Gardens Illustrated writes about issue of offensive plant names
Many plants are named after people linked to imperialism and the slave trade, and some common plant names are offensive. Dr Ken Thompson ponders what can be done.
When, in 1934, a German palaeontologist named an extinct insect from the Carboniferous period after the new German Chancellor, he probably didn’t realise the trouble he was going to cause. But now, we’re stuck with Rochlingia hitleri, a name that no one is happy about.
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