Appointed by the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) as the International Cultivar Registration Authority (ICRA) for NELUMBO APPLICATION TO REGISTER A CULTIVAR OF NELUMBO Please submit this form and all correspondence to: Auburn University Horticulture Lotus Project Dr. Ken Tilt 101 Funchess Hall Auburn University, AL 36849 Please fill out as completely as possible. Send form attached to email to tiltken@auburn.edu or to the address above. Phone office: 334-844-5484 or cell: 334-663-2563 PART 1: THE NAME OF THE CULTIVAR 1 State the genus of the cultivar 2 State the subspecies or hybrid(s) to which the cultivar belongs (if known) 3 State the proposed cultivar name 4 Name and address of Originator Date originated 5 Name and address of Nominant if different from above Date named 6 Name and address of Introducer if different from above Date introduced 7 Name and address (plus phone/fax/email if available) of Registrant if different from above 8 If the cultivar name is being registered on behalf of an organization, give name and address of that organization. 9 Has the Originator given permission for the cultivar to be registered under the proposed name? 10 As far as you know has the name already been published in a dated publication together with a description? 11 If the answer to 10 is YES please
give details of the earliest publication and enclose a copy or photocopy of the relevant pages (including evidence of date) with this application form. 12 As far as you know has the cultivar ever been subject to application for, or grant of, a Patent or Plant Breeders Rights. 13 If the answer to 12 is YES please give details of the first such issuing authority and any grant number (s) issued. Grant Number Issued by 14 As far as you know is the cultivar being sold under a trade designation ( selling name ) for marketing purposes instead of the cultivar name? 15 If your answer to 14 is YES please list any such trade designations together with any other information you may have. 16 Is the cultivar marketed under a trademark which has been formally registered by a trademark authority and entitled to bear the sign? 17 Is the cultivar marketed under a non-registered trademark denoted by the sign? 18 If the answer to 16 or 17 is YES please give name and address of the trademark owner (for registered trademarks), the issuing authority, and any grant number (if known). 19 If the cultivar is named after someone living or dead, have you received permission from that person (or his/her legal representative) to register the name? 20 If it is not obvious, please state the name derivation (meaning) of your proposed name. 21 Has a Standard been deposited for inspection in a recognized herbarium? 22 If the answer to 21 is YES please list the herbarium and any others maintaining duplicates. PART 2: HISTORY OF THE CULTIVAR 23 If the cultivar was found growing in the wild please give original location where it was found. 24 Was the cultivar selected from a cultivated environment?
25 If the answer 24 was YES please state the name of the parents if known. Seed (maternal) parent Pollen (paternal) parent 26 Name and address of Raiser or Hybridizer Year of raising / hybridizing 27 Was the cultivar derived from a sport or chance seedling of another plant? 28 If the answer to 27 is YES please state the name of the parent plant. 29 If the cultivar was received as an unnamed seedling or plant where did it come from? (i.e. plant sale, etc.) PART 3: DESCRIPTION OF THE CULTIVAR In order to complete registration of a cultivar an accurate description is required. This may include: a written description, photos of the flower and other diagnostic features, filling out the following section, or all of the above. (Digital Photos are preferable so they can be posted on line) 30 What are the distinctive characteristics of the new cultivar? 31 What existing cultivar does the new cultivar most resemble? 32 In what way is the cultivar distinct from that in 31? 33 Please indicate the color of the petals (see notes) 34 Additional colors on margins or veins of petals 35 Is the color changeable over the life of the flower? 36 Flower diameter 37 Petal number 38 Receptacle color 39 Receptacle diameter (at anthesis) 40 Carpel number 41 Are the carpels (select one) Completely enclosed in the receptacle; Partially enclosed by the receptacle; Protruding above the receptacle? 42 Emergence height of flower above water 43 Leaf diameter 44 Emergent height of leaf above water 45 Tuber type Normal type Edible type 46 Please submit photos with your application. Examples follow in the Notes section. Please use a ruler at the bottom of each photo so observers can understand the scale. flower bud flower at day 1 flower at day 2 flower at day 3 Seed pod at day 1
Seed pod at day 2 Seed pod at day 3 Overall photo of the entire plant Coin leaves leaves Seed Close-up of flower showing flower parts 46 Tuber forms a starchy dormant tuber 47 Please write any other information you would like the Registrar to publish, sign and date. Signature of Registrant Date This Section for Registrar s use only Denomination Class: Cultivar Epithet: Author & bibl. Citation: Notes for Nelumbo Cultivar Registration Form For further instructions or assistance please contact the Registrar: Dr. Ken Tilt Auburn University Horticulture Lotus Project 101 Funchess Hall Auburn University, AL 36849 (Email to tiltken@auburn.edu; Phone office: 334-844-5484 or cell: 334-663-2563) 4. Originator is the person who grew the plant to its first flowering (this may or may not be the hybridizer) 5. Nominant is the person who invented or coined the epithet to be applied to the cultivar. 6. Introducer is the person who first distributed the plant (privately or commercially). 11. Dated publications can include journals, newsletters, catalogs, or other printed publications that area distributed to the public or at the minimum to botanical or horticultural institutions with libraries accessible to botanists or horticulturists. Internet publication is not an accepted method. 12. Names awarded Patents or Plant Breeders Rights numbers will be recorded as trade designations and cited along with the accepted cultivar epithet.
14. Trade designation/selling name are names that have been used to market a plant and may be recorded but will not be given cultivar status 16. & 17. Registered or non-registered trademarks will not be accorded cultivar status nor will they be published in checklists without the permission of the trademark owner or his assignee. 21. The Standard for a cultivar is the designated herbarium specimen or equivalent to which a cultivar epithet is attached which shows the characters upon which the designation is based. The Standard portfolio may contain additional illustrations or other information (copy of the description as published, etc.). 23. & 24. If the cultivar was not artificially created by a hybridizer, was it found in a wild or native population of plants or in a cultivated environment such as a nursery or private garden? 27. If the cultivar was not artificially created by a hybridizer, was it a chance seedling, or a sport of a cultivar or species? 33. Standards should be accompanied by information defining the colors of important parts of a cultivar using an internationally recognized color chart (such as that published by the Royal Horticultural Society, UK). 35. If the flower color changes over the life of a single blossom, describe all the colors and their sequence of appearance. 45/46 Tubers of Nelumbo may be slender or thick as in the cultivars selected for food production. Some tropical cultivars may not form a starchy tuber and the plants undergo little or no dormant period. 47. Examples of additional notes might include overall vigor of plants, description of blooming season or life of flowers, etc. Below are examples of photos that should be included with your registration. It is very important that you place a ruler at the bottom or side of each photo so a proper understanding of size and scale can be noted. FLOWER 1. Bud 2. Flower on day one 3. Flower on day two 4. Flower on day three 5. Close-up of stamens and pistols SEED POD 6. Seed pod/receptacle - young 7. Seed pod/receptacle - old LEAVES: 8. Coin 9. Standing
PLANT 10. Overall photo of the entire plant ADDITIONAL MATERIAL 11. Please add any other picture(s) that will distinguish your introduction from other similar cultivars.