named after Men
#174 They called me Lolium rigidum, also known as Lolium scholzii, and Lolium husnotii. I pay homage to the male botanists Scholz (I couldn’t find his records), and Pierre Tranquille Husnot. They first catalogued me in 1811.
#168 They called me Silene chlorifolia, also known as Silene smithii. I pay homage to the male botanist James Edward Smith, Johannes Jacobus Smith, Winifred Smith, Christo Albertyn Smith, Charles Piper Smith, Gerard Edwards Smith, Gilbert Morgan Smith, Henry George Smith, Hamilton Lanphere Smith, Albert Charles Smith, Alan Reid Smith, or William Wright Smith. They first catalogued me in 1789.
#92 They called me Iris grant-duffii, also known as Syrianthus grant-duffii, Iris aschersonii, and Syrianthus aschersonii. I pay homage to the male botanists Grant-duff (I couldn’t find his records), Duff (I couldn’t find his records), and Paul Friedrich August Ascherson. They first catalogued me in 1892.
