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Caryota mitis

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Caryota mitis. See image source here.

#425 They called me Caryota mitis, also known as Caryota griffithii, and Drymophloeus zippellii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Griffith, and Zippell (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1790.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Aglaia spectabilis

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Aglaia spectabilis. See image source here.

#421 They called me Aglaia spectabilis, also known as Amoora wallichii, and Aphanamixis wallichii. I pay homage to the male botanist George Charles Wallich, or Nathaniel Wallich. They first catalogued me in 1987.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Strophanthus caudatus

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Strophanthus caudatus. See image source here.

#420 They called me Strophanthus caudatus, also known as Strophanthus caudatus fo. marckii, Strophanthus cumingii, and Strophanthus griffithii. I pay homage to the male botanists Marck (I couldn’t find his records), Hugh Cuming, and William Griffith. They first catalogued me in 1877.

Native to Andaman Is., Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.