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Sapindus saponaria

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Sapindus saponaria. See image source here.

#209 They called me Sapindus saponaria, also known as Sapindus thurstonii, and Sapindus turczaninowii. I pay homage to the male botanists Edgar Thurston, and Turczaninow (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1753.

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Cyperus polystachyos

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Cyperus polystachyos. See image source here.

#189 They called me Cyperus polystachyos, also known as Cyperus hartii, Cyperus dussii, Cyperus liebmannii, Cyperus gatesii, Cyperus boivinii, and Cyperus thouarsii. I pay homage to the male botanists Henry Chichester Hart, Duss (I couldn’t find his records), Liebmann (I couldn’t find his records), Gates (I couldn’t find his records), Thouars (I couldn’t find his records), and Joseph Robert Bernard Boivin, or Louis Hyacinthe Boivin. They first catalogued me in 1773.

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Manilkara zapota

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Manilkara zapota. See image source here.

#173 They called me Manilkara zapota, also known as Mimusops grisebachii, Achras calderonii, Manilkariopsis rojasii, Achras conzattii, Achras rojasii, Manilkara grisebachii, Manilkara rojasii, Manilkara conzattii, and Manilkara calderonii. I pay homage to the male botanists August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach, Calderon (I couldn’t find his records), Rojas (I couldn’t find his records), and Conzatt (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1953.