Iris x dardanus
Adam Fikso (Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:03:21 PDT)
"Dardanus' is a cultivar; a regeliocyclus, probably I. korolkowi x I.iberica
or its reciprocal. and not the original clone but a remade cross reselected
selected. . . I'd have to check--my memory isn't always right.
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Subject: Re: [pbs] Iris x dardanus
On 2 Nov 2010, at 12:12, iain@auchgourishbotanicgarden.org wrote:
It does not appear that either the name Iris dardanus or Iris x dardanus
has
been validly published in any of the International standard works, e.g.
IPNI
nor can I find it in Innes' standard reference work.
"Dardanus" sure sounds like a cultivar name to me. Keep in mind that
before L.
H. Bailey coined the word & concept "cultivar", cultivated plants were
usually
referred to as "varieties". Moreover, Latinate cultivar names created
before a
cutoff date (in the 1950s if my fallible memory still functions) are
valid,
though they would not be valid if created today.
--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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