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Heteropogon contortus

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Heteropogon contortus. See image source here.

#248 They called me Heteropogon contortus, also known as Heteropogon roxburghii, Andropogon allionii, Heteropogon allionii, and Andropogon bellardii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Roxburgh, Allion (I couldn’t find his records), and Bellard (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1817.

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Gliricidia sepium

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Gliricidia sepium. See image source here.

#246 They called me Gliricidia sepium, also known as Gliricidia lambii. I pay homage to the male botanist Anthony L. Lamb. They first catalogued me in 1841.

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Vachellia farnesiana

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Vachellia farnesiana. See image source here.

#232 They called me Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia smallii. I pay homage to the male botanist John Kunkel Small, or Ernest Small. They first catalogued me in 1834.