Day: July 21, 2023

#659 They called me Phenax sonneratii, also known as Parietaria sonneratii, Procris sonneratii, and Pouzolzia sonneratii. I pay homage to the male botanist Pierre Sonnerat. They first catalogued me in 1869.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Trinidad-Tobago, and Venezuela.