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Eriochloa procera

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Eriochloa procera. See image source here.

#588 They called me Eriochloa procera, also known as Eriochloa hackelii. I pay homage to the male botanist Eduard Hackel. They first catalogued me in 1930.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Burundi, China Southeast, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, and Zaïre.

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Mangifera griffithii

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Mangifera griffithii. See image source here.

#587 They called me Mangifera griffithii, also known as Mangifera beccarii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Griffith, and Beccar (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1860.

Native to Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, and Thailand.

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Sarcolobus globosus

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Sarcolobus globosus. See image source here.

#581 They called me Sarcolobus globosus, also known as Gongronema finlaysonii, Gymnema finlaysonii, and Sarcolobus banksii. I pay homage to the male botanists Finlayson (I couldn’t find his records), and Joseph Banks, or Harlan Parker Banks. They first catalogued me in 1816.

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