This a continuation of an observation ID posting to https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2973223.
I've done a bit of a dive into frustrating taxonomy here and this is what I've found.
as for iNat --
a.) when I enter Z. grandiflora into the selection box on iNat it defaults to Z. minuta.
b.) first suggested recommendation choice here is Z. carinata (neither Z. g. or Z. m. are on the short list)
as for FNA
FNA shows no synonymy for Z. grandiflora with any other name and neither Z. minuta nor Z. carinata are described there.
while KEW - Plants of the World:
Z. grandiflora Lind. is a synonym for Z. minuta (KEW-POW shows native range Mexico to Guatamala with no indication of non-native, naturalized status elsewhere)
and
Z. carinata is a separate species with Z. tsouii, Amaryllis carinata and Hippeastrum carinatum as synonyms (none of which are described in FNA). KEW-POW indicates a native range of Mexico to Colombia with non-native, naturalized introduction from TX to FL.
BUT
Further investigation online lead me to the following conclusions:
So ???? if Z. grandiflora Lind. in FNA (indicated as being naturalized from TX-FL) is equivalent to Z. minuta, why does KEW-POW's range map not show it in these areas, but instead places Z. carinata as naturalizing in these areas. Maybe they got their maps mixed up (but then Flagg would be mixed up because he puts Z. carinata in Texas and not Z. minuta)? Or is it that they got the synonymy mixed up ??
Something just doesn’t match up here…..but I can’t figure out what it is.
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