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Phoradendron mucronatum

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Phoradendron mucronatum. See image source here.

#939 They called me Phoradendron mucronatum, also known as Phoradendron lyonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Alexander Geoffrey Lyon. They first catalogued me in 1897.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Panamá, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, and Windward Is..

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Aristolochia rugosa

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Aristolochia rugosa. See image source here.

#935 They called me Aristolochia rugosa, also known as Howardia schomburgkii, Aristolochia dictyantha var. schomburgkii, and Howardia lansbergii. I pay homage to the male botanists Moritz Richard Schomburgk, and Lansberg (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1783.

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, and Windward Is..

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Werauhia ringens

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Werauhia ringens. See image source here.

#925 They called me Werauhia ringens, also known as Tillandsia veitchii. I pay homage to the male botanist Harry Veitch, John Gould Veitch, Peter Veitch, or Harry James Veitch. They first catalogued me in 1995.

Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, and Windward Is..