Tag: Lesser Sunda Is.

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Laportea ruderalis

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Laportea ruderalis. See image source here.

#120 They called me Laportea ruderalis, also known as Laportea schomburgkii. I pay homage to the male botanist Moritz Richard Schomburgk. They first catalogued me in 1965.

Native to Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Cook Is., Gilbert Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Maluku, Nauru, New Guinea, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, and Tokelau-Manihiki.

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Procris pedunculata

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Procris pedunculata. See image source here.

#117 They called me Procris pedunculata, also known as Procris humblotii. I pay homage to the male botanist Léon Humblot. They first catalogued me in 1869.

Native to Caroline Is., Christmas I., Comoros, Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marquesas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., Tuamotu, Vanuatu, and Wallis-Futuna Is..

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Abutilon indicum

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Abutilon indicum. See image source here.

#112 They called me Abutilon indicum, also known as Abutilon cunninghamii, and Abutilon indicum var. welwitschii. I pay homage to the male botanists Friedrich Welwitsch, and Gordon Herriott (Heriot) Cunningham, or Allan Cunningham. They first catalogued me in 1826.

Native to Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Howland-Baker Is., India, Kazan-retto, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Western Australia.