I just discovered today that plantar fibromatosis, aka Ledderhose disease, is in fact NOT named after the German leather breeches, but rather after 19th century German surgeon Georg Ledderhose (1855-1925).

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From "Description des plantes d'Amérique" by Plumier (1693) & "Species Plantarum" by (1753) to date, laurifolia is still stirring discussions.

A new lectotype proposed in research just published with us: ttps://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.95.22324

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It’s lonely at the top
[Historia Plantarum, Biblioteca Casanatense, 15th c.]

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John Martyn's "Historia plantarum rariorum" (1728-[1737]) was the first flower book to be printed in color. It was devoted to new species growing at the Chelsea Physic Garden and the Cambridge Botanic Garden. View it in via : https://t.co/geEEQKeu2i

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a minty, fresh-out of-the-head PLANTARE card ✨🌿 ► https://t.co/i0dp2cPeVC

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a merry halloween to y'all ‼️ a new PLANTARE card is up 🎃✨🍁 ► https://t.co/nHFuqlfBhw

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this week's plantare card! please hustle well! ✨✨✨ ► https://t.co/OcTJE8fLkY

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One more potted plant piece before I leave for California.
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https://t.co/tUSnYJCuUM

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gasp!! a special sibling card in the PLANTARE blog! ► https://t.co/OcTJE7Y9Wo

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