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Psydrax dicoccos

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Psydrax dicoccos. See image source here.

#579 They called me Psydrax dicoccos, also known as Gardenia sonneratii. I pay homage to the male botanist Pierre Sonnerat. They first catalogued me in 1788.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam.

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Teijsmanniodendron pteropodum

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Teijsmanniodendron pteropodum. See image source here.

#561 They called me Teijsmanniodendron pteropodum, also known as Vitex koordersii. I pay homage to the male botanist Sijfert Hendrik Koorders. They first catalogued me in 1921.

Native to Borneo, Malaya, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sumatera, and Thailand.

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Aeschynanthus longicaulis

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Aeschynanthus longicaulis. See image source here.

#558 They called me Aeschynanthus longicaulis, also known as Trichosporum griffithii, and Aeschynanthus griffithii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Griffith. They first catalogued me in 1839.

Native to Andaman Is., China South-Central, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, and Vietnam.