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Swintonia floribunda

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Swintonia floribunda. See image source here.

#851 They called me Swintonia floribunda, also known as Swintonia griffithii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Griffith. They first catalogued me in 1846.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Combretum latifolium

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Combretum latifolium. See image source here.

#848 They called me Combretum latifolium, also known as Combretum horsfieldii, and Combretum aubletii. I pay homage to the male botanists Thomas Horsfield, and Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet. They first catalogued me in 1826.

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

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Biophytum sensitivum

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Biophytum sensitivum. See image source here.

#832 They called me Biophytum sensitivum, also known as Biophytum cumingii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hugh Cuming. They first catalogued me in 1824.

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