Tag: Andaman Is.

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Dillenia pentagyna

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Dillenia pentagyna. See image source here.

#557 They called me Dillenia pentagyna, also known as Dillenia baillonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Henri Ernest Baillon, or Louis Antoine François Baillon. They first catalogued me in 1795.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Argyreia mollis

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Argyreia mollis. See image source here.

#554 They called me Argyreia mollis, also known as Argyreia championii, Mouroucoa championii, and Lettsomia championii. I pay homage to the male botanist John George Champion. They first catalogued me in 1834.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Sterculia parviflora

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Sterculia parviflora. See image source here.

#544 They called me Sterculia parviflora, also known as Sterculia holttumii. I pay homage to the male botanist Richard Eric Holttum. They first catalogued me in 1831.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.