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Mickelia nicotianifolia

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Mickelia nicotianifolia. See image source here.

#669 They called me Mickelia nicotianifolia, also known as Bolbitis killipii, and Leptochilus killipii. I pay homage to the male botanist Ellsworth Paine Killip. They first catalogued me in 2010.

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, and Windward Is..

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Phenax sonneratii

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Phenax sonneratii. See image source here.

#659 They called me Phenax sonneratii, also known as Parietaria sonneratii, Procris sonneratii, and Pouzolzia sonneratii. I pay homage to the male botanist Pierre Sonnerat. They first catalogued me in 1869.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Trinidad-Tobago, and Venezuela.

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Piper glabrescens

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Piper glabrescens. See image source here.

#657 They called me Piper glabrescens, also known as Piper andersonii, Piper quentinii, and Piper rothschuhii. I pay homage to the male botanists Quentin (I couldn’t find his records), Rothschuh (I couldn’t find his records), and Charles Lewis Anderson, Edward Frederick Anderson, Edgar Shannon Anderson, Alexander Anderson, James Anderson, or William Anderson. They first catalogued me in 1869.

Native to Belize, Brazil North, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, and Windward Is..