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Old 20-08-2004, 03:41 PM
P van Rijckevorsel
 
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Iris Cohen schreef
I better correct this fast, before Cereoid kills me.

Fockea tugelensis is Petopentia natalensis. He explained it all in an
article for the Maryland cactus & succulent journal.

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I see, one of those cases where a species is removed from a genus into a
newly created genus. The latter gets a name that expresses the close
relationship to the former genus. In this case an anagram of the existing
name. Quite awhile ago, too (fifty years now).
PvR