Tag: East Himalaya

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Trichosanthes ovigera

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Trichosanthes ovigera. See image source here.

#827 They called me Trichosanthes ovigera, also known as Trichosanthes horsfieldii, and Anguina horsfieldii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Horsfield. They first catalogued me in 1826.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, East Himalaya, Jawa, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Queensland, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and West Himalaya.

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Dryopteris hasseltii

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Dryopteris hasseltii. See image source here.

#814 They called me Dryopteris hasseltii, also known as Athyrium hasseltii, Polystichopsis hasseltii, Phegopteris hasseltii, Acrorumohra hasseltii, Byrsopteris hasseltii, Arachniodes hasseltii, Rumohra hasseltii, and Polypodium hasseltii. I pay homage to the male botanist Johan Coenraad van Hasselt. They first catalogued me in 1905.

Native to Assam, Borneo, Caroline Is., China South-Central, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Cyclea barbata

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Cyclea barbata. See image source here.

#810 They called me Cyclea barbata, also known as Cyclea wallichii. I pay homage to the male botanist George Charles Wallich, or Nathaniel Wallich. They first catalogued me in 1871.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nicobar Is., South China Sea, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.