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Nervilia concolor

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Nervilia concolor. See image source here.

#335 They called me Nervilia concolor, also known as Pogonia scottii, and Nervilia scottii. I pay homage to the male botanist Charles Leslie Scott, Munro Briggs Scott, or Andrew John Scott. They first catalogued me in 1911.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., China South-Central, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., and West Himalaya.

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Bikkia tetrandra

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Bikkia tetrandra. See image source here.

#296 They called me Bikkia tetrandra, also known as Bikkia comptonii, and Bikkiopsis comptonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Robert Harold Compton. They first catalogued me in 1830.

Native to Caroline Is., Fiji, Marianas, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Solomon Is., Tonga, Vanuatu, and Wallis-Futuna Is..

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Solanum opacum

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Solanum opacum. See image source here.

#274 They called me Solanum opacum, also known as Solanum allanii. I pay homage to the male botanist Harry Howard Barton Allan. They first catalogued me in 1853.

Native to Borneo, Chatham Is., Cook Is., Easter Is., Fiji, Hawaii, Japan, Kermadec Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Marquesas, Marshall Is., New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Niue, Norfolk Is., Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., and Victoria.