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Rhynchosia acuminatissima

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Rhynchosia acuminatissima. See image source here.

#752 They called me Rhynchosia acuminatissima, also known as Rhynchosia versteegii, Rhynchosia cunninghamii, and Dolicholus cunninghamii. I pay homage to the male botanists Versteeg (I couldn’t find his records), and Gordon Herriott (Heriot) Cunningham, or Allan Cunningham. They first catalogued me in 1855.

Native to Bismarck Archipelago, China South-Central, Hainan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Guinea, New South Wales, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, and Vietnam.

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Leptochilus insignis

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Leptochilus insignis. See image source here.

#737 They called me Leptochilus insignis, also known as Microsorum hancockii, and Kaulinia hancockii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Hancock. They first catalogued me in 2008.

Native to Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam.

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Pomatocalpa spicatum

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Pomatocalpa spicatum. See image source here.

#735 They called me Pomatocalpa spicatum, also known as Saccolabium hobsonii, Cleisostoma mannii, and Pomatocalpa mannii. I pay homage to the male botanists Edward Hobson, and Gustav Mann. They first catalogued me in 1829.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.