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MichaelCharters Sierra Madre, CA Oct 15, 2009

I want to know if anyone has any information on who was the Cullen whose name is on the genus Cullen (now I believe Psoralea)? If you have any info please include your source if you have one.

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Oct 15, 2009

http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/go/18167/

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Oct 16, 2009

Scottish born William Cullen
http://www.answers.com/topic/william-cullen

http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/cullen_william.htm

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MichaelCharters Sierra Madre, CA Oct 19, 2009

I don't see anything in any of these references that indicate that the genus was named for him. W.P.U. Jackson in Origins and Meanings of Names of South African Plant Genera says it's named for William Cullen, 1785–1862, Army officer and meteorologist . Lieutenant-general, Royal Artillery. Entered the East India Company, 1804. Resident at Travancore, India. Studied economic botany, but I can't find any confirmation of this either.

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