X-Nico

unusual facts about Genera Plantarum



Johannes Browallius

This plant was named Browallia (Species Plantarum 2: 631. 1753 1 May 1753; Genera Plantarum ed. 5, 1754) by the famous plant taxonomist Carl Linnaeus in honour of his fellow countryman and botanical colleague.


see also

Uncaria

Uncaria was named in 1789 by Johann von Schreber in his Genera Plantarum edition 8a (not to be confused with books of the same title by Linnaeus, Jussieu, and others).