They're not Sophronitis anymore!

[lienluu]

Dr. Braem recently came out with an article in Richardiana (Volume 6-2, April 2006) and moved all the Laelias that were moved to Sophronitis into a new genus ...Chironiella

Species include:

Chironiella grandis
Chironiella lobata
Chironiella purpurata
Chironiella tenebrosa
Chironiella xanthina
Chironiella grandis

 

[ScottMcC]

is this article accessible somewhere online? and can we hear Dr Braem's comments on it? I'm interested to know why they were moved, especially as I thought they had just been moved into sophronitis recently.

 

[lienluu]

is this article accessible somewhere online? and can we hear Dr Braem's comments on it? I'm interested to know why they were moved, especially as I thought they had just been moved into sophronitis recently.

I don't think it is online. I have the printed version, which is in French.

 

[Tony]

I don't see what was wrong with them being Laelias....

 

[likespaphs]

I don't see what was wrong with them being Laelias....

how dare you say that!

(what makes that funny is that i couldn't tell the difference between a Laelia and a Sophrontis...i'd probably call them all Catts...)

 

[slippertalker]

I can't say that I know anyone that changed their tags from laelia.........The purpurata group does scream for a seperation from the rupiculous laelias so that makes sense. Lumping it all into sophronitis pretty much drove everyone over the edge!

 

[bwester]

I think they're just bored old men with nothing better to do than re-classify plants. they need to make up their minds though... starting to get old.