Rick
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1) Maybe all new names for species and varieties should include the GPS coordinate in the name or as the name? You don't get to name it without verifiable collection data.
2) Anyone familiar with Cox et al 1997. A phylogentic tree of Paphs was developed based on rDNA ITS sequences. A summary figure is in Cribb's book.
It shows a mix of what we would suspect and some pretty surprising relationships. Like tigrinum is most related to druryii, and sukhakulii is much more related to venustum than wardii. Pretty crazy.
I don't know anything about ITS sequences, so all I can do is shrug my shoulders and say Huh!
2) Anyone familiar with Cox et al 1997. A phylogentic tree of Paphs was developed based on rDNA ITS sequences. A summary figure is in Cribb's book.
It shows a mix of what we would suspect and some pretty surprising relationships. Like tigrinum is most related to druryii, and sukhakulii is much more related to venustum than wardii. Pretty crazy.
I don't know anything about ITS sequences, so all I can do is shrug my shoulders and say Huh!