10 messages in edu.ku.nhm.mailman.taxacomHorrible keys
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Joseph LaferriereAug 28, 1995 8:52 am 
Frank W. ReichenbacherAug 28, 1995 11:29 pm 
Frank W. ReichenbacherAug 28, 1995 11:29 pm 
Barry RothAug 29, 1995 8:16 am 
D.R....@UKC.AC.UKAug 29, 1995 11:10 am 
Joseph LaferriereAug 30, 1995 9:00 am 
Richard JensenAug 31, 1995 8:30 am 
Murray FletcherAug 31, 1995 11:24 am 
Curtis ClarkAug 31, 1995 1:34 pm 
Daniel JanzenSep 3, 1995 4:45 pm 
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From:Daniel Janzen (djan@SAS.UPENN.EDU)
Date:Sep 3, 1995 4:45:42 pm
List:edu.ku.nhm.mailman.taxacom

1 September 1995 Philadelphia

Joe Laferriere wants couplets? I can beat his example 100-fold over.

Standley's Trees and Shrubs of Mexico

Quercus (80 plus species):

the opening couplet:

Acorns take one year to mature Acorns take two years to mature

Asclepiadaceae (huge number of species)

the opening couplet:

Pollen feels waxy to the touch Pollen not waxy to the touch

This was my introduction to real taxonomy in 1963.

Dan Janzen

Any nominees for the prize of Most Useless Key Couplet Ever Published? Here's my choice:

Awns often deciduous .... Awns much more often deciduous ....