named after Men
#545 They called me Codonorchis lessonii, also known as Calopogon lessonii, Codonorchis skottsbergii, Codonorchis poeppigii, Pogonia lessonii var. skottsbergii, Epipactis lessonii, Pogonia lessonii, and Pogonia lessonii var. poeppigii. I pay homage to the male botanists Pierre Adolphe Lesson, Skottsberg (I couldn’t find his records), and Eduard Friedrich Poeppig. They first catalogued me in 1840.
#409 They called me Veronica elliptica, also known as Veronica simpsonii, Hebe menziesii, and Veronica menziesii. I pay homage to the male botanists George Simpson, and Archibald Menzies. They first catalogued me in 1786.
#358 They called me Fuchsia magellanica, also known as Fuchsia thompsonii, Fuchsia magellanica var. riccartonii, and Fuchsia ricoartonii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Thompson, Riccarton (I couldn’t find his records), and Ricoarton (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1788.