named after Men
#242 They called me Helicia serrata, also known as Helicia curtisii, and Helicia scortechinii. I pay homage to the male botanists Scortechin (I couldn’t find his records), and Charles Curtis, Carlton Clarence Curtis, Charles Henry Curtis, William Curtis, or Moses Ashley Curtis. They first catalogued me in 1834.
#241 They called me Crateva religiosa, also known as Crateva hansemannii, and Crateva brownii. I pay homage to the male botanists Hansemann (I couldn’t find his records), and Robert Brown, Clair Alan Brown, Nicholas Edward Brown, Addison Brown, Andrew Phillip Brown, or William Brown. They first catalogued me in 1786.
#238 They called me Weinmannia fraxinea, also known as Windmannia horsfieldii, Weinmannia ledermannii, and Weinmannia horsfieldii. I pay homage to the male botanists Thomas Horsfield, and Ledermann (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1856.
