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Cyperus sphacelatus

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Cyperus sphacelatus. See image source here.

#896 They called me Cyperus sphacelatus, also known as Cyperus balbisii, and Cyperus duchaisingii. I pay homage to the male botanists Giovanni Battista Balbis, and Duchaising (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1773.

Native to Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Central American Pac, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zambia, and Zaïre.

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Guarea glabra

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Guarea glabra. See image source here.

#834 They called me Guarea glabra, also known as Guarea schomburgkii, Guarea swartzii, Guarea donnell-smithii, and Guarea luxii. I pay homage to the male botanists Moritz Richard Schomburgk, Olof Swartz, Donnell-smith (I couldn’t find his records), and Lux (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1807.

Native to Brazil North, Central American Pac, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, and Windward Is..

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Elaphoglossum apodum

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#712 They called me Elaphoglossum apodum, also known as Elaphoglossum webbii. I pay homage to the male botanist Colin James Webb, or Philip Barker Webb. They first catalogued me in 1834.

Native to Brazil North, Central American Pac, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Suriname, and Windward Is..