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Microlepia speluncae

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Microlepia speluncae. See image source here.

#402 They called me Microlepia speluncae, also known as Dicksonia lessonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Pierre Adolphe Lesson. They first catalogued me in 1858.

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Maasia glauca

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Maasia glauca. See image source here.

#393 They called me Maasia glauca, also known as Unona merrittii, Polyalthia merrittii, and Polyalthia parkinsonii. I pay homage to the male botanists Merritt (I couldn’t find his records), and Charles Edward Parkinson. They first catalogued me in 2008.

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Diospyros pilosanthera

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Diospyros pilosanthera. See image source here.

#390 They called me Diospyros pilosanthera, also known as Diospyros hiernii, Diospyros pilosanthera var. nurii, and Diospyros moonii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Philip Hiern, Nur (I couldn’t find his records), and Alexander Moon. They first catalogued me in 1837.