Linnaeus adopted the name in 1753 in Species Plantarum for the then sole species Linnaea borealis , because it was his favourite plant .
The name had been used earlier by the Dutch botanist Jan Frederik Gronovius , and was given in honour of Linnaeus .
Linnaeus adopted the name in 1753 in Species Plantarum for the then sole species Linnaea borealis , because it was Linnaeus ' favourite plant .
The name had been used earlier by the Dutch botanist Jan Frederik Gronovius , and was given in honour of Linnaeus .