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Cyperus polystachyos

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Cyperus polystachyos. See image source here.

#189 They called me Cyperus polystachyos, also known as Cyperus hartii, Cyperus dussii, Cyperus liebmannii, Cyperus gatesii, Cyperus boivinii, and Cyperus thouarsii. I pay homage to the male botanists Henry Chichester Hart, Duss (I couldn’t find his records), Liebmann (I couldn’t find his records), Gates (I couldn’t find his records), Thouars (I couldn’t find his records), and Joseph Robert Bernard Boivin, or Louis Hyacinthe Boivin. They first catalogued me in 1773.

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Torilis africana

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Torilis africana. See image source here.

#185 They called me Torilis africana, also known as Torilis hillebrandii. I pay homage to the male botanist William (Wilhelm) Hillebrand, or William Francis Hillebrand. They first catalogued me in 1815.

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Cenchrus purpureus

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Cenchrus purpureus. See image source here.

#178 They called me Cenchrus purpureus, also known as Pennisetum benthamii. I pay homage to the male botanist George Bentham. They first catalogued me in 2010.