named after Men
#386 They called me Coccoloba diversifolia, also known as Uvifera curtisii, and Coccoloba curtisii. I pay homage to the male botanist Charles Curtis, Carlton Clarence Curtis, Charles Henry Curtis, William Curtis, or Moses Ashley Curtis. They first catalogued me in 1760.
#385 They called me Manilkara bidentata, also known as Manilkara balata var. schomburgkii, Mimusops balata var. schomburgkii, Manilkara williamsii, Manilkara balata var. hartii, Mimusops balata var. hartii, Mimusops commersonii, Kaukenia commersonii, and Imbricaria commersonii. I pay homage to the male botanists Moritz Richard Schomburgk, Henry Chichester Hart, Commerson (I couldn’t find his records), and Benjamin Samuel Williams, Ion James Muirhead Williams, Mark L. Williams, or Samuel Williams. They first catalogued me in 1932.
#381 They called me Scaevola plumieri, also known as Scaevola thunbergii. I pay homage to the male botanist Carl Peter Thunberg. They first catalogued me in 1791.
