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Aristolochia acuminata

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Aristolochia acuminata. See image source here.

#378 They called me Aristolochia acuminata, also known as Aristolochia eschscholtzii. I pay homage to the male botanist Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz. They first catalogued me in 1783.

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

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Citrus hystrix

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Citrus hystrix. See image source here.

#377 They called me Citrus hystrix, also known as Citrus southwickii, Citrus kerrii, and Papeda rumphii. I pay homage to the male botanists Southwick (I couldn’t find his records), Arthur Francis George Kerr, and Rumph (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1813.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, and Wallis-Futuna Is..

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Elaeagnus triflora

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Elaeagnus triflora. See image source here.

#369 They called me Elaeagnus triflora, also known as Elaeagnus cumingii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hugh Cuming. They first catalogued me in 1820.

Native to Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, and Taiwan.