named after Men
#749 They called me Aerides odorata, also known as Aerides reichenbachii, and Aerides micholitzii. I pay homage to the male botanists Micholitz (I couldn’t find his records), and Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, Ludwig Reichenbach, or Carl (Karl) Ludwig von Reichenbach. They first catalogued me in 1790.
#739 They called me Myristica guatteriifolia, also known as Myristica cookii, and Myristica riedelii. I pay homage to the male botanists Riedel (I couldn’t find his records), and James Cook, or Ian O. Cook. They first catalogued me in 1855.
#738 They called me Tetractomia tetrandra, also known as Terminthodia schultzei-leonhardii, Melicope beccarii, Tetractomia holttumii, and Tetractomia beccarii. I pay homage to the male botanists Schultzei-leonhard (I couldn’t find his records), Beccar (I couldn’t find his records), and Richard Eric Holttum. They first catalogued me in 1917.
