: Re : Verifying Zephyranthes names
Jane McGary (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:39:11 PST)

Thanks to Deborah for her information. One problem an editor runs
into is exemplified in her comments: People in a certain region
(state, province) often prefer a name that appears in a local flora
but is not accepted in the wider literature. This is particularly
devilish when we turn to the Rocky Mountain area, but I think they're
sorting it out now.

As for whether it is Zephyranthes atamasca or atamasco, it is
apparently controversial and I'm including both spellings in the
index. I get both versions from writers in the area where it grows.

The IPNI site recommended by Luc comes up quite slowly for me, and
it's disappointing to wait and wait, and then find out the item
searched is not on the site. I have discovered some really good
resources in the process of this fact checking, though, such as
LegumeWeb, a fast site with great information on the Fabaceae. The
U.S. government site ITIS also is pretty fast, though a work in
progress, and efloras.com is often helpful.

Jane McGary