Who's in a name: eponymy of the name Aloe thompsoniae Groenew., with notes on naming species after people

Estrela Figueiredo; Gideon F. Smith

doi:10.25223/brad.n29.2011.a14

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Estrela Figueiredo,¹ Gideon F. Smith²

¹Department of Botany, P.O.Box 77000, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, 6031 South Africa / Centre for Functional Ecology, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra, 3001–455 Coimbra, Portugal (email: ). estrelafi
²Office of the Chief Director: Biosystematics Research & Biodiversity Collections, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X101, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa / H.G.W.J. Schweickerdt Herbarium, Department of Plant Science, Univers

Abstract

Since the name Aloe thompsoniae Groenew. was published in the mid-1930s, doubt has existed about whom it was named for. We determine that the specific epithet commemorates (Mrs) Edith Awdry (‘Googoo’) Thompson [née Eastwood] (2 January 1895-2 August 1991) who first collected material on which the name is based. Biographical information is provided for Awdry Thompson, as well as notes on naming species after people.

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Estrela Figueiredo and Gideon F. Smith "Who's in a name: eponymy of the name Aloe thompsoniae Groenew., with notes on naming species after people," Bradleya 2011(29), 121-124, (31 December 2011). https://doi.org/10.25223/brad.n29.2011.a14

Published: 31 December 2011

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