To make things even more interesting.

1. A Phragmipedium named in honor of somebody with the last name of
Klotzsche
Phrag. klotzscheanum

The man's real name is Klotzsch, which would mean that the correct name
would be klotzschianum. Below a quote from Lucile M. McCook's "An Annotated
Checklistof the Genus Phragmipedium" from 1998.

.... "The spelling of Phragmipedium klotzschianum is somewhat more complex.
In the original description on 1849, Reichenbach honored the curator of the
herbarium at Berlin, Dr. Johann Klotzsch, by naming a new species
Selenipedium klotzscheanum with an "-eanum" ending. In later publications,
Reichenbach changed the original spelling to have an "-ianum" ending, which
is the accurate way to give a Latin termination to this personal name used
as an adjective. While the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
holds that original spellings have priority, it also states that names with
incorrect Latin endings should be corrected (Article 32.5). Reichenbach
himself corrected his error in his own writings, and I hold that we should,
as well."...

I personally think Lucile McCook is right. We should use the proper names.
However the name klotzscheanum with "-eanum" is still very much being used,
not only in horticulture but also by taxonomists in their various recent
treatments of the genus. At the moment on my website I have choosen to use
klotzscheanum.


I thought I add my two cents to this interesting thread started by Al.

All the best from The Netherlands,

Rob Zuiderwijk

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