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Korthalsella taenioides

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Korthalsella taenioides. See image source here.

#1020 They called me Korthalsella taenioides, also known as Korthalsella mumfordii, and Bifaria hillebrandii. I pay homage to the male botanists Mumford (I couldn’t find his records), and William (Wilhelm) Hillebrand, or William Francis Hillebrand. They first catalogued me in 1897.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Rinorea heteroclita

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Rinorea heteroclita. See image source here.

#1018 They called me Rinorea heteroclita, also known as Rinorea roxburghii, Dioryktandra roxburghii, and Alsodeia roxburghii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Roxburgh. They first catalogued me in 1925.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Eragrostis pilosa

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Eragrostis pilosa. See image source here.

#1016 They called me Eragrostis pilosa, also known as Eragrostis burttdavii, Eragrostis linkii, Poa linkii, and Eragrostis petersii. I pay homage to the male botanists Burttdav (I couldn’t find his records), Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link, and Peters (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1812.

Native to Afghanistan, Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sakhalin, Thailand, Tibet, and West Himalaya.