named after Men
#990 They called me Albuca bracteata, also known as Ornithogalum massonii, and Urginea mouretii. I pay homage to the male botanists Francis Masson, and Mouret (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 2009.
#989 They called me Opuntia phaeacantha, also known as Opuntia phaeacantha var. wootonii, Opuntia wootonii, Opuntia engelmannii var. wootonii, and Opuntia woodsii. I pay homage to the male botanists Elmer Otis Wooton, Woods (I couldn’t find his records), and George Engelmann, or Georg Engelmann. They first catalogued me in 1849.
#988 They called me Tournefortia bicolor, also known as Tournefortia aubletii. I pay homage to the male botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet. They first catalogued me in 1788.