Mary sue, the hybrid genus for Hippeastrum and Sprekelia is Hippeastrelia. There were, also, entries made under Sprekeliastrum and Hippeasprekelia, but the current usage tends to the first name. Apparently, there is no protocol for placeing names together for a hybrid genus. In the Orchidaceae there are new hybrid genera registered almost every month! Due to the complexity involved, some rather inventive names have been produced. Indeed, there is a method to the madness, but any previously proposed rules have proven less than effective when it comes to creating names. the trick would seem to be simply making it clear. The "x" before the hydrid genus is not used under orchids, but is typical for other plant groups, just as is its use for species hybrids. Great to hear your cross flowered. Very exciting. Is it relatively dwarf in habit? This is mentioned under the few notes on Hippeastrelia I have found. also, once a hybrid genus is created and in use, all similar hybrids will be placed under this new genus name. It technically should be published, just as any new species would be, but the practice is rarely followed. ciao, Jamie V. Cologne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Sue Ittner" <msittner@mcn.org> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 9:22 PM Subject: [pbs] Intergeneric Hybrids > Dear All, > > Can someone explain the correct or customary way of naming intergeneric > hybrids? Long ago we discussed how we might create wiki pages for them and > Mark Mazer, Mark McDonough, and I decided we'd name the page with the name > for each one and then link that page to both genera that were involved. No > one has added any so I haven't had to figure out what to call the page. In > John Bryan's latest book he lists these three: > > xAmarcrinum -- the name used for hybrids between Amaryillis belladonna and > Crinum moorei. Does this mean if there was another cross with another > Crinum it wouldn't be included in this name? > > xAmarine -- the name used for a combination of Amaryllis belladonna and > Nerine species or hybrids > > xAmarygia -- intergeneric hybrids between Amaryllis belladonna and Brunsvigia. > > Are there others or a way to name those that aren't recognized by a common > name as the ones above? > > When I got back from my trip to my surprise blooming in my greenhouse from > Bill Dijk seed was a cross between a hybrid Hippeastrum and Sprekelia. It > was/is very pretty and I would like to add it to the wiki if I can figure > out how to name the page. > > I was rather amazed by this since I can't get Sprekelia to bloom at all and > keep threatening to toss the ones I have. Lee Poulsen says that cultivar, > Orient something is fool proof and long blooming so I bought one in > Southern California and it hasn't bloomed either. And my luck with regular > easy Hippeastrums isn't very good either. So normally I pass on them, but > this was seed from awhile ago. The seed was labeled H. stylosum (mistake > somewhere) and I had treated it like that was what it was following > instructions that someone supplied for how to grow the different species. > So I watered it and fertilized it certain months and kept it completely dry > for the winter months and started watering when I was supposed to. Never > did I expect it to bloom. What an exciting welcome home present. > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > Mary Sue > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >