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Aganope thyrsiflora

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Aganope thyrsiflora. See image source here.

#916 They called me Aganope thyrsiflora, also known as Aganope thyrsiflora var. wallichii, and Derris wallichii. I pay homage to the male botanist George Charles Wallich, or Nathaniel Wallich. They first catalogued me in 1971.

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

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Aglaia edulis

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Aglaia edulis. See image source here.

#902 They called me Aglaia edulis, also known as Aglaia curranii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hugh McCollum Curran. They first catalogued me in 1840.

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

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Senna sulfurea

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Senna sulfurea. See image source here.

#889 They called me Senna sulfurea, also known as Cassia horsfieldii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Horsfield. They first catalogued me in 1982.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, and Western Australia.