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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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FORRESTII. Bot. Specif. name for many genera of plants esp. from the Far East. See esp. Notes Royal Botan. Garden, Edinburgh V. 65 sqq.
[From George Forrest (1873–1932), of Falkirk, noted plant-collector in China and Tibet. See also Georgii.]
