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Eriochloa procera

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Eriochloa procera. See image source here.

#588 They called me Eriochloa procera, also known as Eriochloa hackelii. I pay homage to the male botanist Eduard Hackel. They first catalogued me in 1930.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Burundi, China Southeast, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, and Zaïre.

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Sarcolobus globosus

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Sarcolobus globosus. See image source here.

#581 They called me Sarcolobus globosus, also known as Gongronema finlaysonii, Gymnema finlaysonii, and Sarcolobus banksii. I pay homage to the male botanists Finlayson (I couldn’t find his records), and Joseph Banks, or Harlan Parker Banks. They first catalogued me in 1816.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Psydrax dicoccos

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Psydrax dicoccos. See image source here.

#579 They called me Psydrax dicoccos, also known as Gardenia sonneratii. I pay homage to the male botanist Pierre Sonnerat. They first catalogued me in 1788.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam.