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Schoenoplectiella juncoides

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Schoenoplectiella juncoides. See image source here.

#696 They called me Schoenoplectiella juncoides, also known as Scirpus rockii, and Schoenoplectiella juncoides var. rockii. I pay homage to the male botanist Joseph Rock, or Howard Francis Leonard Rock. They first catalogued me in 2003.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Iran, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, and Xinjiang.

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Rorippa indica

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Rorippa indica. See image source here.

#692 They called me Rorippa indica, also known as Cardamine lamontii. I pay homage to the male botanist Eric E. Lamont. They first catalogued me in 1896.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Egypt, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Korea, Laos, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qinghai, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, and Zaïre.

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Oplismenus burmanni

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Oplismenus burmanni. See image source here.

#679 They called me Oplismenus burmanni, also known as Oplismenus baronii, Panicum schultesii, and Oplismenus preslii. I pay homage to the male botanists P. Alexis Baron, Schultes (I couldn’t find his records), and Jan Svatopluk Presl, or Carl Borivoj Presl. They first catalogued me in 1812.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, and Zimbabwe.