Benthamia

A. Richard , in Mem. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4 (1828) , 39 , t. 7.

Habenarieae. VIII. For the English botanist , Sir George Bentham (1800-1884), F.L.S ., F.R.S. , native of Plymouth , renowned for his work on the plants of the Pyrenees , the British Isles, Hong Kong , and Australia , and joint author with Dr. J. D. Hooker of Genera Plantarum .