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of Shrewsbury

The British Encyclopedia, Or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Volume 4 By William Nicholson 1809 zh9CAAAAcAAJ

An Encyclopaedia of Plants By John Claudius Loudon id=GPhPAAAAcAAJ |page=47

Moraea / Morea - The genus was originally named Morea after botanist Robert Moore but it is said that Linnaeus changed it to the spelling Moraea -- his wife was Sara Elizabeth Moraea, daughter of Dr Johan Moraeus. Amissa and Collina are species names.