Taxonomy circles?
What's that?
A group of old ladies that sits around doing taxonomy?
According to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, a plant can
have only one correct name.
Many plants are sold with the wrong names in the horticultural trade. That's
not taxonomy. That's laziness.
"Scott Coutts" <scott.coutts at med.monash.edu.au> wrote in message
news:O%0we.8211$oJ.6533 at news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Hmmm. Well, I've never realy had anything to do with Aloes of any kind,
> but having had a look around, it seems that both are commonly used (even
> in taxonomy circles), even if not correct.
>> Scott.
>> Cereus-validus..... wrote:
>> Aloe barbadensis Miller is not a valid name.
>>>> Aloe vera (L.) Burman, f. is the correct name for the plant and has been
>> all along. It has yellow flowers.
>>>> The orange flowered plant with spotted leaves is the impostor.
>>>>>> "Dave" <DVI7-2 at hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:d9lvoe$tdr$1 at newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...>>>>>lol
>>>>>>I would love to buy an Aloe Vera plant, but I cant seem to find a source
>>>of the Aloe Barbadensis Miller variety here in UK.
>>>>>>D
>>>>>>"Scott Coutts" <scott.coutts at med.monash.edu.au> wrote in message
>>>news:w1nve.4055$oJ.999 at news-server.bigpond.net.au...>>>>>>>Dave wrote:
>>>>>>>>>Hi
>>>>>>>>>>Thanks for this reply, it does help me to understand what they are
>>>>>talking about.
>>>>>>>>>>If the bottle is sealed would it need to be refrigerated before it was
>>>>>opened? Would the yeast and other bacteria grow while sealed. Or does
>>>>>this mean it would need to be refrigerated and consumed within a few
>>>>>weeks after opening?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>If the yeasts are already in the bottle, they will not care that it is
>>>>sealed and they will still grow. Usually when product labels instruct
>>>>you to refrigerate after opening, it is because you are letting bugs
>>>>into the bottle which will then grow. Usually these products are sterile
>>>>or, at least, pateurised (heat treated) before packaging, and they're
>>>>packaged into sterile containers and sealed. Keeping it cold wont do it
>>>>any harm regardless of whether it needs it or not.
>>>>>>>>Perhaps the best option for you would be to buy an aloe vera plant!
>>>>You'd certainly get it as fresh as you want it. I dont know anything
>>>>about growing them, or how fast they grow, but I certainly know that you
>>>>can do it.
>>>>>>>>Scott.
>>>>>>>>
