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Dipterocarpus grandiflorus

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Dipterocarpus grandiflorus. See image source here.

#798 They called me Dipterocarpus grandiflorus, also known as Dipterocarpus griffithii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Griffith. They first catalogued me in 1845.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Ficus depressa

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Ficus depressa. See image source here.

#795 They called me Ficus depressa, also known as Ficus johnsonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson. They first catalogued me in 1823.

Native to Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Crotalaria quinquefolia

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Crotalaria quinquefolia. See image source here.

#794 They called me Crotalaria quinquefolia, also known as Crotalaria ekmanii, and Crotalaria hislopii. I pay homage to the male botanists Erik Leonard Ekman, and Michael Clyde Hislop. They first catalogued me in 1753.

Native to Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, and Western Australia.