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Eleocharis geniculata

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Eleocharis geniculata. See image source here.

#305 They called me Eleocharis geniculata, also known as Eleocharis sintenisii, and Scirpus brownii. I pay homage to the male botanists Sintenis (I couldn’t find his records), and Robert Brown, Clair Alan Brown, Nicholas Edward Brown, Addison Brown, Andrew Phillip Brown, or William Brown. They first catalogued me in 1817.

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Leea guineensis

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Leea guineensis. See image source here.

#304 They called me Leea guineensis, also known as Leea wrightii, Leea schomburgkii, and Leea cumingii. I pay homage to the male botanists Moritz Richard Schomburgk, Hugh Cuming, and Charles Henry Wright, Charles Wright, Edward Perceval (Percival) Wright, John Wright, or William Wright. They first catalogued me in 1831.

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Ximenia americana

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Ximenia americana. See image source here.

#303 They called me Ximenia americana, also known as Ximenia rogersii. I pay homage to the male botanist Richard Sanders Rogers. They first catalogued me in 1753.