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  • adjective Foster (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Foster's ..."

Etymologies

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Foster.

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Examples

  • There are around 2,000 species of vascular plants. 858 species have been identified, with one genus endemic to Coiba (Desmotes) and three endemic species Desmotes incomparabilis, Fleishmania coibensis and Psychotria fosteri.

    Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection, Panama 2009

  • The 2 separate pictures below are not to scale; X. fosteri grows about as wide as a penny, while A. alternata can grow as wide as a nickel.

    Archive 2008-07-01 AYDIN 2008

  • The picture below shows 2 of the most common species, Xolotrema fosteri left and Anguispira alternata.

    Archive 2008-07-01 AYDIN 2008

  • The picture below shows 2 of the most common species, Xolotrema fosteri left and Anguispira alternata.

    Field trip to LaRue Pine Hills AYDIN 2008

  • The 2 separate pictures below are not to scale; X. fosteri grows about as wide as a penny, while A. alternata can grow as wide as a nickel.

    Field trip to LaRue Pine Hills AYDIN 2008

  • Foster hollies, ilex x attenuata ‘fosteri’, were purchased and planted in the high quality soil in this area.

    An Arbor « Fairegarden 2008

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