Thanks ever so much for this Al, at least changing all the equitants
makes it more consistant?

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Cheers Wendy

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Al wrote:
http://www.wildcattdata.com/NewWeb/news.htm

Read that. The name changes to the oncidium group effect all the
hybrids of the species being changed. From this page you can
download a list of all effected hybrids. It is very rare for species
name changes made by taxonomists to be carried over into hybrids
named while the species were traveling under older names, but it does
happen. This change by the registrar of the RHS to the oncidiums is
MAJOR. Thousands of hybrids changed genera/nothogenera affiliation. They
did not change *grex* names, just genera affiliation. Your
question was when did it happen. It looks like sometime in the early
to mid part of 2004
An equitant oncidium named Onc. Wendy is still named Wendy, but it is
now called Tolu. Wendy in the official record if her species level
ancestors were among those that were changed.

It is kind of nice that the Registrar is making an effort to keep the
hybrid record up to date with taxonomic changes. I don't think this
change was made lightly or without lots of evidence to help him
conclude that it would stay this way for quite a while and not revert
back in a week, but who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of orchid
taxonomists and genetic Cladisticians (I just made that word up)

"wendy7" wrote in message
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I had read a while back that species of equitant oncidiums were
named Tolumnias.
When did they make this rule for hybrids as well?
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Cheers Wendy

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