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Burckella obovata

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Burckella obovata. See image source here.

#650 They called me Burckella obovata, also known as Illipe hollrungii, Illipe mentzelii, Bassia kajewskii, Bassia hollrungii, Burckella hollrungii, Burckella kajewskii, and Payena mentzelii. I pay homage to the male botanists Max Udo Hollrung, Mentzel (I couldn’t find his records), and Kajewsk (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1890.

Native to Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is., and Vanuatu.

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Haplopteris zosterifolia

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Haplopteris zosterifolia. See image source here.

#638 They called me Haplopteris zosterifolia, also known as Vittaria merrillii. I pay homage to the male botanist Elmer Drew Merrill. They first catalogued me in 1998.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Réunion, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, and West Himalaya.

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Fagraea auriculata

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Fagraea auriculata. See image source here.

#636 They called me Fagraea auriculata, also known as Fagraea curranii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hugh McCollum Curran. They first catalogued me in 1822.

Native to Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.