Month: September 2023

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Vrydagzynea salomonensis

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Vrydagzynea salomonensis. See image source here.

#730 They called me Vrydagzynea salomonensis, also known as Vrydagzynea cheesemanii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Frederic Cheeseman. They first catalogued me in 1905.

Native to Solomon Is., and Vanuatu.

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Mentha cunninghamii

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Mentha cunninghamii. See image source here.

#729 They called me Mentha cunninghamii, also known as Micromeria cunninghamii. I pay homage to the male botanist Gordon Herriott (Heriot) Cunningham, or Allan Cunningham. They first catalogued me in 1848.

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

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Actephila excelsa

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Actephila excelsa. See image source here.

#728 They called me Actephila excelsa, also known as Actephila thomsonii. I pay homage to the male botanist George Thomson, or Charles Wyville Thomson. They first catalogued me in 1863.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.