shortest epithet

[Wallnöfer Bruno at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu]

see also the genus: Aa (Orchidaceae)

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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter B. Phillipson [mailto:peter.phillipson at MOBOT.ORG] 
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:44 PM
To: TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU
Subject: Re: shortest epithet

I think the genus Io, a genus of the Asteraceae described recently by Bertil
Nordenstam might get the prize!

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gurcharan Singh" <singhg at SATYAM.NET.IN>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:37 PM
Subject: [TAXACOM] shortest epithet


> BlankI have found Brassosophrolaeliocattleya (26 characters) to be the
> longest generic name of plants. Any one better?
> Can colleagues help me in finging the shortest specific epithet, and the
> longest?
> Gurcharan
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