She was built by France and named MV "Charles Plumier" in 1938. The first botanical description of the species was made by French botanist Charles Plumier. The genus "Petiveria" was named in his honour by Charles Plumier. Charles Plumier, who was a French monk of the Franciscan order, and a botanist. The genus was established in 1754 by Plumier, based on J. Miller. Charles Plumier is accredited with both the discovery and naming of "Fuchsia". The botanist Charles Plumier had been his pupil and accompanied him on his voyages. Charles Plumier named the genus "Cornutia" in the family Lamiaceae in his honour. Plumier is considered one of the most important of the botanical explorers of his time. Plumier collected approximately six species from the islands of Martinique, Hispaniola, and St. Thomas.