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Nelumbo nucifera

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Nelumbo nucifera. See image source here.

#807 They called me Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Nelumbium rheedii, and Nelumbo komarovii. I pay homage to the male botanists Rheed (I couldn’t find his records), and Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov. They first catalogued me in 1788.

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Polygonum aviculare

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Polygonum aviculare. See image source here.

#786 They called me Polygonum aviculare, also known as Polygonum meyenii, and Polygonum franktonii. I pay homage to the male botanists Frankton (I couldn’t find his records), and Franz Meyen, or Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen. They first catalogued me in 1753.

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Woodsia polystichoides

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Woodsia polystichoides. See image source here.

#774 They called me Woodsia polystichoides, also known as Woodsia polystichoides f. veitchii, Woodsia polystichoides var. veitchii, and Woodsia brandtii. I pay homage to the male botanists Andreas Heinrich Karl Brandt, and Harry Veitch, John Gould Veitch, Peter Veitch, or Harry James Veitch. They first catalogued me in 1858.