Dear Jim,
So Jim why does Veronica Read prefer the name W. rayneri? Tsuh Yang says
the correct name is Hippeastrum procerum. But the Worsleya list Lee
referred to calls itself Worsleya procera which implies that at least the
leader of the group or owner of the list is accepting the changed name. For
those of us who are not on that list and not growing this plant and
therefore not likely to join that list (and therefore unable to look at the
pictures that are available to members only) will one of you who is a
member tell us whether there is general agreement by those members about
the name? Lee what are you calling your plant? Bill (Dijk) what do you call
yours? The copied message from Alan Meerow ("Mabberly also needs to read
Systematic Botany where the issue of whether Worsleya is closely related to
Hippeastrum was (hopefully) put
to rest by my and co-workers DNA studies!") is not helpful to those of us
who have not read Systematic Botany and do not therefore know what the
results of the DNA studies are. Can anyone please explain? If there is
disagreement about this could we hear what each side is saying?
Hoping to hear what people think and know about this,
Mary Sue