Peony Chameleons - problem
James Waddick (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:17:55 PDT)
Until I followed your link to Carsten Burkhardt's site, I only suspected
this spelling difference, but it made me very happy to see it confirmed at
his site.
So really there is no need to change either name because they are not really
the same.
Dear Jim,
I disagree completely. Although I did present a typo (knew
the spelling difference as seen in the book), a conscientious
registrar should never accept a second name that will cause confusion
of any sort. Combine my bad typing, with any one's pronunciation of
the two words and you have a real problem - one you first raised
about the relationship between these two plants.
The ICNCP* would not approve.
There isn't much we can do about except complain and point
out the difference.
Best Jim W.
* Int. Code for Names of Cultivated Plants
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