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From: "George R Stilwell, Jr." <grsjr at JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Questions on bockii vs. engleri

Wilbert,

OK. Logic was a poor choice of words. However, your answer is
lucidly clear.

The pictures on Roy's page leave little doubt in my mind that the two
colors
are versions of the same plant. I didn't know that
Jin Murata claims that Ar. engleri and bockii are the same thing.
I do wonder how he reached that conclusion.

I guess I have trouble with the fact that the holotype specimen of Ar.
bockii
is a poor specimen that everyone (taxonomists of course)
is free to claim what he/she thinks this bockii actually is.

It would seem that we're compounding the unknowns by choosing Bockii
over Engleri until it's quite certain that the two are synonymous.
But, I realize I have lived in a logical world (electronics/optics)
and have difficulty stretching too far beyond this regime.

Thanks for your explanation. We all appreciate it very much.

Ray
<GRSJr at Juno.com>

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