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Desmodium procumbens

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Desmodium procumbens. See image source here.

#781 They called me Desmodium procumbens, also known as Desmodium sprengelii. I pay homage to the male botanist Kurt Sprengel, Christian Konrad (Conrad) Sprengel, or Anton Sprengel. They first catalogued me in 1893.

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Varronia curassavica

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Varronia curassavica. See image source here.

#757 They called me Varronia curassavica, also known as Cordia anderssonii, and Lithocardium anderssonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Nils Johan Andersson. They first catalogued me in 1760.

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Pistia stratiotes

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Pistia stratiotes. See image source here.

#718 They called me Pistia stratiotes, also known as Pistia cumingii, and Pistia turpinii. I pay homage to the male botanists Hugh Cuming, and Turpin (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1753.