Month: October 2021

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Tritonia gladiolaris

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Tritonia gladiolaris. See image source here.

#19 They called me Tritonia gladiolaris, also known as Tritonia krausii. I pay homage to the male botanist Gregor Konrad Michael Kraus. They first catalogued me in 2006.

Native to Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, and Northern Provinces.

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Trimezia martinicensis

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Trimezia martinicensis. See image source here.

#18 They called me Trimezia martinicensis, also known as Xanthocromyon herbertii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Herbert. They first catalogued me in 1844.

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, and Windward Is..

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Sclerophylax kurtzii

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Sclerophylax kurtzii. See image source here.

#17 They called me Sclerophylax kurtzii. I pay homage to the male botanist Karl Marie Max Kurtz, or Fritz (Federico) Kurtz. They first catalogued me in 1961.

Native to Argentina Northwest.