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Pteris terminalis

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Pteris terminalis. See image source here.

#654 They called me Pteris terminalis, also known as Pteris kuhnii. I pay homage to the male botanist Friedrich Adalbert Maximilian Kuhn. They first catalogued me in 1839.

Native to Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tibet, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and West Himalaya.

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Sesbania grandiflora

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Sesbania grandiflora. See image source here.

#652 They called me Sesbania grandiflora, also known as Sesbania mannii. I pay homage to the male botanist Gustav Mann. They first catalogued me in 1806.

Native to Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, and Philippines.

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Diplazium cumingii

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Diplazium cumingii. See image source here.

#639 They called me Diplazium cumingii, also known as Ochlogramma cumingii, and Athyrium cumingii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hugh Cuming. They first catalogued me in 1905.

Native to Borneo, Philippines, Solomon Is., and Sulawesi.