Is that just for the award? Does the plant in question have an award history
under Encyclia? In which case they'd probably stick with the old name. It
would probably be listed in the AQ as a synonym. (There are getting to be
quite a few of those these days, and it only messes with students heads.
Judges and exhibitors can sleep well at night)

K Barrett

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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All,

It came to my attention recently that one of the judges at a recent AOS
judged show refused to recognize Prosthechea as a valid classification.

I know that reclassifications are done by taxonomists, but why do they
decide to do so, and who gets the final word about what goes where? Who
gets to decide whether the new names are to be recognized?

Or is the whole deal a plot to mess with our heads?

Diana