Jim, this is what I thought the latest wiki says. I like the idea of keeping the old descriptive names like this, but two names for one family? Oh well why not. Mark > Message du 05/02/15 22:00 > De : "Jim McKenney" > A : "Pacific Bulb Society" > Copie à : > Objet : Re: [pbs] Germination and genus > > Mark, here's what the English language Wikipedia says: > The name Brassicaceae is derived from the included genus Brassica. Cruciferae, an older name, meaning "cross-bearing", describes the four petals of mustard flowers, which are reminiscent of a cross; it is one of eight plant family names without the suffix '-aceae' that are authorized alternative names (according to ICBN Art. 18.5 and 18.6 Vienna Code), thus both Cruciferae and Brassicaceae are used." > > I have not checked the subsequent codes to see if this has changed. > Jim McKenney > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/