The first European to visit Cornwallis Island was Sir William Cornwallis in 1819 and was named for British Royal Navy admiral Sir William Edward Parry .
The first European to visit Cornwallis Island was Sir William Cornwallis in 1819 , and was named after British Royal Navy Admiral Sir William Edward Parry .

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yes

Born in Athens , Greece , he grew up in New York City and then in North Grafton , Massachusetts .
He was born in Athens , Greece , and grew up in New York City , and then North Grafton , Massachusetts .

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yes

The Orbai River is a headwater of the Ojdula River in Romania .
The Ojdula River is a source of the Orbai River in Romania .

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no

The species was first formally described in 1856 by Carl Meissner in '' Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis '' out of material by James Drummond .
The species was first formally described by James Drummond in '' Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis '' in 1856 , from material collected by Carl Meissner .

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no