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Peperomia leptostachya

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Peperomia leptostachya. See image source here.

#640 They called me Peperomia leptostachya, also known as Peperomia esquirolii, Peperomia bequaertii, and Peperomia moerenhoutii. I pay homage to the male botanists Esquirol (I couldn’t find his records), Joseph Charles Bequaert, and Moerenhout (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1832.

Native to Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Ethiopia, Fiji, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Marquesas, Mozambique, Myanmar, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Oman, Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Socotra, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, and Zimbabwe.

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Garuga floribunda

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Garuga floribunda. See image source here.

#476 They called me Garuga floribunda, also known as Garuga clarkii. I pay homage to the male botanist James Curtis Clark, Howard Walton Clark, or William Andrew Clark. They first catalogued me in 1834.

Native to Borneo, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Western Australia.

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Euphorbia pallens

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Euphorbia pallens. See image source here.

#430 They called me Euphorbia pallens, also known as Anisophyllum vahlii, Chamaesyce vahlii, Euphorbia coudercii, Euphorbia harmandii, Chamaesyce vachellii, Chamaesyce harmandii, Euphorbia vachellii, and Chamaesyce coudercii. I pay homage to the male botanists Martin Vahl, Couderc (I couldn’t find his records), Harmand (I couldn’t find his records), and Vachell (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1839.

Native to Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niue, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and Wallis-Futuna Is..