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Nertera granadensis

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Nertera granadensis. See image source here.

#313 They called me Nertera granadensis, also known as Peratanthe ekmanii. I pay homage to the male botanist Erik Leonard Ekman. They first catalogued me in 1917.

Native to Antipodean Is., Argentina South, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Is., Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., South Australia, South Sandwich Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Victoria.

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Intsia bijuga

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Intsia bijuga. See image source here.

#308 They called me Intsia bijuga, also known as Bauhinia scandens var. horsfieldii, Lasiobema scandens var. horsfieldii, Lasiobema horsfieldii, and Bauhinia horsfieldii. I pay homage to the male botanist Thomas Horsfield. They first catalogued me in 1891.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Chagos Archipelago, Fiji, India, Jawa, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

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Ficus fistulosa

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Ficus fistulosa. See image source here.

#306 They called me Ficus fistulosa, also known as Ficus harlandii, and Ficus curranii. I pay homage to the male botanists Harland (I couldn’t find his records), and Hugh McCollum Curran. They first catalogued me in 1825.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.