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

Etymologies

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

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Examples

  • The region also includes Gustavia hexapetala, Cariniana pyriformis, Faramea capillipes, Ochoterenaea colombiana, Miconia mocquerysii and Vochysia lehmannii.

    Catatumbo moist forests 2007

  • Some of the relict plant species found in Catatumbo and in eastern Colombia are Ochoterineae colombiana (Anacardiaceae); Miconia mocquerysii (Melastomataceae); Palicourea buntingii (Rubiaceae); and Vochysia lehmannii (Vochysiaceae).

    Catatumbo moist forests 2007

  • Species such as Russian thistle (Salsola tragus, also called S. kali), mustards (especially Brassica tournefortii), filaree (Erodium cicutarium), and Lehmann’s lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmannii) are more aggressive than most of the native annuals and are crowding them out in many areas where they have become established.

    Adaptations of desert plants 2009

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