Re: Lasthenia, Scaevola, Tittering Taxonomists...

Tim Longville wrote:
> 
> Thanks for possible leads on the relationship between a plant and a
> cross-dressing ancient Greek.
> 
> Jim: I guess dear Prof S is where Mr Chiltern pinched his info (as so
> many of us do...) but I don't recall that Prof S goes any further. I
> don't have the book in the house. Is my memory right? I guess so or
> you'd have said!
> 
> Bill: I don't know Bob Ornduff or how to get in touch with him. If you
> feel like irritating him sometime...
> 
> Ok, Moira, you asked for it. Sitting comfortably? Then here goes.
> 
> The genus Scaevola is named after a person. (That's how the person
> spelt his name and hence why that's the only correct spelling for the
> plant, despite the other versions you'll often come across.) The
> person was an Ancient Roman, one Caius Scaevola. What does he have to
> do with plants? It's a long story which I'll try to make short.(snip)
> 
> Wishing you hadn't asked?!

Not really. I love such trivia!

However, I thought you might like to know I have a son-in-law whose
business of orthotics sometimes calls upon him to produce left-handed
spoons!!!

Don't ask me what they look like as I haven't actually seen one.

Cheers

Moira

-- 
Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand
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