
#744 They called me Opuntia repens, also known as Opuntia ekmanii. I pay homage to the male botanist Erik Leonard Ekman. They first catalogued me in 1881.

#744 They called me Opuntia repens, also known as Opuntia ekmanii. I pay homage to the male botanist Erik Leonard Ekman. They first catalogued me in 1881.

#732 They called me Canavalia nitida, also known as Canavalia ekmanii. I pay homage to the male botanist Erik Leonard Ekman. They first catalogued me in 1925.

#718 They called me Pistia stratiotes, also known as Pistia cumingii, and Pistia turpinii. I pay homage to the male botanists Hugh Cuming, and Turpin (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1753.