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There Must Be A Story
Does anyone know why there is an orchid genus named Entomophobia?
Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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Iris Cohen schreef
Does anyone know why there is an orchid genus named Entomophobia? Apparently there is no story. The protologue gives the etymology as "fear of insects. Some characters point to an aversion to insects: the closed flowers and the callus blocking the entrance of the stigma; the abundance of fruits suggest self-pollination." |
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Of course there is a story behind the name, Rinkytink. There always is. You
just don't know what it is. Just as the Orchid genus Dracula has a double meaning, of which its authors were well aware, it would be true in this case too. Many Orchid names are bad puns. "P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message ... Iris Cohen schreef Does anyone know why there is an orchid genus named Entomophobia? Apparently there is no story. The protologue gives the etymology as "fear of insects. Some characters point to an aversion to insects: the closed flowers and the callus blocking the entrance of the stigma; the abundance of fruits suggest self-pollination." |
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Cereus-validus schreef
Of course there is a story behind the name, Rinkytink. There always is. * * * With some 400.000 species that would be a lot of stories! Undoubtedly, you are willing to think up something on the spot; not that anybody would want to read these dubious stories. Often a name is just a name. PvR |
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You truly have no imagination, Rinkytink.
There are indeed at least 400.000 stories to tell, one (or more) for each species. Every single species was discovered and collected by someone, described by someone, is related to other species, fits in somewhere in the ecology and the environment and has other unique data and history to go with it, etc. etc. None of them exists in a vacuum. Just because you yourself are an inept researcher and a dullard, that doesn't mean that every single species doesn't have its own unique story. You may be the exception, Rinkytink, with your head up your ass. Then again, why you are such an arrogant jerk is another story in itself!!!! Film at 11!!!! "P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message ... Cereus-validus schreef Of course there is a story behind the name, Rinkytink. There always is. * * * With some 400.000 species that would be a lot of stories! Undoubtedly, you are willing to think up something on the spot; not that anybody would want to read these dubious stories. Often a name is just a name. PvR |
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"P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message ... Cereus-validus schreef Of course there is a story behind the name, Rinkytink. There always is. * * * With some 400.000 species that would be a lot of stories! Undoubtedly, you are willing to think up something on the spot; not that anybody would want to read these dubious stories. Often a name is just a name. PvR Just like a cigar is just a cigar. Of course our un-serious Cerius has this here cactus fetish, especially for the phallic priapic ones, about which no more need be said. |
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Since you have nothing of value to say, Peter Puller, it is best that you
say nothing. I was not referring to the Cactaceae only, you dim. I was referring to all plants. They all have their own story. Your story is that you are just a troll wannabe and nothing more. How sad that is. "Peter Jason" wrote in message ... "P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message ... Cereus-validus schreef Of course there is a story behind the name, Rinkytink. There always is. * * * With some 400.000 species that would be a lot of stories! Undoubtedly, you are willing to think up something on the spot; not that anybody would want to read these dubious stories. Often a name is just a name. PvR Just like a cigar is just a cigar. Of course our un-serious Cerius has this here cactus fetish, especially for the phallic priapic ones, about which no more need be said. |
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Cereus-validus schreef
You truly have no imagination, Rinkytink. There are indeed at least 400.000 stories to tell, one (or more) for each species. *** The world is divided into those who can face facts and those who would rather make up stories. Some of the latter group are really crazy. PvR |
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Enough, already! I got the story, in painful detail on the orchid group. The
genus (monotypic) is indeed well-named. The flowers have several built-in insect barriers and are apparently self-pollinated. End of story. A lot of plants have funny names, beginning with the obsolete orchid genus Aa. There is a story to go with each one of them. Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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Iris Cohen schreef
A lot of plants have funny names, beginning with the obsolete orchid genus Aa. ***** Apparently an extreme point of view http://www.selby.org/index.php?src=g...ory=Researc h PvR |
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You obviously never had to write an article for a newsletter or anything
else. There is always a story to tell if you research your topic well enough. Professional reporters manage to be able to do it every day for the newspapers, television, magazines and books. Someone with a scientific background should be able to do even better. Any student of botany worth his salt should be able to research any species well enough to write up a background story on it. Your problem is that you lack any imagination or skill. You are both crazy and stupid, Rinkytink. "P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message ... Cereus-validus schreef You truly have no imagination, Rinkytink. There are indeed at least 400.000 stories to tell, one (or more) for each species. *** The world is divided into those who can face facts and those who would rather make up stories. Some of the latter group are really crazy. PvR |
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I agree, Iris.
Every plant does indeed have its own story! Rinkytink is just being his same old obnoxious troll self again. He's very verbose for someone with nothing to say. "Iris Cohen" wrote in message ... Enough, already! I got the story, in painful detail on the orchid group. The genus (monotypic) is indeed well-named. The flowers have several built-in insect barriers and are apparently self-pollinated. End of story. A lot of plants have funny names, beginning with the obsolete orchid genus Aa. There is a story to go with each one of them. Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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Cereus-validus schreef
You obviously never had to write an article for a newsletter or anything else. There is always a story to tell if you research your topic well enough. *** Well, I have certainly learned to sift through newsletters and recognize the stories where I need read only one word in twenty or one word in a hundred to get a complete picture of what the author knows. An immense waste of paper. PvR |
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Considering your poor grasp of the English language, it would be more like
you only understood "only one word in twenty or one word in a hundred" and the rest went way over your pointy head!!! The publish or perish philosophy of many universities is another matter altogether. Have seen many **** poor badly written papers by academics published in scientific journals that were much ado about nothing. Many seem to spend more time thinking up arcane jargon or cruising Roget's Thesaurus than doing actual research. "P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message ... Cereus-validus schreef You obviously never had to write an article for a newsletter or anything else. There is always a story to tell if you research your topic well enough. *** Well, I have certainly learned to sift through newsletters and recognize the stories where I need read only one word in twenty or one word in a hundred to get a complete picture of what the author knows. An immense waste of paper. PvR |
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Even though some orchid taxonomists have reduced Aa from a separate genus to
simply a member of Altensteinia That is what I read some years ago. most taxonomists accept it as a valid genus. Nice to know that it is still there. Some believe that it was contrived to occur first in a generic list That's the story I read. Other families also have unusual names, such as the wasp Lala palusa or the clam Abra cadabara I hadn't heard of those, but there are plenty of others. Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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