named after Men
#96 They called me Tulipa orphanidea, also known as Tulipa orphanidea subsp. whittalii, Tulipa whittallii, Tulipa orphanidea var. whittallii, and Tulipa hayatii. I pay homage to the male botanists Whittal (I couldn’t find his records), Edward Whittall, and Hayat (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1862.
#95 They called me Gladiolus melleri, also known as Gladiolus johnstonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Henry Halcro Johnston, Henry “Harry” Hamilton Johnston, Ivan Murray Johnston, or Marshall Conring Johnston. They first catalogued me in 1876.
#94 They called me Lachnagrostis filiformis, also known as Calamagrostis willdenowii, and Agrostis leonii. I pay homage to the male botanists Miguel de Leon, and Carl Ludwig Willdenow, or Carl Ludwig von Willdenow. They first catalogued me in 1820.
