Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Geraniales (35)
Family: Melanthiaceae (3)(family description)
Genus: Greyia (1)
Epithet: sutherlandii Hook. & Harv. (1)
sutherlandii => in honor of Peter Cormac Sutherland (1822-1900), Scottish geologist, physician and author