Gender or genus?

[Bill Shear]

Phyllocactus and Epiphyllum are the same gender, Epiphyllum is the
valid name  and Phyllocactus is synonym name.

On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Andrea RamÌrez wrote: etc.

I think A. Ramirez was asking if they were the same GENDER, which
they cannot be given their Latin endings.  They may well be synonyms
(the same GENUS).
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Bill Shear
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