The International Botanical Congress voted to change a scientific name belonging to hundreds of plant species because it was offensive in southern Africa. The International Botanical Congress voted to change a scientific name belonging to hundreds of plant species because it was offensive in southern Africa. your-feed-science, Flowers and Plants, Research, Science and Technology, International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, South Africa, Race and Ethnicity, Discrimination, Black People NYT > Science
As Botanists Drop a Racist Plant Name, Some Fear Scientific Confusion
