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Haplopteris zosterifolia

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Haplopteris zosterifolia. See image source here.

#638 They called me Haplopteris zosterifolia, also known as Vittaria merrillii. I pay homage to the male botanist Elmer Drew Merrill. They first catalogued me in 1998.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Réunion, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, and West Himalaya.

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Lumnitzera racemosa

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Lumnitzera racemosa. See image source here.

#624 They called me Lumnitzera racemosa, also known as Pokornya ettingshausenii. I pay homage to the male botanist Constantin von Ettingshausen. They first catalogued me in 1803.

Native to Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Seychelles, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Bulbophyllum apodum

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Bulbophyllum apodum. See image source here.

#524 They called me Bulbophyllum apodum, also known as Bulbophyllum vidalii. I pay homage to the male botanist Gustave Prosper Vidal. They first catalogued me in 1890.

Native to Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Fiji, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and Wallis-Futuna Is..