Template:Did you know nominations/Sabinaria

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:56, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Sabinaria

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  • ... that when Colombian taxonomist Gloria Galeano first saw pictures of the newly-discovered Sabinaria magnifica she described it as "the most beautiful of all Colombian palms"? Source: "When Gloria watched the images on the computer screen that evening, she matched my thoughts, not yet put into words: “This is the most beautiful of all Colombian palms,” she declared." Bernal, Rodrigo (2014). "The Discovery of the Amazing Sabinaria magnifica". Palms. 58: 5–18, p.6
    • ALT1:... that it took Gloria Galeano and Rodrigo Bernal just 10 days to complete their description of the newly-discovered palm Sabinaria magnifica and submit it for publication? Source: "Ten days later, the paper presenting Sabinaria magnifica to science was already in the hands of the Editor of the New Zealand journal Phytotaxa. Bernal, Rodrigo (2014). "The Discovery of the Amazing Sabinaria magnifica". Palms. 58: 5–18, p.18

Created by Guettarda (talk). Self-nominated at 14:15, 9 January 2019 (UTC).

  • size and age ok, written neutrally. Hook cited. Earwigs copyvio clear, QPQ done. Orignal hook ok, ALT1 I don't find interesting. Another optional hook would be the leaf size, which looks amazing from the photo. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:50, 14 January 2019 (UTC)