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Tapeinidium moluccanum

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Tapeinidium moluccanum. See image source here.

#287 They called me Tapeinidium moluccanum, also known as Hypolepis smithii. I pay homage to the male botanist James Edward Smith, Johannes Jacobus Smith, Winifred Smith, Christo Albertyn Smith, Charles Piper Smith, Gerard Edwards Smith, Gilbert Morgan Smith, Henry George Smith, Hamilton Lanphere Smith, Albert Charles Smith, Alan Reid Smith, or William Wright Smith. They first catalogued me in 1929.

Native to Caroline Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Samoa, Society Is., and Sulawesi.

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Tectaria decurrens

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Tectaria decurrens. See image source here.

#275 They called me Tectaria decurrens, also known as Aspidium copelandii. I pay homage to the male botanist Edwin Bingham Copeland, or Herbert Faulkner Copeland. They first catalogued me in 1907.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Japan, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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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.