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Asteriscus aquaticus

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Asteriscus aquaticus. See image source here.

#114 They called me Asteriscus aquaticus, also known as Asteriscus morrisonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Alexander Morrison. They first catalogued me in 1832.

Native to Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, and Yugoslavia.

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Tritoniopsis burchellii

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Tritoniopsis burchellii. See image source here.

#113 They called me Tritoniopsis burchellii, also known as Antholyza burchellii, and Anapalina burchellii. I pay homage to the male botanist William John Burchell. They first catalogued me in 1990.

Native to Cape Provinces.

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Abutilon indicum

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Abutilon indicum. See image source here.

#112 They called me Abutilon indicum, also known as Abutilon cunninghamii, and Abutilon indicum var. welwitschii. I pay homage to the male botanists Friedrich Welwitsch, and Gordon Herriott (Heriot) Cunningham, or Allan Cunningham. They first catalogued me in 1826.

Native to Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Howland-Baker Is., India, Kazan-retto, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Western Australia.