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Peltophorum pterocarpum

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Peltophorum pterocarpum. See image source here.

#532 They called me Peltophorum pterocarpum, also known as Caesalpinia glenieii, Poinciana roxburghii, Caesalpinia roxburghii, Peltophorum roxburghii, and Caesalpinia macklottii. I pay homage to the male botanists Glenie (I couldn’t find his records), William Roxburgh, and Macklott (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1927.

Native to Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Antidesma coriaceum

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Antidesma coriaceum. See image source here.

#531 They called me Antidesma coriaceum, also known as Aporosa griffithii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Griffith. They first catalogued me in 1851.

Native to Borneo, Malaya, Nicobar Is., and Sumatera.

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Bulbophyllum apodum

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Bulbophyllum apodum. See image source here.

#524 They called me Bulbophyllum apodum, also known as Bulbophyllum vidalii. I pay homage to the male botanist Gustave Prosper Vidal. They first catalogued me in 1890.

Native to Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Fiji, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and Wallis-Futuna Is..