Re: Astelia waialealeae
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Astelia waialealeae
- From: M* T* F*
- Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 10:50:39 -1000
Sounds about right as Cpt. Vancouver stopped in Hawaii.
>Tim,
>I don't know, who the mentioned Menzies was, but I presume strongly, that
>Archibald Menzies gave his name to these plants. Sure is Pseudotsuga
>menziesii named after him.
>Archibald Menzies journeyed as surgeon on Captain George Vancouver's
>expedition to the Pacific Northwest (1790 - 1795). Menzies collected as
>botanist
>some dried herbarium material.
>
>Christiana
>
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