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Opuntia repens

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Opuntia repens. See image source here.

#744 They called me Opuntia repens, also known as Opuntia ekmanii. I pay homage to the male botanist Erik Leonard Ekman. They first catalogued me in 1881.

Native to Haiti, Leeward Is., and Puerto Rico.

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Canavalia nitida

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Canavalia nitida. See image source here.

#732 They called me Canavalia nitida, also known as Canavalia ekmanii. I pay homage to the male botanist Erik Leonard Ekman. They first catalogued me in 1925.

Native to Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, and Puerto Rico.

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Chrysothemis pulchella

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Chrysothemis pulchella. See image source here.

#725 They called me Chrysothemis pulchella, also known as Tussacia woodsonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Robert Everard Woodson. They first catalogued me in 1849.

Native to Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, and Windward Is..