On 7 Jun 04 at 12:22, Mary Sue Ittner wrote: > Can someone explain the correct or customary way of naming > intergeneric hybrids? It's a custom, but not a requirement afaik, that hybrid generic names be a combination of the names of the parent genera. > 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? *Any* hybrid between the two genera would go into x Amarcrinum. > xAmarine -- the name used for a combination of Amaryllis belladonna > and Nerine species or hybrids Ditto re x Amarine. > xAmarygia -- intergeneric hybrids between Amaryllis belladonna and > Brunsvigia. Ditto re x Amarygia. Treat these names like that of any other genus, ignoring the x (but showing it) where alphabetization is involved. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island