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Trifolium vavilovii
In the 1930's, science in the holy land (Israel wasn't established yet) was just beginning. the main person responsible for Botanical studies in Israel was Prof. Alexander Eig - a Jewish botanist that came from Russia.
Nikolai Vavilov was a world-renowned botanist at that time, studying the origins of cereals like wheat, corn and other important food plants. he visited Eig in Jerusalem - came for a week, but stayed over a month, and made a big impression on the young Israeli botanists. Eig commemorated the visit when he named this Trifolium after Vavilov.
Sadly, the end of the story wasn't that wonderful: Eig died at a young age of cancer, and Vavilov was imprisoned by Stalin for having a mind of his own and died in prison.
Trifolium vavilovii is an annual plant in the Fabaceae family. named after the great Russian Botanist, Nikolai Vavilov.
