Al wrote:
When naming an orchid in honor of a person or persons there are two kinds of
commemorative
epithets: substantival and adjectival.

A substantival commemorative epithet is a name in the genitive (possessive)
case. When translated into a common name the substantival commemorative
epithet Phrag. lindenii looks like this: Linden's Phrag.....................
.................................................. ...................


I have a bad cold and feel like ... well never mind. Just be gentle if
I'm missing something.

What are the rules when a genus is named after a person? Would the genus
named after William Cattley still be called Cattleya if it had been
named after Betty Cattley?

Steve