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Hi. Please see my note at Talk:Kalidasa albiflos. This may be something to discuss. Dyanega (talk) 17:12, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Let me know what the best option for now would be. I assumed that iNaturalist having pushed it and the fact that it was a 3 year old paper without any published responses made it a legit change. Shyamal (talk) 02:18, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I don't know. My inclination is to revert to lanata and explain the situation by citing the Code, but that probably runs afoul of the "no original research" prohibition. I've actually consulted with the Commission about this case; it is not unanimous agreement as to whether an application MUST be submitted, but there is no dispute that the Code says in the meantime, the junior homonym is to be maintained if it is in prevailing use. Prior to 2020, albiflos had not been used as a valid name since 1906, so lanata most definitely was in prevailing usage. It's a shame that iNat uncritically accepted the change in designation, as it makes it harder to prevent people from using albiflos. The last point is that with the next Code edition, the process of protecting primary junior homonyms will not require an application, and will allow for the resurrection of names incorrectly replaced - meaning that the name WILL become lanata again once the next Code edition comes out, and the more the name albiflos is promoted, the harder that transition back to lanata is going to be. But, WP is not a crystal ball. So, it's a quandary. Revert, or just leave an explanation on the talk page? Dyanega (talk) 18:14, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wishing my talk page watchers a very happy New year! Shyamal (talk) 14:16, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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