Tag: Lesser Sunda Is.

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Xylosma luzonensis

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Xylosma luzonensis. See image source here.

#609 They called me Xylosma luzonensis, also known as Xylosma cumingii, and Myroxylon cumingii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hugh Cuming. They first catalogued me in 1857.

Native to Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Philippines, and Sulawesi.

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Xylosma luzonensis

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Xylosma luzonensis. See image source here.

#609 They called me Xylosma luzonensis, also known as Xylosma cumingii, and Myroxylon cumingii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hugh Cuming. They first catalogued me in 1857.

Native to Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Philippines, and Sulawesi.

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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.