Gender of Anigozanthos

[Murray Fletcher]

Dear Taxacomers,

The following request is posted on behalf of Michael Priest, Curator of
the Mycological Herbarium at BCRI Rydalmere (HERB-DAR):

In ascribing a new fungus occurring on the genus Anigozanthos [Haemodoraceae]
I have a problem with the correct genitive singular ending. The root,
"anthos", is Greek and neuter. The copout is to treat it as masculine and
use "-oris" or "-eris" (as in corpus or genus). If one sticks to the
neuter, is the ending simply "-i"? I look forward to opinions from the
classical scholars amongst us.

With thanks
Michael Priest
HERB-DAR
NSW Agriculture
BCRI Rydalmere (pro tem)
Australia