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Aglaonema simplex

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Aglaonema simplex. See image source here.

#616 They called me Aglaonema simplex, also known as Aglaonema nieuwenhuisii, and Aglaonema simplex f. nieuwenhuisii. I pay homage to the male botanist A.W. Nieuwenhuis. They first catalogued me in 1837.

Native to Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, 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.

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Eriochloa procera

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Eriochloa procera. See image source here.

#588 They called me Eriochloa procera, also known as Eriochloa hackelii. I pay homage to the male botanist Eduard Hackel. They first catalogued me in 1930.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Burundi, China Southeast, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, and Zaïre.