Lablab purpureus is another example that leaps to mind.
Russell
At 05:59 PM 1/10/2011, you wrote:
>In so many cases I cannot but wonder, which came first. I suspect
the Latin name was adopted from the common name.
This might not be quite what you're thinking of, but there are quite
a few botanical names that have a vernacular as the specific
epithet. Camassia quamash, Arctostaphylos mewukka, Lomatium cous,
Tipuana tipu.
Russell Stafford
Odyssey Bulbs
PO Box 382
South Lancaster, MA 01561
508-335-8106
www.odysseybulbs.com
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