it was a "new species" and named it Favolus microsporus. Then he discovered 

 it was not, as Ellis had named it Favolus striatulus. 6 As the name micro- 



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Fig. 258 

 Favolus brasiliensis. 



sporus is so much better name for the plant we adopt it. Plants suffer so much 

 from the names of the "new-species" discoverers that it is only fair that their 

 work should occasionally lead to a better name for a plant. 



6 Mr. Murrill's second discovery was probably only that Ellis had published it. 

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