named after Men
#981 They called me Commelina africana, also known as Commelina mannii, and Commelina lyallii. I pay homage to the male botanists Gustav Mann, and Lyall (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1753.
#973 They called me Ischaemum rugosum, also known as Meoschium griffithii, and Meoschium wightii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Griffith, and Robert Wight, or William Franklin Wight. They first catalogued me in 1791.
#972 They called me Ornithogalum sigmoideum, also known as Ornithogalum sibthorpii. I pay homage to the male botanist John Sibthorp, or Humphry Waldo Sibthorp. They first catalogued me in 1896.
