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Pseudopogonatherum trispicatum

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Pseudopogonatherum trispicatum. See image source here.

#625 They called me Pseudopogonatherum trispicatum, also known as Erianthus roxburghii, and Andropogon brongniartii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Roxburgh, and Adolphe Theodore Brongniart, Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart, or Alexandre Brongniart. They first catalogued me in 1947.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, and West Himalaya.

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Lumnitzera racemosa

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Lumnitzera racemosa. See image source here.

#624 They called me Lumnitzera racemosa, also known as Pokornya ettingshausenii. I pay homage to the male botanist Constantin von Ettingshausen. They first catalogued me in 1803.

Native to Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Seychelles, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Scurrula parasitica

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Scurrula parasitica. See image source here.

#615 They called me Scurrula parasitica, also known as Scurrula roxburghii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Roxburgh. They first catalogued me in 1753.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam.