "lump" the two things into one and
the
>older name gets used. I have not seen the new taxonomy for balansae, so I
>can't say for sure; where did you see this?
>
It is true that, especially for plants that are "traded" heavily (i.e.
>in horticulture of one form or another), small variations in morphology get
>recognized and named which probably should not be (these minor variations
>are often due to plant's adaptations to small differences in microhabitat or
>microclimate, or simply to genetic drift that occurs in different
populations).
>This could have happened with Cryptocorynes, though I am not familiar with
this
>group's taxonomy.
>
>Re: Simone's problems with Hygrophila polysperma:
>
> I would imagine we all need a little more information on your tank,
>light, and water parameters before we can solve the "brown leaf" problem.
>
> Roxanne Bittman
>
> Please note new email address:
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