named after Men
#591 They called me Parablechnum cordatum, also known as Lomaria gilliesii, Blechnum gilliesii, Struthiopteris gilliesii, Orthogramma gilliesii, Spicanta capensis var. gilliesii, and Blechnum chilense var. reedii. I pay homage to the male botanists John Gillies, and Clyde Franklin Reed, or Merton J. Reed. They first catalogued me in 1908.
#590 They called me Carex lyngbyei, also known as Carex steenstrupii, Carex macounii, and Carex riabushinskii. I pay homage to the male botanists Steenstrup (I couldn’t find his records), John Macoun, and Riabushinsk (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1827.
#589 They called me Diplazium australe, also known as Athyrium brownii. I pay homage to the male botanist Robert Brown, Clair Alan Brown, Nicholas Edward Brown, Addison Brown, Andrew Phillip Brown, or William Brown. They first catalogued me in 1942.
