Have the previous genus names been retained as designating sections within the lumped genus? My interest is only academic, since I can't grow any of these plants without a heated greenhouse, but it makes me wonder if we should be adding something like "Sect. Polianthes" after the new names, if only to clarify matters for people familiar with the older classification. Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA On 2/28/2025 9:47 AM, Tony Avent via pbs wrote: > Hi Lee; > > I couldn't agree more, and hope to tackle that subject in the future. Lumping such as was done with Amaryllidaceae serves no horticultural value. We now have to figure out another logical explanation for the why the DNA showed up in that manner. > > Tony Avent > Proprietor > tony@plantdelights.com > Juniper Level Botanic Garden and Plant Delights Nursery > 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” > > Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery is THE Source for unique, rare and native perennial plants. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of Lee Poulsen via pbs > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2025 12:30 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Cc: Lee Poulsen <wpoulsen@pacbell.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Polianthes new cultivars > > Tony, I love your article (and your polygeneric hybrid names!). But mainly I like how you explain what to do with over-lumping because of newly-found paraphyly. Can you talk someone into doing that with the now overly-lumped genus Zephyranthes? Having each branch of the family tree as well as the outliers all have their own distinctive genus name seems *so* much more logical—and informative—to me, but I’m not a botanist so what do I know? > > —Lee > >> On Feb 27, 2025, at 11:06, Tony Avent via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> None...sorry, but strongly disagree about the merger of Agave, >> Polianthes, Manfreda, and Prochynanthes. Our blog explaining why is >> at >> https://juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/re-arranging… >> mily-tree-when-is-an-agave-not-an-agave/ >> >> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…