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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Susan,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think your scientific names from 1950
and earlier will have changed a lot between then and 2004. I would advise
bringing them up to date as much as you can.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I try to list the current scientific name
and any other previous scientific names which commonly come up on searches I
make on the Internet. One good site I’ve found for this is located at<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="http://www.hear.org/gcw/">http://www.hear.org/gcw/</a>
(A Global Compendium of Weeds)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>An example at this site of a plant with
various scientific names (current and previous) is the entry below for prickly
pear cactus:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.hear.org/gcw/html/autogend/species/13462.HTM">http://www.hear.org/gcw/html/autogend/species/13462.HTM</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h2><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Opuntia
ficus-indica <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Synonyms/other
Latin names: Cactus ficus-indica L., Opuntia castillae Griffiths, Opuntia
compressa (Salisb.) Macbr. (see), Opuntia incarnadilla Griffiths, Opuntia
megacantha Salm-Dyck (see), Opuntia occidentalis Engelm., Opuntia vulgaris
Mill. (see) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Common
name(s): Indian fig, tuna cactus, sweet pricklypear, mission pricklypear,
prickly pear, spineless cactus, Boereturksvy, grootdoringturksvy, spiny pest
pear <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Status(es)
(compiled from below "Data sources"): Weed~Quarantine Weed~Noxious
Weed~Naturalised~Introduced~Garden Escape~Environmental Weed~Cultivation Escape
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Data
sources:
10~34~51~63~72~76~86~87~88~95~98~101~121~151~152~158~198~203~228~261~269~272~278~279~283~287
<br>
NOTE: for now (until
database/website are updated), you must manually search for each data source in
the <a href="http://www.hear.org/gcw/html/autogend/datasources.htm">GWC Data
Sources document</a>.) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Origin
(native to where): Central America <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Environmental
extremes tolerated: Arid <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cultivated
- Toxic - Medicinal/culinary uses <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Another example is the page for white
broom:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.hear.org/gcw/html/autogend/species/16147.HTM">http://www.hear.org/gcw/html/autogend/species/16147.HTM</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h2><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:
18.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'>Retama monosperma <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'>Synonyms/other Latin names: Genista
monosperma (L.) Lam. </span>(see), Lygos monosperma (L.) Heywood (see) <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Common
name(s): bridal broom, white weeping broom, bridal veil broom <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Status(es)
(compiled from below "Data sources"): Weed~Sleeper Weed~Noxious
Weed~Naturalised <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Data
sources: 35~78~80~88~98~116~231 <br>
NOTE: for now
(until database/website are updated), you must manually search for each data
source in the <a href="http://www.hear.org/gcw/html/autogend/datasources.htm">GWC
Data Sources document</a>.) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Origin
(native to where): southern Europe <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Environmental
extremes tolerated: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cultivated
- - <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The database has tons of plants, trees,
and flowers listed, but there is not always information posted on all of them.
And it is not always up to date either. For example, I think the most recent
scientific name for prickly pear cactus is actually Opuntia maxima, but they do
not list it. There are probably even better sites for the new scientific names,
but I don’t remember them right now.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Crockett</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Susan Gehr
[mailto:vurayav@hotmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 27, 2004 4:22
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> more about scientific names
- was Re: [Lexicog] Linnaeanclassifications in MDF</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><tt><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I'm tracking scientific names in the Karuk dictionary, and we've got
entries</span></font></tt><br>
<tt><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>for which
the scientific names were acquired in the 1950's and earlier.</span></font></tt><br>
<br>
<tt><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I know that
some names will have changed since then. I'm interested in</span></font></tt><br>
<tt><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>hearing your
thoughts on using some of the new online databases such as</span></font></tt><br>
<br>
<tt><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>PLANTS
National Database <a href="http://plants.usda.gov/">http://plants.usda.gov/</a></span></font></tt><br>
<br>
<tt><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>or </span></font></tt><br>
<br>
<tt><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/interchange.html">http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/interchange.html</a></span></font></tt><br>
<br>
<br>
<tt><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thanks,</span></font></tt><br>
<tt><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Susan</span></font></tt><br
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