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Crotalaria albida

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Crotalaria albida. See image source here.

#921 They called me Crotalaria albida, also known as Crotalaria vogelii, Crotalaria grahamii, and Crotalaria galeottii. I pay homage to the male botanists Vogel (I couldn’t find his records), Robert Graham, and Galeott (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1821.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, and West Himalaya.

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Aganope thyrsiflora

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Aganope thyrsiflora. See image source here.

#916 They called me Aganope thyrsiflora, also known as Aganope thyrsiflora var. wallichii, and Derris wallichii. I pay homage to the male botanist George Charles Wallich, or Nathaniel Wallich. They first catalogued me in 1971.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Utricularia uliginosa

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Utricularia uliginosa. See image source here.

#914 They called me Utricularia uliginosa, also known as Utricularia nayarii, and Utricularia griffithii. I pay homage to the male botanists Nayar (I couldn’t find his records), and William Griffith. They first catalogued me in 1804.

Native to Borneo, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Western Australia.