i believe it's now Hippeastrum procerum. there was also a recent issue of the national geographic magazine on brazil's atlantic rainforest. apparently there was a fire in one of the last remaining known locations of this plant, which severely reduced the population of this species. did anyone else see that issue? tsuh yang --- Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> wrote: > Dear All, > > Some time ago I asked on this list whether the name > on the wiki should be > Worsleya procera or Worsleya rayneri? I looked it up > in IPNI and both were > recorded names and there was no mention of synonyms. > W. procera does have > an earlier date. > > No one responded to my question. So I'll ask it > again after I offer > congratulations to Lee on his blooming plant. Is > there just one species of > this genus and should we have it listed as Worsleya > procera (syn. Worselya > rayneri) instead of the other way around? > > We'd like to be giving out the most current > information on the wiki and > this is not a plant I follow so appreciate help from > those of you who do. > Thanks. > > Mary Sue __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail/