>I am looking for information on hybridization in Harpa species.  I have
>many specimens that I cannot place in any one species, they seem to have
>the traits of two or more.  This is especially true of Harpa major,
>articularis and davidis.  Do these species intergrade?  Any help would be
>greatly appreciated.

I'm glad to see someone else reveal doubts about the species in this genus.

I have never been happy with the accepted "species" of Harpa, and
suspect that most are synonyms... I await cladistic & molecular work!

Beyond bad species, hybridization of the good ones is far from
unlikely... and it is possible that some of the accepted species may
have originated by breeding hybrids (a hybrid-breeding program would
be needed to test this, but has been shown to occur with orchids).
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
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A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
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