The women honoured in flowering plant genera: From myth to reality Many flowering plant genera are named for people, but there is a gender gap in this naming, with only 6% of eponyms honouring women. Here we explore this gap by examining in detail women for whom pla...

"The topic of naming taxa—not just in botany—is a very timely one."

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