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Fimbristylis dichotoma

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Fimbristylis dichotoma. See image source here.

#293 They called me Fimbristylis dichotoma, also known as Fimbristylis scherardii, Fimbristylis germainii, Fimbristylis eggersii, Fimbristylis ramosii, Fimbristylis humboldtii, Isolepis elliottii, Fimbristylis metzii, and Scirpus elliottii. I pay homage to the male botanists Scherard (I couldn’t find his records), Germain (I couldn’t find his records), Henrik Franz Alexander von Eggers, Ramos (I couldn’t find his records), Alexander von Humboldt, Stephen Elliott, and Metz (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1805.

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Nephrolepis biserrata

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Nephrolepis biserrata. See image source here.

#273 They called me Nephrolepis biserrata, also known as Aspidium hoffmannseggii, and Nephrodium hoffmanseggii. I pay homage to the male botanists Hoffmansegg (I couldn’t find his records), and Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg, or Johann Centurius von Hoffmannsegg. They first catalogued me in 1834.

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Dioscorea bulbifera

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Dioscorea bulbifera. See image source here.

#262 They called me Dioscorea bulbifera, also known as Dioscorea rogersii. I pay homage to the male botanist Richard Sanders Rogers. They first catalogued me in 1753.