Subject: Re: plant names

From: [email-masked] (Graeme Hirst)
Date: 19 Jul 96 20:39:06 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] writes:

> If the genus and species of a plant are the same, but the person's name 
> following the species is different, does this still mean it is the same 
> plant?

No, two people might have used the same name for different plants. Two
people probably gave the same name to different plants.  Whichever name
has a later date would be invalid.  Botanical monographs deal with this
sort of conundrum and new names are often assigned, always referring to
particular specimens in herbaria.  We can only give a name to a
particular squashed specimen or set of specimens, and whether some
other particular specimen represents the same species is a matter for
expert opinion.

Nadia Talent / Botany / University of Toronto
[email-masked]         416-978-3544

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From: "patrick j. mcdonald" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 10:23:06 -0400

Could anybody help me with info on Manchurian Tea, its so called 
"benefits", or side effects, precautions etc. I am not a botany student 
so please excuse my ignorance about plants. Thanks.

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From: Abhi Hegde <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 10:31:06 -0400

Does anybody have info on manchurian tea? I wanted to know more about the	
benefits, side effects and precautions that need to be taken during
consumption. I am not a botany student so please excuse my ignorance.

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From: "patrick j. mcdonald" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 10:39:23 -0400

>    Regards.
>         Regis