Month: March 2022

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Rhopalostylis sapida

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Rhopalostylis sapida. See image source here.

#182 They called me Rhopalostylis sapida, also known as Areca banksii. I pay homage to the male botanist Joseph Banks, or Harlan Parker Banks. They first catalogued me in 1878.

Native to Chatham Is., New Zealand North, and New Zealand South.

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Pericallis papyracea

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Pericallis papyracea. See image source here.

#181 They called me Pericallis papyracea, also known as Senecio hillebrandii, and Pericallis papyracea subsp. hillebrandii. I pay homage to the male botanist William (Wilhelm) Hillebrand, or William Francis Hillebrand. They first catalogued me in 1978.

Native to Canary Is..

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Passiflora foetida

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Passiflora foetida. See image source here.

#180 They called me Passiflora foetida, also known as Passiflora foetida var. glaziovii, and Passiflora hermannii. I pay homage to the male botanists Glaziov (I couldn’t find his records), and Paul Hermann. They first catalogued me in 1753.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, and Windward Is..