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Heliotropium verdcourtii

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Heliotropium verdcourtii. See image source here.

#995 They called me Heliotropium verdcourtii, also known as Tournefortia schomburgkii. I pay homage to the male botanists Verdcourt (I couldn’t find his records), and Moritz Richard Schomburgk. They first catalogued me in 2005.

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Morisonia americana

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Morisonia americana. See image source here.

#994 They called me Morisonia americana, also known as Morisonia johnstonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Henry Halcro Johnston, Henry “Harry” Hamilton Johnston, Ivan Murray Johnston, or Marshall Conring Johnston. They first catalogued me in 1753.

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Wetria insignis

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Wetria insignis. See image source here.

#986 They called me Wetria insignis, also known as Trigonostemon forbesii. I pay homage to the male botanist Charles Noyes Forbes, Edward Forbes, or Henry Ogg Forbes. They first catalogued me in 1972.