named after Men
#321 They called me Melastoma malabathricum, also known as Osbeckia royenii, Melastoma banksii, Melastoma holmanii, and Melastoma royenii. I pay homage to the male botanists Royen (I couldn’t find his records), Holman (I couldn’t find his records), and Joseph Banks, or Harlan Parker Banks. They first catalogued me in 1753.
#319 They called me Bauhinia purpurea, also known as Bauhinia kurzii, and Phanera kurzii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hermann Kurz, Holger Willibald Kurz, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, or Albert Kurz. They first catalogued me in 1753.
#308 They called me Intsia bijuga, also known as Bauhinia scandens var. horsfieldii, Lasiobema scandens var. horsfieldii, Lasiobema horsfieldii, and Bauhinia horsfieldii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Horsfield. They first catalogued me in 1891.