Re:Brugmansia/Brugmannsia

I'm entering the discussion a little late amd might have deleted the odd 
medit message along with the spam, so apologies if the following has 
already been put forward.  Linnaeus has the answer, as always.

Brugmansia was named after Sebald Justin Brugmans (1763-1819) 
professor of natural history at Leiden.  Compare Dahlia after Anders 
Dahl (1751-1789), Hoya after Thomas Hoy (fl.1788-1809), Stokesia 
after Jonathan Stokes (1755-1831) and Buddleia (Linnaeus spelt it  
Buddleja) after Adam Buddle (1660-1715).

If Brugmans had been spelt Brugman, possibly then might have been 
doubled in the naming and this might point to the origin of the 
misspelling.  Firther fascinating information can be had from W.T. 
Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners or for the brave, his 
much larger tome Botanical Latin.

Joan Head
UK
Zone 8
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