Tag: Brazil West-Central

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Sisyrinchium luzula

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Sisyrinchium luzula. See image source here.

#53 They called me Sisyrinchium luzula, also known as Sisyrinchium burchellii. I pay homage to the male botanist William John Burchell. They first catalogued me in 1861.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, and Paraguay.

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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.