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Megalastrum subincisum

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Megalastrum subincisum. See image source here.

#750 They called me Megalastrum subincisum, also known as Nephrodium gilbertii, and Phegopteris galeottii. I pay homage to the male botanists Edouard-Jean Gilbert, and Galeott (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1988.

Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, and Windward Is..

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Canavalia nitida

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Canavalia nitida. See image source here.

#732 They called me Canavalia nitida, also known as Canavalia ekmanii. I pay homage to the male botanist Erik Leonard Ekman. They first catalogued me in 1925.

Native to Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, and Puerto Rico.

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Chrysothemis pulchella

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Chrysothemis pulchella. See image source here.

#725 They called me Chrysothemis pulchella, also known as Tussacia woodsonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Robert Everard Woodson. They first catalogued me in 1849.

Native to Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, and Windward Is..