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Martin Brown wrote:
Cereus-validus-........... wrote:
You are really on top of things, Ned.

Schlumbergera haven't been called Zygocactus since the 1950's. I'm surprised
you haven't gone way back to the 1800's and called it an Epiphyllum.

In the UK Zygocactus was still in common use until at least the 1970's.
I know the taxonomists rename things with monotonous regularity but
hobbyists and garden centres seldom relabel their plants as a result.

Especially as the taxonomists often reverse their opinions, and a lot
of them are unreasonably dogmatic, anyway. Epiphyllum is still in
common use, as is geranium (for the genus Pelargonium), nasturtium
(for Tropaeolum major) and Viburnum fragrans.


Regards,
Martin Brown



Regards,
Nick Maclaren.