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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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Elaphoglossum callifolium

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Elaphoglossum callifolium. See image source here.

#465 They called me Elaphoglossum callifolium, also known as Elaphoglossum christophersenii, and Elaphoglossum macgregorii. I pay homage to the male botanists Erling Christophersen, and Macgregor (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1846.

Native to Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, and Wallis-Futuna Is..

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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.