Taxacom: botanical names with racist history

Mon Jul 22 14:47:44 CDT 2024

Very true Frank and hiding the truth never solves a problem. It is cosmetic solution designed to ease the conscience of racist people without them needing to change their attitudes. Virtue signaling.

Stephen 

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> On 23/07/2024, at 1:14 AM, Frank T. Krell via Taxacom <taxacom at lists.ku.edu> wrote:
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> Changing words does not automatically mean changing attitudes. Changing attitudes is the important issue.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taxacom <taxacom-bounces at lists.ku.edu> On Behalf Of Jeremy Bruhl via Taxacom
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> Dear John
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> Words master and can hurt deeply. The action taken is measured and reasonable.
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> Cheers,  Jeremy
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> Statements below from a web site. Can any botanist on Taxacom comment further on this?
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> Scientists have voted to eliminate the names of certain plants that are deemed to be racially offensive. The decision to remove a label that contains such a slur was taken last week after a gruelling six-day session attended by more than 100 researchers, as part of the International Botanical Congress, which officially opens on Sunday in Madrid.
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> The effect of the vote will be that all plants, fungi and algae names that contain the word *caffra*, which originates in insults made against Black people, will be replaced by the word *affra* to denote their African origins. More than 200 species will be affected, including the coast coral tree, which will be known as *Erythrina affra* instead of *Erythrina caffra* .
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> The scientists attending the nomenclature session also agreed to create a special committee which would rule on names given to newly discovered plants, fungi and algae. These are usually named by those who first describe them in the scientific literature. However, the names could now be overruled by the committee if they are deemed to be derogatory to a group or race
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