Re: [CH] Chile Birds
Peter Moss (pmoss@yoda.alt.za)
Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:07:40 RSA-2
On 30 Nov 98 at 15:37, Cameron Begg wrote:
>
> At 12:55 PM -0600 11/30/98, Brent Thompson wrote:
> >I'm not sure.......... that position of
> >mature fruit, whether erect, pendant, or variable, is even considered a
> >significant taxonomic characteristic -- unlike flower position, which is.
>
> Maybe not. Bosland and DeWitt don't bother to mention it.
USDA list fruit position as one of the descriptors. I am not
going to even suggest due to ignorance that it is of any
taxononic significance. Of interest is that there are many
species of ground foraging birds as well. How many if any of
these occur in C. cardenasii land I don't know.
Regards
Peter