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Ipomoea aquatica

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Ipomoea aquatica. See image source here.

#664 They called me Ipomoea aquatica, also known as Convolvulus adansonii, Convolvulus clappertonii, Ipomoea clappertonii, and Ipomoea glenieii. I pay homage to the male botanists Michel Adanson, Bain Hugh Clapperton, and Glenie (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1775.

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Dioclea hexandra

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Dioclea hexandra. See image source here.

#662 They called me Dioclea hexandra, also known as Dioclea fergusonii, and Mucuna wertheimii. I pay homage to the male botanists Allan Ross Ferguson, and Wertheim (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1980.

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Digitaria horizontalis

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Digitaria horizontalis. See image source here.

#655 They called me Digitaria horizontalis, also known as Panicum hamiltonii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Hamilton, Arthur Andrew Hamilton, Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, or Arthur Hamilton. They first catalogued me in 1809.