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Trichosanthes ovigera

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Trichosanthes ovigera. See image source here.

#827 They called me Trichosanthes ovigera, also known as Trichosanthes horsfieldii, and Anguina horsfieldii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Horsfield. They first catalogued me in 1826.

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Nelumbo nucifera

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Nelumbo nucifera. See image source here.

#807 They called me Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Nelumbium rheedii, and Nelumbo komarovii. I pay homage to the male botanists Rheed (I couldn’t find his records), and Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov. They first catalogued me in 1788.

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Crotalaria quinquefolia

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Crotalaria quinquefolia. See image source here.

#794 They called me Crotalaria quinquefolia, also known as Crotalaria ekmanii, and Crotalaria hislopii. I pay homage to the male botanists Erik Leonard Ekman, and Michael Clyde Hislop. They first catalogued me in 1753.