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Aglaia edulis

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Aglaia edulis. See image source here.

#902 They called me Aglaia edulis, also known as Aglaia curranii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hugh McCollum Curran. They first catalogued me in 1840.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Garcinia indica

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Garcinia indica. See image source here.

#898 They called me Garcinia indica, also known as Garcinia rumphii, Garcinia benthamii, Garcinia kurzii, and Garcinia kingii. I pay homage to the male botanists Rumph (I couldn’t find his records), George Bentham, George King, and Hermann Kurz, Holger Willibald Kurz, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, or Albert Kurz. They first catalogued me in 1824.

Native to Assam, and India.

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Senna sulfurea

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Senna sulfurea. See image source here.

#889 They called me Senna sulfurea, also known as Cassia horsfieldii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Horsfield. They first catalogued me in 1982.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, and Western Australia.