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Korthalsella taenioides

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Korthalsella taenioides. See image source here.

#1020 They called me Korthalsella taenioides, also known as Korthalsella mumfordii, and Bifaria hillebrandii. I pay homage to the male botanists Mumford (I couldn’t find his records), and William (Wilhelm) Hillebrand, or William Francis Hillebrand. They first catalogued me in 1897.

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

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Willughbeia edulis

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Willughbeia edulis. See image source here.

#1013 They called me Willughbeia edulis, also known as Pacouria roxburghii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Roxburgh. They first catalogued me in 1820.

Native to Hainan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, and Taiwan.

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Rhodalsine geniculata

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Rhodalsine geniculata. See image source here.

#977 They called me Rhodalsine geniculata, also known as Minuartia webbii, and Alsine bartolottii. I pay homage to the male botanists Bartolott (I couldn’t find his records), and Colin James Webb, or Philip Barker Webb. They first catalogued me in 1898.

Native to Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Nepal, North Caucasus, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, and Yugoslavia.