The problematic part of the word in more than 200 plant species has sparked a debate at an international botanical congress in Spain. Their previous names are considered racist. Therefore, the affected plants should now be renamed.
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The coastal coral tree Erythrina caffra, soon to become Erythrina affra.
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Hitler’s Beetle.
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A species of horsefly with a golden rump, Scaptia Beyonceae, was named after Beyoncé.
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A species of the smallest spider species in the world, the dwarf six-eyed spider, gets its name from the Graubünden artist H.R. Giger: Ischnothyreus gigeri.
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A subspecies of the family Agathidium vaderi is named after Darth Vader.
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