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Nov 4, 2018 4:02 PM CST
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Thanks, Danita. There's actually a bigger problem with this one. Leonotis menthifolia is not listed in any of the major taxonomic databases as an accepted name or a synonym, so all of the photos are in the wrong place. I'm trying to hunt down the origin of this name and to figure out why it's so popular. A Google search turns up dozens of vendors using this name. Does anyone have a clue as to why it's being used so widely in commerce but isn't listed in the taxonomic databases?

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