In a first, botanists vote to remove offensive #plant names from hundreds of species
“Some have pushed to restore #Indigenous species names and change offensive ones, such as those in the genus Hibbertia, which was named in honor of English antiabolitionist and plantation owner George Hibbert.
A few #botanists have also proposed getting rid of eponyms honoring humans altogether.”
https://www.science.org/content/article/botanists-vote-to-remove-offensive-plant-names-from-hundreds-of-species
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