Re: selloum any way you can

From: Neil Crafter golfstra at senet.com.au> on 2000.08.01 at 04:28:32(5190) Hi Derek Philodendron selloum was reduced to synonomy under P. bipinnatifidum, by Dr Simon Mayo in his revision of Philodendron subgenus Meconostigma, published in the Kew Bulletin in the early 90's. Simon is the "guru" of this subgenus which comprises the "tree trunk self headers" as they are commonly called. He also reduced a few others to synonomy under this name including, if I recall, P.lundii and P.mello-barretoanum. So this is the generally accepted revision and it would seem that calling this plant P.selloum is not valid. But getting all the nurseries to change - well, good luck! As for your post on Philodendron "Xanadu", this has been well discussed before in the list. Suggest you also check the list archives. It is an Australian hybrid/sport/variety that is claimed to derive from P.bipinnatifidum, but has a different flower, different foliage and is about one quarter the size! Julius Boos had some info on this and I'm sure he'll care to comment further. Well Julius?! regards Neil +More Neil Crafter Adelaide, Australia DBurch2345@aol.com wrote: > Help, someone, please. The name Philodendron selloum is strongly entrenched > in the horticulture industry, but I am influenced by the fact that most of my > "authorities" see that name as a synonym of P. bipinnatifidum. I am about to > make this switch in the three or four availability lists that I can affect, > but on one last swing through the internet I find that the ISTA list of > stabilized names gives P. lundii Warm. as a synonym of P. bipinnatifidum > Schott. ex Endl. but lists P. selloum K. Koch as a "good" name. > O.K. my simple question (why is it that they never have simple answers?): > What is the correct name for the plant used in enormous quantities in Florida > landscaping? I know that there are odds and ends of hybrids out there, but > what is the best name to use for the one that "everyone" grows? > > Derek Burch > Fort Lauderdale > Zone 11

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