Hi Jim; *Inariyama (1931) was the first of many later authors to publish that L. x squamigera was an autotriploid hybrid. One would hope that 89 years later this would be enough to correct the way the name is written by simply adding an "x" after the genus name. Tony Avent Proprietor tony@plantdelights.com Juniper Level Botanic Garden<http://www.juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/> and Plant Delights Nursery<http://www.plantdelights.com/> Ph 919.772.4794/fx 919.772.4752 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA USDA Zone 7b/Winter 0-5 F/Summer 95-105F "Preserving, Studying, Propagating, and Sharing the World's Flora" [cid:///image003.png@01D674A4.0369C410] Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery is THE Source for unique, rare and native perennial plants. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of Jim McKenney via pbs Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 6:26 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net> Subject: [pbs] A nomenclature question Many plants whose names were validly published in the past at rank species have turned out to be hybrids. When this happens we sometimes write the names with the × to indicate that the entities in question are of a nothospecific (hybrid) nature.Our local gardens are full of a good example right now: the plant named by Maximowicz as Lycoris squamigera, a validly published name.Those of us who accept the hybrid origin of this plant sometimes write the name as Lycoris × squamgera. The first few times I did this I expected someone to criticize me for generating unnecessary nomina nuda. The combination Lycoris × squamgera. is apparently not validly published.Or is there some arcane rule in the code which allows the use of the × form of the name without formal publication? Jim McKenney. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… ________________________________ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…
