named after Men
#642 They called me Bridelia curtisii, also known as Bridelia ovata var. curtisii. I pay homage to the male botanist Charles Curtis, Carlton Clarence Curtis, Charles Henry Curtis, William Curtis, or Moses Ashley Curtis. They first catalogued me in 1887.
#638 They called me Haplopteris zosterifolia, also known as Vittaria merrillii. I pay homage to the male botanist Elmer Drew Merrill. They first catalogued me in 1998.
#637 They called me Ardisia purpurea, also known as Ardisia leschenaultii, Ardisia hasseltii, and Ardisia sarasinii. I pay homage to the male botanists Leschenault (I couldn’t find his records), Johan Coenraad van Hasselt, and Sarasin (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1826.
