[largonioulurI]

Yes, certainly. Actually, I'm bothered by non-descriptive names quite in general. I hope the scientific community decides to use Phrag. peruviana rather than Phrag. kovachii . . . but more to the point, why is Cattleya percivaliana named for two rich white Englishmen (William Cattley and R.P. Percival)? This self-congratulatory and Eurocentric practice is offensive, and does not lead to good science. Most emblematic of this, to me, is Neofinetia. A plant with a long history in cultivation, having a prominent cultural role in a long-established civilization, was named for a French botanist (Achille Finet). I'm sure these folks were, by and large, perfectly nice, and did good work, but I just find this unbelievably disrespectful.

Um. Anyway. I guess the short version of that was "Yes, Rick, I'm with you on that. Plus, I am very angry about it."