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Diplazium cumingii

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Diplazium cumingii. See image source here.

#639 They called me Diplazium cumingii, also known as Ochlogramma cumingii, and Athyrium cumingii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hugh Cuming. They first catalogued me in 1905.

Native to Borneo, Philippines, Solomon Is., and Sulawesi.

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Haplopteris zosterifolia

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Haplopteris zosterifolia. See image source here.

#638 They called me Haplopteris zosterifolia, also known as Vittaria merrillii. I pay homage to the male botanist Elmer Drew Merrill. They first catalogued me in 1998.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Réunion, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, and West Himalaya.

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Ardisia purpurea

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Ardisia purpurea. See image source here.

#637 They called me Ardisia purpurea, also known as Ardisia leschenaultii, Ardisia hasseltii, and Ardisia sarasinii. I pay homage to the male botanists Leschenault (I couldn’t find his records), Johan Coenraad van Hasselt, and Sarasin (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1826.

Native to Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, and Thailand.