named after Men
#793 They called me Globba pendula, also known as Hura koenigii, Globba kingii, and Globba wallichii. I pay homage to the male botanists Koenig (I couldn’t find his records), George King, and George Charles Wallich, or Nathaniel Wallich. They first catalogued me in 1810.
#790 They called me Reissantia indica, also known as Hippocratea lobbii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Lobb, or William Lobb. They first catalogued me in 1962.
#789 They called me Tabernaemontana rostrata, also known as Ervatamia curtisii, Ervatamia evrardii, Ervatamia pitardii, Tabernaemontana evrardii, and Tabernaemontana pitardii. I pay homage to the male botanists Evrard (I couldn’t find his records), Pitard (I couldn’t find his records), and Charles Curtis, Carlton Clarence Curtis, Charles Henry Curtis, William Curtis, or Moses Ashley Curtis. They first catalogued me in 1829.
