Month: May 2023

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Chisocheton macrophyllus

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Chisocheton macrophyllus. See image source here.

#583 They called me Chisocheton macrophyllus, also known as Chisocheton kingii. I pay homage to the male botanist George King. They first catalogued me in 1895.

Native to Borneo, Malaya, Nicobar Is., and Sumatera.

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Pterostylis papuana

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Pterostylis papuana. See image source here.

#582 They called me Pterostylis papuana, also known as Pterostylis braemii. I pay homage to the male botanist Guido Jozef Braem. They first catalogued me in 1899.

Native to Maluku, New Guinea, and Solomon Is..

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Sarcolobus globosus

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Sarcolobus globosus. See image source here.

#581 They called me Sarcolobus globosus, also known as Gongronema finlaysonii, Gymnema finlaysonii, and Sarcolobus banksii. I pay homage to the male botanists Finlayson (I couldn’t find his records), and Joseph Banks, or Harlan Parker Banks. They first catalogued me in 1816.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.