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Myristica hollrungii

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Myristica hollrungii. See image source here.

#338 They called me Myristica hollrungii, also known as Myristica albertisii. I pay homage to the male botanists Max Udo Hollrung, and Albertis (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1897.

Native to Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, and Solomon Is..

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Nervilia concolor

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Nervilia concolor. See image source here.

#335 They called me Nervilia concolor, also known as Pogonia scottii, and Nervilia scottii. I pay homage to the male botanist Charles Leslie Scott, Munro Briggs Scott, or Andrew John Scott. They first catalogued me in 1911.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., China South-Central, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., and West Himalaya.

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Picrasma javanica

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Picrasma javanica. See image source here.

#324 They called me Picrasma javanica, also known as Triscaphis kerrii. I pay homage to the male botanist Arthur Francis George Kerr. They first catalogued me in 1825.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, and Vietnam.