Month: January 2022

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Procris pedunculata

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Procris pedunculata. See image source here.

#117 They called me Procris pedunculata, also known as Procris humblotii. I pay homage to the male botanist Léon Humblot. They first catalogued me in 1869.

Native to Caroline Is., Christmas I., Comoros, Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marquesas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., Tuamotu, Vanuatu, and Wallis-Futuna Is..

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Iris munzii

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Iris munzii. See image source here.

#116 They called me Iris munzii, also known as Limniris munzii. I pay homage to the male botanist Philip Alexander Munz. They first catalogued me in 1938.

Native to California.

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Serapias bergonii

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Serapias bergonii. See image source here.

#115 They called me Serapias bergonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Paul Bergon. They first catalogued me in 1908.

Native to Albania, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, and Yugoslavia.