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Tabernaemontana rostrata

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Tabernaemontana rostrata. See image source here.

#789 They called me Tabernaemontana rostrata, also known as Ervatamia curtisii, Ervatamia evrardii, Ervatamia pitardii, Tabernaemontana evrardii, and Tabernaemontana pitardii. I pay homage to the male botanists Evrard (I couldn’t find his records), Pitard (I couldn’t find his records), and Charles Curtis, Carlton Clarence Curtis, Charles Henry Curtis, William Curtis, or Moses Ashley Curtis. They first catalogued me in 1829.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Aporosa octandra

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Aporosa octandra. See image source here.

#788 They called me Aporosa octandra, also known as Aporosa clellandii, Lepidostachys roxburghii, and Aporosa roxburghii. I pay homage to the male botanists Clelland (I couldn’t find his records), and William Roxburgh. They first catalogued me in 1982.

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

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Antidesma ghaesembilla

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Antidesma ghaesembilla. See image source here.

#776 They called me Antidesma ghaesembilla, also known as Antidesma schultzii, and Opilia thorelii. I pay homage to the male botanists Thorel (I couldn’t find his records), and August Christian Schultz, or Arthur Schultz. They first catalogued me in 1788.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, and Western Australia.