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Leptochilus insignis

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Leptochilus insignis. See image source here.

#737 They called me Leptochilus insignis, also known as Microsorum hancockii, and Kaulinia hancockii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Hancock. They first catalogued me in 2008.

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Floscopa scandens

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Floscopa scandens. See image source here.

#734 They called me Floscopa scandens, also known as Commelina hamiltonii, Floscopa hamiltonii, Commelina schoubertii, Commelina hispida var. gaudichaudii, and Dithyrocarpus rothii. I pay homage to the male botanists Schoubert (I couldn’t find his records), Gaudichaud (I couldn’t find his records), Georg Roth, and William Hamilton, Arthur Andrew Hamilton, Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, or Arthur Hamilton. They first catalogued me in 1790.

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Orobanche alba

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Orobanche alba. See image source here.

#733 They called me Orobanche alba, also known as Orobanche wiedemannii. I pay homage to the male botanist Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann. They first catalogued me in 1800.