From sbmljw@ars-grin.gov Sun Oct 29 15:48:04 2006 Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:39:28 -0400 (EDT) From: John Wiersema To: Bernard R. Baum , Charles E. Jarvis , Doris Groth , Henrik J. Hansen , "Hetterscheid, W." , John H. Wiersema , Kees van Ettekoven , Klaus Pistrick , Maria Rosaria Mannino , Michel Chauvet , Michel Porcher , Murray Keys , Niall Green , Phyllis Himmel Subject: Ballot for Stabilized List items (save for future use) Dear ISTA Nomenclature Committee Members: This ballot is for the items included in the accompanying message "Revision of ISTA List of Stabilized Plant Names". I would appreciate receiving your completed ballot by 31 October 2006. To vote simply reply to this email (when you are ready to vote) and retain it as inline text in your reply, then vote for each item as a block or separately by deleting the inappropriate response, leaving the statement that accurately reflects your views. Comments may be added as well if necessary. Thank you for your valuable contribution to the work of our Committee. Regards, John Wiersema, Chair of ISTA Nomenclature Committee The ballot follows: Item 1 (see also web report 1 ): Item 1a. I (favor oppose) all 4 items below. or else (voting separately): a) I (favor oppose) this item. (Festulolium) b) I (favor oppose) this item. (Pinus) c) I (favor oppose) this item. (Triticum) d) I (favor oppose) this item. (Diplotaxis) Comment: Item 1b. I (favor oppose) this correction. (Panicum/Brachiaria) Comment: Item 1c. I (favor oppose) these additions from Universal List. Comment: Item 2. I (favor oppose) all the family changes enumerated below, and in web report 2 , or else (voting separately): 1. I (favor oppose) putting Aceraceae & Hippocastanaceae into Sapindaceae 2. I (favor oppose) putting Asclepiadaceae into Apocynaceae 3. I (favor oppose) putting Aloaceae into Asphodelaceae 4. I (favor oppose) putting Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae & Tiliaceae into Malvaceae 5. I (favor oppose) putting Cuscutaceae into Convolvulaceae 6. I (favor oppose) putting Eucryphiaceae into Cunoniaceae 7. I (favor oppose) putting Leeaceae into Vitaceae 8. I (favor oppose) putting Taxodiaceae into Cupressaceae 9. I (favor oppose) putting Trapaceae into Lythraceae 10. I (favor oppose) removing Altingiaceae from Hamamelidaceae 11. I (favor oppose) removing Cleomaceae from Capparaceae 12. I (favor oppose) removing Fumariaceae from Papaveraceae 13. I (favor oppose) removing Hypericaceae from Clusiaceae 14. I (favor oppose) removing Martyniaceae from Pedaliaceae 15. I (favor oppose) removing Nothofagaceae from Fagaceae 16. I (favor oppose) removing parts of Agavaceae to Laxmanniaceae, Ruscaceae 17. I (favor oppose) removing parts of Cornaceae to Garryaceae, Nyssaceae 18. I (favor oppose) transferring part of Apiaceae to Araliaceae 19. I (favor oppose) transferring part of Primulaceae to Myrsinaceae 20. I (favor oppose) removing Hydroleaceae from Hydrophyllaceae, and transferring rest of Hydrophyllaceae to Boraginaceae 21. I (favor oppose) realigning Scrophulariaceae into Calceolariaceae, Linderniaceae, Orobanchaceae, Paulowniaceae, Phrymaceae, Plantaginaceae, Scrophulariaceae (sensu stricto), etc. 22. I (favor oppose) realigning Liliaceae into Alliaceae, Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae, Colchicaceae, Hemerocallidaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Laxmanniaceae, Liliaceae (sensu stricto), Ruscaceae, etc. 23. I (favor oppose) realigning Euphorbiaceae into Euphorbiaceae (sensu stricto), Phyllanthaceae, etc. 24. I (favor oppose) apportioning Flacourtiaceae to Achariaceae, Aphloiaceae, Salicaceae, etc. Comment: Item 3. I (favor oppose) the spelling changes indicated in web report 3 . Comment: Item 4. I (favor oppose) the changes to authorship of names indicated in web report 4 . Comment: Item 5. I (favor oppose) all changes to synonym linkage indicated in web report 5 . Comment: Item 6. I (favor oppose) all changes enumerated in web report 6 . or else (voting separately): I (favor oppose) all nomenclatural changes indicated in web report 6. and for the taxonomic changes indicated in web report 6: 1. I (favor oppose) segregation of Corynabutilon from Abutilon 2. I (favor oppose) segregation of Vernicia from Aleurites 3. I (favor oppose) breakup of Asclepias 4. I (favor oppose) breakup of Aster 5. I (favor oppose) enlargement of Iris to include some segregates 6. I (favor oppose) enlargement of Bouteloua to include some segregates 7. I (favor oppose) narrowing of Brachiaria, with transfer of most species to Urochloa 8. I (favor oppose) enlargement of Lepidium to include some segregates 9. I (favor oppose) segregation of Dimorphotheca from Castalis 10. I (favor oppose) segregation of Carapichea from Cephaelis 11. I (favor oppose) segregation of Xanthocyparis from Chamaecyparis 12. I (favor oppose) sinking Cheiranthus into Erysimum 13. I (favor oppose) breakup of Chenopodium 14. I (favor oppose) breakup of Chrysanthemum 15. I (favor oppose) restructuring of Securigera vs. Coronilla 16. I (favor oppose) breakup of Cyperus 17. I (favor oppose) segregation of Brugmansia from Datura 18. I (favor oppose) breakup of Derris 19. I (favor oppose) breakup of Helichrysum 20. I (favor oppose) breakup of Helipterum 21. I (favor oppose) segregation of Talipariti from Hibiscus 22. I (favor oppose) enlargement of Moraea to include some segregates 23. I (favor oppose) sinking Ibicella into Proboscidea 24. I (favor oppose) breakup of Iva 25. I (favor oppose) segregation of Kummerowia from Lespedeza 26. I (favor oppose) segregation of Mauranthemum from Leucanthemum 27. I (favor oppose) segregation of Buglossoides from Lithospermum 28. I (favor oppose) enlargement of Silene to include some segregates 30. I (favor oppose) breakup of Ocotea 31. I (favor oppose) breakup of Panicum 32. I (favor oppose) breakup of Polygonum 33. I (favor oppose) breakup of Potentilla 34. I (favor oppose) breakup of Psoralea 35. I (favor oppose) sinking of Pulsatilla into Anemone 36. I (favor oppose) segregation of Frangula from Rhamnus 37. I (favor oppose) segregation of Triadica from Sapium 38. I (favor oppose) breakup of Scirpus 39. I (favor oppose) breakup of Sedum 40. I (favor oppose) breakup of Senecio 41. I (favor oppose) breakup of Sophora 42. I (favor oppose) breakup of Stipa 43. I (favor oppose) segregation of Glandularia from Verbena 44. I (favor oppose) sinking of Vetiveria into Chrysopogon 45. I (favor oppose) breakup of Wedelia 46. I (favor oppose) all other taxonomic changes in this report not enumerated above. Comment: