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  • charliebarnes
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Topic: Female Lombardy Poplar

Populus nigra 'Italica' in the Biological Records Centre coded checklist in Recorder has a common name of 'Female Lombardy Poplar'.

Under Other Common Names Lombardy-Poplar is listed. I would suggest the two should be switched so that 'Lombardy-Poplar' is the preferred common name.

(Once again, I have no idea if this is a species dictionary or recorder issue - or indeed if this list can be/will be changed given it's age and origin......!)

Charlie Barnes
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Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership

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Re: Female Lombardy Poplar

Hi Charlie

I think preferred common names is a Recorder thing but if there is anything I can do then just ask. I can confirm that "Female Lombardy Poplar" is a common name on that taxon and the 2 "Lombardy Poplar" names are marked as ill-formed, which is odd because they aren't. It could be that, when the alternatives are ill-formed or not recommended then Recorder chooses the remaining name?

Chris R.

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)