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.
#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.
#636 They called me Fagraea auriculata, also known as Fagraea curranii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hugh McCollum Curran. They first catalogued me in 1822.
