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Ischaemum rugosum

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Ischaemum rugosum. See image source here.

#973 They called me Ischaemum rugosum, also known as Meoschium griffithii, and Meoschium wightii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Griffith, and Robert Wight, or William Franklin Wight. They first catalogued me in 1791.

Native to Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam.

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Pygeum schlechteri

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Pygeum schlechteri. See image source here.

#528 They called me Pygeum schlechteri, also known as Pygeum forbesii. I pay homage to the male botanist Charles Noyes Forbes, Edward Forbes, or Henry Ogg Forbes. They first catalogued me in 1965.

Native to Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Solomon Is..