Φυσικά, it was named Phallus drewsii. This comes form the list of the top 10 species named σε 2009, τηρούνται από το κρατικό πανεπιστήμιο της Αριζόνα (δεν είναι μια πολύ καλή λίστα, αν 7 νέων ειδών μου δεν ήταν εκεί…). While I tend to avoid phallic and O’Keeffesque botany, this one I couldn’t resist because it was named after someone from my own institution. Ο Δρ. Robert Drewes now has a small phallic fungi named after him (with permission). Taxonomy humor at work.
I’d have a hard time agreeing to that – the scientific name causes giggle enough, but a common name of “Drew’s penis”? I don’t think I could deal with that!
Hmph! I’m laughing at the O’Keefian reference. How’s this to turn the tables or add fuel to your fire:
http://www.lowelab.org/Lowe_Lab/Home.html