Drimiopsis kirkii is now Ledebouria botryoides J.C. Manning &Goldblatt Fred ----- Original Message ----- From: "boutin" <boutin@goldrush.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] New mystery bulb > Kent, > > The flowers are Drimiopsis like, but Drimiopsis has recently been submerged > into Ledebouria by J. C. Manning and Goldblatt. The common Drimiopsis > maculata is now Ledebouria petiolata J. C. Manning & Goldblatt, no relation > to S. Venter's unpublished L. petiolata which is related to L. rupestris. > > I don't recall what Manning and Goldblatt renamed Drimiopsis kirkii when > they transferred it to Ledebouria. It could not be called L. kirkii because > that combination already existed. Interestingly Baker named a Scilla kirkii > (which in 1995-96 Stedge and Thulin transferred to Ledebouria kirkii) and > Baker also named a different plant Drimiopsis kirkii, which when transferred > to Ledebouria in 2004 by Manning and Goldblatt needed a new specific name. > > Fred Boutin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard" <xerics@cox.net> > To: "Marilyn Pekasky" <pekasky@earthlink.net>; "Pacific Bulb Society" > <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 3:44 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] New mystery bulb > > > > Yes, the leaves are very succulent but the flower doesn't look like any > > Ledebouria that I know. > > > > Subject: Re: [pbs] New mystery bulb > > > > > > > Are the leaves of this plant extremely succulent? If so, it's an > unknown > > > Ledebouria. I have had conversations with two people here in Southern > > > California about it, Tom Glavich and Fred Baker, and neither one knows > > > where it came from or what exactly it is. However, it has been known to > > > exist for a good number of years. Tom is on this list. If you're > there, > > > Tom, what do you remember about this bulb? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >