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Horsfieldia amygdalina

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Horsfieldia amygdalina. See image source here.

#713 They called me Horsfieldia amygdalina, also known as Myristica kurzii, and Horsfieldia thorelii. I pay homage to the male botanists Thorel (I couldn’t find his records), and Hermann Kurz, Holger Willibald Kurz, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, or Albert Kurz. They first catalogued me in 1897.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Schoenoplectiella juncoides

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Schoenoplectiella juncoides. See image source here.

#696 They called me Schoenoplectiella juncoides, also known as Scirpus rockii, and Schoenoplectiella juncoides var. rockii. I pay homage to the male botanist Joseph Rock, or Howard Francis Leonard Rock. They first catalogued me in 2003.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Iran, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, and Xinjiang.

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Rorippa indica

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Rorippa indica. See image source here.

#692 They called me Rorippa indica, also known as Cardamine lamontii. I pay homage to the male botanist Eric E. Lamont. They first catalogued me in 1896.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Egypt, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Korea, Laos, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qinghai, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, and Zaïre.