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Headline : Researchers are revising botanical names to address troubling connotations

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Since the mid-1700s, researchers have classified life with scientific names. But some of them have problematic histories and connotations. The botanical community is trying to tackle this issue.

Since the mid-1700s, researchers have classified life on Earth with scientific names, a two-word moniker like Homo sapiens. But some of these names are weighed down by problematic histories and troubling connotations. The botanical community has now taken steps to start changing them. Science reporter Ari Daniel has more.

ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: A couple years ago, Nokwanda Makunga traveled to Eastern South Africa up the coast from where she was raised. The large African coral trees were abloom.

NOKWANDA MAKUNGA: Just got these beautiful coral-colored flowers - it's like a peachy orange. So they're quite majestic in their appearance.

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