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Cenchrus brownii

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Cenchrus brownii. See image source here.

#372 They called me Cenchrus brownii, also known as Cenchrus echinatus var. morisonii, and Cenchrus cavanillesii. I pay homage to the male botanists Robert Morison, Antonio José Cavanilles, and Robert Brown, Clair Alan Brown, Nicholas Edward Brown, Addison Brown, Andrew Phillip Brown, or William Brown. They first catalogued me in 1817.

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Iresine diffusa

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Iresine diffusa. See image source here.

#364 They called me Iresine diffusa, also known as Iresine endlichii, Iresine mutisii, and Alternanthera forsstroemii. I pay homage to the male botanists Endlich (I couldn’t find his records), José Celestino Bruno Mutis, and Forsstroem (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1806.

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Selenicereus grandiflorus

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Selenicereus grandiflorus. See image source here.

#360 They called me Selenicereus grandiflorus, also known as Cereus antoinii, and Selenicereus maxonii. I pay homage to the male botanists Antoin (I couldn’t find his records), and William Ralph Maxon. They first catalogued me in 1909.