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Vachellia macracantha

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Vachellia macracantha. See image source here.

#570 They called me Vachellia macracantha, also known as Acacia humboldtii, Poponax cowellii, and Acacia cowellii. I pay homage to the male botanists Alexander von Humboldt, and Cowell (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 2006.

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Draba magellanica

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Draba magellanica. See image source here.

#567 They called me Draba magellanica, also known as Draba saffordii, Draba chodatii, and Draba magellanica var. saffordii. I pay homage to the male botanists Safford (I couldn’t find his records), and Robert Hippolyte Chodat. They first catalogued me in 1786.

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Jatropha curcas

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Jatropha curcas. See image source here.

#553 They called me Jatropha curcas, also known as Curcas adansonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Michel Adanson. They first catalogued me in 1753.