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Pinalia bractescens

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Pinalia bractescens. See image source here.

#928 They called me Pinalia bractescens, also known as Eria griffithii, Eria dillwynii, Eria bractescens var. kurzii, and Eria kurzii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Griffith, Dillwyn (I couldn’t find his records), and Hermann Kurz, Holger Willibald Kurz, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, or Albert Kurz. They first catalogued me in 1891.

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Cyrtosperma johnstonii

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Cyrtosperma johnstonii. See image source here.

#927 They called me Cyrtosperma johnstonii, also known as Alocasia johnstonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Henry Halcro Johnston, Henry “Harry” Hamilton Johnston, Ivan Murray Johnston, or Marshall Conring Johnston. They first catalogued me in 1882.

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Epithema horsfieldii

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Epithema horsfieldii. See image source here.

#926 They called me Epithema horsfieldii, also known as Aikinia horsfieldii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Horsfield. They first catalogued me in 1845.