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Passiflora aurantia

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Passiflora aurantia. See image source here.

#777 They called me Passiflora aurantia, also known as Passiflora storckii, Disemma storckii, Passiflora banksii, and Passiflora aurantia var. banksii. I pay homage to the male botanists Storck (I couldn’t find his records), and Joseph Banks, or Harlan Parker Banks. They first catalogued me in 1786.

Native to Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niue, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Samoa, Sulawesi, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

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Antidesma ghaesembilla

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Antidesma ghaesembilla. See image source here.

#776 They called me Antidesma ghaesembilla, also known as Antidesma schultzii, and Opilia thorelii. I pay homage to the male botanists Thorel (I couldn’t find his records), and August Christian Schultz, or Arthur Schultz. They first catalogued me in 1788.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, and Western Australia.

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Davallia denticulata

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Davallia denticulata. See image source here.

#770 They called me Davallia denticulata, also known as Trichomanes elegans var. weddellii, Trichomanes prieurii, Trichomanes weddellii, and Trichomanes leprieurii. I pay homage to the male botanists Hugh Algernon Weddell, Prieur (I couldn’t find his records), and Leprieur (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1867.

Native to Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Christmas I., Hainan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.