1596 ⟶ Caspar Bauhin Scientifically Describes the Potato

Caspar Bauhin, Swiss botanist, first described potato scient...
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🥔 Caspar Bauhin Scientifically Describes the Potato

Caspar Bauhin, Swiss botanist, first described potato scientifically in his Phytopinax, assigning it the current binomial name Solanum tuberosum. However he conjectured potatoes could cause wind and leprosy (because of a vague resemblance to leprous organs) and that they were aphrodisiac.⟶
Caspar Bauhin Scientifically Describes the Potato (1596)
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Caspar Bauhin Scientifically Describes the Potato (1596)