Taxonomic Swap 115084 (Committed on 2022-10-01)

POWO now treats Freesia alba as a subspecies of F. leichtlinii hence this is an infraspecific hybrid of F. leichtlinii.

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Added by rfoster on October 1, 2022 12:15 AM | Committed by rfoster on October 1, 2022
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POWO now treats Freesia alba as a subspecies of F. leichtlinii hence this is an infraspecific hybrid of F. leichtlinii. Swap drafted to reflect this, however, is it still desirable to maintain this record or should it simply be merged with F. leichtlinii, instead?

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@alanhorstmann @dianastuder

Posted by rfoster over 1 year ago

Any comment by Dr John Manning @johnmanning , would be the one to take note of. I would wait for his opinion.

Posted by alanhorstmann over 1 year ago

Thanks @alanhorstmann - I've decided it makes sense to just 'correct' this entry at this stage and swap it for the infraspecific hybrid. No identifications will be lost that way. Other issues mentioned in the flag can be raised in a separate flag on the genus level record.

Posted by rfoster over 1 year ago

Beyond my competence, I defer to botanists for taxonomy.

Posted by dianastuder over 1 year ago

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