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Bletia florida

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Bletia florida. See image source here.

#966 They called me Bletia florida, also known as Bletia shepherdii. I pay homage to the male botanist George John Shepherd. They first catalogued me in 1813.

Native to Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, and Zaïre.

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Adiantum monosorum

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Adiantum monosorum. See image source here.

#965 They called me Adiantum monosorum, also known as Adiantum robinsonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, Charles Budd Robinson, Edward Armitage Robinson, George Leslie Robinson, Harold E. Robinson, or Alastair Robinson. They first catalogued me in 1874.

Native to Cayman Is., Cuba, and Jamaica.

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Pedicularis verticillata

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Pedicularis verticillata. See image source here.

#964 They called me Pedicularis verticillata, also known as Pedicularis taquetii, and Pedicularis menziesii. I pay homage to the male botanists Taquet (I couldn’t find his records), and Archibald Menzies. They first catalogued me in 1753.

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