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Pinalia bractescens

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Pinalia bractescens. See image source here.

#928 They called me Pinalia bractescens, also known as Eria griffithii, Eria dillwynii, Eria bractescens var. kurzii, and Eria kurzii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Griffith, Dillwyn (I couldn’t find his records), and Hermann Kurz, Holger Willibald Kurz, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, or Albert Kurz. They first catalogued me in 1891.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Crotalaria albida

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Crotalaria albida. See image source here.

#921 They called me Crotalaria albida, also known as Crotalaria vogelii, Crotalaria grahamii, and Crotalaria galeottii. I pay homage to the male botanists Vogel (I couldn’t find his records), Robert Graham, and Galeott (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1821.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, and West Himalaya.

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Aganope thyrsiflora

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Aganope thyrsiflora. See image source here.

#916 They called me Aganope thyrsiflora, also known as Aganope thyrsiflora var. wallichii, and Derris wallichii. I pay homage to the male botanist George Charles Wallich, or Nathaniel Wallich. They first catalogued me in 1971.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.