Australian orchid corrections
Mary Sue Ittner (Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:42:51 PST)

Yes Diane, but Jones isn't listed as the one naming those genera starting
with Jones. Szlachetko is a Finnish botanist and it seems that in spite of
naming two genera starting with Jones that he and Jones are not in
agreement about all the orchid changes. Also you will be interested to know
that there is this one:
Davejonesia named by M.A. Clem for some species once considered Dendrobium

I don't see any named starting with Clem however.

David Jones gave the key note speech at a several day Symposium on
Australian plants I attended many years ago at the Arboretum at the
University of California at Santa Cruz. They have an amazing selection of
Australian plants growing at the Arboretum and the Symposium was wonderful.
At this late date I can't remember what I learned but it obviously made a
big impression on me as I have a number of Australian plants in my garden
as a result. Jones gave talks on Australian rain forests, cycads and a
third on Australian orchids. He and Rodger Elliot have been writing the
Encyclopedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation. They started in
1980 and the last volume I've seen was Volume 8 through So. Can you imagine
all the corrections in names they will need to make when they have finished
the alphabet? They will probably need two volumes just for the changes.

Here's what I found about David Jones:
"David Jones is renowned in Australia and overseas for his botanical and
horticultural work on Australian plants. His studies of the specialist
fields of ferns, orchids, palms and cycads have vastly improved our
understanding of these unique plant groups. He has published many
scientific papers on this group of plants. David has travelled extensively
throughout Australia in his search for knowledge and he continues to
photograph many rare and unusual species from remote areas. He is presently
a research scientist at the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research at CSIRO. "

Mary Sue