On Jul 7, 2005, at 10:43 AM, Rodger Whitlock wrote: > > I wonder if it wouldn't be a more useful strategy in cases like > this to leave the establish genera alone and erect a > "super-genus." This is precisely what I have suggested once or twice before. This way we would know that two genera are closely related--for possible breeding purposes or behavioral/cultivational similarities or whatever--and yet we would still be able to differentiate between two (or more) kinds of flowering plants (as gardeners or horticulturists). We could then keep referring to various Ledebourias as well as various Drimiopsises in our collections, and similarly to Polyxenas and Lachenalias, or to Galaxias, Gynandririses, Homerias, and Moraeas. (And Mary Sue could then accurately leave these genus names as genus names in the Genera table on the wiki!) :-) --Lee Poulsen Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 9-10