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Psydrax dicoccos

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Psydrax dicoccos. See image source here.

#579 They called me Psydrax dicoccos, also known as Gardenia sonneratii. I pay homage to the male botanist Pierre Sonnerat. They first catalogued me in 1788.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam.

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Syzygium nervosum

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Syzygium nervosum. See image source here.

#577 They called me Syzygium nervosum, also known as Jambosa commersonii, Eugenia lambii, and Eugenia holmanii. I pay homage to the male botanists Commerson (I couldn’t find his records), Anthony L. Lamb, and Holman (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1828.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Territory, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, and Western Australia.

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Dillenia pentagyna

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Dillenia pentagyna. See image source here.

#557 They called me Dillenia pentagyna, also known as Dillenia baillonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Henri Ernest Baillon, or Louis Antoine François Baillon. They first catalogued me in 1795.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, and Vietnam.