odd eponyms

[Michael at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu A. at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu VincentDr. at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu Michael at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu A. at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu Vincent at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu, Curator TEL: 513-529-2755]

I really like the name Trifolium batmanicum Katzn., which was named
for a town in Turkey, not the comic book hero.  It congers up a whole
new series of names:  "T. superhominum", "T.arachnohominum", "T.
eccehominum", and so on...


Dr. Michael A. Vincent, Curator    TEL: 513-529-2755
W.S. Turrell Herbarium (MU)        FAX: 513-529-4243
Department of Botany
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA
Email: Vincenma at .MUOhio.edu