#334 They called me Gossypium hirsutum, also known as Gossypium schottii, Gossypium harrisii, Gossypium birkinshawii, Gossypium rhorii, Gossypium hirsutum f. pollardii, and Gossypium morrillii. I pay homage to the male botanists Birkinshaw (I couldn’t find his records), Rhor (I couldn’t find his records), Benedict John Pollard, Morrill (I couldn’t find his records), Warwick Harris, or Wayne K. Harris, and Heinrich Wilhelm Schott, Heinrich Schott, Anton Schott, or Arthur Carl Victor Schott. They first catalogued me in 1763.
Tag: French Guiana
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Fimbristylis ferruginea
#322 They called me Fimbristylis ferruginea, also known as Fimbristylis roxburghii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Roxburgh. They first catalogued me in 1805.
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Paspalum repens
#317 They called me Paspalum repens, also known as Paspalum frankii. I pay homage to the male botanist Albert Bernhard Frank. They first catalogued me in 1772.