Post by fredg on Nov 4, 2015 19:15:31 GMT
This plant arrived today, my third Blechnum. Now I have the problem of what to call it. It was sold as Blechnum chilense which is the name used by Horticulturists but the name used by the Botanists is Blechnum cordatum.
I think I'll join the rebels and keep it as Blechnum chilense
BLOGS, TIM PYNER
Part of the confusion results from the ambiguous collection details recorded on the type specimen of Lomaria cordata (= B. cordatum). This specimen resembles the plants cultivated as Blechnum chilense. The type locality is given as Perou-Concepcion. However the collector, Joseph Dombey, did not visit this area but did travel from Peru to Concepcion in Chile where he apparently collected the type specimen.
As the type of Lomaria cordata (published 1811) was collected in Chile, where it is the only member of the complex, the correct name under the rules of priority is Blechnum cordatum. The basionym of B. chilense, Lomaria chilensis, was not published until 1824.
Part of the confusion results from the ambiguous collection details recorded on the type specimen of Lomaria cordata (= B. cordatum). This specimen resembles the plants cultivated as Blechnum chilense. The type locality is given as Perou-Concepcion. However the collector, Joseph Dombey, did not visit this area but did travel from Peru to Concepcion in Chile where he apparently collected the type specimen.
As the type of Lomaria cordata (published 1811) was collected in Chile, where it is the only member of the complex, the correct name under the rules of priority is Blechnum cordatum. The basionym of B. chilense, Lomaria chilensis, was not published until 1824.
I think I'll join the rebels and keep it as Blechnum chilense
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