named after Men
#727 They called me Silene italica, also known as Silene griffithii, Melandrium griffithii, Silene royenii, Cucubalus royenii, and Carpophora viscosa var. krascheninnikovii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Griffith, Royen (I couldn’t find his records), and Krascheninnikov (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1805.
#726 They called me Perezia recurvata, also known as Perezia beckii, and Perezia recurvata subsp. beckii. I pay homage to the male botanist Charles B. Beck. They first catalogued me in 1830.
#725 They called me Chrysothemis pulchella, also known as Tussacia woodsonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Robert Everard Woodson. They first catalogued me in 1849.
