----- Original Message ----- From: <pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 11:00 AM Subject: pbs Digest, Vol 45, Issue 28 > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pbs-owner@lists.ibiblio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > > > List-Post: <mailto:pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > List-Archive: <http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/> > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: how many differences for a species? (D. Christopher Rogers) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:45:19 -0700 > From: "D. Christopher Rogers" <crogers@ecoanalysts.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] how many differences for a species? > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <CNEOJHCAMBOEPHAPJKMEKEEHCIAA.crogers@ecoanalysts.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dear Diana, > > I am a professional taxonomist, however I work with crustaceans not > plants. > In zoology, the genus concept has become formally defined as a group of > I hope this in some way is helpful, > Christopher > > D. Christopher Rogers > Invertebrate Ecologist/Taxonomist > ((,///////////=====< > >Christopher? I think that you have clarified and illuminated the degree >and extent of confusion in botanical taxonomy. This, I believe is a >necessary step to revision of the entire system of nomenclature/taxonomy.. But, I am only a retired psychologist who looks at, among other things, the flaws in how people think about anything, including how people think about thinking, the categories they choose to do it with, etc. I suspect that there are very few disciplines more confused than botany--maybe psychiatry?-- the interfaces of political parties or religious groups. (not limiting the arena of discourse to the United States of America)--just to be fair..