From: Iris Cohen )
Subject: Constructing epithets (was: "behen")
Date: 2003-03-27 11:06:29 PST

Absolutely. There are some real ones that are a lot worse. Lindley named an
orchid genus Aa, just to get it in the front of Index kewensis.
Iris,

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Surely it was Reichenbach junior?
A little care, Iris, in accusing people!
PvR

Surely it was Reichenbach junior?

oops, you're right. The point I was trying to make is the same, that sometimes
serious scientists give plants & animals funny names. There is some animal, I
think it is an African antelope, whose Latin name is Siala siala, which means
spit. I don't know why.

Iris,
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