Tag: Nicobar Is.

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Pothos scandens

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Pothos scandens. See image source here.

#467 They called me Pothos scandens, also known as Pothos horsfieldii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Horsfield. They first catalogued me in 1753.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, Comoros, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam.

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Gironniera subaequalis

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Gironniera subaequalis. See image source here.

#464 They called me Gironniera subaequalis, also known as Gironniera korthalsii. I pay homage to the male botanist Pieter Willem Korthals. They first catalogued me in 1848.

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

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Gardenia elata

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Gardenia elata. See image source here.

#457 They called me Gardenia elata, also known as Gardenia lobbii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Lobb, or William Lobb. They first catalogued me in 1918.

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