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Herbertia lahue

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Herbertia lahue. See image source here.

#28 They called me Herbertia lahue, also known as Herbertia watsonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Sereno Watson, Elba Emanuel Watson, Hewett Watson, William Watson, or William Watson. They first catalogued me in 1978.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Chile Central, Louisiana, Texas, and Uruguay.

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Trimezia martinicensis

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Trimezia martinicensis. See image source here.

#18 They called me Trimezia martinicensis, also known as Xanthocromyon herbertii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Herbert. They first catalogued me in 1844.

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, and Windward Is..

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Alternanthera pungens

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#8 They called me Alternanthera pungens, also known as Achyranthes lorentzii, and Alternanthera lorentzii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hendrik Anton Lorentz. They first catalogued me in 1818.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela.