What's in a name?

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John J

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What's in a name?
« on: January 25, 2018, 11:09:11 AM »
Earlier this week I gave a presentation to an Environmental Group that included a section on Cyprus endemic plants. In order to get more up-to-date photos of some of the plants I paid a visit to the Troodos Botanical Garden where I knew that they would be growing. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that I had to replace the first photo with the second one as the taxonomists had obviously been at work once more, just to keep me on my toes perhaps.  ???
Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)