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Nectandra membranacea

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#918 They called me Nectandra membranacea, also known as Nectandra bondarii, Nectandra williamsii, Nectandra skutchii, and Nectandra raimondii. I pay homage to the male botanists Gregório Bondar, Skutch (I couldn’t find his records), Raimond (I couldn’t find his records), and Benjamin Samuel Williams, Ion James Muirhead Williams, Mark L. Williams, or Samuel Williams. They first catalogued me in 1860.

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, and Windward Is..

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Hyperbaena domingensis

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#909 They called me Hyperbaena domingensis, also known as Hyperbaena hostmannii, and Hyperbaena moricandii. I pay homage to the male botanists Hostmann (I couldn’t find his records), and Stefano Moricand. They first catalogued me in 1861.

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, and Windward Is..

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Dichaea pendula

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#900 They called me Dichaea pendula, also known as Dichaea swartzii, and Dichaea pendula var. swartzii. I pay homage to the male botanist Olof Swartz. They first catalogued me in 1903.

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, and Windward Is..