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Merremia hirta

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Merremia hirta. See image source here.

#1021 They called me Merremia hirta, also known as Convolvulus benthamii. I pay homage to the male botanist George Bentham. They first catalogued me in 1912.

Native to Borneo, China South-Central, Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, and Vietnam.

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Korthalsella taenioides

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Korthalsella taenioides. See image source here.

#1020 They called me Korthalsella taenioides, also known as Korthalsella mumfordii, and Bifaria hillebrandii. I pay homage to the male botanists Mumford (I couldn’t find his records), and William (Wilhelm) Hillebrand, or William Francis Hillebrand. They first catalogued me in 1897.

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

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Rinorea heteroclita

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Rinorea heteroclita. See image source here.

#1018 They called me Rinorea heteroclita, also known as Rinorea roxburghii, Dioryktandra roxburghii, and Alsodeia roxburghii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Roxburgh. They first catalogued me in 1925.

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