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Retama monosperma

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Retama monosperma. See image source here.

#191 They called me Retama monosperma, also known as Spartium clusii, Spartium webbii, and Retama spachii. I pay homage to the male botanists Clus (I couldn’t find his records), Spach (I couldn’t find his records), and Colin James Webb, or Philip Barker Webb. They first catalogued me in 1840.

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Torilis africana

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Torilis africana. See image source here.

#185 They called me Torilis africana, also known as Torilis hillebrandii. I pay homage to the male botanist William (Wilhelm) Hillebrand, or William Francis Hillebrand. They first catalogued me in 1815.

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Lolium rigidum

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Lolium rigidum. See image source here.

#174 They called me Lolium rigidum, also known as Lolium scholzii, and Lolium husnotii. I pay homage to the male botanists Scholz (I couldn’t find his records), and Pierre Tranquille Husnot. They first catalogued me in 1811.