Hello All, I would like to back the stance that Mary-Sue has about “new”name-changes. The publication of Wetshing refers. In it Massonia pustulata as we know it has been split into 2. Massonia pustulata and Massonia longipes. Most of this based on the color of the throat of the flower, the size of the anthers and the amount of pustules on the leaves and the size of the pustules. In a comparison of character states from this publication the following can be seen : Leaf length : M pustulata 10 to 11.5 cm vs M longipes 9 to 12 cm. Leaf Width : M pustulata 12 to 13 cm vs M longipes 11 to 12 cm. Pustules number/square cm : M pustulata 115 to 170 vs M longipes 27 to 36. Pustule diameter (mm) : M pustulata 0.5 to 0.7 vs M longipes 1.1. Perigon-filament-tube length (mm) : M pustulata 12 to 15 vs M longipes 10 to 12 Perigon-filament-tube width (mm) : M pustulata 5 to 9 vs M longipes 5 Filament-tube/apex of perigon-filament-tube color : M pustulata bluish-green vs M longipes pink to light pink. Filament length (mm) : M pustulata 16 to 17 vs M longipes 15 to 17 Anther length (mm) : M pustulata 3 vs M longipes 1 to 2 Anther color : Yellow for both M pustulata and M longipes I got this information from Tab02.pdf Regards, Alan Horstmann _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/