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Phragmites karka

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Phragmites karka. See image source here.

#433 They called me Phragmites karka, also known as Trichoon roxburghii, Phragmites roxburghii, and Arundo roxburghii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Roxburgh. They first catalogued me in 1841.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, and Yemen.

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Athyrium vidalii

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Athyrium vidalii. See image source here.

#415 They called me Athyrium vidalii, also known as Athyrium neowardii, and Asplenium vidalii. I pay homage to the male botanists Gustave Prosper Vidal, and Neoward (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1925.

Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Taiwan, and Vietnam.

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Hymenophyllum wrightii

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Hymenophyllum wrightii. See image source here.

#400 They called me Hymenophyllum wrightii, also known as Mecodium wrightii. I pay homage to the male botanist Charles Henry Wright, Charles Wright, Edward Perceval (Percival) Wright, John Wright, or William Wright. They first catalogued me in 1859.

Native to Alaska, British Columbia, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Primorye, and Sakhalin.