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Myrsine coriacea

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Myrsine coriacea. See image source here.

#937 They called me Myrsine coriacea, also known as Myrsine jelskii, Rapanea jelskii, and Rapanea mandonii. I pay homage to the male botanists Jelsk (I couldn’t find his records), and Gilbert (Gustav) Mandon. They first catalogued me in 1819.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Windward Is..

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Eragrostis elliottii

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Eragrostis elliottii. See image source here.

#931 They called me Eragrostis elliottii. I pay homage to the male botanist Stephen Elliott. They first catalogued me in 1890.

Native to Alabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Texas.

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Werauhia ringens

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#925 They called me Werauhia ringens, also known as Tillandsia veitchii. I pay homage to the male botanist Harry Veitch, John Gould Veitch, Peter Veitch, or Harry James Veitch. They first catalogued me in 1995.

Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, and Windward Is..