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Randia aculeata

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Randia aculeata. See image source here.

#283 They called me Randia aculeata, also known as Randia karstenii. I pay homage to the male botanist Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten. They first catalogued me in 1753.

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Solanum torvum

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Solanum torvum. See image source here.

#279 They called me Solanum torvum, also known as Solanum mannii, and Solanum wightii. I pay homage to the male botanists Gustav Mann, and Robert Wight, or William Franklin Wight. They first catalogued me in 1788.

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Poa pratensis

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Poa pratensis. See image source here.

#268 They called me Poa pratensis, also known as Poa skrjabinii, Poa peckii, Poa maydellii, Poa brintnellii, Poa pratensis subsp. jordanii, Poa macounii, Poa pratensis subsp. skrjabinii, Poa nymannii, Poa todarii, Poa pratensis var. macounii, and Poa pratensis var. maydellii. I pay homage to the male botanists Skrjabin (I couldn’t find his records), Maydell (I couldn’t find his records), Brintnell (I couldn’t find his records), Gregory J. Jordan, John Macoun, Nymann (I couldn’t find his records), Todar (I couldn’t find his records), and Morton Eaton Peck, or William Dandridge Peck. They first catalogued me in 1753.