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Nectandra krugii

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Nectandra krugii. See image source here.

#376 They called me Nectandra krugii, also known as Ocotea krugii. I pay homage to the male botanist Karl (Carl) Wilhelm Leopold Krug. They first catalogued me in 1889.

Native to Dominican Republic, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, and Windward Is..

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Rhododendron ponticum

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#375 They called me Rhododendron ponticum, also known as Rhododendron adansonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Michel Adanson. They first catalogued me in 1762.

Native to Bulgaria, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey, and Turkey-in-Europe.

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Myrcianthes fragrans

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#374 They called me Myrcianthes fragrans, also known as Eugenia simpsonii, Myrcianthes fragrans var. simpsonii, Anamomis simpsonii, Myrcianthes simpsonii, Myrcianthes dugandii, Myrcianthes fragrans subsp. simpsonii, Eugenia dugandii, and Eugenia steyermarkii. I pay homage to the male botanists George Simpson, Dugand (I couldn’t find his records), and Julian Alfred Steyermark. They first catalogued me in 1963.

Native to Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, and Windward Is..